Despite being consistently well run, packed with clientele both local and high-end tourist, Palms lost its financial footing in the recession with Palms Place (a badly timed condominium project). So, like Cosmopolitan and M, banks and investment funds are now calling the shots. Initial reports suggested the Maloof family could retain up to 20% ownership [...]
On Saturday night Palms owner George Maloof was arrested for a suspected DUI. I actually am going to be totally surprised if he is guilty. Why? Because I happened to be with Maloof just a few hours before he was arrested, and he was not drunk or drinking at all. I was covering the Sasha [...]
Please enjoy my Movable Buffet column from yesterday’s Los Angeles Times along with a few event photos from Lanie Crossman.
(photos: Richard Abowitz)
I freely acknowledge Aurora Snow and I have had a relationship for years now. Unlike everywhere else I write, I own this blog. So, I hope, as my readers, you do not feel there is anything dishonest in the conflict of interest inherent in letting you know about Aurora’s special guest appearance in Matt Donnelly’s [...]
I was at this Heaven & Hell show at Palms’ Pearl venue in 2007. It was one of the first concerts in the months after Pearl opened. The sound quality of this clip is hideous especially considering how good the sound mix is inside Pearl. But the clip shows the energy Ronnie James Dio brought [...]
