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Who Didn't Dance with Snoop Dogg This Weekend?

While Saturday night may have belonged to Paris Hilton, we can't forget that the all-mighty Snoop Dogg was in town this weekend at The Palms to celebrate Fantasy Football LIVE! Superdraft party on Friday.

Since Ashton Kutcher was also on hand to host, it makes sense that he would bring along his wifey, Demi Moore, for Snoop's tailgate concert. What doesn't make sense is Demi's outfit (this is football, girl!) and her bump n' grind moves with Snoop as well as her attempt to bring hubby Ashton on stage to dance. Aww shucks, who are we kidding? We're just jealous she looks as fine as she does for 42 47 after having three kids. Not to mention, she got to dance with Snoop Dogg.

Someone else who got to dance with Snoop? Fantasia, who made a quick recovery from her suicide attempt to perform with Snoop. Word is, she got a standing ovation. We believe it as she sounds pretty good here. Keep it up 'Tasia! Here's what else is on in Vegas:

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Miss Universe Has Been Crowned So You Can All Go Home Now

After a few weeks of tramping around town, the girls of the Miss Universe pageant will be heading home. All except for Miss Mexico aka Jimena Navarrete who won the coveted crown. On hand to help her celebrate were pageant meister Donald Trump and Bret Michaels who rose from the dead to host the pageant along with NBC News anchor Natalie Morales.

Sadly for Vegas, there will be no more pretty girls until next year! Well, actually not until the next pageant which looks like it will be Miss America in January. So...no more pretty girls for at least four months. We hope you can deal.

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Miss Philippines Wins Miss Universe...Hot Wings Eating Contest

Raise your hand if you think this should be a real event at the Miss Universe competition

As we mentioned last week, the Miss Universe pageant kicks off on August 23 at the Mandalay Bay but the girls have been making their way around Vegas for the past few days, including a stint at Diablo's Cantina where 10 to 15 of them participated in a hot-wing eating contest.

The winner? Venus Raj from the Philippines who scarfed down a total of 13 wings. Oh if only this were a real event in the Miss Universe competition, we'd all be winners here at VegasChatter! Here's what else is on in Vegas (and yes, it's mostly about Miss Universe girls):

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What is Now at the Top of Our Summer Reading List

It looks like the uniforms at the MGM Grand have changed since the 1990s but is the job the same?

We're sincerely hope not if the tales that author Jay Rankin tells in his new book are true. The LV Sun has an interview with the former MGM Grand doorman about his life and work in Vegas in the 90's. “Under the Neon Sky: A Las Vegas Doorman’s Story,” captures the highs, lows and pressures of making money and staying employed in Sin City.

In anecdote after anecdote, he describes an atmosphere of fear as ingrained in the way the MGM Grand operated from 1993, when it opened as the world’s largest hotel, through 1999, when Rankin left.

Vegas has changed a lot since 1999 but no matter what opens and closes and then opens again in this town, the employees always have the best stories to tell. We can't wait to read this book! (Wanna tell us your employment in Vegas stories? Send 'em here)

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These Ladies Will Not Be Working The Pole Tonight

We find the Lilith Fair concert tonight at Mandalay Bay Beach to be both refreshing and perplexing. On the one hand, we're all like: Finally! Some positive female role models, not to mention some extremely talented women, are coming into town sans clear heels, fist-pumping and napkins-turned-barely there dresses.

On the other hand we're like: Lilith Fair? In Vegas? But what will they do here? And why do we suddenly feel like wearing black, donning Doc Martins and lighting a candle?

Still, if you've always wanted to see Elizaveta, Sarah McLachlan, Miranda Lambert, Susan Justice, Queen Latifah, The Bangles, A Fine Frenzy and Emmylou Harris all perform in one night, now's your chance. Tickets range from $50-$150 but hurry and buy now! The show starts in three and a half hours.

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Break Out the Vino: Mob Museum to Open Next Spring

The Mob Museum may be a reality come next May or June, thanks to a new funding of $7.1 million approved by the city today. The Las Vegas Sun reports that the money will go to creating and installing over 30 digital and interactive exhibits for the museum, whose official name will be Las Vegas Organized Crime and Law Enforcement Museum. Yeah, Mob Museum is a much better nickname than LVOCALEM.

Meanwhile, work continues on the former post office and federal courthouse in downtown on Stewart Street, which will house the museum's exhibits. The city hopes the museum will bring in $8.5 million to $13.5 million dollars in revenue. Otherwise, they're gonna whack somebody to make up for that money and teach 'em a lesson. For more on the types of exhibits to expect, check out our last story here.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Phil Hellmuth takes us on a 360-degree tour of his Aria Sky Suite about which he cannot say enough positive things. [All360Poker]
· Good news for Vegas Visitors--Rooms are still cheap! (Yeah, we already knew that) [8NewsNow.com]
· Uhoh the pools at The Signature at MGM Grand may no longer be so peaceful. [Vegas.com]
· Criss Angel blah blah new tricks blah blah illusions blah blah Believe. [VegasDeluxe]
· An interview with the Vegas Courtesan [Daily Fiasco]

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Wasted Space to Get Wasted Tonight Just For Turning 2

If you wake up tomorrow morning with this tattooed on your lower back, you have no one to blame but yourself.

We love Vegas because they will find an excuse to get wasted for any occasion--even if it's just a second anniversary. That's what Wasted Space at Hard Rock Las Vegas is doing tonight, with the added bonus of girl-on-girl kissing contests (vom) and a $1,000 in prizes. We know there are some people out there who will enjoy this.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:

· Vuvuzelas are banned from the MGM Grand Arena this Saturday [AP]
· Harrahs's is building a retail strip that will include a ferris wheel![BusinessWeek]
· Cosmos for everyone! More pics of the rooms [Daily Fiasco]
· Interns in Vegas, a bad idea or an amazing adventure? We'll find out with this Twitter feed. [@VegasInterns]

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Too Much 'Tattoos and Tequila' for Vince Neil

Vince Neil, former Motley Crue frontman and aspiring mogul for the "Tattoos and Tequila" lifestyle, was arrested last night in Vegas for a DUI. He was taken to the Clark County Jail where TMZ promptly snapped a mugshot. Er, we mean the officers did. He's currently in custody pending $2,000 bail. (Um, hello people? Vince Neil is sitting in jail still! Has someone not come to get him?)

What this means for his new restaurant, Tres Rios at the Las Vegas Hilton, we don't know. But if he's looking to do some damage control--Vince already did a brief stint in jail in the mid-80s after another drunk driving incident killed a fellow rocker--maybe he could offer a free Designated Drivers service at his restaurant on weekends.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Daytime Emmys in Vegas get slammed for being a two-hour plug for Vegas [LA Times]
· Las Vegas is too hot for the Tea Party [Huffington Post]
· Molly Ringwald is partying at LAVO today--book partying that is. [@LavoLasVegas]
· The Kardashians are opening a store at The Mirage on August 1. Pretty please say Kris Jenner will be there! [@KateBennett_VM]

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The Day We Almost Lost Carrot Top

Folks, this was a close one--we almost lost Carrot Top. Earlier today, Perez Hilton reported that CT was taken to the hospital. However, it turned out that Perez's source was making a bigger deal of it than what really happened.

@Robin_Leach was all a-Twitter about the real scoop which was that CT had food poisoning and dehydration but was able to drive himself to the hospital. He cancelled his show tonight but is expected to return on Wednesday. Phew! Vegas without freakishly muscular Carrot Top? We shudder to think of what that would be like.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· Vegas! The Show! will now premiere on June 26 [@Robin_Leach. Yes, again.)
· Lady Gaga was at PH Vegas today? [@PhVegas]
· Hard Rock gets a new comedy club from LA [Stage Time Mag]
· Jezebel offers red carpet commentary on the Vegas magazine party [Jezebel]
· Wow. We didn't think last weekend was that bad. [8 News Now]

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Burn Your Fake IDs: McLovin' Turns 21 This Weekend

McLovin' from "Super Bad" aka Christopher Mintz-Plasse is turning 21 this weekend and has chosen Tao Las Vegas to celebrate the big occasion...all weekend long.

The party will kick off at Tao on Saturday night at 9:30pm with DJ Vice providing the tunes. The next day on Sunday, Tao Beach will also throw a bday party with doors opening at 10am.

While we hope that the likes of Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel will show up at least of one of those parties, we're thinking it will be more like Audrina Patridge, Stephanie Pratt and a Situation or two. Still, if you wanna celebrate a Superbad 21st birthday, call now to make your table reservations. Or else show up promptly when the doors open to get in.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:

· More Garth this Summer! [CMT]
· Richard Branson and Dita von Teese go out on a wing [@MelissaDuran8]
· The Riviera promises the only British pub on the Strip, opening soon [@RivieraLasVegas]
· Wynn makes some layoffs, calls it a morale boost [Fox5Vegas]

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Burlesque Hall of Fame Shimmies Back into Town on June 3

The Burlesque Hall of Fame (which is actually based in Las Vegas) is throwing its annual convention again on June 3, this time to the Plaza Hotel and Casino downtown. (Last year, it was at the Orleans.)

The festivities will run until June 6 and you can expect to see, well, a lotta flesh whether it be at the 53rd Annual Striptease Reunion, the 20th Annual Miss Exotic World Pageant or Fifth Annual Pinup Safari and Cheesecake Camera Club. But all this flesh-peeping doesn't come cheap. Tickets start at $175 for a weekend pass.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· MGM Mirage launches iPhone Apps [Intomobile]
· Las Vegas Sands, not The Palms, is teaming up with Playboy in Macau [Casino City Times]
· This looks familiar [NY Post]
· Some Vegas hotels are waiving the resort fee for this tire convention [Tire Review]
· The 90s are back! Biz Markie to host "Justafriend party" at Lavo next week [Lavo]

[Photo: Burlesque Hall of Fame/Facebook]

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Vegas Has Come a Long Way Since 'Vegas Vacation'

Audrey and Rusty break VegasChatter's cardinal hotel rule--never, EVER, lay on the bed comforters.

We were just taking a little break here when we realized we had Vegas Vacation on our DVR, a movie we have not watched since it hit cable TV in the late 90s.

Yes, this the movie where the Griswolds head to Las Vegas for a little vacation. And boy, has Vegas come a loong way since 1997. Clark and co. shacked up at Mirage and resort fee be damned, we are so happy the rooms there now look like this instead of that above. The guest elevators, however, are still as confusing to get to as they were when the Griswolds visited.

We only had time to watch a little bit of the show before work was beckoning us again but we were shocked by how much younger and less frozen Wayne Newton's face was. (And in 1996, he was performing at the MGM Grand.) We also got a little sad seeing Siegfried and Roy at their peak using disco balls and white tigers. But then Roy's futuristic codpiece ruined the moment. And hey, Rusty stole Mr. Pappagiorgio's identity!

Got a favorite movie about Vegas? Let us know what it is! (PS. Shot of younger, unfrozen Wayne after the jump.)

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