Britney Spears will be in Vegas Friday to record a video for her new disc, Femme Fatale. Listening to the tracks, I am struck by the fact that Femme Fatale is quality product. In another period the term corporate rock was used to disparage user-friendly groups like Journey, Kansas and Foreigner. But those bands seemed [...]
Her show does not open until next month but yesterday Celine Dion showed up and Vegas groveled at her feet. When she first came here in 2003, people wondered about her ability to sell tickets at prices that sailed as high as her irritating voice. Now she is a rare sure thing for Vegas: a [...]
MGM Resorts told the Review-Journal that nothing going on in Egypt would impact the company’s plans in that country for New Giza, a resort for the affluent which will be sitting on a lovely bit of land purchased with MGM Resort’s partner Mahmoud el-Gammal. Mahmoud el-Gammal is the father in law of former President Mubarak’s [...]
I am working on a story about Criss Angel or trying to. For some reason he has been putting great effort into not allowing me to report on him. His efforts have become a sort of farce to themselves. See for yourself: The forty-something Angel has blocked me on Twitter:
It is a risky thing to make deals with governments that exist without the consent of the governed and remain largely unaccountable and, in the absence of a free press, furtive. Needless to say the casino business has not seen things that way. When an elite loots a nation they have lots of money to [...]
I have been slow to review Gilbert Gottfried who is appearing at Las Vegas Hilton as the debut act in their Icon’s of Comedy showcase. The reason is that his act left me befuddled, and I am not sure what to make of him. Of course, this is a unhelpful view to bring to readers [...]
This is a great video of the boring reality of red carpet coverage. Anyway, porn star Bree Olson is now in the news after being linked by TMZ to Charlie Sheen. The site says they were spending time together at the Palms. Here is Olson arriving at The Palms on Saturday night for the AVN [...]
Please read my story on The Daily Beast from the Adult Entertainment Expo at Venetian this weekend. I shadowed one of the adult industry’s top talent agents along with clients like Asa Akira and Kristina Rose for a night. Here are some pictures that Lanie Crossman took of dinner. You can read all about the [...]
Want to hit on a porn star? For the next few days the adult film industry will be gathered at the Venetian for the Adult Entertainment Expo. Friday and Saturday allow fans to buy admission to see the stars and get autographs on the convention floor. And, then, of course, Saturday night is the self-proclaimed [...]
Sign of the times? These days much interesting Vegas news comes not from press releases but from legal settlements. Despite serious money problems, The Hard Rock has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations security guards and casino hosts were involved in selling drugs. The casino has apparently also brought in Angel Management Group to [...]
