June 21, 2010
Vegas magazine turns the page with help from the Kardashians, Goss, ‘Pawn Stars’
Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian at Vegas’ seventh anniversary party at Surrender in Encore on June 19, 2010.
For Spotter Harrison, Velcro Suit revisited
Pauly Shore and friends at Vegas' seventh anniversary party at Surrender in Encore on June 19, 2010.
When Vegas magazine launched seven years ago, the site on which Encore and Wynn Las Vegas stand was the shuttered and partially demolished Desert Inn.
I got a great room rate that night.
But Saturday night the scene was freshly opened Surrender nightclub at Encore, and the event was the seventh birthday of Vegas magazine, our Greenspun Media Group's Niche Media glossy sister pub. The anniversary cover is a shot of the Kardashian sisters — Kourtney, Kim and Khloe — and two of the three walked the red carpet prior to Saturday's party.
Reportedly feeling flu-ish, Khloe Kardashian Odom didn't attend, her illness falling on the two-night anniversary of the Lakers' and her husband Lamar's NBA Finals victory over the Celtics.
A wrap around the party, which was a humdinger:
• On the carpet, the sisters said posing for the cover in revealing attire with each other was a more, um, seamless process than a solo shoot. The reason is, they are honest with each other when the look looks wrong. "We're brutally honest with each other," Kourtney said. Two covers were considered, one in all-white and another in all-black and summer white won out. ... Though she's recently been linked (in published reports, anyway) to Portugese soccer star Christiano Ronaldo and more recently Cowboys wideout Miles Austin, Kim Kardashian says she is steadfastly single. "I'm too much of a workaholic," to enter into a relationship, is her reason. Check back on Valentine's Day, I guess. ... Caesars Palace headliner Matt Goss has lugged his acoustic piano back onstage at the Gossy Room at Cleopatra's Barge; he played it at the Palms and many fans have missed that segment in the new show. ... No fedora for Goss on the carpet. Sort of odd seeing him absent the topper. Caesars sells these Gossy-inspired hats in its gift shop for $68 apiece. ... After the pilot and premiere episodes of "Holly's World" have aired, Holly Madison sidekick Laura Croft has been criticized by some viewers for her "smoky" voice. "It's not smoky, it's called a Southern accent," says Croft, a native of Jacksonville, Fla. ... Pauly Shore made his way halfway up the carpet but turned back before making it to my stretch of fabric, which is too bad. I could have mentioned to him I saw his father, Sammy, at Stirling Club on Thursday night. Where the conversation would have unwound from there is anyone's guess ... "Pawn Stars" figures Rick and Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison and Austin "Chumlee" Russell continue to rocket to international fame, glory, and choice seats in fancy restaurants. The latest: Rick Harrison's rescheduled appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" is expected to be booked for July or August. Big Hoss and Chumlee are headed for "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno sometime in mid-July. ... Rick Harrison was disappointed his appearance didn't come off Thursday. He said he's a big Letterman fan dating to the show's years at NBC. He remembers the famous Velcro Suit episode, when Letterman hopped on a mini-trampoline and hurtled himself into a Velcro wall. Harrison then offered, "I'm dating myself here." That makes two of us. I remember the Velcro Suit, the suit of sponges, the suit of magnets and Letterman being lowered into a glass bin filled with water while wearing a suit covered with Alka-Seltzer tablets. These were all from Letterman's inspired NBC era. ... Hopefully, Letterman is a "Pawn Stars" fan. That could be a great interview. He had the guys from "Mythbusters" on once and clearly was giddy at talking about the show. ... Chumlee was wearing $125 gold Nike sneakers and oversized shades for the nighttime party. He's such a star.
Kim Kardashian, Robin Antin, Kourtney Kardashian and Matt Goss at Vegas' seventh anniversary party at Surrender in Encore on June 19, 2010.
The cast ofPawn Stars at Vegas' seventh anniversary party at Surrender in Encore on June 19, 2010.
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Kourtney and Kim Kardashian at Vegas Magazine's 7th Anniversary party in Surrender Nightclub at Encore Las Vegas - Photo credit: Stephen Thorburn
