Big day nears for Palin look-alikes

A Las Vegas strip club already has been asked the question: Can men enter Thursday's Sarah Palin look-alike contest?

You betcha, by golly, dontcha know.

"But I'm not sure how he'll compete in the swimsuit contest," said Mark Wiley, a publicist for Club Paradise, site of the pole-litically incorrect competition.

The club is casting a wide net for strippers who can look vice presidential. The first round of competition calls for business attire, which can be a blazer and skirt, Wiley said.

Contestants will wear swimsuits in the second round.

Club Paradise's regular emcee will dress up as Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

"He's been practicing mannerisms all week," Wiley said.

The "debate" will start at 8 p.m., with the winner receiving $2,500 in cash and a trip for two to Washington, D.C., in January for the presidential inauguration.

The media response has been amazing, Wiley said. Even a French news station has indicated it will send a reporter, he said.

Nobody's complained about the contest, so far, he added.

Can a Say-It-Ain't-So Joe The Plumber contest be far behind?

THE SCENE AND HEARD

"All Together Now," a 90-minute documentary about the making of "Love," the collaboration between The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil, will be shown at Rave Town Square 18 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday and at Brenden Theatres & IMAX at the Palms at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Cast members of "Love," which opened at The Mirage in June 2006, will appear at Rave in costume from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

SIGHTINGS

At Privé (Planet Hollywood Resort), site of the official after-party for Justin Timberlake's charity concert, "Justin Timberlake and Friends": Timberlake, with girlfriend Jessica Biel; his pal Trace Ayala; members of Boys II Men; British singing sensation Leona Lewis; Dutch singing star Esmee Denters (who Timberlake signed to his record company last year when she was 18); former fellow *N SYNC bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick; former "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Alfonso Ribeiro; "America's Got Talent" finalists Nuttin' But Stringz and Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, who put in a three-hour stint on the turntable. ... In the crowd at "Justin Timberlake and Friends": Biel, dancing in the sound board area with girlfriends, golfer Fred Couples, retired tennis pro/former wAndre Agassi coach Darren Cahill and his wife, Victoria, *N SYNC's Kirkpatrick (on his 37th birthday) and British actor Max Beesley, who played opposite Mariah Carey in "Glitter." ... Baltimore Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller, out for the season with a shoulder injury, at LAX (Luxor) on Friday, sipping Fiji water and cranberry juice. ... Guy Fieri, winner of the second season of "The Next Food Network Star," at CatHouse (Luxor) Thursday having drinks with chef Kerry Simon. Earlier, Fieri rode a Harley-Davidson into UNLV's Chefs Artists Series Dinner at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a UNLV graduate.

THE PUNCH LINE

"His name is not Joe. He's not a licensed plumber. And he owes back taxes. So it sounds like he has the best plan for taxes: Don't pay them." -- Jay Leno, on Joe the Plumber, whose name came up 26 times in the final presidential debate.

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.