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NBA All-Star Tickets On Sale Today...

Baseline Plaza Tickets Provide Fans Opportunity to be Part of the Record-Breaking Crowd in Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 14

NBA fans will have the opportunity to reserve
their place as part of the largest crowd ever to witness a basketball game
when an additional round of tickets go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 11
a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT) for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Baseline Plaza tickets
for the historic game, which will be played before a crowd of more than
80,000 at Cowboys Stadium, will be $30.

A limited number of standing-room-only Baseline Plaza tickets for the 2010
NBA All-Star Game will be available at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster
outlets, the American Airlines Center, Cowboys Stadium, or by calling
800-4-NBA-TIX.

“The 2010 NBA All-Star Game will be a special kind of experience for NBA
fans,” said Executive Vice President, NBA Events and Attractions, Ski
Austin. “Through the hard work and cooperation of the Dallas Mavericks and
the Dallas Cowboys, we are able to offer fans the opportunity to say that
they were part of one of the most historic events in NBA history.”

The Baseline Plaza was created to accommodate additional fans following the
extraordinary fan response through pre-sales and the initial general public
sale. The additional three levels located at either end of the stadium will
provide fans a special setting to experience the sights, sounds and energy
of the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.

The largest crowd ever to watch an NBA All-Star Game was in 1989 when the
Western Conference posted a 143-134 victory at the Houston Astrodome in
front of 44,735 fans.

About NBA All-Star 2010

NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas will bring together some of the most talented
and passionate players in the league’s history for a global celebration of
the game. Among the many events that will reach fans in more than 200
countries and territories in more than 40 languages are the T-Mobile Rookie
Challenge & Youth Jam, NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and NBA All-Star Jam
Session presented by adidas. American Airlines Center will host All-Star
Saturday Night, featuring the Sprite Slam Dunk contest, Foot Locker
Three-Point Shootout, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, and Haier Shooting Stars.
The 59th NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Cowboys
Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before an expected crowd of more than 80,000 –
the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game. TNT will
televise the All-Star Game for an eighth consecutive year, marking Turner
Sports' 25th season of All-Star coverage. This will be the second NBA
All-Star in Dallas. The city also hosted the event in 1986.

PacMan Defeats Cotto Nov. 14 @ MGM Grand Las Vegas

Manny Pacquiao “One of the best boxers I ever fought”

One of the most honest and exciting fights to come to the MGM Grand Arena in a long time was Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. It was a true merit of heart and honor for both fighters. Manny Pacquiao won in a brutal 11 rounds before referee Kenny Bayless stepped in and stopped the fight within 55 seconds of the 12th round. Miguel Cotto refuse to throw in the towel, he stood strong through the entire time before crumbling to the mat. Both fighters carried their own strengths but Cotto’s strength was nothing compared to Pacquaio’s speed, it was at times overwhelming for Cotto during the fight.

Preliminary Bouts:

Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8KOs) from Isreal defeated Daniel Santos (32-4-1, 23KOs) by knocking him down one minute into the 11th round for the WBA super welterweight title.

Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2, 10KOs) and Jesus Soto-Karass (24-4-3, 16KOs) WBC Continental Americas welterweight title bout ended in more like a blood-bath. After a head butt in the third round over Gomez right eye, the tone of the fight was set. Gomez was bleeding so bad, it was uncontrollable after the fifth round. The ref stopped the fight 2:41 of the sixth round and judges gave Gomez unanimous decision.

Rodrigo Garcia (5-0, 4KOs) won a unanimous decision over Martin Vierra (5-3-1, 2KOs).

Eden Sonsona (14-3, 4KOs) defeated Eilon Kedem (9-2-4, 6KOs) in a swift second round TKO win.

Matt Koborov (8-0, 6KOs) took a sixth round defeat over James Winchester (10-3, 3KOs), even knocking Winchester’s mouth piece into the crowd in the third round.

Richie Mepranum (15-2-1, 3KOs) won a split decision against Ernie Marquez (9-6-2, 3KOs) and that didn’t sit well with anyone watching the fight.

Miguel Cotto’s cousin was another successful fighter on the card. Adner Cotto (5-0, 3KOs) remains undefeated by taking home a unanimous decision over Lupe Guzman (3-5).

MAROON 5 LIVE NEW YEARS EVE, LADY GAGA & TRACE ADKINS LIVE NFR!

Lady Gaga Adds Second Performance at The Pearl at The Palms
With Special Guests Kid Cudi and Semi Precious Weapons



Thursday, December 17, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets On-Sale - Saturday, November 14 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $100 and $125, plus any additional service fees

Please visit any Ticketmaster location, call 1-800-745-3000, visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com to purchase tickets
LAS VEGAS – November 9, 2009 – Following a quick sell-out this past weekend, the Palms Casino Resort announces a second Lady Gaga show which will take place on Thursday, December 17 inside The Pearl Concert Theater. Tickets for the already announced performance on Friday, December 18 are sold-out. Special guests Kid Cudi and Semi Precious Weapons will perform at both Thursday and Friday shows.
Lady Gaga came to the pop world the old-fashioned way – making a name for herself on the Lower East Side club scene. Her dance-pop and rock infused party songs were mixed with her flair for “shock art” performances and she was soon performing for all the party and club kids in the city.

This event is presented by Andrew Hewitt and Live Nation. The Pearl Box Office is open from noon – 7 p.m. daily. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and show time is 7:30 p.m. The Pearl is home to Miller Lite Live, sponsored by Citi; for more information on upcoming concerts, please call 702-942-6888.




TRACE ADKINS TO PERFORM AT THE PEARL AT THE PALMS DURING NFR
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets On-Sale - Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Tickets are $45, $55 and $65, plus any additional service fees

Please visit any Ticketmaster location, call 1-800-745-3000, visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com to purchase tickets
LAS VEGAS – November 9, 2009 – The Pearl goes country during the National Finals Rodeo with a special performance by country music sensation Trace Adkins on Wednesday, December 9, 2009.

Trace Adkins is a multi-platinum country music recording star who has remained a chartbuster for more than 11 years. He has become one of country music's top headlining performers and has sold millions of records, won dozens of industry awards and is a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry. A Louisiana native, Adkins has released nine studio albums with seven of those albums reaching gold or platinum certification.




MAROON 5 TO PERFORM AT THE PEARL AT THE PALMS ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
Thursday, December 31, 2009, 11:00 p.m.

Tickets On- Sale - Saturday, November 14 at noon
Tickets are $125, $150 and $200, plus any additional service fees

Please visit any Ticketmaster location, call 1-800-745-3000, visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com to purchase tickets
LAS VEGAS – November 9, 2009 –Ring in 2010 with the pop rock darlings Maroon 5 for a special New Year’s Eve performance inside The Pearl at the Palms on Thursday, December 31.

Maroon 5 received much success with their first studio release Songs About Jane (2002) and immediately climbed up the charts with singles “This Love” and “Harder to Breathe.” Maroon 5 quickly became a household name with fans ranging all genres and ages thanks to their eclectic mix of pop, rock and R&B. In 2004 the band released a set of acoustic versions of their most popular songs titled 1.22.03.Acoustic which also included a Beatles cover “If I Fell in Love with You.”

LVBNM Last Event of the Year! Don't Miss Out!

LVBNM invites you to exhibit at our last event for the year!

We are expecting over 500+ in attendance. Here's your opportunity to build a new business base.

As a vendor you will receive:
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“Fill the Fire Truck” Toy Drive

Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation Host
“Fill the Fire Truck” Toy Drive Kick Off Party
WHAT:

The Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation will host “The ’80s Alive Again” theme party on Saturday, November 14 as the official kick off to the 8th annual “Fill the Fire Truck” toy drive. The event is open to the public and all guests are invited to don their best ’80s gear for the Best Dressed Crew costume and karaoke contests.

Tickets are available for pre-purchase for $20 online at www.theburnfoundation.org . Tickets are $30 at the door the night of the event, $25 if dressed in ’80s costume apparel.

WHO:

The Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation, a non-profit organization guided by firefighters from Clark County Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, North Las Vegas Fire Department, Nellis Air Force Base Fire Department, and Henderson Fire Department, is a charitable organization that assists the Southern Nevada community during catastrophic situations and provides assistance for sick or injured children through financial aid and donations. More than 18,000 Las Vegas Valley residents have benefited from the Burn Foundation in the past two years and the organization has raised more than $650,000 for the Southern Nevada community since 2003.

Motown 50 Tribute

Troy "Ghost Host" Rawlings
Ghost Host Presents
www.troy-ghosthost.com
443-740-4285 c
troyrawlings@gmail.com

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
9:00pm
@
Cozy's Bar and Grill
14058 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA
818.986.6000

***GET THERE EARLY to Reserve your seats***

Come out and celebrate "ALL NIGHT LONG"
w/ the sounds and inspiration of
The Motor City, and real Music!!!!

Featuring
Kenny Lattimore
Sy Smith

Other Guest include
Judith Hill
Winslow Dynasty, Daniel Bedingfield
and from Puffy's Making His Band-
Nina Mac and Ak (Alex Kramer)
and East Coast's own
Jaiden the Cure and Shaun Mykals



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Chris Brown Aplogizes...Do You Accept?

UFC: Kimo Dies of Heart Attack

UFC Veteran Kimo Dies of Apparent Heart Attack at the age of 41.

Urban Culture Magazine Featured at the Worlds Hip-Hop Championship $1 Million Rap Battle

Urban Culture Magazine was featured at the World Hip-Hop Championship $1 Million Rap Battle, hosted by MOTV and MTV2. Urban Culture Magazine sat down with E-40 who was one of the judges along with Mistah Fab and Kevin Black. The $1 Million Rap Battle showcased the top 16 of the hottest freestyle rappers, a collaboration that left everybody speechless!
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VEGAS LOCAL SCENE

7.20 MOTV $1 Million Hip Hop Championship Finals -- Sin City Studios 6705 S. Eastern (Sunset)

7.25 2009 Nevada's Youth Entrepreneurship Conference @ Eastside Cannery ft. Neyo, Mishon and DJ Rory Mack

7.25 Palms Pool & Bungalows Kandy Vegas Lingerie Ball ft. Snoop Dogg

7.26-7.27 | First Annual Las Vegas Achievement Awards @ W Lake Mead Library

7.30 - 8.2 | SGX Battle of the Bands Enter Now

Every Mon | Monday Night Raw Comedy @ Black Label 3550 S Decatur

Every Tues | 2 Live Tuesdays Comedy @ The Vox

Every Wed | Slykatt presents: Wednesday Night Hype @ McFaddens (inside the Rio) 10PM

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Every Fri | WOPO Ent presents "Kinky Reggae" Fridaze @ Queen Sheba 4001 S Decatur

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UFC 100 Massacre and Mayhem Posted Soon...

Photo credit Associated Press


Everybody wants to know....Did you get the license plate number on that Mack Truck that smashed Frank Mir's face this weekend in UFC 100. And the one eye bandit who creamed his opponent was one of the best fights of the night, next to Henderson pulverizing his opponent.

Full review of the fights, afterparties and all out disrespect at UFC 100....! Dana White was not happy with the entire results, so you know what that means:

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS...!

Arturo Gatti Found Dead in Brazillian Hotel Room

Foul play suspected in Gatti's death
ESPN.com news services


SAO PAULO -- Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday.

Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his hotel room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son.

Alves said police were investigating and it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died.

"It is still too early to say anything concrete, although it is all very strange," Alves said.

A spokeswoman for the state public safety department said Gatti's wife and son were unhurt. The women declined to give a name in keeping with department policy.
"There were no bullet or stab wounds on his body, but police did find blood stains on the floor," she said.

Gatti first captured the junior welterweight title in 1995, when he defeated Tracy Harris Patterson in Atlantic City, N.J. His brawling style and natural charisma made him a fan favorite, and he became one of New Jersey's adopted sons while fighting some of his most memorable battles on the Boardwalk.

"His entire boxing career he fought with us, we've known him since he was 17," Kathy Duva of promoter Main Events told The Associated Press. "It's just an unspeakable tragedy. I can't even find words. It's a horror."

Brazilian boxer and four-time world champion Acelino "Popo" Freitas told the G1 Web site of Brazil's largest television network Globo that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife, and that he "knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate, but I didn't know they were in Brazil."

Francisco Assis, a local police investigator, told G1 that Gatti could have died up to eight hours before his body was found early Saturday.

Gatti won the United States Boxing Association junior lightweight title and International Boxing Federation's world junior lightweight title.

Gatti (40-9, 31 KOs) was best known for his all-action style, which was epitomized in his classic trilogy with Micky Ward in 2002 and 2003.

It's why Gatti was a fixture at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., where he drew huge crowds and fought many times, including the final nine fights of his career.
In his first fight after the Ward trilogy -- which Gatti won 2-1 -- he captured a world title in his second division, outpointing Gianluca Branco for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title.

Gatti made two defenses before losing it to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via sixth-round TKO in June 2005. He returned to defeat Thomas Damgaard but lost his final two bouts, a ninth-round TKO in a challenge to then-welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir in July 2006 followed by a one-sided beating from former "Contender" star Alfonso Gomez in July 2007.

In the dressing room following the seventh-round knockout loss to Gomez, Gatti announced his retirement.

He had been working in real estate in Montreal following his retirement, but still attended fights, as he did in April for the Timothy Bradley-Kendall Holt junior welterweight unification bout at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

ESPN.com boxing writer Dan Rafael and The Associated Press contributed to this report.