Seems the Scintas sent one of their leather logo jackets to former Nellis Air Force Base Brig. Gen. Greg Idhe, now head of the Pacific Air Operations Center at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.
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When a Las Vegas-postmarked box recently arrived at Hickam, it got special attention from the base's bomb squad.
It was addressed to Idhe, but because his name was misspelled and the return address was blacked out by a marker pen, the bomb squad took over.
Upon closer investigation, the bomb squad passed along the box to Idhe.
The contents? A black leather jacket with the Scintas' logo on it.
The Rio headliners sent the jacket as a gift to Idhe, who often asked the Scintas to perform at Nellis.
"I will wear it proudly whenever it gets cool enough," Idhe said in an e-mail to the Scintas.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
There's a lot of Internet buzz that a sizzling video is being shopped of bodybuilder Craig Titus, in a foursome with his wife, Kelly Ryan, their live-in assistant, Melissa James, and another woman. Titus and Ryan are charged in connection with the death of James, 28. James' body was found in late December in Ryan's torched, cherry-red Jaguar along a remote desert highway. ...
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Local defense attorney Bucky Buchanan hosts the premiere of Court TV's "Las Vegas Law" tonight at Courthouse Grill. The private party starts at 8 p.m., capped by the premiere at 10 p.m. ...
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The wedding invitations are in the mail: Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt and entertainer Dennis Bono are getting hitched on March 5. ...
Local TV anchors join "KNPR's State of Nevada" (88.9 FM) host and senior producer Dave Berns this week for an hour at 10 a.m., with a rebroadcast at 8 p.m. Jim Snyder and Nina Radetich of KVBC, Channel 3 started it off on Monday; Gary Waddell and Paula Francis of KLAS, Channel 8 are up today, followed by Cathy Ray and Steve Wolford of KTNV, Channel 13 on Wednesday and Marines Linera of Telemundo Cable Channel 9 on Thursday.
SIGHTINGS
Elton John, attracting a big crowd while shopping for sunglasses Monday at Wynn Las Vegas. ... Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks at N9NE (Palms) Monday night. He turns 75 today. ... The Killers, dining at Sushi Roku (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Saturday night with British friends. I hear the Killers have been jamming nightly at a rented warehouse space at Frank Sinatra Drive near Tropicana Avenue. Preparing for a tour? ... I keep hearing a New York Mets delegation had a rip-roaring party in a private room at Tao (The Venetian) on Saturday, but management says that's news to them.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Donald Trump as president. I can't wait to see the Washington Monument turned into a condo." -- David Letterman
