Thursday, May 26, 2005
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NORM: The bridesmaids wore G-strings?

Adam West, as Batman, likes the Las Vegas action. Chevy Chase was seen wandering the Hard Rock. Cuba Gooding Jr. takes in the Snoop Dogg pool gig. David Brenner's contract now good through Dec. 31.

As wedding options go, they could have tied the knot aboard a gondola, a helicopter, a pirate ship, via a chapel drive-through or with Elvis officiating.

Even by Las Vegas' anything-goes standards, this was way out there.

Flanked by four strippers with their tops on, the bride and groom exchanged vows on the main stage of Club Paradise strip club Sunday.

Putting a new spin on Sin City weddings was Stan Smith, a commercial real estate developer, and Julianne Devereaux, a paralegal, both from Melissa, Texas.

"I think it was a spur-of-the-moment thing," said Genghis Cohen, general manager and director of operations for the club. "They showed up with a marriage license, and they made a request."

It was a case of one-stop shopping: the bachelor party, the wedding and the reception were held under the same roof.

After the flowers and the preacher arrived, "we basically fitted (the bride and groom) into the stage rotation."

The bride was given away by the club's VIP host, Tonya McDonald. Wedding cake and lap dances were served for dessert, Cohen said.

Batman returns

Batman was on the Batphone, calling from the Batmobile, on a beeline to the Batcave.

He had some news: We may be seeing a lot more of the man who played the iconic winged warrior.

Actor Adam West had just left Las Vegas for his mountain home in Ketchum, Idaho, after shooting the film "Buckeroo" as Frank Gorshin's replacement. Gorshin died last week.

"We're really thinking about having a second home in Vegas," said West, who turns 77 in September. "We love the action, and it's convenient for the family."

The Scene and Heard

Resident comedian David Brenner's contract has been extended through Dec. 31 at the Shimmer Lounge at the Las Vegas Hilton.

MTV veejays Quddus Phillippe, Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo, La La Vasquez and Susie Castillo are at the Hard Rock Hotel next week for "Total Request Live" from Monday through Thursday. Guests include Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, Hilary Duff and the Black Eyed Peas

Lori Nelson leaves R&R Partners after five years June 3 to join Station Casinos Inc. as director of corporate communications.

Sightings

At Pure nightclub (Caesars Palace) on Tuesday: Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, Eddie Murphy, reality show king Mark Burnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., "Sugar" Ray Leonard, Hulk Hogan, Chuck Zito, Brooke Burke, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Thomas Hearns, Fernando Vargas and Peter Manfredo Jr., runner-up in "The Contender." ... Chevy Chase, wandering around the Hard Rock Hotel casino over the weekend. ... Former Dallas Cowboys star running back Emmitt Smith, in a boardroom dinner party at Morton's of Chicago on Tuesday. ... Gooding Jr. at the Snoop Dogg pool concert at the Palms and N9NE Steak House on Tuesday. ... Boxing's Klitschko brothers' family name was misspelled here Wednesday.

The Punch Line

"This just in: People magazine has just named Saddam Hussein sexiest man alive." -- David Letterman

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.