Britney Spears and Kevin Federline seen at The Venetian for Federline's birthday.
Clint Holmes subject of special for PBS.
Pamela Anderson may have 'new bloke.'
Bill Clinton huddles with Harry Reid.
A nine-camera PBS crew is shooting the Clint Holmes show at Harrah's tonight and Thursday night.
The special will air this summer, Holmes said.
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He was approached after Gustavo Sagastume, PBS vice president of programming, attended Holmes' show last fall and met the entertainer backstage.
Sagastume took an interest in the "personal family history," Holmes said. The background: Holmes was born to a white British opera singer and an African-American U.S. serviceman serving in England.
Now 90, his mother, Audrey, still shows up at his shows and wows the crowds with "Summertime."
In addition to the special, a live album and studio album will be recorded. Holmes, who is reportedly leaving Harrah's this fall when his contract expires, is being honored Saturday at the MGM Grand as the "Humanitarian of Choice," an international charity.
Also performing and accompanying Holmes will be pianist Roger Williams.
PAM'S NEW BEAU
Panorama Towers owner Laurence Hallier has been linked with Pamela Anderson in London's Fleet Street gossip pages.
The Sunday Mirror identified him as Anderson's "new bloke," after she was spotted planting a kiss on him "during a wild night out at London's swish Kabaret Club."
Anderson, who recently split with F1 driver Eddie Irvine, and Hallier have reportedly been spending quality time together. She has purchased a penthouse in one of the four Panorama towers Hallier is building on Dean Martin Drive, formerly Industrial Road.
"I'm not going to comment. We're good friends," Hallier said by telephone on Tuesday.
I'm told Hallier, who made a fortune when he sold his Taxi Tops company to Clear Channel, met Anderson through Rick Solomon, best known for collaborating on a certain best-selling video with Paris Hilton.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Former Las Vegans Buddy Greco and his wife, Lezlie Anders, are opening their Vegas-style supper club Thursday in Palm Springs. Greco, a legendary jazz pianist, will lead off the Wednesday-Sunday lineup this week. Other engagements: Roberta Linn, March 29-April 2; Pete Barbutti, April 5-9; Barbara McNair, April 12-16; Greco, April 19-May 7; and Fred Travelena, May 10-14. ...
Over and out: The editorial staffs at Magazine of Summerlin, 215 South Magazine and the Southwest Magazine were laid off on Monday. They were told Gannett, the publishing company, planned to go with free-lancers and run the operation out of Phoenix.
SIGHTING
Britney Spears and her husband, Kevin Federline, celebrating his 28th birthday on Tuesday with a big group at Tao (The Venetian). ... President Clinton and U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, huddling Tuesday. Clinton took time out to shake hands and pose for photos with Gordon Biersch staffers. ... Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez from Bravo's "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy," hanging out at Goodtimes, at Tropicana Avenue and Spencer Street. ... Poison guitarist C.C. Deville, in town on Monday to film VH1's Robin Leach-hosted "The Surreal Life: Fame Games" with a group that includes Vanilla Ice (a.k.a. Rob Van Winkle), Emmanuel Lewis and Ron Jeremy.
THE PUNCH LINE
"I think now the only way to get rid of the Iraq war is to put it on NBC." -- David Letterman
