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While Ken Paves is clubbing with his mane girls Jessica Simpson and Eva Longoria at Pure, I'm kicking off my Las Vegas weekend with a charitable cause. And no, I don't mean helping out the call girls waiting by the slot machines.
Usher is hosting a private auction in the Opium Room at Tao to benefit his New Look Foundation, which runs a camp enabling youths to harness the power of the sports and entertainment industries. Perhaps that's why Fred Durst brought along his son. Trying to score free admission this summer?
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Some guests munch on miso-glazed sea bass and other Asian-inspired fare, while others crowd around a man near the front of the room. Usher is backstage preparing his speech, so I wonder what all the fuss is about. It's none other than professional ring announcer Michael Buffer. You know, the "Let's get ready to rumble!" guy. I ask him about the next night's De La Hoya-Mayweather fight, but all the man says is, "Hopefully it'll be a good one." Obvi!
After Usher's explanation of his foundation, special guest emcee Buffer gets onstage with his trademark "Ladies and gentlemen" opening and begins the auction. After bidding on Usher's tour jacket and two Oceanaut watches that both Usher and Buffer wanted, the crowd gets distracted and starts conversing. Usher gets upset and grabs the mike to set them straight. "We are all adults here, right?" he sweetly chides. The crowd quiets down enough for someone to bid $7,000 on boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali, but the chatter quickly resumes. Judging by the fake-breasted arm candy on display, I realize we certainly are not all adults. But hey, it's Sin City, what else would you expect?
The auction ends, and almost everyone but Usher disperses to Tao, where Miami Heat music man DJ Irie is bringing his boy Dwayne Wade onstage. I may be from Miami, but I'm a major Lakers fan, so I ditch the club to try my luck at the blackjack table. In less than 12 hours, I'll be back at Tao anyway, for the opening of the highly anticipated Tao Beach. Maybe Kobe Bryant will stop by!
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