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Leona Lewis, Mel B and Possibly Sharon Osbourne Are Turning Up For Matt Goss Tomorrow
So as you’ll know if you follow us on Twitter (hint: follow us on Twitter), we went down to Cleo’s Barge this lunchtime to earwig on the Goss rehearsals, along with a load of passers by, before being asked to leave on the orders of Robin Antin (was it something we said?) Apparently, they're "not ready for the public” so we shouldn't be watching (who knew that’s what the word “rehearsal” meant?)
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Next Week, 'Garden of the Gods' Will Open and Aria Will Pour Some 'Liquid'
We cannot promise that when you play swim-up blackjack at Caesars that good-looking folk like these will be there.
Better hit the gym and book your spray tan appointments as the Vegas Pool Scene starts to heat up again next week.
Caesars Palace will open its Garden of the Gods pool "oasis" on March 19. If you plan on hitting up this scene, plan to spend a lot of time here, i.e. pace yourself with those bloody marys.
There are now eight pools to frolick in, spaced over three levels and remembering their names will require some careful memory tricks.
There is Fortuna (known for its 18-foot waterfall and swim-up blackjack); Apollo which has maximum sun exposure; Bacchus which is available only to invited guests; Neptune considered the social hub, best for singletons; Jupiter which is the one place people might be able to relax and enjoy spa services from Qua Spa; Temple which is considered to be the family spot and lastly, Venus which will open on April 1 and is a part of the PURE nightclub. Venus will also be the best place to avoid children as only guests 21 and older are welcome.
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Matt Goss Merchandise Is Taking Over Caesars
T-4 days to the glorious Goss debut, and as well as the tarting up of Cleo’s Barge that’s finally got underway, the other big news is that the merch has arrived.
When we asked before at the shop nearest the Barge when the Goss guff would be arriving, we were they wouldn’t be stocking it till 12 March itself. But on Thursday, we found ourselves walking by a mannequin with “dirty” emblazoned across its bosom, and we had an inkling that if we looked round the back we would see “virgin”.
And we were right. There’s a whole load of t-shirts – taking up two whole segments of the shop (like half the front wall). In fact there’s pretty much one for every day of the week.
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Cleo's Barge Finally Gets Her Matt Goss Makeover
Finally. Finally! After all our griping about Cleopatra’s Barge being a) a bit gross and b) not refurbished for Matt Goss’ arrival, we swung by yesterday, when we bought our ticket for the opening night of Goss, to find the curtains up again, the smell of glue and paint in the air, and lots of workmen going in and out with wheelbarrows, carpets and studious looks on their faces. Hallelujah, Caesars. Hallelujah.
By peeking through the curtains and enlisting the services of our Caesars spy, we discovered the following:
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Our Residency At Caesars Palace Was Not A Resounding Success
Just like Matt Goss, it’s always been our dream to take up residency at Caesars Palace. Unfortunately for us, unlike Matt Goss, our musical prowess means that our residency will have to be purchased. So when we saw a hotel that we were pretty sure was Caesars going for $72 on Hotwire, we knew our time had come.
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So, Mariah. Are You Thinking What We're Thinking?
Far be it from us to pass judgment on anyone’s belly – we know the temptations of the Vegas buffet all too well – but, as we watched Mariah Carey at the Colosseum on Saturday night, we couldn’t help being a little bit spellbound by her tumtum.
At first we thought we’d leave it at a tweet, but then we got home and checked out the video we took an illicit spy sent us of the gig, and we were even more spellbound. Doesn’t she look a bit, well, preggers?
There’s been those rumors about how she and Nick Cannon were despo to get pregnant (from the National Enquirer, of course, but we all know how that reliable is these days).
There’s the new gold dress she wore in LA and the fact that she told us on Saturday one of her dresses was a “new ensemble” because she’d almost had a “wardrobe malfunction” in the previous one.
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No More 'Heart and Soul': FAO Schwarz Has Closed at Caesars Palace
It's a sign of the times as the giant wooden horse in front of FAO Schwarz rolls on out of Sin City.
The mega toy store at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace closed at the end of January, another victim of the craptastic economy. Yes. We hate to break it to you but there will be no more dancing like Tom Hanks in "Big" on the giant floor piano. :(
Just like Las Vegas, FAO Schwarz hasn't been through the best of times either, having filed for bankruptcy back in 2003. The toy chain was then bought by Toys R' Us in 2009 after shuttering retail locations in malls across America. Las Vegas and New York were the two outposts that remained. But now FAO Schwarz is choosing to focus on the flagship store in NYC and its website instead.
The three-story space occupied by FAO will be demolished for renovations and according to the LV Sun, The Forum Shops hope to put in a national retailer who wants to establish Las Vegas as one of their flagship stores. Any suggestions?
[Photo of Wooden Horse: MHowry]
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How Does Caesars' Matt Goss Package Stand Up?
No sniggering at the headline either, please
It’s T-11 days now to the glorious Goss debut. Excited? We are. So much so that our hands trembled this morning as we opened the first window on our Goss-advent calendar. (Kidding. Kinda.)
Guess who else is excited? Caesars. So much so that they’ve refurbed Cleopatra’s Barge finally got round to launching their Matt Goss package. The Gossmeister told us this was planned in January, and we’ve been hounding them for details ever since. And on Friday, they finally released it. Progress!
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The Case of Cleopatra's Barge Gets Curiouser and Curiouser
Yup, that's how small the stage is. And yup, that's totally open to the public. We might not be paying for our ticket after all
OK so. Just what on earth is going on with Cleopatra’s Barge? After we posted our pics of the renovations going down, the Harrah’s blog responded yesterday by posting some pics of a sphinx being jazzed up in preparation for Matt Goss’ arrival.
(Our first question – Gary Selesner said that the Gossy Room refurb would make Cleo’s “a little less Egyptian, a little more retro.” How is gilding a sphinx making it a little less Egyptian?)
Anyway we popped by yesterday evening and were amazed to find the plastic sheeting taken down, no discernable hookers present, and a sexy band setting up. The lounge looked no different (although the Harrah’s blog is right, the sphinxes are def a bit shinier) but we could see no other discernable difference, and a pair of shiny sphinx boobies doth not a Gossy Room make. Had Caesars done a miraculous, four day, invisible to the naked eye refurb?
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Will Cleopatra's Barge Be Ready In Time For Matt Goss?
During our stay at Caesars this weekend we had a few opportunities to note the progress on the Matt Goss show. As well as the t-shirts that we tweeted about, we also had a peek at Cleopatra’s Barge. Don’t forget, Caesars Pres Gary Selesner had said at the launch that they’d be refurbing it to be “a little less Egyptian, a little more retro.”
Well, we’ve been keeping an eye on it since that announcement back at the end of January, and not seen anything happen. But on Sunday, we spied a lone ladder propped up against a wall. And last night, we went by again to find some curtains closing it off.
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How We Scored a $200 Room at Caesars for $88 This Weekend
We’ve said before how much we love blind booking site Hotwire, but when something’s as good as this, you can’t say it enough. So here’s our latest success story.
This past weekend, we had a friend staying and since we were bored of never being able to drink and drive, we thought we’d go halves and get a room on the Strip for one night. We plumped for Sunday, to get as good a deal as possible, and hit up Hotwire.
We were thinking of trying for something along Flamingo/Paris/Ballys lines, but what did we see? A 4.5 star hotel on the Central Strip was coming up as $72. Yes, $72. And cross-referencing what it offered on Betterbidding.com, we were 90 per cent sure it was Caesars Palace.
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Bill Clinton: Not as Big of a Draw as Jubilee Booty?
It's been a rough month for Bill Clinton. A few weeks ago, he had to enter the hospital for an emergency heart stent procedure. Then his picture was placed beneath the booty of a Jubilee girl on the Bally's marquee and now tickets to his show at Caesars Palace tonight, An Evening Event with Bill Clinton, have not sold well, despite being priced at a very affordable $35 to $75 (affordable for Vegas standards anyways.)
The Strip Podcast first reported that tickets for the show were being given away on HouseLV.com, a website that gives out free Las Vegas show tickets to its members who pay an annual membership fee. (Another TwitPic shows Clinton tix lumped in with Men of X and Chippendales.)
Even our own VegasChatter editor was told yesterday that the top two tiers of the Colosseum has been closed. Additionally, Harrah's sent out some desperate last-minute 2 for 1 offers. On the bright side, if you already bought a ticket in the cheap seats, chances are you will be moved up to the better sections.
