Casting call for trailer park wives
The producers of a new reality show are looking to tap into Las Vegas trailer park drama.
In other words, hell on wheels.
If you think you meet the standards, the producers of "Trailer Park Housewives" want to hear from you.
Send a 2- to 5-minute video via email to TrailerPark Housewives@Gmail.com or a DVD by regular mail to TPHW, 9744 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 205, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
The producers want you to describe yourself and your life situation, and they want a four-wide personality. Consider "quirky" and "bizarre" family dynamics a bonus.
The producers' wish list includes husbands or significant others who "have 'Vegas' type jobs such as Realtor, bus driver, blackjack dealers, concierge, nightclub industry, zoo keepers, be in the witness protection program, former or current mob family members, been an extra on 'CSI' more than 5 times, an attorney, poker player, work at a strip club or casino in any facet or spend way too much time there, a tram operator or just your typical everyday pimp who loves watching the show 'Breaking Bad.'"
"Trailer Park Housewives" is being produced by Pariah, in a partnership with creator Marklen Kennedy, who turned Las Vegas-based "Gigolos" into a reality show hit on Showtime.
Pariah also is producing "Bachelorette Party: Las Vegas" at the Palms on Oxygen Network this fall.
TYSON PACKS 'EM IN
Mike Tyson still packs a punch when it comes to drawing a crowd.
His appearances at Field of Dreams memorabilia store in the Forum Shops at Caesars last Friday and Saturday set a record for the store.
"Biggest turnout since we started autograph shows seven years ago," said Jim Nagourney, Field of Dreams consultant and former New York Mets marketing vice president.
The biggest surprise, he said, was the "tremendous foreign interest. We had more foreign accents in the lines than we've ever heard. He's just a major international star."
Another source said close to 3,000 people showed up.
"They loved him," Nagourney said. "It wasn't the Tyson people remember from the ring. He was enormously gregarious."
The most popular items, he said, were autographed boxing gloves for $249 and signed boxing trunks for $299.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Here's how to put an end to those ugly London riots: Draft an army of chefs. When a mob of thugs attacked The Ledbury, staffers at the upscale eatery defended their customers with rolling pins, fry baskets and assorted wicked utensils.
On the subject of British chefs, Gordon Ramsay's project with Caesars Entertainment "will be fully managed and run internally by Caesars," a source told the New York Post's Page Six column. "Ramsay will have creative involvement," the source said, "but not creative control, and make regular celebrity appearances."
SIGHTINGS
Holly Madison, with her parents at the Hofbrauhaus on Tuesday. ... CNN political contributor James Carville, at Mon Ami Gabi (Paris) on Tuesday. ... At N9ne Steakhouse (Palms) over the weekend: baseball hall of famer Andre Dawson, and at another table, NBA veteran Corey Maggette. ... Kiefer Sutherland, ordering the short ribs at Johnny Smalls (Hard Rock Hotel).
THE PUNCH LINE
"S&P downgraded the United States from AAA to AA+, and it gets worse. Today, Italy, England and Greece un-friended us on Facebook." -- Jay Leno
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