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Where Will They Be?

The satrical send-up of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and their contemporaries in Forbidden Vegas got us at the Weekly thinking—and that's rarely a good thing—about who will be the Steve and Eydie's of the future. The year is 2035 and ... (If this were TV, that would cue the whirly traveling-through-time effect, so just play along with us.)




Martin Stein


























BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN



Venue: Suncoast Showroom


Review: " ... the opening set came to a sudden stop as the 86-year-old New Jersey native struggled to help an elderly woman with a walker onto the stage during 'Dancing in the Dark' ..."









BONO



Venue: O'Sheas Le Bistro Theatre


Review: " ... at 75, the Irish singer can still fumble his way through a Muzak version of 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday,' but lost when competing against the sounds of a progressive jackpot winner ..."









BRITNEY SPEARS



Venue: Caesars Terrazza Lounge


Review: " ... vamping atop the piano Sunday in a schoolgirl outfit revealing rather too much of a middle-aged midrif, Spears ran through a medley of her work, from 'Baby One More Time' to her cover of Streisand's 'People' while copies of her autobiography sat untouched on a nearby table ..."









SNOOP DOGG



Venue: Palms Vince Neil Memorial Lounge


Review: " ... barely noticeable during the performance was a gray-haired Calvin Broadus, who some might remember as a 'rapper' decades ago, nodding off in the audience, his oxygen mask slipping half off his face ... "









SHANIA TWAIN, K.D. LANG



Venue: Trump International Hotel Lounge


Review: " ... as the duo worked through their repertoire of country and western classics, it was hard to remember the Canadian songstresses were once stars in their own right until their disastrous musical remake of 'Thelma & Louise' ... "









JESSICA SIMPSON



Venue: Planet Hollywood's Tom Arnold Arena


Review: " ... the 5,128-seat capacity crowd roared its approval as Simpson again delivered a stunning show full of music, holographic effects and original video, backed by her eight-piece band and doting husband Nick Lachey ... "










Don't Touch That Dial


As Las Vegas turns the big one-oh-oh, Nevada Public Radio is kicking off a series, The Las Vegas I Remember, on February 21. Airing on 88.9 at the only-on-NPR-time of 10:50 a.m., it's a rebroadcast of a series that first ran in 1998, presumably proving the adage that the more things change, the more they stay like they were seven years ago.




Martin Stein









DVDs



The Motorcycle Diaries (R) (5 stars)


$29.98


Forget everything you think you know about "Che" Guevara, whose mystique has sold more T-shirts than any other dead celebrity. This beautiful, perceptive biopic is as much as a coming-of-age buddy film as an affirmation of his later militancy.



Half Baked (R) (2 stars)

Fully Baked Edition


$19.98


Despite Dave Chappelle, Half Baked won't make anyone forget Cheech and Chong. Extras include an alternate ending, 10 deleted scenes, Granny's Guide to Bakin' and director's commentary.




Gary Dretzka









LOCAL CD



Godzchild (2 stars)


Signed, Sealed and Delivered


Godzchild giveth and Godzchild taketh away. He giveth to the listener by allowing Spice 1, the one-time heir apparent to Oakland's rap throne, to spit on a quarter of the tracks, but taketh away by ho-humming his way through most of the 13 tracks. He's at his best when he's comfortable in his own voice (on collaborations with Spice 1, his voice is nearly indistinguishable) and when veering away from safe topics like women and weed. With a less singsong-y hook and more introspection, "Anything is Possible," in the vein of Tupac Shakur's inspiring "Keep Your Head Up," could be a breakout hit.




Damon Hodge


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