R-J blushes for good cause on Thursday

Pink journalism will rule on Thursday.

The entire Review-Journal will be printed on pink paper and you will see many familiar celebrity faces hawking the R-J all over town.

We're going pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds from our retail sales will be going to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization, for breast cancer research.

Among the celebrities and local personalities on hand to autograph the R-J's special issue (for the full lineup, go to reviewjournal.com/promotions:

■ 6 to 6:30 a.m., Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison of "Pawn Stars" and yours truly, Egg & I, 4533 W. Sahara.

■ 7:30 to 9 a.m., Jace Crispin and members of the Chippendales, Terribles, 10590 Southern Highlands Parkway.

■ 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., R-J columnist John L. Smith, Terribles, 330 N. Rancho.

■ 8 to 8:30 a.m., UNLV basketball coaches Lon Kruger and Kathy Olivier, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 4550 S. Maryland Parkway.

■ 8 to 8:30 a.m., Mayor Oscar Goodman, Coffee Bean, 7291 W. Lake Mead.

■ 8 to 8:30 a.m., George Wallace, Egg Works II, 2490 E. Sunset Road.

■ 9 to 9:30 a.m., Clint Holmes and Kelly Clinton-Holmes, Coffee Bean, The District.

■ 9 to 10 a.m., Anthony Crivello, the phantom in "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular," Egg Works, 9355 W. Flamingo Road.

■ 9 to 10 a.m., Kristen Hertzenberg, Christine in "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular," Coffee Bean, The Venetian.

■ 9 to 10 a.m., Louie Anderson, Egg & I, 4533 W. Sahara.

■ 9 to 10 a.m., cast members of "Jersey Boys," Coffee Bean, The District.

■ 1 to 2 p.m., Frank Marino, "Divas Las Vegas," Terribles, 7800 W. Sahara

COMEBACK DERAILED

Eddie Fisher's Las Vegas comeback was one of shortest in show business, according to a former cohort.

Entertainment legend Buddy Hackett had hired Fisher to open for him in the early 1970s at the Sahara, recalled Steve Rossi, who opened for Fisher over the years with comedy partners Marty Allen and Slappy White.

During Fisher's opening night, "Eddie did 35-40 minutes and got a good response even though his throat was a little sore," said Rossi.

When Hackett came out, he gave the singing star a warm acknowledgment but announced that Fisher wouldn't be opening the second show because "I don't want to stress his throat."

An unhinged Fisher came rushing on stage, said Rossi, and protested to the point that "he started cursing Buddy, and that was the end of the comeback."

"Buddy was right. He was being respectful, but it became a really nasty scene," said Rossi, who later wrote four songs for an album Fisher put together after his divorce from Elizabeth Taylor.

Fisher died Sept. 22 from hip surgery complications. He was 82.

Rossi, who is the musical director of "Nunsense" at the Hilton, had some good news during our "Nunsense" media night chat. His longtime pal, Rich Little, is returning to the stage next month. He's taking his "Jimmy Stewart and Friends" on a six-city tour between Oct. 12 and Nov. 5, his first engagement since the death of his wife, Marie, in July.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Andrew Norelli of Southern California won Joe Lowers' inaugural World Series of Comedy at Alexis Park on Saturday. The event attracted 101 entrants. ...

Correction: Starting this week, KSNV-TV, Channel 3 anchor Sue Manteris is off the 5 p.m. newcast. She will continue in the 6 p.m. slot "to focus and spend more time on her popular anchormom series/beat," the station said.

SIGHTINGS

James Torme, the son of the late Mel Torme, and his jazz band at the Public Education Hero Awards on Saturday, surprising his aunt, former Clark County Commissioner Myrna Torme Williams.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Lindsay Lohan has been released after posting $35,000 bail. It's part of California's new get-tough policy: 'Three Strikes and you're out -- on bail.'" -- 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.