WELCOME to Kimo’s Vegas ... The Player’s Edge!

ALIENS (the interplanetary kind) spotted in the lobby at the Planet Hollywood ... Last Friday, the crew from Dwayne “The Rock”

Johnson’s new movie was in da house (including extras dressed as aliens) shooting scenes for Race to Witch Mountain.

IF OBEY, AFFLICTION, Sinful and True Religion get your shop on ... you’ll be happy to know that Metropark, offering stylish urban apparel and accessories,is now open at Mandalay Place.

SOME NBA FANS were dismayed to learn that they could not place a bet on the finals at the sports books in Caesars, Paris, Bally’s, Harrah’s, Rio, Flamingo or the Imperial Palace. Last year Harrah’s chairman and CEO Gary Loveman acquired 2.4 percent of the Celtics. To eliminate any conflict of interest, the NBA required Harrah’s not to accept money on any Boston games.

KV TIP: At any Harrah’s restaurant you can pay for your meal with your Total Rewards Points by charging it to your room. But if you swipe your card at the restaurant when paying the bill,you won’t have to pay tax.

AMERICAN IDOL fans will get to see David Cook and David Archuleta perform live on The View Tuesday June 23 at 8 a.m. Other guests include (comedian) Jimmy Kimmel, (singer) Rhiana, (impressionist) Danny Gans, The Chippendales, (comedian) Wayne Brady, (actress) Jessica Simpson, (magician) Lance Burton and (singer/actress) Bette Midler.Tickets for the taping are still available. Get the link at www.KimosVegas.com or bring your camera and look for the stage on top of the fountains in front of Caesars.

THE PALAZZO employs the only female master sommelier in Las Vegas, Tiffany Soto.

THE GOOD NEWS ... Deals on a Las Vegas hotel room have never been more plentiful. The bad news ... Air fares continue to rise largely because of the rising cost of oil ... On Hawaiian Airlines, a trip to the Ninth Island will cost you an extra $20, adding another $120 to the cost of a ticket. Save some kala and book your flights before they go up again.

IN LAS VEGAS you always run into old friends, but things may be a little different when Kamehameha Schools has an all-class reunion on the last weekend of October at the Orleans ... They’re expecting more than 1,000 Warriors! To make your reservations, call Malia at George Oishi’s office 847-4915.

THE GREATEST SHOW on Earth, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, will be at the Orleans Hotel June 19-22.

LAST YEAR the mines in Nevada produced $5.4 billion in gold, silver and other minerals, making it the third largest gold-mining region in the world after South Africa and Australia.

ALL MONTH LONG the Hawaiian Tropic Zone is featuring “Chicks with Decks” - sexy female DJs on the club’s Strip-side patio. Rockin’ the wheels of steel ... International Playboy Playmate DJ Miss Lisa (tomorrow), DJ Fei Fei (Saturday), Playboy model and

Playboy Cyber Girl DJ Roxanne Dawn (next Friday, June 20), Playboy model DJ Diamond (next Saturday) and Maxim and FHM model DJ Frances ends the series June 28. And there’s free p.i.n.k. vodka for the ladies until midnight.

LONGTIME ISLAND entertainer Manea Manuma has been diagnosed with total and permanent kidney failure, known as end stage renal disease (ESRD) and will need dialysis treatment three times a week until he gets a kidney transplant. To help, his friends and family are having a benefit called “Manea’s Jam for Life” at Dylan’s (Boulder Highway) on June 29. If you’d like to help, send a donation to 9922 Fragile Fields, Las Vegas, NV 89183.

 

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