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Thursday Night, TAO Las Vegas saw R&B star Robin Thicke attending the clubs weekly staple Worship Thursday’s party. Robin arrived with wife Paula Patton to the nightclubs VIP area with several friends and enjoyed the sounds of DJ Five. Robin is in town on tour with Beyonce and wanted to return to TAO again after his visit during NBA All star Week previously this year. Also spotted at TAO was NBA player Donyell Marshall and retired NBA player Mitch Richmond. Saturday night, Robin Thicke was back to celebrate after his concert at MGM Grand with friends and his father Alan Thicke. The group had a private dinner on TAO's Loft area consisting of Sushi Platters, Kobe Beef, Chilean Sea Bass and chicken Satay. Also dining at TAO at the same time was actor Wilmer Valderrama, came to say hello to Robin and his wife when he heard they were dining there as well. Robin and his crew moved to the nightclub after dinner and took over the Moat VIP area in the nightclub. Both groups partied to the sounds of DJ Berrie and stayed and partied into the AM hours. Also spotted at TAO Nightclub Saturday was rock band Candlebox.
Jet Nightclub continued with another celebrity packed weekend as comedian Jaime Kennedy was spotted over the weekend. The funnyman was casually hanging out in the club’s VIP section chatting with the sexy cocktail staff. Also at Jet over the weekend was LA Lakers star Luke Walton. Paying yet another repeat visit to the club were “Miami Ink” reality stars Ami James and Chris Nuñez – the inked duo were chatting up the ladies and enjoying cocktail after cocktail.
Last Friday, Border Grill in Mandalay Bay was UFC's choice for dining. Joe Rogan was spotted enjoying his lunch with friends while Ref Big John McCarthy grabbed a quick dinner, and Randy Couture and his entourage took up two tables after his official weigh in. Also that same night, Border Grill was revealed as the secret location for Mix 94.1's PTA's private concert with James Blunt. 50 lucky teachers got to sit up close and personal to James as he played a live acoustic set in one of Border Grill's exclusive rooms while being treated to some of Border Grill's classic margarita's and appetizers.
PURE Nightclub rocked The Strip Sunday night as heiress/actress Paris Hilton kept the party going all night long from her plush VIP table at the hottest nightclub in the country. Joined by a small group of friends, Hilton drank Opus One wine and shots of Patron throughout the evening while socializing and taking photos with lucky fans that she brought up to her table. Hilton danced the night away as DJ Hollywood tore up the turn tables with the hottest sounds of the summer and played a couple of her hit songs that she danced to for the excited crowd.
Earlier in the evening, actor Wilmer Valderrama hosted a small party of his own in the swanky private dining room at Social House inside T.I. Valderrama and guests dined on house specialties prepared by Chef Joe Elevado while listening to the sounds of DJ Javier Alba. The group had a great time taking in the gorgeous view of The Strip from the private dining room terrace and socializing late into the night.
The cloudy skies of Las Vegas didn't stop reality star April Rawlings from checking out Venus Pool Club yesterday afternoon. Best known for her time on the show Paradise City, Rawlings stopped in to hang out with an old friend and relax with a cocktail before calling it a day.
Saturday night sizzled as UFC Heavyweight champion Randy Couture celebrated his latest victory over Gabriel Gonzaga at the juiciest joint on The Strip, Tangerine at TI. Joining Couture's after-fight festivities was former Dallas Cowboy and NFL Hall-of-Famer Michael Irvin, who came in with Couture shortly after 1am to party in style at the sultry hot spot. Couture's entourage celebrated late into the night and enjoyed bottles of Grey Goose and champagne from their spotlight seating in VIP.
UFC mega-star Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, hosted another hot after-fight party at the hippest spot in the country, PURE Nightclub. The packed house went wild as Liddell made his entrance and club-goers were thrilled to see a slew of athletes and celebrities come in for another knockout night at Las Vegas' number one nightclub. Liddell's fellow UFC fighters Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg, Renato Sobral and Frank Mir made appearances as well as NBA pros Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons and Jared Jeffries of the NY Knicks.
Also at PURE was Chris Nunez of Miami Ink, Mindfreak Criss Angel and actor Wilmer Valderrama. Angel and Valderrama made the main stage their stomping grounds for the night where Angel mingled with many lucky ladies and Valderrama joined DJ Hollywood on the mic to help emcee for a bit. Spotted on PURE's terrace was Whitney Port of MTV's "The Hills" and actress Brittany snow, who dined in the Social House lounge earlier in the evening. The two starlets soaked in the surreal scene and breathtaking views from their separate tables on the terrace.
Meanwhile, fashion model Erica Coburn tested her bowling skills at Lucky Strike Lanes before heading to Las Vegas' wildest watering hole, Coyote Ugly. Coburn signed autographs and took pictures with fans before jumping on the bar top to bedazzle guests and dance with the smoking hot Coyotes.
It was an exciting evening on Thursday at Dick’s Last Resort as members of the band 311 came in to the sassy spot for dinner and drinks with an entourage of friends. The band fully partook in the craziness of the wacky restaurant as they posed for pictures with the one and only Taco and jumped in on one of the largest napkin fights to date at Dick’s Last Resort.
