January '08 Entertainment—The Vegas Eye Column

January is:

Coffee Gourmet Month (International); Diet Month, Fat-Free Living Month, Lose Weight & Feel Great Month; Oatmeal Month (US National); Prune Breakfast Month; Soup Month (US National); Tea Month (US National) - a/k/a Hot Tea Month; Meat Week (National - fourth week of January).

January 1: New Year's Day (US Federal Holiday)
January 3: Chocolate Covered Cherry Day (National); Fruitcake Toss Day
January 4: Spaghetti Day
January 6: Bean Day
January 8: English Toffee Day (National)
January 9: National Apricot Day
January 10: Where's the Beef Day - Anniversary of the first time Wendy's Restaurant's commercial aired in 1984 with Clara Peller asking "Where's The Beef?"
January 19: Popcorn Day (US National)
January 20: Buttercrunch Day (National)
January 22: National Blonde Brownie Day
January 23: Pie Day (National)
January 24: Beer in cans first sold on January 24, 1935; Ice Cream Bar Day/Eskimo Pie Day (Anniversary of the patent on the Eskimo Pie, 1922)
January 26: Peanut Brittle Day (National)
January 27: Chocolate Cake Day
January 29: Corn Chip Day (National)
January 31: Twist-Off Bottle Cap invented, 1956

Busy at the Palms Last weekend

Ryan Sheckler (pro-skateboarder, and MTV "Life of Ryan" star) was amongst the athletes at N9NE Steakhouse over the weekend. He was having dinner with his father, who just got a Tattoo at Hart-n-Hunington moments prior. According to Producers of the show, Ryan insisted on going to N9NE Steakhouse for dinner where they were being filmed for "Life of Ryan". Friday afternoon Ryan was filming inside The Pink Taco at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Adrianne Curry and husband Christopher Knight dined at Nove Italiano before hosting a night at Playboy Club. Their new season of the VH1 reality show "My Fair Brady" is debuting soon. They were hanging out at a table on the dancefloor at Playboy Club with eight friends. Curry only got off the dance floor to do shots with her guests, but she did pause for a few photos with fans. As the night went on, she started dancing on the GoGO Platforms with the dancers by her table. Here is a picture of the happy couple with NI9E Group marketing wizard Dave Guiterez.

Brandi Ryan (a main contender for Tila Tequila's reality show) was at Playboy Club with her friend Cherish Lynn, who is a DJ Promoter in Orange County. They had a table, but were way too busy dancing to sit down. The female Playboy Club staff had a hard time concentrating once they saw Brandi, who was having a great time, and even had O-B-1 play "Girls Just Want to have Fun" so she could grove to it. After Playboy Club, she went upstairs to MOON Nightclub and danced on the Catwalk. She talked the A-V guys into opening the roof at 3:45am in the freezing cold! But she got the crowd going even as faux snow fell on the dancefloor.

Suge Knight was spotted at N9NE Steakhouse again, this time having dinner with two ladies. They shared two Wedge salads and the steakhouse's signature Rock Shrimp appetizer and a Caesar salad. Knight washed down his Lobster Mac & Cheese and Mashed Potatoes were washed down with a Grey Goose and Cranberry, while the ladies drank a Disarona with Sour and a Granny Smith Apple Martini.

Always popular with professional athletes, N9NE Steakhouse guests this weekend included Melvin Fowler (Buffalo Bills) and Pete Rose (former MLB payer and manager). Melvin dined with a large group of 11 men, including Trent Edwards (Buffalo Bills). Melvin had the Rock Shrimp and a Kobe Beef Burger with Applewood Smoked Bacon, Aged Cheddar, Blue Cheese and Grilled Onions. He drank Malibu Pineapples and later shared N9NE Steakhouse signature Espresso Shots with the whole table. Pete and his five guests had the N9NE Steakhouse Chilled Shellfish Platter and Rock Shrimp. Rose couldn't get enough of the restaurant's seafood, also adding shrimp to his Iceberg Wedge Salad.

Retired NHL player Adam Oates had dinner at Nove Italiano over the weekend with his lady and another couple. Before leaving he sighed Chef Geno's famous Shakedown Wall of Fame.

Sammy Hagar to Perform at The Pearl on "Big Game Weekend"...

F&B cover Boy rocker makes a stop in Vegas at the Palms on February 2nd

While thousands are in town for football, some have good ol’ fashion rock ‘n’ roll on their minds. This Big Game weekend, The Palms will be chock full with festivities, including a headlining concert with our friend and TheVegasEye.com reader Sammy Hagar. The singer truly began to be a household name in the mid ‘80s when he fronted the already formed Van Halen, replacing David Lee Roth. Hagar comes to The Pearl Concert Theater on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at 8 p.m. for what is sure to be a winning performance. Visit www.palmspearl.com for more infomation.

After leading multiple bands throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s, Hagar went solo for some time before joining the rock group Van Halen. In the late ‘70s, he released a self-titled album which went gold. In 1981, he released Standing Hampton, followed by 1982 Three Lock Box – the albums reached platinum and gold status respectively.

In 1984, before joining Van Halen, Hagar released VOA which featured the popular song “I Can’t Drive 55.” The following year, Hagar became the new voice of Van Halen and recorded 5150 which was released in 1986. Hagar remained with the band through several years and several hit albums including For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993) and Balance (1995).

The following year Hagar was back on the solo track with much speculation on his departure from Van Halen. The media attention helped propel his first solo release Marching to Mars (1997) in to the Top 20. It was Hagar’s first solo release in more than 10 years. He followed his reemergence as a solo artist with the release Red Voodoo in 1999. Hagar released more solo albums with the most recent being 2006’s Livin’ It Up!

This Weekend at THE BANK...

Dave Navarro Hosts at Pure Nightclub...

Rocker Turned Film Director Celebrates Five AVN Award Nominations for His First Film Project at PURE Nightclub. Everyone's favorite bad boy, Dave Navarro, celebrates his directorial debut and the success of his adult film Broken at The Strip's sassiest spot, PURE Nightclub. Take part in the party of a lifetime on Friday, January 11 as the hottest club in Sin City hosts a blowout bash for the legendary rock star. For table reservations call (702) 289-2002. For more information visit www.purethenightclub.com