October 2010 - Lake Tahoe Entertainer

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Ross Orlando
775-588-5657
Joani Buzzetti-Drew
530-318-9994
Entertainment Columnist
Photographer • Circulation
Ross Orlando
Feature Writers
Ross Orlando
Victor Babbitt • Howie Nave
Dave Davis
Late Nite Billy
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Production
Tony Drew
LAKE TAHOE
ENTERTAINER
530.573.1376
P.O.Box 550996
South Lake Tahoe CA. 96155
E-Mail:
tahoeskibum@sbcglobal.net
Fax: 530-573-1376
entertainertahoe.com
What’s On & Where
APRÉS WINE COMPANY - 530-544-9463
Happy Hours Every Mon.-Sat. 4-6pm & 9-10pm - Great Deals!
Live Music Saturdays - Various Artists - 7pm - No Cover
Sunday Sippers Wine Tastings, 5pm - $10 • Tasting Tuesdays - 6pm
BEACH HUT DELI - 530-541-SURF
LATE NITE PRODUCTIONS
Whiskey Dick's $2 Tuesdays - DJ Bird
Halloween Pre-Party Friday, Oct 29 @ Mo's Place
LateNiteProductions.com for Show Info!
Full Bar - Happy Hours - Local Summer Special
Live Music - No Cover - Pool Table - Heated Patio
MAMA'S RED TOMATO - 530-541-7239
Local's $5 Meal Deal - Hot Dog Monday Night Football
Live Music - Lakeview Dining - Marina - Happy Hours
Breakfast - Lunch - Dnner - Daily Specials - Kitchen Open till 10pm
Spectacular Over-the-Lake Dining - Locals 2 for 1 - Happy Hours
Happy Hours 3pm - 6pm -Daily Specials -Outdoor Patio - Live Music
World Class Entertainment - Full Bar
Freakers Balll - Saturday, October 30
OPAL ULTRA LOUNGE - Thursday - $1 Drinks - DJ
Fridays - Ladies Drink Free All Night Night - DJ
Saturday - Ladies Free Cover Before Midnight- DJ
BLU NIGHTCLUB - Free Music Fridays • Dizzy Balloon - Oct 1
Chip Chop - Oct 8 • Forest Day - Oct 15
Sleepy Sun Uncle & Wake Up Lucid - Oct 22
THE ZONE - Sports Book & Sports Bar - 24/7 Happy Hour
HQ-CENTER BAR & CAFE DEL SOUL- 24/7 Happy Hour
Happy Hour 3pm - 7pm Mon - Fri - Wednesday $3 House Margaritas
Full Menu till 3am - 2 for 1 Happy Hour 10pm - 4am – Video Poker
Pool Tables - Beer Pong - Foosball • Happy Hour 3 - 6
Sushi & Unique Cuisine
Edgewood Restaurant - Lakeview Dining - Brooks' Bar & Deck
Fresh Sushi, Sashimi & Seafood • Happy Hours 4.30 - 6.00 M-F
An Improvisational Grill - Outdoor Fire Pit
Authentic Thai Cuisine over 70 Selections
Happy Hour 3pm - 5pm - Video Poker - Food Specials
Free Locals Discount Card - Outdoor Dining
Mountain & Airport Views - Happy Hour - Food Specials - Live Music
Live Music • Nightly Food Specials - Tahoe Keys Marina
Outdoor Dining - Happy Hour Mon - Fri 3pm - 6pm
Plan Your Parties Here!
SOUTH SHORE ROOM
Foreigner - Oct 8 • Night Ranger - Oct 16
Hit Men All-Stars - Oct 23 • Rock Sugar - Oct 30
CENTER STAGE - Arthur Hervey - Thurs, Fri & Sat
VEX NIGHTCLUB - Open Fri & Sat
Halloweekend - Friday, Saturday & Sundaty
BEACON BAR & GRILL - 530-541-0630
BLUE ANGEL CAFÉ - 530-544-6544
BLUE WATER BISTRO- 530-541-0113
BROTHERS BAR & GRILL - 530-541-7017
BUNNY RANCH - 775-246-9901
CHEVYS - 530-542-1741
CLASSIC CUE - 530-541-8704
EDGEWOOD TAHOE - 775-588-2787
FIRE & ICE - 530-542-6650
McP'S PUB TAHOE - 530-542-4435
MONTBLEU - 775-588-3515
MOTT CANYON - 775-588-8989
NAKED FISH - 530-541-FISH
OFF THE HOOK - 530-544-5599
ORCHID'S - 530-544-5541
FOX & HOUND - 775-588-8887
ORCHID'S NOODLE WORLD
All Styles of Noodles - Opening Oct 10th - Next to Orchid's
THE FLIGHT DECK - 530-542-3325
Widespread Panic - Oct 19 & 20 - Grand Sierra Theatre in Reno
530-544-8004 - Live Music - Thursday - Friday • Wednesday Open Mic Trey & Rocky Every Tueday • Happy Hours 3pm - 7pm - Pool - Darts
Happy Hours - 3pm-6pm - Pool - Video Poker
Outdoor Patio - Thursday Ladies Night - Sun & Mon Football Specials
Happy Hour 3pm - 6pm Mon - Thurs - All Day Friday & Sunday
Tacos Saturday Sunday & Monday - Backyard Beer Garden
Happy Hour Specials - All-You-Can-Eat Lunch & Dinner Specials
Open 7 Days A Week - Deli & Catering - Thursday Tri-Tip Special
Daily & Nightly Cruises - Local's Specials
Happy Hour Mon - Fri 4pm - 7pm • Pool Tables • 16 TV's
Art - Music - Theatre - Festival - valhallatahoe.com
Live Music - Pool - Darts - Shuffleboard - Food
Happy Hour 3pm - 7pm • $2 Tuesdays - DJ Bird
Safari Rose - Tahoe Keys Marina - www.tahoeboatcruises.com
MS Dixie Cruises • Restaurant • Marina • Lodging • Local's Specials
FRESH KETCH - 530-541-5683
HARD ROCK -775-588-6200
HARRAH’S - 775-588-6611 HARVEYS - 775-588-2411
IMPROV - New Comics Weekly - MC Howie Nave
CABO WABO - Entertainment Nightly
Sunday & Monday Football - Food & Drink Specials
HEAVENLY - 1-800-HEAVENLY
Heavenly Gondola & Adventure Peak
Golden Cabaret
- Canival Cabaret - Wednesday - Saturday
ASPEN LOUNGE - Live Music
Sandwiches -Salads - Smothies - Espresso - Bomber Breakfast Burritos
Now Serving Beer & Wine
Karaoke Wed & Fri - Food & Drink Specials - Poker Room
HORIZON - 775-588-6211
KEYS CAFÉ- 530-542-3800
LAKESIDE INN & CASINO - 775-588-7777
RENEGADE PRODUCTIONS - 530-583-2801
ROCKWATER - MURPHY'S IRISH PUB
SAM'S PLACE - 775-588-2844
STEAMERS - 530-541-8818
SUSHI PIER - 775-588-8588
TAHOE KEYS DELI - 530-544-1335
TAHOE QUEEN - 530-543-6191
TURN 3 - 530-542-3199
VALHALLA - 530-541-4975
WHISKEY DICK'S SALOON - 530-544-3425
WOODWIND CRUISES - 888-867-6394
ZEPHYR COVE RESORT - 775-589-4908
Ross Orlando's Tahoe Spotlight
Harveys Outdoor Concert
Series was once again a big success
for Tahoe locals and visiting tourists
to enjoy. Adding Elton John to the
prestigious list of names that have
headlined over the years at Harveys
(bringing in around 7,000 people
to the Stateline area each show)
is really exciting for the biggest
entertainment town in the world,
Lake Tahoe.
My favorite encore of any of the
acts that performed was Chicago
and the Doobie Brothers playing
together three songs from each of
their hits we’ve enjoyed since the
70s. You could also feel how they
loved playing all together at the end
of the show. Next year, I’m sure will
be another cool year to enjoy the
outdoor fun.
Tahoe is also known for its many
benefit events that raise money to
help our community. We at the
Lake Tahoe Entertainer have helped
promote many of these events over
the years. The Kiwanis Club of
Tahoe Sierra had their 8th Annual
SeptOberfest at Montbleu. There
were fun games that put lots of
smiles on peoples faces, good beer
and wine, German food, live music
and a DJ, George Alm (from KRLT
93.9) doing the live auctions and
entertaining the crowd so well (like
he always does), and beautiful
German Maidens who helped out
and shared their cute smiles. This
event raised money for people in
need in our town. Great job for all
who helped out!
Barton Community Clinic put
on a new event that was a Signature
Cocktail Contest where the winner’s
drink will be featured at the Barton
Foundation’s 19th Annual Gala,
Festival of Trees and Lights. Riva
Grill was the host, and wow did
they serve excellent appetizers as
you sampled everyone’s sweet and
delicious concoctions of Ketel One
vodka drinks. Chip Norton from
Edgewood Tahoe submitted the
winning drink. Upstairs at Riva, you
saw our beautiful lake during this
cool first-time event, and enjoyed
live music. Santa Claus chatting
with everyone made for a good time
and money was raised once again to
help out our community. Great job
everyone!
For over 50 years, around the
September 10th weekend, the
Ostrich & Camel Races at Virginia
City has been a blast to check out.
This year was no different. People
riding a seven-foot tall ostrich that
doesn’t like giving rides is too funny.
And some camels don’t really want
to race, so it’s a crack-up to watch.
The ostriches also pull people in
chariots, while the riders use a broom
to try to guide them – too crazy,
but a ton of fun. Then you walk
around downtown and party in all
the bars, little casinos, great stores
and restaurants. Miss Nevada USA
2010, Julianna Erdesz, was an
added bonus to all the excitement
as she took photos with everyone all
day. This event makes for a fun day
– check it out next year.
Tahoe loves its Halloween
parties, and the Lake Tahoe
Entertainer’s Pictorial Issue is
November.
The 32nd Annual
Freakers Ball at Montbleu, Vex
Nightclub at Harrah's, Whiskey
Dick’s, and Cabo Wabo at Harveys
are the most popular parties over
the years. I photo-shoot hundreds
of pictures for all of Tahoe to enjoy.
People come up with the wildest
costumes each year, and the girls
are really sexy.
Harrah’s is hosting Foreigner
Oct. 8, Night Ranger Oct. 16, Hit
Men All-Stars Oct. 23, and Rock
Sugar Oct. 30.
Montbleu has Ultimate Reno
Combat MMA Cage Fights Oct. 9.
You can see live bands, good DJs,
Go-Go dancers, and body painters
while you enjoy drink specials at Opal
Ultra Lounge and Blu Nightclub.
The Improv at Harveys, with
new comics each week and host
Howie Nave, is always good for lot
of laughs.
Lakeside Inn & Casino has
great food and drink specials during
football games.
Catch Rocky, Carlee & Trey
playing at Murphy’s Irish Pub (The
Rockwater) every Tuesday.
Cabo Wabo and Vex Nightclub
goes off huge on the weekends.
Get some football squares at
Fox & Hound, Sam’s Place and
Mott Canyon.
The peel and eat shrimp for $5
for Monday Night Football at The
Fresh Ketch is delicious.
Bloody Marys with a beer back
for $3.50 on Sundays at Turn 3 is
very good
And remember, come on be
happy. Have fun – you’re in Tahoe!
Another Late Night with LateNiteBilly
Well summer is officially over and it’s
time to get hyped again for some Powder!
It's been a few months since I've written
this article and it’s good to be back. Many
of you were reading to follow my trails
while I was on tour with Girls Gone Wild
and others were just waiting for the next
show. Well, I'm back in town for a while
after ten long months on tour, and yes...
we did find "The Hottest Girl in America"!
Most have been surprised to run into me
after being back for the last month and I
know a lot of people are excited to see a
lot more shows rolling through town again!
First off, my Tuesday Night Party
at Whiskey Dicks is going strong as
ever now after about six months in the
running. If you haven't caught on yet, it's
a locals dream, ecpecially during the slow
season... no cover, inexpensive drinks ($2
from 9-11pm) and great music with DJBird and DJ Keenan throwing down the
Hip-Hop every week. Definitely a cool,
classy crowd and lots of beautiful ladies!
Since I have been back we have
seen some great shows with the likes of
Zion-I w/ Z-Man and The Bayliens, Mystic
Roots w/ Zion Roots and Pato Banton &
the Now Generation Band. All shows were
well attended and off the hook! Now let's
talk about what is going to get us through
the first part of the "slow season" till the
snow hits! We have a couple more shows
at Whiskey Dicks and also our first event
back at Mo's Place in quite some time.
On Friday, October 15th at Whiskey
Dicks, The Dickies are back for one night
only. It's been a couple years since they
have graced the stage and I am excited
to have them back. Local favorites, Ninja
Slaughterhouse will open the show and
I know they are working on a new album
so this could be a good time to hear some
new stuff from them! The Dickies were
among the first punk rock bands to emerge
from Los Angeles in 1977. They were the
first California punk band to appear on
network television and the first California
punk band to be signed to a major record
label. The Dickies' style is campy and
humorous, influenced by The Ramones,
for whom they sometimes opened. They
started playing around the burgeoning
L.A. punk scene and quickly earned a
following with their zany live show, which
featured outlandish costumes, puppets,
and a midget roadie. If you want to know
more, well... you know where to find them
on October 15th!
Sunday of the same weekend
(October 17th) at Whiskey Dicks we
bring you an Artist most Underground
Hip-Hop fans have seen before either
solo, or with his crew Living Legends,
Luckyiam, but to bring something new
to the table we bring a phenomenon
that is taking over YouTube these days,
the Grindtime M.C. Battles. Grind Time
Now is the fastest growing urban media
company and the largest battle rap league
in the world. It was started by noted battle
MCs David 'Drect' Williams and Joshua
'Madd Illz' Carrasco with a monumental
push from co-owner/CEO Nicholas 'Lush
One' Hyams, with the intention of bringing
more exposure to upcoming artists who
weren't receiving the light that they
deserve. In addition to a performance by
Luckyiam, several of the Grindtime Battle
M.C.'s such as Cadalack Ron, Mestizo,
Rollin' Rockers (Plex & Lush One),
Kap Kallous, Trevercrow and DJ Iron
Byron will join the stage as well. This will
also be an opportunity for new Grindtime
Battle M.C.'s to be found. GrindTimeNow
has a partnership with youtube, which
was earned as their youtube channel skyrocketed to popularity. This videos on this
channel get on average over 35,000 views
a day. Check them for yourself!
Last up, we bring you Lake Tahoe's
Hottest Halloween Party outside the
Casino's. This is the Pre-Party to all the
others and is taking place on Friday,
October 29th at Mo's Place. Come check
out Mo's Haunted Mansion (trust me, the
building is truly haunted, ask any one of
the employee's that has spent any amount
of time there over the years afterhours)!
We will transform the club into a Haunted
Mansion like you have never seen it
before - this will be a blacklight party and
you will be impressed! Costumes are not
mandatory but encouraged and there will
be $500 in cash for the most creative,
sexiest (male and female) and the most
original. $2 drinks will get things started
between 8-9pm and $3 drink specials
will take you through the rest of the night!
We have confirmed Reno and Tahoe's
HOTTEST DJ's, FM Marc & XM Freddie
(Hi'R Entertainment / Volume Control)
plus DJ-Bird & Keenan (South Lake
Tahoe) spinning Hip-Hop, Funky House,
Electro and Mashup's all night. Advance
tickets to all of our shows are available at
the venue or Mad About Music in South
Lake or online at www.Ticketweb.com
Well Tahoe, I will see you soon at a
show! This Winter you can count on lots
of great shows at Whiskey Dicks as usual,
lot's of new stuff at Mo's Place and some
great shows in the works at Montbleu
Resort!
Till next month... Keep the Vibe Alive!
~LateNiteBilly
Howie Nave
COMEDY FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Here it is fall already and still
feeling a little off-kilter. Why? Well,
our spring was furloughed really
because of an extended winter and
summer was more like spring and
here it is fall that will hopefully be
a regular fall because we need the
winter as it’s part of our cash cow
up here and hopefully it’ll snow
before Thanksgiving so people will
come up up here in droves, drop
their tourist money around the entire
basin, maybe buy a few more ads
for this rag and then I’ll get paid for
writing this. Okay, maybe that’ll never
happen but one must always hang on
to a dream…..
October is my favorite month
mainly because it’s Halloween but
more so this time because best friend
and Best Man (coming in December)
Rocky LaPorte returns to the Lake.
Since he was here last a lot has been
happening for Rock most notably
his involvement with Showtime
television’s special called,
“The
Godfathers of Comedy.” The special
is based on his tour of the same
name featuring all Italian comedians
(which includes John Caponera).
Look for it later this year on the cable
network. Rocky’s also been on the
big screen with the Tim Allen remake
of the Disney classic, “The Shaggy
Dog” and co-stars in Allen’s “Crazy
On the Outside” which Tim not only
stars in but directed and served as
co-producer. The movie also stars
Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta and
Kelsey Grammer. Rocky is also
slated to shoot another television pilot
and everyone in the comedy business
wants him to land a sitcom soon.
When not touring Rocky likes to do
charity events to give back and some
of his favorite organizations include
St. Jude’s for Children, NFL Charities,
countless homeless shelters, cancer
research and various police and
fire dept. fundraisers. Rocky calls
Chicago home and lately we’ve
both been exchanging gardening
tips to one another. He’ll send over
pics of an
arrangement
of
flowers
he
planted
from this past
summer while
I recently sent
him pics of
some Jeffery
Pine
and
Douglas Fir
that I planted.
Comedian
Graham Elwood
said it best, “It’s
nice having
two old ladies
have a hobby
that they can
do to keep
busy in their
latter years.” Performing with Rocky
is another fav: Ron Morey. It’s like
having Christmas and Halloween all
rolled into one this week. Ron is a
unique talent and quite visual. He
incorporates a lot of his Scottish
heritage into his act which is hilarious.
He’s performed overseas working for
the USO in places such as Italy,
Greece, Bahrain, and Germany. Ron
has also been featured on NFL Films,
PBS, A&E and even on Snoop Dogg’s
MTV show, “DoggyFizzle Televizzle.”
He’s opened for such diverse acts as
George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Ellen
DeGeneres and D. L. Hughley. A fine
show indeed the week of October
13th through the 17th.
Gotta mention Mark Pitta coming
back here too. Mark started out at the
height of the comedy boom in San
Francisco during the heydays of the
1980s. Back then he was performing
with the likes of Robin Williams,
Kevin Pollack, Bob Sarlatte and
Dana Carvey just to name a bay area
few. Mark, a bay area native born in
Oakland and raised in San Lorenzo
moved to Los Angeles where he
had regular appearances on “The
Tonight Show,” “3rd Rock From the
Sun,” “Mad About You,” Fox’s “Totally
Hidden Video,” “Comedy Central”
and many others. He has also toured
with Paul Anka, Howie Mandel,
Dana Carvey and occasionally sat
in with the famed improvisational
group, The Groundlings.Over the
years Pitta was able to interview the
giants not just in the entertainment
world but also in the sports arena.
Among his buddies is baseball great
Mark McGwire. During his record
setting season a few years back,
Pitta wrote an article for USA TODAY
on how he would instruct McGwire
to answer the ridiculous questions
that the press was asking him. See?
Comedians also come in handy as
advisers and not just professional
jokesters. See Pitta October 27th
through Halloween.
Howie Nave is the host/emcee
of The Improv Comedy Club inside
Harveys and also has a morning
radio on KRLT. When not doing that
you can hear (and see) him on Lake
Tahoe Television where he whores
himself out doing movie reviews.
You can also go to his website at
Howienave.com but that's extra
credit.
What's New, What's Now & What's Next
The “32th Annual Freakers
Ball” Tahoe’s largest, oldest and
most extravagant Halloween Party
continues its ghostly tradition on
Saturday, October 30, 2010. Due
to the seare size of this event, The
Freakers Ball now includes all three
of MontBleu’s party venues Opal
Ultra Lounge, Blu Nightclub and the
14,000 sq, ft. Grand Ballroom. This
year’s party will feature elaborate
decorations, drink specials, body
painting, GoGo dancers and the
live non-stop dance hits from “Pop
Fiction.” A $10,000 cash and prize
costume contest with event support
from local favorites such as Sierra
at Tahoe, The Powder House Ski
and Snowboard, Sierra Athletic Club
and Lake Tahoe TV keep it real. All
night drink specials featuring Absolut,
Jagermiester, Jameason and Malibu
rum will keep the party rolling. Doors
will open at 8 PM. One affordable
ticket price gets you a VIP wristband
that allows access to all three parties.
Tickets are still only $20 in advance
and $25 the night of the event.
Tickets as well as special room rates
are available in advance by calling
Montbleu at 1-800-648-3353 or by
visiting
www.montbleuresort.com
or www.tickemaster.com. Buy early,
tickets sell out fast and each venue
is subject to rules and regulations
concerning capacity. The main party,
live music and costume contest will all
take place in the convention center.
Blu Nightclub Tahoe’s only true
live music venue is featuring “Free
Live Music Friday’s” through-out
the month of October. Dizzy Balloon,
will grace the stage on Friday, Oct
1, bringing a new generation of
energetic, optimistic well crafted pop
rock to the stage. If Electronica/Hip
Hop is more your thing check out the
sub shaking bases and break backing
drums of Chip Chop on Friday,
October 8. Beatmaker, song writer,
sax player and singer Forest Day
will bring the Indie Soul Experiment
to Blu nightclub on Friday, October
15. Rounding out the month Sleepy
Sun Uncle & Wake Up Lucid
will feature Soul Blues and Funk,
October 22. Stepping away from
the free live music, head liner i will
combine experimental world fusion
with unconditional belly dancing to
entertain with the latest in concept
music. Beats Antique produced one
of the top 20 downloaded albums on
Amazon and is a must see, live show.
Tickets for Beats Antique are $17 in
advance, $20 at the door.
Opal Ultra Lounge continues to
lead Tahoe’s nightlife scene. With $1
Drinks on Thursday, Free drinks
for ladies on Friday’s and Free
admission for ladies before midnight
on Saturdays and then add the finest
Go Go dancers the area has to offer
plus the incredible experience of
watching top models get body painted
every night and it’s easy to see why
Opal is always the number one party
spot in the lake Tahoe basin.
Opal and Blu are both available
for private parties, wedding receptions,
Bachelorette/Bachelor parties and
cocktail receptions. Reservations for
Table/VIP Bottle Service for Blu or
Opal can be made by calling 1-775-
By Dave Davis
586-2000. 21 & Up.
The MontBleu Theatre is proud
to present Powder magazines 2009
Movie of the Year, “The Way I See
it” on October 2. This hard charging
action film brings the real passion
and talent of the world’s greatest
big mountain personalities to the
big screen. Tahoe Performing Arts
brings DURGA the goddess of the
drum to the Mont Blue Theatre on
October 8th. This multi media stage
production weaves an enticing tale
of a woman’s musical journey from
ancient to modern times. MontBleu
Theatre teams up with Reno Combat
to present full contact MMA bouts on
October 9. Various styles of combat
will be tested by the regions most
experienced mix martial artists. There
is never a lack of energy or excitement
at these bouts.
Tickets for all the shows at the
MontBleu Theater are available by
calling Montbleu at 888-427-3577 or
at Ticketmaster.com