Lamb gets look at Lamb of old
Former Clark County Sheriff Ralph Lamb is back from Las Vegas, N.M., where he got his first look at Dennis Quaid as Ralph Lamb.
True to character, the scene involved fisticuffs.
A DC-3 airplane was landing on a runway when Quaid "came riding up on a roan, going fast as he could," Lamb recalled Tuesday during his 85th birthday celebration with friends at Morton's steakhouse.
As the DC-3 pilot was getting off the plane, Quaid's Lamb character rushed up and laid down the law.
"Don't fly over my land and stampede my cattle anymore," Quaid growled.
When the pilot gave him some guff, Lamb roughed him up, and, for good measure, he let the plane mechanic have it.
"It was just huge," said Lamb, referring to the on-location shoot for the CBS pilot about Lamb's Wild West years in office.
Lamb joined the main cast members for many a meal in a 130-year-old hotel during his stay, calling them "the best bunch of people."
"I'd never been around a shoot like this," he said. "There were double-wide trailers with my picture on the doors, that airplane, Hells Angels, chorus girls, even an orchestra."
Quaid and Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") couldn't have been nicer, he said. Lamb got a happy birthday call Monday from Quaid. They share April 9 as their birth date.
MEDIA UPDATE
The Review-Journal's front page Wednesday was among 10 from around the country featured by the Newseum, the Washington, D.C., museum dedicated to news. The selected front pages, prominently displayed daily outside the Newseum, featured some of the more eye-catching headlines about Rick Santorum's withdrawal from the Republican presidential race. The R-J's headline, "Santorum exit signals Mitt's it," was created by Kent Nichols. ...
"The Las Vegas Sportsline," a sports betting show featuring R-J writers Matt Youmans and Adam Hill and radio veteran Dave Cokin, has been moved from KDWN AM-720 to the 3-4 p.m. slot at ESPN affiliate KWWN 1100 AM/98.9 FM. ...
KLAS-TV, Channel 8, investigative reporter George Knapp will speak about "the stories behind his stories" about Area 51 on April 24 at the National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Actress and mixed martial arts standout Gina Carano will be the celebrity host Saturday at Tabu (MGM Grand). It will be a celebration of her 30th birthday, which is April 16. She recently starred in "Haywire," which was directed by Steven Soderbergh. Her name has come up as a possibility to play the lead in "Wonder Woman."
SIGHTINGS
Gov. Brian Sandoval, at the Mob Museum on Wednesday. ... Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo and David Copperfield, at the cast and crew wrap party of "Now You See Me" on Tuesday at Todd English's P.U.B. at Crystals (CityCenter). ... Ruffalo and actor Chris Browning posing with employees, including Golden Gate's signature dancing dealers, between scenes of shooting "Now You See Me." They even recruited Golden Gate co-owner Derek Stevens as an extra.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Today was opening day at Dodger Stadium. Actually it was a little different this year. Instead of throwing out the first pitch, they threw out the last owner." -- Jay Leno
Norm Clarke can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com. Follow Norm on Twitter @Norm_Clarke.
