For Sam Butera, the answer was to pick up a sax at age 7, practice, practice, practice, and spend your teens playing in Bourbon Street strip joints.

"I was in awe seeing these ladies taking their clothes off," Butera recalled a quarter century ago. When his music-loving parents found out where their boy was spending his hours practicing, "they weren't exactly pleased, but I had to get my experience somewhere."

Butera's first group was named for the stripper anthem "Night Train," and at 19, his band enjoyed success with the song "Easy Rockin'." That same year found him at Carnegie Hall after he won a music contest sponsored by Look magazine.

Excalibur – Room rates starting at $31/night

A paradise fit for royalty, the Excalibur Pool doubled its size last year and now features four pools and 17 private cabanas, stocked with all the essentials to keep cool.  Steps away from the pool, Drenched offers causal poolside dining featuring all-American fare and a full-service bar.

MGM Grand – Room rates starting at $80/night

What makes the Grand Pool Complex Maximum Vegas? 5 swimming pools, 3 whirlpools, river and waterfalls – and like any exotic paradise, the Grand Pool Complex is surrounded by lush foliage, bridges, fountains and waterfalls.  Guests can continue over to WET REPUBLIC, a quintessential Vegas pool party combining the best elements of Vegas nightlife with supreme poolside amenities.  Hotel guests can enjoy free admission on select days/times.

Mandalay Bay – Room rates starting at $110/night

A perennial crowd favorite, Mandalay Bay Beach features 11 acres of aquatic relaxation including a wave pool, lazy river, three swimming pools, 2,700 tons of real sand and the only climate-controlled poolside gaming on The Strip.  Atop the three-story Beachside Casino, the Villas Soleil raise the bar for cabanas with spectacular views of Mandalay Bay Beach.

I even make my fast-food decisions based on the quality of the tea. Jack in the Box, Del Taco and Carl’s Jr. all serve real brewed iced tea, unlike many of their competitors. I hate the trend toward those newfangled canisters that dole out four – count ’em, four – varieties of instant iced tea at the touch of a button. Luckily, they’re usually broken.

By all accounts, tea is one of the healthiest of drinks, brimming with antioxidants. Now, I don’t know a polyphenol from a catechin, but I am hopeful that my cup of tea will counteract the effects of the fat and grease at the above-mentioned establishments. So far, so good.

"Sgt. Pepper Live," featuring Cheap Trick, will be presented at the Las Vegas Hilton September 13-15, 17-19 and 21-23 in a Bill Edwards Presents, Inc. production. The performances, with special musical guests to be announced, will feature a full symphony orchestra, audio production by Geoff Emerick and set design by Rene´ Lagler.

"One of America's greatest bands ever, doing their live interpretation of this classic rock album, an album nobody believed could be performed outside the recording studio, sets a new standard for rock and entertainment in Las Vegas," said Ken Ciancimino, executive vice president of the Las Vegas Hilton.

"We are going to make rock 'n' roll history by incorporating this legendary American rock group with the music of the Beatles," said Bill Edwards, producer.  "This is a groundbreaking performance that everyone said couldn't be done live, but Cheap Trick has perfected it."

In contrast to other shows in Las Vegas, tickets will be priced affordably, starting at $65. Previous performances of "Sgt. Pepper Live" featuring Cheap Trick drew tens of thousands of fans for sold-out performances in Los Angeles, selling more than 53,000 tickets.

Best known for their classic singles, "I Want You To Want Me" and "Surrender," American power-pop progenitors Cheap Trick recorded the album, All Shook Up in 1980 with Sir George Martin and Geoff Emerick, producer and engineer of  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Emerick will continue to be in charge of the audio production for "Sgt. Pepper Live."  He received Grammy Awards for the engineering of  Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road.

The special engagement will be performed in the legendary Hilton Theater, home to Elvis Presley (who entertained for 837 consecutive performances) and superstar Barry Manilow.

Tickets for "Sgt. Pepper Live" featuring Cheap Trick, Sept.13-15, 17-19 and 21-23 (all at 8 p.m.)  are priced at $65, $80 and $95.  All ticket prices exclude tax and fees and can be purchased at the Las Vegas Hilton box office or by logging onto www.lvhilton.com, www.vegas.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or phone at 702-732-5755 or 1-800-222-5361.  Tickets are on sale Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m.

Remember when the name Anthrax appeared on the marquee at Mandalay Bay at the height of the anthrax anxieties during the fearful post-9/11 days?

It was for the metal band, which apparently had an iron-clad contract to stay on the marquee.

A similar marquee tale came up Thursday during the Hilton's news conference announcing Cheap Trick's September engagement involving their cover of The Beatles' classic album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Deejay Mike Cullotta of KKLZ-FM, 96.3 asked Cheap Trick band members if they recalled when the old Aladdin wouldn't put the band's name on their marquee several decades ago.

"They still didn't want to put our name up there," said Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander. "They just wanted to call it 'Sgt. Pepper Live.' "

Added bandmate Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist: "I think the morals of Vegas have really come around."

Hilton spokesman Ira David Sternberg said he took the comments as humorous asides.

"We haven't decided what's going up there," he said.

Cheap Trick's version of "Sgt. Pepper Live" will be performed nine times in September at the Hilton's main showroom, Sept.13-15, 17-19 and 21-23. Tickets are $65, $80 and $95.

Pink’s Hot Dogs Las Vegas will be holding a job fair in July and is expecting to hire between 30 to 35 people for positions that will range from bartenders to line cooks and managers.

“With its blend of celebrity kitsch, quality food and great value, this is a perfect time to bring the iconic Pink’s brand to Las Vegas,” said Las Vegas restaurateur Billy Richardson, the CEO and creative mind behind LBS: A Burger Joint and the new Pink’s Hot Dogs Las Vegas. “With its prime location right on the Las Vegas Strip, Pink’s will enjoy tremendous foot traffic and will bring a new ‘gourmet fast-food’ flare to Las Vegas.”

Approaching their 70th Anniversary, Pink’s originated in Los Angeles as a family-owned hot dog stand in 1939 and evolved into a West Coast icon. Pink’s is known as “Home of the World’s Best Chili Dog,” a title earned for the recipe specially developed by founder, Betty Pink. The hot dogs are all beef with natural casing and make a mouth-watering snap when you sink in your teeth. Enjoyed for years by Hollywood celebrities ranging from Robert Goulet to Snoop Dog, Pink’s hot dogs have become a cultural phenomenon and can be ordered in dozens of delicious variations.

The 1,900 sq. ft., Las Vegas hot dog joint will offer 14 varieties of hot dogs, including its top dogs: the Stretch Chili Cheese Dog, Chicago Polish Dog and Rosie O’Donnell Long Island Dog. In addition to the hot dogs, other delectable items will be served such as burgers with sides such as fries, coleslaw and chips and salsa. Exclusive to the Las Vegas location, Pink’s will offer alcoholic beverages to their customers, as well as indoor and outdoor seating.

Dreams can often be ethereal and elusive, and “Le Rêve” is no different.

Watching “Le Rêve” is in essence watching someone else’s dream, which is represented through a bed that floats away in the beginning of the show. Nonetheless, if most people’s dreams mirrored the spectacles and intricacies in “Le Rêve” it would be baffling if anyone would ever want to be awake!

The Wynn Theater, which is home to “Le Rêve,” is in and of itself an act. The round and tiered theater is drenched in rich colors and fabrics and eludes a sense of comfort and tastefulness. But the eye catcher is the center, the stage, if you will, which is water. Not water as in a small pool, but entirely consisting of water. However, all of the action is not in the water alone, quite a few of the intrepid acts also take place in the air.

More here:
http://www.las-vegas-shows-reviews.com/le-reve-a-surreal-journey-above-and-below-a-dream/2008/11/20/

Crude, crass, and utterly amazing easily describes the laugh out loud performance of Anthony Cools, hypnotist and comedian extraordinaire. The Anthony Cools Experience is a tremendous exercise in what can happen when you give someone else power over your mind, pushing you to do things you probably would not consider.

As you enter the theater, you pass a sign stating that you are waiving any rights to what happens in the theater and that the Anthony Cools Experience has the right to videotape and sell what happens during the show. At the start of the show, a little white rabbit greets the audience with warnings about the
vulgar language and acts that will be performed; however, the rabbit does issue caveats regarding specific words that may not be uttered. This bunny sets the few lines that Cools will not cross.

After establishing the boundaries, Cools first asks for volunteers as he does not hypnotize anyone who does not want to be. However, after the five minutes it takes to put his volunteers in a trance, he takes those people off the stage who did not fall into a hypnotic state and replaces them with audience members who did. Warning: Do NOT fall asleep if you do not want to be a volunteer replacement!

By Robert Wiley-Brown/Las Vegas Magazine

With CineVegas in full swing this month, one can't help but think of the part Sin City has played in the motion picture and entertainment world, especially Fremont Street. With visions of an airplane filled with convicts crashing into the trademark oversize guitar of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Con Air, it might be challenging for some to recall the days when all it took for a filmmaker to put a little excitement in his flick was a quick visual of the famed Glitter Gulch.

Before the Fremont Street Experience was an experience, what was then considered to be one of the most famous streets in the world, only beat by Hollywood Boulevard and New York City's Broadway, was the avenue of lights. Neon lights, to be exact.

With the arm-waving, cigarette-smoking Vegas Vic in all his cowboy glory welcoming visitors to the exciting surroundings of downtown Las Vegas, screenwriters, directors, producers and location scouts alike fell in love. Both movie and television watchers have seen 007 roll his car, a gigantic toddler create havoc and even a beloved Irish band with a sunglasses-wearing lead singer perform one of their classics, all right here on Fremont Street.

As locals will tell you, Fremont Street and the surrounding roads basically were Las Vegas, even after some of today's Strip casinos were established. Entertainers knew they'd made it if they were playing the lounges downtown.

"It wasn't easy," said comedic powerhouse Rip Taylor, when asked about his memories of catching acts downtown. "Wayne Newton and his brother would be up on a stage the size of two IHOP tables pushed together, singing their hearts out. And between them and the audience was a bartender taking drink orders!" You don't even have to close your eyes to envision Mr. Las Vegas belting out his "Danke Schoen" while a guy down in front yells, "Can I get you another scotch?"

And back then, when Taylor was playing at the Sahara, "if somebody talked about Vegas they meant Fremont Street." Everywhere else, including what many would now call the great classic showrooms of yesteryear, were considered out of town. "An agent would tell you they'd landed you an appearance in Vegas," he recalls. "And when you'd say, 'Really?' the agent would get a little soft-spoken, look down towards the floor, and answer back, 'Well, on the Strip.'" Those were the days!
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The hotel is situated in the foothills of the mountains that ring the southern edge of the Las Vegas Valley, about 10 miles due south of Mandalay Bay. Folks who drive in from Los Angeles won’t be able to miss it – it’s the first building of any consequence along interstate 15 as you are arriving in the city. And you won’t be able to miss The Strip in the distance. Perched on a rise, it offers some remarkable views of the entire region.

The design of the hotel takes full advantage of these views with liberal use of windows and terraces throughout the public areas that bring the outside in. That theme is continued with the overall décor, which uses a variety of natural material to create a constant parade of textures and contours, all much more pleasing to the eye than your typical flat wall and smooth ceiling. Rich woods, heavy stonework, blown glass, luxurious fabrics, crystal, water features, and more are highlighted giving the place a warmth that is missing from a lot of hotels. Note the mother of pearl accents – it’s on the support columns and ceiling. Very nice touch.

The lobby and adjacent bar (featuring a piano player on many nights) is flooded with light from both sides and above, with the elevators to the 400 hotel rooms nearby. No, you don’t have to walk through the casino to get to your room if you don’t want to. Isn’t that nice?

Speaking of nice, let’s talk about those rooms for a moment. At 550-square-feet they are among the largest standard accommodations in Las Vegas, done in the same kind of earthy décor scheme that infuses the rest of the hotel. Dark wood, leather, and marble are mostly deep browns and creamy off-whites but there are splashes of color that pop throughout. They feature very comfortable beds and chairs, a built-in desk, a big flat-screen TV, electronically controlled shades, a mini-bar, safe, iron and board, high-speed Internet (wired and wireless), and much more. One interesting feature is the energy savings scheme that requires you to deposit your key in a slot by the door when you come in to make the lights work. Take your key with you as you leave and your room powers down, saving your settings for when you return.

The bathrooms are large with another TV built into the mirror, a make-up mirror and vanity stool, plush robes, a separate shower and tub, hairdryer, and some very upscale amenities. That tub is a deep affair with windows that face out to the room and beyond it the views to the outside. Put in your bath salts and soak with a nice panorama of Sin City in the background… and perhaps your husband snoring on the bed in the foreground. Whatever.

There is one odd quirk with those bathrooms. Although they don’t feature any more glass or marble than any other Vegas bathroom, they echo unlike any other I’ve been in. This becomes a problem when the people in the room above you scrape the vanity stool on the floor, move the luggage rack, set up the ironing board, or, I don’t know, breathe heavily. The reverberations filtered through to my room and were loud enough to wake me up.

Downstairs the casino offers about 90,000 square-feet of all the gambling you could possibly want. There are thousands of slots in all denominations (although pennies, nickels, and quarters dominate the space), lots of video poker, all of the usual table games (many with lower limits than you’ll find on The Strip – yes, Virginia, $5 blackjack tables do exist!), a high-tech race and sports book, and more. One note about that sports book: they are the only one in Las Vegas currently offering in-running betting, which means that you can not only bet before whatever game you’re waging on but during it as well.

There are several restaurants, almost all of which feature some sort of exterior view and/or terrace. Terzetto is a steakhouse serving beef from the Marnell’s own cattle ranch and wine from their own vineyard (it’s good to be rich); Marinelli’s serves up handmade pastas and other Italian fare (every employee polled listed it as being their favorite in the entire hotel); Veloce Cibo, a small plate bistro located on the top floor of the hotel tower with even more amazing views; a deli; a 24-hour diner; a bakery; and a buffet. There are several bars and lounges including one that features live entertainment on weekends plus a wine cellar.

On the lower level you’ll find a fully stocked spa and salon, a larger than average workout facility with all of the latest equipment, and the pool deck. There is one main pool ringed with chairs and cabanas (some have their own hot tubs) and a separate adults only pool, although unlike similar facilities on The Strip it is not “European” (read: topless).

A couple of unique features include a pharmacy inside the casino and a resort-owned gas station and convenience store next door. The former is probably most noteworthy because of the hotel’s nearest neighbors at Sun City’s Anthem retirement community. And yes, you can use the points you earn on your players’ club card to cover your medicine co-pays, car washes, and slim jims. It’s a strange world, isn’t it?

With the exception of an unnecessarily hostile check-in agent at the front desk, the staff throughout the facility was exceptionally friendly. Dealers, pit bosses, cocktail waitresses, restaurant workers, chamber maids, and even the normally stone-faced security guards all had a smile and a friendly chat to offer. We’ll just presume the front-desk agent was having a bad day or that she didn’t like my shirt or I reminded her of some guy that teased her in junior high and let it go at that.

With the dramatic lowering of prices throughout Las Vegas, this place becomes a little less of a bargain that it may have been if the entire economy hadn’t collapsed. You can get a room for as little $75 during the week and $100 on the weekends although they go much higher. Strip view rooms are going to cost you an additional $20 or so but are worth it. There’s also the annoying “resort fee” of $25 per night that includes unlimited use of the gym, wireless Internet, transportation to and from The Strip and airport, and more. What’s that? You’re a lazy bastard with no computer and your own car? Too bad, that’ll be $25 per night please.

The location is a bit of a bummer for most Vegas visitors obviously. If there’s no traffic it’s a relatively quick 15-minute drive down the interstate from The Strip but considering the fact that there is almost always traffic, getting from your room to that show, restaurant, or nightclub you want to visit will take 30-45 minutes easy.

I am impressed by M Resort. It brings a welcome bit of warmth and style to the increasingly bland Las Vegas scene.

M Resort
12300 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Henderson, NV 89044
877-673-7678
website

Highs: Design, cost
Lows: Location, resort fee
Location: 2 – 10 miles from The Strip.
Price: 8 – Not as cheap as some local hotels but still a bargain.
Value: 10 – You get a lot for your money.
Rooms: 9 – Beautiful and comfortable.
Casino: 9 – Friendly and complete.
Amenities: 10 – Rooms have everything you need.
Facilities: 7 – Lots to offer on site.
Service: 9 – Very good.
Fun: 8 – I had a great time here.
Bonus: 8 – A job well done.
Vegas4Visitors Rating: 80

For those who have never seen the show or the animated movie it is based on, the story is sort of a stripped down version of “King Lear” with lions. It opens with the current king of the jungle, Mufasa, celebrating the birth of an heir to the throne in Simba (cue “Circle of Life”). All seems destined except for Mufasa’s brother Scar, an evil schemer bent on becoming the ruler himself. Treachery, murder, and some wily hyenas follow leading to a young Simba escaping to the wilds unknown while Scar takes over the kingdom.

It’s a much more serious story than one might expect, especially for something that is often considered to be a kid friendly show. Some scenes are downright harrowing including a brilliantly staged wildebeest stampede that ends in the death of a major character. When I was a child this would’ve scared the crap out of me but I was kind of a wuss so who knows how today’s modern youth might respond. Parents you have been warned.

The comic relief doesn’t really come until the end of the first act with the appearance of classic Disney sidekicks Timon and Pumba, both played for maximum yucks.

The plot and the Elton John/Tim Rice music are almost incidental to the dramatic and delightful staging featuring puppets and costumes that evoke rather than emulate. From the opening sequence with a parade of gazelles, elephants, giraffes, and lions flowing through the theater to final climactic battle between Simba and Scar, the set pieces are visually stunning.

Good thing, too, because without them the story is not always completely engaging. The first act leading up to the aforementioned murder is more than an hour long and quite frankly it’s not until then that the story really starts to pick up steam. The second act is shorter, thankfully, but it’s still a 2 ½ hour production (with a 15 minute intermission). Patience is required (parents, you have been warned again).

With the exception of the recognizable tunes like “Circle of Life,” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” and “Hakuna Matata” most of the songs are not exactly hummable, but their roots in traditional African music are a refreshing change of pace and the uniformly excellent cast delivers them with gusto.

The cast is worth noting on its own, not just because they are good, but because they are almost exclusively people of color. That is a refreshing change for any Broadway musical and for any Las Vegas show, which are often homogenized to the point of blandness.

One other warning for parents… just a reminder in case you weren’t paying attention… this production of Disney’s The Lion King is inside a Las Vegas casino. I’m sure you knew that, but it’s should be reinforced lest you be walking out of the theater with your impressionable tots and be greeted, as I was, with a quartet of shirtless frat boys walking past the theater with their four-foot tall plastic beer containers while shouting various things that impressionable young tots shouldn’t be hearing on their way out of a Disney show. Granted you could probably see worse coming out of the theater in New York, but what happens in Vegas may require some explanation.

Vegas4Visitors Grade: B+

Disney’s The Lion King
Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
877-632-7400
website
Show Times:
Mon-Thu 8pm
Sat-Sun 4pm & 8pm
Tickets:
$53-169

Tough crowd proves there's no room ornery Slayton can't handle.
BY: Mike Weatherford/LVRJ

Do Bobby Slayton a favor. If you go to see him at the Tropicana, check out his Vegas wall of fame.

You will learn a bit about where he's coming from in the process.

The comedian says he "worked like a gay mental patient," hand-building display boxes with three-dimensional pop-ups of Las Vegas memorabilia, heavy on the 52-year history of the casino where he now performs.

But after all that effort?

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Since opening in September 2005, legendary chef Joel Robuchon’s restaurant at MGM has received the Mobil Five Star, Michelin Three Star and AAA Five Diamond Awards, the top accolades for each organization. His peers hail Joel as the “Pope of the Palate.” Now in his own economic stimulus plan, he wants guests to sample his formidable cooking talents at not-so-formidable prices.

Joel’s first U.S. fine dining restaurant, Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand, now offers Les Selections Gastronomique, four new menus that provide guests the chance to choose the number of courses and cuisine. Ranging from $89 to $195 per person, the menu choices include such delicacies as octopus and tiger prawn in a seaweed gelee, spiny lobster in a sake broth with turnip and shiso sprouts, beef rib eye with spiced spinach and crispy vegetables, and strawberries and champagne rose over fresh mango granite with crunchy red fruits.

“I created these new menus to make the cuisine of Joel Robuchon more accessible to all guests during these difficult times,” he said. “I am proud that we continue to be able to showcase the best ingredients in the best dishes in the most luxurious of settings.”

At his other restaurant at MGM Grand, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, a Michelin One Star restaurant, guests can observe the creation of their meal. Joel has a new menu L’Unique, a pre-theater express meal allowing diners to choose an appetizer, main course and dessert served bento box style. It’s priced at $39 per person and includes chilled gazpacho with croutons, lamb kebab with vegetable ratatouille and pistachio creme brulee with caramelized pistachios.

Over at Steve Wynn’s Encore, the good folks at Society Cafe have created an amazing bar just for mojitos. The mojitos look great and taste phenomenal. Somehow I managed to take a sip of all of them and can wholeheartedly recommend the basil mojito and the watermelon mojito. The selection of fruits, rums and vodkas is sensational. The chefs also have created a nibbling menu to accompany the mojitos.

Bette Midler’s The Showgirl Must Go On celebrates 100th show.
By Robin Leach/Las Vegas Sun.

At 87 years of age, legendary Las Vegas comedian Marty Allen has no intention of retiring, and in addition to a full 12-months-a-year work schedule, Marty still runs two miles every afternoon for 30 minutes on a treadmill!

“I feel like the Energizer Bunny — I just keep going,” Marty told me. “Quite simply, I enjoy it. I can’t stop. People ask me where I get all the energy from to keep going, and I joke that I’m on the pill. They believe me and want to know where to buy it for themselves!”

Marty and wife Karon Kate Blackwell take a break next weekend from their year-round headline cruise ship schedule for two days of shows here in hometown Las Vegas at the South Point on June 12 and 13.

More here:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/robin-leachs-las-vegas-celebrity-watch/2009/jun/05/legendary-comedian-marty-allen-still-going-strong-/

Movies at the Beach
Pack a towel, slip on a pair of flip-flops and check out these can’t-miss summer events on the Beach at Mandalay Bay. The following movies will be shown on select Friday nights from June 12 thru September 18.
If you’re 21 or older, you can watch classic comedies while floating in Mandalay Bay’s wave pool, lounging beachside on real sand, or playing volleyball and ping pong.  Here’s the sked: June 12 – Role Models; June 26 – Tropic Thunder; July 17 – You Don’t Mess With The Zohan; July 24 – Baby Mamma; August 14 – Step Brothers; August 28 – The Big Lebowski; September 11 – American Pie; September 18 – Superbad.
A two-drink minimum is required.  Gates open at 8 p.m.; showtime is at 9 p.m.  All movies are rated ‘R’ for adult content.
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The Colosseum at Caesars Palace celebrated the 100th performance of Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On on June 7. Caesars will keep the celebration going by offering locals special pricing for tickets all the way to June 28. In addition to the special ticket offers Bette has some surprises in store for the audiences. This show is one of those true Las Vegas extravaganzas and Midler fans from all over rave about her voice and some of those moves that twenty year-olds would find hard to perform. She truly is The Showgirl.

Entertainment can come in many forms and in case you missed it The Ruby Slipper Collection and Inspiration of Oz Fine Art Exhibit recently took place at Planet Hollywood. The exhibit was free to visitors and was created as acknowledgment of the 70th Anniversary of Wizard of Oz. Oz inspired slippers included in the exhibit came from several major designers (can you say Manolo Blahnik?). Holly Madison was a featured guest. Of course the Wizard of Oz is synonymous with Judy Garland whom I met in New York City when I was a hair stylist to the stars. To this day I have maintained a relationship with her daughters Liza Minelli and Lorna Luft. I can't possibly be that old, can I?

Last Monday I went to New York New York with friends. to see 'ZUMANITY, THE SENSUAL SIDE OF.CIRQUE DU SOLEIL' Zumanity has a new host, Edie, the "Mistress of Sensualilty", and sensual she is. It's a variety show with a European decadent flavor. Dance genres include tango, flamenco, Africa dance, and striptease, to name a few.  My thanks to the show and to everyone at New York New York. It was a delightful evening. This is one of six "Cirque"productions currently in Las Vegas.Following the show I ran into Julie Newmar at the gift shop. We had a wonderful time and talked about her Las Vegas visit.. She was the original Catwoman of the Batman TV series and is still striking and an extraordinary women.

HUMAN NATURE , the Australian show and presented by Smokey Robinson did a special opening peformance at The Imperial Palace. This group of 4 very talented Australain gents plus a great band recreate the Motown sound as well as reminding us of the Beatles. These guys are special, and should be around for a long time.