* Nancy Sinatra dined at Café Martorano in the Rio on the 10th anniversary of her dad Frank Sinatra’s passing.

Steve Martorano, owner-chef-DJ of the Italian hotspot, has idolized Sinatra since childhood and often pays tribute to the legendary artist by playing his music and movies for diners to enjoy. In fact, Steve was so inspired by Sinatra’s talent that he had a tattoo on his back left shoulder.

Nancy Sinatra and guests feasted on Martorano’s famous meatballs and homemade Italian cooking while reminiscing about her father’s legacy.
*Las Vegas based magician Murray SawChuck has landed a starring role on VH1’s new Celebracadabra reality TV series.

It airs every Sunday night and gets 16 repeat airings through the week! Now that’s magical! The show teams seven pair of magicians with celebrities in an attempt to create special themed illusions which the judges then vote on and kick off one couple each week. The show was filmed both here in Vegas and at Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle. Murray, who has performed his illusions around the world makes a car disappear in one segment filmed here. Playgirl magazine just voted Murray one of the top 10 sexiest men in Vegas!
*Wicked whispers and racy rumors: is it true that pop superstar sensation, Jesse McCartney was locked in top secret meetings with Hard Rock Hotel executives yesterday (THURS) Jesse, now 21, who rose to fame as a teenager, was mobbed by lovely ladies who invited him to join them for a wild night out, but he politely declined, according to my spywitness. … Its all the talk of the nightclub world that a high-spending customer racked up a $175,000 bill for just three magnum-sized super-expensive vintage bottles of booze to impress his friends, that did include the service charge but not the tip! … Is it possible, that in the wake of all the recent nightclub controversies, I hear the roar of a resort hotel executives group actively seeking, with bankers’ support, a “take over” of its hot spot to ensure no further worries’? Will that trigger a similar move at a second nightclub?
*Three incredible charity fundraisers unfortunately clash on Saturday, even though all deserve our full support. I will hit all three but wish you could too. Tough economic times are hurting our fundraising events for such necessary causes so please ‘ride to our rescue’ whenever you can. Boxing champ, Floyd Mayweather is helping out the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital event being held at the Wynn with Grammy Award winner Ashanti in concert with her favorite band Kolour Blind and our friends Zowie Bowie. Rumor is that Nicky Hilton may fly in with some of her couture line fashion models for a surprise show.
Clint Holmes, Jimmy Hopper, Hot Lava and the cast of Stomp Out Loud will provide the entertainment at our inaugural Wish Granting Ball to raise funds for the Southern Nevada chapter of the Make A Wish Foundation. We’re celebrating the 1000th wish granting at the Planet Hollywood Resort dinner featuring chefs Terry Lynch of Mon Ami Gabi, Erik Palmer of Café Ba Ba Reeba, Louis Osteen and Carlos Guia from Louis’s, Rick Giffin of Trader Vics, Olivie DuBreuil from The Venetian and The Palazzo and host chef Timothy Holbert of Planet Hollywood Resort. I’ll be the high speed auctioneer of a royal trip to Singapore, a high-priced diamond ring and a weekend of Fantasy Millionaire’s cars. First Lady Dawn Gibbons, still handling her duties while in a divorce battle with the Governor, will be the chairlady of the glittering event.
Finally, somebody at the Juvenile Diiabetes Research Foundation dinner at The Venetian will win the ultimate auction prize of the year. Singing ventriloquist and comedy-impressionist Terry Fator this week became the new Strip star as the $100 million MGM Mirage master. However he’s going to turn up between Hilton gigs when I introduce him to fulfill an earlier promise of donating his act for a corporate party. Just before his big win on America’s Got Talent his fee was a measly $2,500. Then it jumped to $25,000 and now with his new Strip status its gone up to the $250,000 a night number. He’s going to let bidding start at $50,000 which is a bargain for some lucky local corporate chief! Incidentally, Terry still has some monthly gigs to work off at the Hilton before his December 22 closing date there and his Feb. 14 sweetheart start at The Mirage. He’s at the Hilton for three nights starting this evening (FRI) fresh from last night’s David Letterman TV appearance in New York. (Check back to Luxe Life on Tuesday for our new one-on-one exclusive interview with the new “sudden overnight superstar,” after 32 years as an unknown showbiz act!)
Now its time to sing out loud in our own voice, count our blessings and check out who else is delivering knockout punches for the weekend in what we refer around here affectionately as the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:
FRI May 16:
*ESPN will televise tonight’s live light heavyweight battle between our own hometown hero Chris Byrd against New York’s 29-year-old fighter Shaun George who has won his last three consecutive fights with knockouts.


Chris, now 37, was formerly a heavyweight champ twice and has 21 knockouts on his record and was a silver medal winner at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The Planet Hollywood Resort promotion is at the Thomas & Mack Cox Pavilion as of 4pm for the live telecast back to the East Coast with an under-card featherweight fight between Ji-Hoon Kim and Koba Gogoladze.
*As part of the Nashville invasion this weekend Randy Owen performs at the free five hour long Fremont Street Experience concert with Whiskey Falls, James Otto and Keith Anderson. Then smart-suited country king Trace Adkins brings his “American Man” tour to the amphitheater at Sunset Station for one night only. The multi-platinum recording star has sold millions over his 11 years at the top of the charts with “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and was second place winner on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice TV reality show. No wonder “Ladies Love Country Boys.”
*Each year since 1998 “Guitars and Saxes” has been formed with different musicians to highlight jazz music’s most prominent instruments. This year’s ensemble is a blockbuster with Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Golub and Peter White. They’ll perform solo routines and join together for a sensational finale at the Santa Fe Station casino.
*Rocker Eddie Money has racked up hits over two decades and he has “Two Tickets to Paradise” for his show at The Railhead. His new album Wanna Go Back features new versions of his 60’s hits. Eddie’s daughter, Jesse Money recently starred on MTV’s Rock the Cradle and his theme songs for Major League Baseball and the Arena Football league still play weekly in season!
*The seven members of Dropkick Murphys, who appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-winning movie The Departed will bring their raucous and unique mix of Irish folk and punk rock sounds of
Famous for Nothing and Never Forget to the Hard Rock Hotel.
*Flamenco fireball Charo, who also plays the world’s finest classical Segovia guitar will cuchi-cuchi at the South Point for two nights, while Dean Martin’s son Ricci presents three nights of “dad’s music and memories” up at the Suncoast through Sunday.
*Tonight show star Jay Leno is back at The Mirage for two nights of his special brand of comedy and Dennis Miller who has turned comedy into political commentary on FOX News cable TV starts a three-night run at The Orleans. I love his use of the wondrous words of the English language he weaves into his topical standup comedy as he attacks all who don’t ‘stand tall and proud for America.”
*Hip-hop veteran rapper Too $hort is definitely set for his midnight performance at the “Music is the Currency” party at Rain nightclub in the Palms and there’s also an on-off again chance that veteran 16-year music star Snoop Dogg may show since they collaborated on “Life of da Party” on Snoop’s album Ego Trippin.
*Controversial basketball legend, Dennis Rodman who a week ago was in a rehab clinic following an alleged domestic dispute will celebrate his 47th birthday at the new Torrid nightclub in the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Planet Hollywood Resort’s Miracle Mile.
Get up close and check out those five pierced rings he has on his face!
*Luscious Leticia, star of Beauty and the Geek is in her polka-dot bikini for a party at Jet nightclub in The Mirage.
SAT May 17:
The country weekend continues at the Fremont Street Experience with Sugarland closing the five-hour show with The Lost Trailers, Heidi Newfield and Billy Currington.

*I broke the story of Motley Crue’s new tour months ahead of everybody with even Nikki Sixx denying it would ever happen. Well tickets go on sale this morning for the world’s most notorious rock band’s Aug. 1 date here at Mandalay Bay with the summer’s “Loudest Show on Earth.”


Buckcherry and Papa Roach will share the “Crue Fest” stage for ultimate rock and roll excess.
*Two hours later at noon you can run over to the Hard Rock Hotel when tickets go on sale for controversial comedienne Sarah Silverman’s two concerts there in The Joint on June 21.
*Five-time Grammy winner, Al Jarreau brings his special “Love Songs” voice to the Cannery in concert with Stanley Jordan. Al uses his psychology degree and previous career of rehabilitation counselor to ensure his message about love gets through to his audiences.
*Paying tribute to the David Lee Roth era of early Van Halen, the Atomic Punks will sound eerily like the real thing when they punch your ticket at the Santa Fe Station casino. That’s because several of the Punks toured with Roth and Van Halen bassist Michael Halen has often performed with them.

*Actress, Audrina Patridge, will celebrates another successful year of her MTV Hills show, and her birthday at Luxor’s LAX nightclub, and she’s promising a slew of co-stars will be at the bash.
*Nearly-nude covergirl model Jeska Vardinski featured in her birthday-suit in Strip Las Vegas magazine for June celebrates the achievement at the new Torrid Nightclub in the Hawaiian Tropic Zone at Planet Hollywood Resort’s Miracle Mile. She will be joined by more than 30 NFL football players including Courtney Brown, Quincy Butler and Chris Canty of the Dallas Cowboys, Chad Nkang and Uche Nwaneri of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Roy Williams and Corey Hulsey of the Detroit Lions, Michael Adams of the Cleveland Browns, AJ Feeley and Joselio Hanson of the Philadelphia Eagles, Boomer Grigsby of the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants’ Jason Bell, Detroit Lions’ Jonathan Scott, Minnesota Vikings’ Cedric Griffin and two-time Super Bowl champion Ray Crockett of the Denver Broncos and a slew of other near-naked model mistresses!
SUN May 18:
*It’s the season finale from Caesars Palace of NBC’s National Heads Up Poker Championship and the final four will be Chris Ferguson vs Phil Ivey and Andy Bloch vs Huck Seed.


My bet the contest comes down to a high stakes mega buck bluff battle between Chris and Andy. Ratings for the past five weeks of the 4th season of shows which have seen stars Jason Alexander, Don Cheadle, Orel Hershiser, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly eliminated, have doubled and tripled over last year!
*Hip-hop phenomenon, Ludacris will launch the new “Daylife Sunday” parties at MGM’s just opened Wet Republic ultra pool.

Monday he’ll partner with drummer Tommy Lee in a “Green” environmental bid at the Planet Hollywood Resort to get the “world’s largest group shower” for the Guinness Book of Records.
*Magic sensation Steve Dacri launches his run of “Impossible Magic” at the Six Tables restaurant.

He’ll perform the world’s greatest sleight of hand “in your face and under your nose” for just 30 people per show so you can get up really close. An elegant 6-course meal is served first by master chef Roland Levi. Steve, who was at the Caesars Palace Magical Empire for six years, has been hailed by such stars as Johnny Carson and Regis Philben as having “the fastest fantastic hands in magic.”
*As noted above in our special feature country queen Reba McEntire will host for the 10th consecutive time at the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music awards at MGM for the 5 p.m. live telecast for 8 p.m. broadcast back east. We get the delayed tape version at 8 p.m. here on CBS-TV.