President Clinton's round of golf had a porn star connection the other day.
Clinton was preparing to hit his second shot on the fifth hole at Las Vegas Country Club on Saturday when Secret Service agents halted a birthday party fireworks event.
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It's a birthday that Savanna Muirhead, the 5-year-old daughter of 28-year-old porn star Sophia Rossi, won't forget.
Savanna was preparing to launch a remote control 18-inch rocket when Clinton's bodyguards "came out of nowhere" and had the launch scrubbed.
Bobby McKelvey, who had just set up the rocket on the edge of the fairway in the backyard of Rossi's home on Bel Air Drive, recalls hearing the stern words, "Sir, do not fire that rocket."
He looked up and saw two badge-flashing Secret Service agents running toward him, while three more agents came out from behind trees.
"We cannot have you shooting rockets at President Clinton," said one of the agents as he approached the party of 80, said McKelvey.
Clinton, in a party of more than a dozen, was about 50-75 yards away, said McKelvey, 41, who described himself as Rossi's manager.
The rocket, fired later, includes a parachute that explodes when the missile reaches a height of 300-350 feet, McKelvey said.
Rossi, a busty blonde who grew up in Las Vegas, is one of the stars in Jenna Jameson's Club Jenna lineup. "I'm just disappointed I didn't get a photo with him," said Rossi.
"If we'd known it was Bill Clinton, we would have invited him to the party," said McKelvey.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
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Anna Nalick, described as an emerging pop sensation, will be opening for Sting at Tiger Jam IX on Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
A spy says the Cirque du Soleil Web site for the upcoming Beatles show at The Mirage was knocked out for 24 hours, after last week's announcement that "Love" opens June 30 with a VIP bash. ...
Las Vegas entertainer and humanitarian Dr. Toni Aileen Hart will be honored Thursday at a Walk of Stars ceremony at her Hartland Mansion. A musician, singer and producer, she entertained at the MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Tropicana and Aladdin. Her Hartland Foundation has been awarding scholarships since 1984. ...
Las Vegan Steve Harwell, frontman for Smash Mouth, told Mark and Mercedes on KMXB-FM, 94.1 on Monday that he agreed to do VH1's "Surreal Life 6," which is currently airing, if the cable network would give him his own reality show. It will be called "Hanging with the Harwells" and will be filmed here. Harwell promised fireworks. "Newlyweds on crack," is how he put it.
SIGHTINGS
Mayor Oscar Goodman, shooting a hilarious welcoming video on Tuesday at Paris Las Vegas for the National Conference of Mayors convention June 2-5. ... Caesars Palace headliner Elton John, on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, promoting his new Broadway show, "Lestat."... UNLV student Nick Hurd, a manager at T-Bird Lounge, winning $25,000 on Tuesday's episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" during College Week. ... Comedian Tommy Davidson, at the Palms' ghostbar on Monday. ... That sighting of former Dallas Mavericks' coach Don Nelson at the Palms over the weekend was a case of mistaken identity.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Queen Elizabeth turned 80 over the weekend. She's more of a figurehead. No power. Here in the United States we call that a Democrat." -- Jay Leno
