If Manziel was in Vegas, where are the photos?
Johnny Manziel became a sideshow to the NFL's final weekend Sunday when USA Today reported he was partying, gambling and dining in Sin City.
But the bigger mystery is: if he was in Las Vegas, why have no photos or videos surfaced?
He was seen at the Browns' team facility Saturday morning, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, but did not show up for a scheduled meeting with the team doctor Sunday morning before the Browns' game against Pittsburgh.
Due to the league's concussion protocol, he was not going to play Sunday.
Manziel, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2012 after a sensational freshman season at Texas A&M, was a first-round pick of the Browns in 2014. He courted controversy from the start because of his partying.
Manziel posted a photo of himself Saturday that raised doubts about whether he went to Las Vegas.
He was shown lying on a white shag rug with a dog. The image included a hashtag that said "SaturdayNights." He posted a geotag on it from Avon, Ohio, according to several reports.
USA Today quoted a cocktail server saying she recognized him at the Heart Bar at Planet Hollywood.
O'Brian celebrates 30 years
When KKLZ-FM's Mike O'Brian looks back on his 30 years as a morning radio show host, his least favorite interview might surprise you.
"We had Jerry Seinfeld in the studio. He wasn't one of my favorite interviews because he wasn't very cordial," O'Brian said. "He was in town at a comedy club and they made him come in.
"We got a lot of one-word answers. We did a segment and I said, 'I think we're done,' " recalled O'Brian.
Looking back, it was something that Seinfeld said that sticks with O'Brian.
"He said he was working on a TV show," O'Brian said, referring to the sitcom that ran on NBC from 1989 to 1998 and was named "the greatest television program of all time" by TV Guide.
One of the most gracious guests was actor Phil Hartman, said O'Brian, who was teamed up with Lark Williams on KXPT-FM, 97.1 at the time.
It was May 1998. Hartman not only came on the show, but spent most of the day at an event at Planet Hollywood that included lunch and a meet and greet.
About two weeks later, the "Saturday Night Live" star was shot and killed by his wife while he slept.
"We got a lot of calls requesting that interview. We were told it might have been his last interview," O'Brian said.
O'Brian was at KLUC from 1986 to 1993 (his newsman "sidekick" was Bob Beers, who later went into politics and has been a member of the Las Vegas City Council since 2012). O'Brian worked at KXPT from 1993 to 2003 and KSTJ-FM, 2003 to 2007, before joining KKLZ in 2007.
He marked his 30th year as a Las Vegas morning show host on New Year's Day. He and co-host Carla Rea will dedicate Friday's show to the 30-year run.
The scene and heard
The buzz at M Resort on Sunday was Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s rumored $300,000 bet on the New York Jets, who were 3-point favorites over Buffalo but lost 22-17.
On this day
Jan. 4, 1974: Snow, a rare event in any amount in Las Vegas, starts to fall and continues over two days, resulting in a record-breaking nine inches on the ground.
Jan. 5, 2000: Celine Dion and Rene Angelil renew their marriage vows in a lavish ceremony at Caesars Palace that features a mosque setting with Berber tents, camels and exotic birds, and 200 guests.
Sightings
Baseball slugger Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins, posing with UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste on Saturday at Encore Players Club. ... Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, picking up a pizza to go Sunday from Grimaldi's in Henderson. ... Former UFC lightweight champion Jon Jones, with friends at Pizza Rock at Green Valley Ranch Resort on Saturday. ... Britney Spears' sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston, at Mat Franco's magic show at The Linq on Sunday. The boys met Franco after the show. ... Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, dining at Tao Asian Bistro (Venetian) on Saturday. He attended Celine Dion's show on New Year's Eve.
The punch line
"Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away." — Jerry Seinfeld in an episode of "Seinfeld."
Norm Clarke's column appears Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find more online at www.normclarke.com. Follow him on Twitter: @Norm_Clarke
