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Las Vegas: Satan Vacations Here
by Victoria Alexander
September 26, 2005

The Phenomenal Tao Nightclub at Venetian, Vegas Magazine Party at The Palms, George Clooney Infests Invests in Las Vegas, McCormick and Schmidt Seafood Restaurant Renovation, The Da Vinci Code, The Psychic Macaw, A Movie Star’s “Fraud” Marriage, Madonna’s Gay Husband?, and more...

A Movie Star’s “Fraud” Marriage? Renee Zellweger filed for an annulment citing “fraud.” Mere legalese or was Zellweger making a nasty innuendo against her husband of four months, Kenny Chesney? Let’s take a look at what “fraud,” as a reason for an annulment in California, means. It’s a tough case to make since usually movie stars go for the more vague “irreconcilable differences” (though you cannot use “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for an annulment in California). Anyone seeking an annulment on the grounds of "fraud" must prove that their partner misrepresented some matter that was vital to the marriage. This may include the concealment of a fact such as an existing spouse, permanent impotence or a criminal history.

The "fraud" declaration is very unusual for a high-profile case - but Zellweger apparently didn’t care that using the “fraud” allegation would point directly to Chesney being gay. Bloggers have laughed at Zellweger backtracking as to the meaning of the “fraud” allegation, saying Chesney’s roadies’s call him “Proud Mary.” Since Chesney is said to have pulled in $60 million last year, Zellweger wasn’t lied to about his net worth. The question remains: Did Zellweger have a chaste, whirlwind courtship? And since when is marrying a gay man not de rigueur in Hollywood? Zellweger must know lots of female stars who have had successful, long enduring marriages to gay men (see rumor below). In some cases it’s known as a career upgrade.

Zellweger knew damn well what “fraud” would imply. What did Chesney do to make Renee so bitter? After having a relationship with rock star Jack White of The White Stripes, she knew Chesney would be doing a lot of touring and she would be off on movie locations. I can’t wait for Chesney’s management and friends to start the payback on Zellweger.

From Perez.Hilton.com comes this: “In today's issue of Conspiracy Corner, we are hearing some wicked whispers from London that Mr. Madonna, Guy Ritchie, has gotten very very chummy with fellow Brit Jason Statham, star of his new movie Revolver and star of his movie Snatch. Oh yeah, and star of his movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Our pals in London tell us that Ritchie has been known to be a switch hitter and that he and Stratham have been seen in public getting very affectionate after several pints together. And, those in the know, are saying that the twosomes relationship has gotten very tight recently, if you know what we mean. Madge, better keep a tight leash on your man!”

George Clooney Infests Invests in Las Vegas. Clooney-fronted Las Ramblas, which intends to break ground in 2006 and be built in phases over the next five years, is planned for about 25 acres between The Hard Rock Hotel-Casino and the proposed W Hotel. Las Ramblas is named for a fashionable and pedestrian-friendly area in Barcelona, Spain, that boasts a promenade and cafes. But Las Ramblas LV will be anything but friendly. Clooney and Co. do not want slobs – even with money - eating in their restaurants. They want you in a tuxedo. If you are wearing flip-flops, wheeling a stroller, and God Forbid!, fat, please go to CircusCircus. They have free circus acts there. Don’t even think of turning up hunched over a walker.

The project will include more than 4,400 condominium and hotel units in 11 high-rise towers, along with shops and a 48,000-square-foot casino — about half the size of the sprawling gambling floors found in the city's others megaresorts. Clooney and Rande Gerber (nicknamed in print ads as “The Cooler”), who is married to model Cindy Crawford, will help design and direct the restaurants, entertainment, spa and a 300-room boutique hotel.

"I wanted it to be like old Vegas and old Hollywood. It's going to be a classy joint," Clooney said when interviewed from his home on Lake Como in Italy. Clooney said the project will include a movie theater suitable for holding Hollywood-type premieres. Clooney told David Letterman last week: “No cutoffs, culottes, or espadrilles.” Does this edit mean there will be no casino money pits: The penny, quarter, and half-dollar slots? Will Las Ramblas’s luxury stores agree to a dress code as well and refuse entry to anyone not wearing couture?

They are mocking us already and not one shovel of dirt has been turned.

The Phenomenal Tao Nightclub. This past weekend was the grand opening of Tao, a multifaceted and multistory 'Asian city' housing a restaurant, banquet facilities, an ultra-lounge and a nightclub in 40,000 square feet of Buddhist ambiance and terrific food. I attended the Thursday night VIP opening. On Saturday night, the festivities featured 25 singing monks welcoming guests as they entered the Tao “Asian Temple Entertainment Complex.” Tao is extraordinarily gorgeous. Tao is the best-designed nightclub/restaurant in Las Vegas. Will George Clooney be able to top this? There is a giant Buddha and early Shanghai opium beds, eight private skyboxes with mini-bars, espresso machines, and banquettes featuring secured purse drawers (need we say any more?), as well as European Bottle Service. Everyone is astonished by its grandeur and beautifully designed masterpiece.

Located on the Grand Canal Shoppes level of The Venetian, Tao Nightclub is open Thursday through Saturday from 10:30 pm to 5:30 am. (702) 388-8338.

McCormick and Schmidt Seafood Restaurant’s Renovation. It’s one of the most popular seafood restaurants in Las Vegas and on Thursday evening they hosted a media party celebrating their expansion and renovation. M&S is intimate with stained-glass skylights, rich dark-wood panels, mosaic floors, hardwood tables and chairs, curtained booths and hand-crafted chandeliers. The well-crafted menu includes Bay Blue crab, Maine lobster, and Massachusetts scrod, Hawaiian spearfish, and Mexican yellowtail. McCormick and Schmidt, 335 Hughes Center Drive, Las Vegas (702-836-9000).

Vegas Magazine VIP Party at The Palms. Saturday evening Vegas Magazine hosted the cast of “Las Vegas” at Rain Nightclub inside The Palms launching the hit show’s Season Two “Uncut and Uncensored” DVD and Soundtrack. Guests included the cast of “Las Vegas,” including Vegas Magazine’s September cover model Molly Sims, Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure and Cheryl Ladd. The show’s creator and executive producer Gary Scott Thompson, comedian Jay Mohr and Battlestar Gallactica star Grace Park were also present. The now annual Vegas Magazine party at Rain is always a huge event with over 1500 invited guests.

Peter Jenks: a Psychic Macaw. At a Special Forces Picnic at Nellis Air Force Base on Patriot Day I met the absolutely fascinating Peter Jenks. He is a service animal providing exceptional care for his owner Grant Jenks. Why am I enthralled with Peter? He demonstrated to me that he was self-aware. Peter was born on July 6, 2002 and provides Grant with from 2 to 5 hours notice of pending medical emergencies. He is completely devoted to Grant since without him Grant would loose the ability to walk, his brain would shut down, or suffer PTSD heart failure. Peter can crush 1500lbs and could easily remove digits from a person if teased or Grant is threatened.

Grant told me that Peter enjoys The Animal Channel, understands everything, initiates conversations, plays sophisticated games, gets emotional at sad movies, irritable at violence on TV, blushes, and doesn’t get along with his pre-teen daughter. One day Grant heard Peter “arguing” with his son Ashton. What were they arguing about? Ashton found a stray cat and Peter got attached to it. They were fighting over who the cat belonged to. I walked over to Peter, who was nestled protectively on Grant’s shoulder, and whispered: “Peter, who does “Sweetie the Cat” belong to?” He said: “It’s mine.”

Grant told me that Peter can sense “negative” people and gets riled up when he comes within 200 feet of someone with a [dark aura]. I was thrilled he liked me and John but he got upset whenever Grant’s daughter came over! I told Peter macaws dropping poop on my shoulder or in my hair just wouldn’t do. Peter, who uses a bathroom on ocassion (Grant’s daughter says Peter has the run of the place, is messy, and is not house trained. She also said, “Don’t get one!”), is learning how to use a toilet. The Government is now working with macaws since they are found to have very complex thought patterns and will be able to read in the future! I’ve asked Grant if he will allow Peter to come over to my house for a play date.

“The Dumb Da Vinci Code.” Dan Brown’s novel has been at the top of the bestseller list for 128 weeks and is being made into a movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks. You know the story: Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and, at the time of his death, she was pregnant with their child. After Jesus’ humiliating death by crucifixion, MM was secretly sent away fearing for her unborn child’s (and God the Father’s granddaughter’s) life. The child was born and, through generations, rose the Merovingian line of French kings. Only a few very important people knew the secret that Leonardo Da Vinci revealed in his famous “encoded” fresco, “The Last Supper.” Magdalene's womb, carrying Jesus’ offspring, was the legendary Holy Grail.

Jesus was not seen as divine (God) by His followers until Emperor Constantine declared him so for his own purposes. The Council of Nicea (325 A.D.) was Constantine's power grab and the marriage of Jesus and MM was quashed there. MM's remains and the secret documents that tell the real story were found on the Temple Mount when Jerusalem was conquered in the First Crusade. The "truth" about Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene has been kept alive by a secret society named the Priory of Sion.

So says “The Da Vinci Code.”

I read the book. It is fast paced and highly enjoyable. Every chapter ends pushing you and the mystery forward. The writing is spellbinding. I’ve seen all the TV shows explaining the mystery put forward in Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code.” Is it truth dressed up as fiction? The glut of TV shows fail to explore the logical blunders: (a) Why would the wife of a “Jewish Peasant” (“The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant” by John Dominic Crossan) who died the shameful, naked public death of a criminal and slave, have to flee the country while His mother, brothers and sisters, and chief apostles stayed put continuing His “good news” message.

“And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then saith he, I came down from heaven?” (John: 6:42). Why, very soon after Jesus’ death, did is His family, especially brother James, rise to authority and control of the early church? James quickly assumed leadership. Before His death Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples (Luke:10). Wouldn’t everyone have known what happened to MM (and her unborn fetus);

(b) How could knowledge of His wife be effectively quashed while His family, disciples, and message spread around the ancient, though relatively small, world?;

(c) If it took 325 years to officially declare Jesus as God and celibate, does that mean that for 325 years everyone knew Jesus had a wife? The Nicene Creed affirms: (i) Jesus Christ is "as God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God," (ii) Jesus Christ is said to be "begotten, not made," and, (iii) He is said to be "of one substance with the Father."

I recommend “When Jesus Become God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome” by Richard E. Rubenstein and “Who Wrote the New Testatment” The Making of the Christian Myth” by Burton L. Mack.

I believe in the Catholic dogma regarding Jesus: He is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity and He never married. Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet who preached “The Kingdom of God is at hand.” If Jesus preached shedding one’s family, why would he marry? Wouldn’t that have been hypocritical of Him? People who flocked to Him would have known where His wife lived. Jesus talked the talk and walked the walk.

I highly recommend two books from my library by Fred Gettings: “The Occult in Art” and “Secret Symbolism in Occult Art.” Gettings understands “Sacred Geometry.”

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