LAS VEGAS PICTURES

That's great JorjaFoxFan lots of jobs, beings it's a 24 hr. town. you'll love it, and on celebrities here grissoms_gurl_ HMMM. wow lots Elton John, Celine Dion, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Tom Jones, many lounge acts, Jay Leno, hilarious, Lola Falana.. now I'm drawing a blank, but not damn CSI's yet

CELINE BIDS ADIEU

A sentimental Celine Dion said she will forever remember Caesars Palace as the site of her son's first steps, and 'his first potty training', as she told the Governors Conference on Tourism on Thursday at Caesars Palace. Gov. Jim Gibbons presented Dion, whose 4 1/2 year run at Caesars Palace ends Saturday, with the newly created Nevada Enternainer of the New Millenium Award. The award recognized Dion from "entertaining millions and changing the lives of all Nevadans through her commitment to philanthorpic giving" Nevada's frist lady Dawn Gibbons gifted Dion with a Nevada-mined turquoise necklace. Dion told the gathering she will miss her life in Las Vegas and thanked her husband/manager Rene Angelil for "taking the big gamble" he loves to play the games here" she said. earlier this week, he won $1 million in a no-hold-buy-in-no-limit Texas poker game he put in $100,000, an won the big prize

Celine Dion's superfans showed up en masse Saturday for her last performance farewell at Caesars Palace. Among the faithful making the pilgrimage for Dion's 717th performance of "A NEW DAY" was Ramona Almirez of san Jose, CA., who has attended more than 100 shows, and paid $225 for seats. Grammy winning composer/producer David Foster, one of the final-show attendees, said Dion helped bring entertaning back to Las Vegas. "The city had gotten so lackluster for a whil. She brought a vibrancy. I think one might compare her to Steve Wynn's" Some celebrities who showed up were were suppossed to be Oprah, but she was feeling under the weather, but Criss Angel. Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes, plus more were in the audience. Elvis is still the most successful entertainer in the history of Las Vegas, with 837 shows from July 1969, to Dec. 1976. Dion flew in more than 100 family and friends from Canada, including her entire Montreal ofice to see her finale!!

NORM CLARKE..LVRJ

 

^wow, that farewell performance would have been quite something to see!! I bet it was huge and really really amazing!! Congrats to Celine!

 

LAS VEGAS NEWS

New Years Eve could be a frosty night when Pamela Anderson hosts the countdown at PURE nightclub at Caesars Palace. Anderson who filed for divorice on Friday from Rick Solomon after a big blowup, was seen partying with illusionist Criss Angel on Saturday at lAX nightclub [Luxor] and said "were trying to work things out"

MORE THAN 600,000 LIVING IN LAS VEGAS

Though Las Vegas didn't grow as fast over the past year as it did in previous years, the city did manage to push past the 600,000 mark. This milestone was expected it had an increase of 1.9 percent, said Margo Wheeler, the city's director of plannig and development!

Norm Clarke..LVRJ