STRIP SCRIBBLES
*Happy Birthday Hef—it’s the actual 82nd for the Playboy founder so congratulations are in order! (Click here for yesterday’s Luxe Life interview and click here for Monday’s coverage of his Vegas celebrations with a totally naked Pamela Anderson). While Hef and his Girls Next Door were in Vegas they made a quick stop at Trader Vics Polynesian-styled restaurant in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops. Hef, a regular at Trader Vic’s Beverly Hills, ordered his “regular” meal without looking at the menu: Chop Suey, mash potatoes and a tall glass of cold milk prepared by executive chef Rick Giffen, and served with an infamous mai tai, No. 1 gal pal Holly, had BBQ pork ribs and two banana daiquiris. Bridget ordered mango chili beef and the Chi Chi while Kendra enjoyed All In Fried Rice and the peach tree sun. Hef, the Girls Next Door and five other playmates took their ceramic coconut shell drinks up to the Lava Room where Vegas lounge sensation Jimmy Hopper sang his rendition of “Happy Birthday” and chef Rick presented Hef with a birthday cake.
Luxe Life readers are still talking about the incredible story of how blonde bombshell pinup Pamela stripped down to her own birthday suit—wearing just her high-heels—to give Hef a lap dance and Marilyn Monroe-styled “Happy Birthday” sing-along. Just 24 hours later in what had to be priceless publicity, the former Babewatch starlet announced she’d shoot an unscripted 30-minute weekly reality TV series for E! Network.
Pamela, to air this summer, will reveal “the real woman behind the famous breasts” and because she’s one of the producers it will be observational and not feature contrived situations, which as are found on Gene Simmons Family Jewels.”We’re not going to do things which are set-ups,” she commented. Hopefully since Pammy keeps saying that whatever she does these days is for the benefit of her two children the series will not open with Hef’s birthday dance—although the ratings would make her No. 1 instantly!
*Congratulations to the Rviera’s La Cage star, Frank Marino for ending up as one of the four finalists in the hunt by the EXTRA TV show to find the new weekend show Vegas correspondent. Female impersonator Frank is contented to be seen in drag as Joan Rivers for the final tapings tonight (WED) tomorrow and Friday.
“They are shooting it like a mini-reality show and I’m going to be the new chief of the fashion police,” he said. … Congratulations also to the X-Girls taking a break from their Flamingo showroom for five sold-out shows in New Orleans where they also filmed scenes for a movie with movie wrestler John Cena titled 12-Rounds.
And more congratulations to comedy pit-bull Bobby Slayton who celebrates his first-year anniversary at Hooters hotel and casino—and his contract there has just been extended through Labor Day weekend.
*Boxing’s longest reigning world champion Joe Calzaghe has racked up 32 KO’s in his 44-0 string of victories. Now he faces legendary Bernard Hopkins in the “Battle of the Planet.”
Today (WED) at 1 p.m. southpaw Joe and his dad, trainer Enzo Calzaghe will workout for fans and photographers on the mezzanine level of the Planet Hollywood Resort. Their 12-round light heavyweight championship fight is set here at Thomas & Mack on April 19 and will be broadcast on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.
*Nightclub music fanatics take special note that world-famous DJ Tiësto just revealed his “In Search of Sunrise” summer American tour will stop at Jet at The Mirage Sunday, May 25 and to The Bank Nightclub at Bellagio on Monday, May 26.
*Clark County School District senior, Morgan Jarvis, built an “Aquaphone” out of discarded household items—and it won her a first-prize scholarship in a first-ever “Create A Found Instrument” contest.
Members of the Venetian headline show Blue Man Group were so impressed they created a special song and musical number for it and turned up at Boulder City High School to perform a surprise 25-minute show with it.
Incidentally the Blue Man Group’s new DVD/CD How to be a Megastar tour has just gone on sale and it includes their documentary Inside the Tube, an intimate look inside the group’s creative process and history. Viewers will see the Blue Men skewer and deconstruct rock stardom in all of its narcissistic glory!