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11th Annual Canon Customer Appreciation Reception
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he 11th Annual Canon U.S. A. Customer Appreciation Star-Studded Reception was held Friday, January 8 at the BELLAGIO’s Grand Ballroom. Elegantly dressed guests of the evening event enjoyed fine cuisine, live and silent auctions and exciting musical entertainment. [Click any photo to enlarge.]
This event, was sponsored by Canon U.S.A. Inc. and produced by John W. Arnos Sr., Canon U.S.A. and Jaki Baskow, Baskow & Associates and benefited the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC is a private non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that provides services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered or sexually exploited children.
John and Revé Walsh, whose son Adam was abducted and murdered, helped pass the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 1984 which created the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. NCMEC now serves as the national clearinghouse for information on missing children and the prevention of child victimization. Since 1998, Canon and NCMEC have collaborated to educate the public about the growing issue of child abduction. The Canon4Kids program, a partnership between Canon U.S.A. and NCMEC helps law enforcement quickly disseminate photos and information about missing children, produces PSAs with missing children photos, and educates parents about tips for taking and maintaining updated photos of their children. To date, NCMEC has helped to recover more than 138,000 children, plus educating thousands of parents and children on how to be safe.
The event started with a Celebrity Red Carpet, a Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction. Afterwards guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, and a live auction. They were able to meet and mingle with approximately 50 celebrities who attended the event. M.C. John Daly introduced some of the following celebrities and brought them onstage. They were: John Walsh (America’s Most Wanted), Alice Cooper (Rock Star Legend), Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives, Wings), Gordon Clapp (Detective Greg Medovoy on NYPD Blue), Davy Jones (The Monkees), Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, The Avenging Angel), Rudy Gatlin (Gatlin Brothers), Robert Hayes (Airplane), Steven Root (TV/Movies –currently in The Men Who Stare At Goats), Mark Steines (Co-anchor Entertainment Tonight), Willie Gault (Former NFL Star/Actor), Gary Mule Deer (Comedian/ Musician), Jessica Pacheco (Flamenco Dancer), Eddie Payton (Former NFL Star), Chris Rich (Murphy Brown, Reba, Another World, Boston Legal), Paula Trickey (TV actress), (Joe Regalbuto (TV Series Murphy Brown, Knots Landing), Skip Martin (Lead singer Kool and the Gang), Molly Culver (Actress/Model), Walt Cunningham (Astronaut Apollo 7) Kevin Dobson (Days of Our Lives as Mickey Horton, Kojak, Knots Landing), Natalie Gulbis (Professional Golfer/Celebrity Apprentice). Dean Norris (Veteran TV and film Actor), Michael Storm (One Life to Life, Dynasty), and Kurt Bevacqua (Major League Baseball, Fox’s King of the Hill).
After dinner, the band provided great entertainment along with music for dancing.
To help raise awareness of issues related to locating missing children, Canon U.S.A. also held a Celebrity Golf Tournament at TPC-Las Vegas the following day to benefit NCMEC.
John Legend and Stevie Wonder—Monster Cable Event
The same night, after I left the CANON event, I crossed the street to PARIS to see John Legend and his band perform. The show was good, but the piece dé resistance was the surprise guest performer near the end of the show. It was none other than the fabulous Stevie Wonder who did a wonderful duet with John Legend. After the show, I was invited to two post concert parties. One was with Stevie Wonder. What a night!
Adult Video Awards Celebration And Post Awards Party
At the same time the CES Convention was on, the Adult Video Porn Convention also convened. I was invited to the Adult Video Awards show at a new venue, The Pearl at the PALMS—and it was crazy wild. After the Awards show, I was invited to a post Awards party at Little Buddha. This party was given by Porn Guru, Ron Jeremy who invited me to sit in his special booth. That too, was wild and crazy.
Wow! I am exhausted from all these events, but I keep on going, like the Energizer Bunny, to give you all this info.
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF AND © DR. ADELE “Z.Z.” ZORN AND USED WITH PERMISSION.
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