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TAO is a fabulous Nightclub

I’m back from Vegas!

If you ever go to Vegas you must visit the TAO nightclub at the Venetian Hotel. It’s fabulous! It’s also huge!

I was in Vegas for a blogging convention and on Saturday night we had the Bl0ggers Choice awards at TAO from 6 to 9 pm. After the “blogger” party ended many of us stayed to enjoy the night club and try to spot the celebs that showed up for TAO’s second anniversary party. What a great night to have been at TAO.

When we arrived we were escorted to the second floor where we mingled with fellow bloggers and others involved in internet advertising. Ted was kind enough to offer us a free bar and the staff at TAO kept the drinks flowing as well as served us the most delicious finger foods. If you go to TAO you must try the shrimp and lobster won tons. They’re delicious! Of course the spring rolls, Kobe beef mini burgers, desserts and other finger foods were great too.

My husband and I had a great time talking with everyone that attended the award show. It was a lot of fun.

After 9 pm the drinks were no longer free, but that was ok! We stuck around for quite a while listening to the great music and watching the place fill up.

Since we were leaving Vegas the next day and I wasn’t feeling so well we ended up leaving at about 11 pm. Of course that was just when the stars were beginning to show up. I must be honest and say that I didn’t see any celebs. I had my camera with me and I really wanted to see who showed up at TAO but I had to leave.

After we exited the club we were amazed at the line up to get into TAO. I’d swear it was a quarter mile long! There were lots of paparazzi lining up outside the door too as they waited to catch a shot of the celebs showing up for TAOs 2nd anniversary party.

Britney Partying again

by Tricia

Britney’s back to her partying ways even though a judge has ordered that she have random drug testing.

Tuesday night Spears and Avril Lavigne were seen hitting the LA club scene. The singers were followed by a pack of paparazzi. Spears weas first spotted at Winstons with Lavigne, and then with friend Alli Sims.

The ladies left the club at about 1 am, but Spears was seen again later at the Hyde Lounge where she stayed until the club closed.

“They kept bringing (Spears) shots and so they were drinking,” says a Hyde observer. “She was dancing on the tables trying to be really sexy, even putting a black sock over her head as a hat, and putting on a show for everyone.”

Another observer saw what appeared to be alcohol in front of Spears but didn’t see her drink it.

Britney even drove to the police station at one point during the evening to complain about the paparazzi, but no action was taken.

The Judge in her custody fight with Federline found that she is “habitual, frequent and continuous” user of alcohol and controlled substances, and now must submit to random twice-weekly testing. Did this judgment tick her off and make her party more? Who knows?

Maybe she’s just getting the partying out of the way before she spends times with her kids again? Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon also ruled that both Spears and Federline may not consume alcohol or non-prescription controlled substances at least 12 hours prior to being with their children.

Tom and Katie cause photo riot in Saint-Tropez

by Tricia

Why does it always look like Tom is pulling Kate?

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes still seem to incite the paparazzi. The much photographed couple recently made an unexpected midnight visit to Saint-Tropez kicking off what one veteran paparazzi dubbed as “a genuine photo-riot.”

A crowd of 500 to 600 people built outside the club and when the couple tried to leave the paparazzi went into their photo frenzy.

Katie and Tom had spent the evening inside the club dancing together the whole night.

The couple, who’d been cruising the Mediterranean with their billionaire friends James and Erica Packer, came ashore around midnight at a small beach near the Papagayo restaurant where they got into cars and headed for the VIP Room.

Club owner Roch states “Last night was one of the biggest crowds we’ve ever seen. But we hope to do even better tonight. George Clooney’s coming.” This from the man who hosted Eva Longoria and Tony Parkers bachelor party as well as Diddy’s annual celebration.

Hilton up to her old ways?

by Tricia

So much for Paris changing her ways. Remember that Larry King interview only a week ago? Right.

Hilton was snapped by paparazzi lounging in Maui a few days ago while vacationing in Hawaii. It looked like she was trying to show the public that she could relax without partying.

Unfortunately the behind the scenes stories are a little different than the public appearance she was trying to pull off. Maui vacationers stated to Page six reporters that she was unwelcome at most of the local resorts.

“Paris tried to check into the Four Seasons first, but they turned her down,” said one guest at that hotel. “She then tried to stay at the Fairmont Kea Lani, but they turned her down, as well. She finally got a place at the Grand Wailea Resort, but that’s because it was a Hilton. We all thought it was hilarious that the Hilton hotel was her third choice.”

Perhaps the hotels were wary of her cozy relationship with photographers. “The paparazzi told us that Paris calls them herself,” said a different source, who claimed a lensman told him, “We love her. She lets us know where she’s going to be so we can take as many pictures as we want.”

The Four Seasons guest reinforced that impression, noting, “She was shopping at the Wailea concourse, strutting around, posing for the cameras. It was disgusting.”

Apparently Hilton got sneaky at night “She slipped out of the hotel and went to the club at the Hyatt a couple of times, She made friends with a couple of local guys and made out with them there. I guess she didn’t want pictures of herself doing that.”

Vacationers state that she hasn’t changed at all.

Hiltons rep has a different story stating that Hilton never checked in at the Grand Wailea. She apparently stayed at a private residence and only kept the company of her ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos.

How do paparazzi become paparazzi

by Tricia

I often wonder about all the paparazzi that follow around many of our favorite stars and or the ones that always seem to make the news whether they are all that famous as an actor, model or not – ie Paris Hilton – what the heck is she anyway?

Do you think all of the paparazzi are truly professional photographers who perhaps went to the various photography schools? Or do you think many of them were just every day normal people who happened to enjoy photography as a hobby, and lucked out one day by taking a great shot of a celebrity, perhaps getting a scoop on some big news and started to make a name for themselves as a photographer purely by chance?

I’m an amateur photographer. I enjoy mostly taking photos of nature and cityscapes, but this year when the Toronto Film festival begins I might attend some of the screenings and of course I’ll bring my camera. Who knows, maybe I’ll luck out and get a shot that no one else managed to get? Wouldn’t that be cool?

Britney Partying again

Tom and Katie cause photo riot in Saint-Tropez

Hilton up to her old ways?

How do paparazzi become paparazzi

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