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Strip Scribbles: Theory of Flight filming music video at Lake Mead today

Posted June 12, 2009 • 2:04 p.m.

Theory of Flight frontman Beau Hodges considers giving flight to his lightbulb.

Photo: Aaron Thompson

Rising rockers Theory of Flight, who are based here in Las Vegas, shoot their first music video “Set the Night on Fire” today and are looking for fans to be extras in the filming. So from 3:30 to 10 p.m. today out at Lake Mead, the band wants girls in cut-off jeans, tank tops, flip flops and jean skirts -- “fun in the sun” attire -- and guys in board shorts and T-shirts but no tank tops. Khaki and camp shorts are OK, but recognizable logos are a no-no!

If you miss the video shoot, you can catch them Wednesday at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay for the second part. Fleetwood Mac, Chris Isaak and The Killers producer Mark Needham is working on their debut album Within Reach.

*Playboy platinum blonde Holly Madison meets Broadway singer, actress and dancer Shoshana Bean today for the first time at Peepshow rehearsals. The ladies are taking over in the adult cabaret burlesque revue at Planet Hollywood on June 22. They replace Mel B and Kelly Monaco, whose contracts are about to end. Holly and Shoshana were born 70 miles apart in Oregon and are near in age. One of the stunning Peepshow dancers who has worked previously in Wicked with Shoshana said: “She’s a great choice for the role. She’ll nail it in rehearsals immediately, and her voice is going to knock Vegas audiences off their feet.”

*Two important dates for your calendar: To mark the 25th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil on Tuesday, parts of the Strip will be closed in and near the Bellagio. Members of Cirque shows will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people to simultaneously walk on stilts. … Golf fanatic and pop superstar Justin Timberlake has set his Shriners Hospital Children’s Open for Oct. 12-18 at the TPC Summerlin golf course. His celebrity pro-am will be Oct. 14. This year, more than 132 PGA players are competing for $4.2 million. The winner pockets $756,000.

Star surveillance

For the third consecutive day, Ozzy Osbourne had lunch at Society Cafe in Steve Wynn’s Encore and enjoyed a classic Caesars Salad. Ozzy joked that he’s becoming addicted to the menu there. … Congratulations to Hubert Keller of Fleur de Lys in Mandalay Bay for his win in the first episode of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters this week. … System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan partied with friends at one table in Carey Hart’s Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel, while at a separate table were adult film stars Puma Swede and Tory Lane.

*A rare selection of 1960s books has gone on sale and display at Bauman Rare Books in the Shoppes at the Palazzo. It was a historic decade of change involving racial injustice, the Vietnam War, Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. Bauman Rare Books has collated rare volumes and artifacts about the now romanticized decade characterized by sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s Strength to Love, an autographed Elvis Presley photograph, Malcolm X and Alex Haley’s The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Hunter S. Thompson’s Hell’s Angels, Charles Schultz’s A Charlie Brown Christmas, Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. In addition to the Palazzo store, they still have their original in Philadelphia and another in Manhattan.

Believe it or not, but in addition to CineVegas, we’ve also got some rare finds to leaf through as we turn the pages on this weekend’s other highlights throughout Las Vegas. Our title is affectionately known around here as the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:

Friday, June 12

*The ABBA tribute band Abbacadabra arrives at the Hilton for three nights of memorable “Mamma Mia” hits, 21 in all. Click HERE for yesterday’s interview with record mogul Jerry Greenberg, who discovered both! It’s the group’s first concert in Las Vegas.

*Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell brings the standards from the Great American Songbook to life in four nights of shows through Monday at the Golden Nugget downtown. In addition to producing hits for Linda Ronstadt and Rod Stewart, Steve was the singer in the Father of the Bride films. He’ll be next heard on the soundtrack of Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant.

*Longtime legends and local Las Vegas entertainers Marty Allen and Karon Kate Blackwell give up their headline cruise schedule to start two nights of comedy and songs in the South Point. Click HERE for our interview last week with Marty.

*Frontman Stephan Jenkins and his band Third Eye Blind lead a semi-charmed kind of life and perform poolside at the Hard Rock Hotel with Low vs. Diamond as the opening act. … Strung Out plays at the nearby Wasted Space. … Tribute band Hotel California entertains for three nights of Eagles memories up at the Suncoast.

*Three other events worthy of mention are the Sterling Night of Fights at The Pearl in the Palms, the kickoff of the new summer movie series at Mandalay Bay Beach with the film Role Models, and hip-hop mogul and producer Jermaine Dupri as guest DJ at Prive in Planet Hollywood.

Saturday, June 13

*Hometown hero Tony Curtis will be honored with the Jules Verne Legendaire Award in Los Angeles to mark the 50th anniversary of the Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot.

*Record-breaking poker professional Doyle Brunson began playing while in college and is now in the Hall of Fame. He and Mike Caro, the “Mad Genius of Poker,” teach a poker seminar at 10 a.m. Admission is free at Pavilion 9 in The Rio.

*Longtime pal and singer Bobby Vinton rolls back the blue velvet for a performance at the Cannery. … There will be no pain in the house while reunited glam metal band Faster Pussycat purrs at the Santa Fe Station. … The Clark County Amphitheater becomes the home of “Reggae in the Desert” with Ky-Mani Marley, Third World, Yellowman, Gregory Isaacs and others for a one-night concert. … Cherry Hill with guests The Clydesdale raise the roof at Wasted Space.

*Three other items of note: Regular visitor Pauly Shore will have the audience laughing in the aisles with his comedy at the House of Blues. … Boxing and mixed martial arts go glove-to-glove and fist-to-fist in “When Worlds Collide” at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm. … Tickets go sale at noon for the just-added second show by Blink-182 at The Rogue Joint on July 24.

Party patrol

Tonight’s performances include Eve at Pure in Caesars Palace and rapper Fat Joe at LAX in the Luxor. … DJ Samantha Ronson takes to the wheels of steel at Prive with or without Lindsay Lohan. … The roller-skating jam “Down & Derby” celebrates its fifth roller disco event, and 200 sets of skates are available for rent. No less than six DJs will be on tap to keep the skaters speeding! … Las Vegas native Amanda Righetti, who starred in this year’s Friday the 13th, will host a DVD release party at Tabu in MGM.

Sunday, June 14

Congratulations to comedian and Improv master Wayne Brady as he celebrates his birthday with a party at Lavo. … Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro conduct another of their power poker seminars at The Rio.

Monday’s teases

CineVegas coverage of the weekend parties and the honoree awards will continue through the weekend, and then Monday we’ll wrap it all up and peek at the celebrity star presentation for me. … We’ll also have full photo reports of all the stars at play throughout the Strip during the weekend. … Then Tuesday Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte plans to lead his shows’ casts down the Strip outside the Bellagio for a stilt-walking stunt to claim a new Guinness World Record.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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