Las Vegan Corinna Jones, 1992 Playboy Playmate of the Year, is almost finished with her
new film, "The Road Home." Corinna co-wrote the script with Drew Johnson and
both agree this is a coming of age love story.
"It’s about real people in Las Vegas outside of the
glitz and glamour," states the gentle heartthrob of America. John Saxon, Mirisol
Nichols, John Phil-bin and Cory Paige star in "The Road Home" with Corinna
Jones.
The talented actress, who hosted a segment of Lounges of Las
Vegas in the Las VegaN Report, said it took dedication and perseverance to reach the
plateau she has now reached. "When you first start out in this business, you learn
very quickly to separate fact from fiction. There were a lot of things besides the money I
made. I learned a lot about myself, travel etiquette, public relations, and I learned to
be outgoing."
Corinna Jones, however, didn’t know that as an
ambassador for Playboy that she would some-times end up counseling businessmen. "I
felt as if I was, in a sense, a counselor in some cases. More often, I was an ambassador
of the Playboy Club. Overall, I want to thank Hugh Hefner for being the wonderful human
being that he is. He is kind and very understanding."Legends Hall of Fame
Engelbert Humperdinck has sold over one
million records. His induction into the Legends Hall of Fame, and his introduction by
Robert Goulet and Steve Rossi at the Tropicana was another mark of Las Vegas history.
Although Enge, as his friends call him, had to cancel his concert at the Monte Carlo, you
can expect a return engagement.
Humperdinck isn’t a loud, aggressive individual.
He’s quiet, enjoys golf and the coastline in Mexico. He does, however, enjoy
creating. "At night, before I go to sleep, I take my ideas and put them on tape.
Then, when I awaken, I can write the song," states the legendary vocalist.
Frank Marino, who impersonates Joan Rivers in An Evening At
La Cage at the Riviera, was also inducted into the Legends Hall of Fame, along with the
late Juliet Prowse and Paul Endy.
Soapstarworld.com
Kristoff St. John, who does an excellent job
with his character Neal on The Young and The Restless, is taking full advantage of the
number one rated show on television. He’s in the planning stages of producing a talk
show on soaps behind the scenes. In the meantime, the talented actor guest stars on
vari-ous sitcoms. You can reach him on his web site at www.soapstarworld.com. Kristoff,
who participated in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, said this is the time of the year when
everyone should be in the spirit of giving. When asked what was one of his ultimate goals,
he commented, "Producing. I love producing and directing. Calling the shots. It gives
you a full feeling of accomplishment."
Unfinished Business
The Unfinished Business, as it was named last
month, on November 13 between Evander Holy-field and Lennox Lewis, was just that, as
Holyfield put it. Holyfield (36-4-1) took his loss to Lennox Lewis with ease. "Of
course, I’m surprised," he said. "We’re all surprised by the decisions
man makes, but I wasn’t judging. I was fighting, and that’s all I can do,"
said the former World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation champion.
"I definitely wanted to win," said Lewis, who
already had the World Boxing Council belt and was a 2-1 betting favorite. "I
didn’t want to disappoint all my fans and not bring all the belts home to England.
This is my goal, this is my dream." Although this is the first time in 100 years that
a British fighter has held the unified title of this century, British fans weren’t
all in agreement with Lewis winning the decision.
"Lewis was a bit lazy compared to his last fight with
Holyfield," said one boxing executive. What, then, really happened? Could Lennox
Lewis have been scared at Holyfield’s quickness? There were no doubts as to
Holyfield’s aggressiveness and his scoring on the inside of Lewis. Apparently, he
wasn’t landing enough solid punches and missing a lot of shots. In round seven,
Lennox Lewis (35-1-1) landed several good shots to Holyfield’s body, but Holyfield
returned the favor with a combination to Lewis’ head and body that had a crowd of
17,916 on their feet. Lewis did display a good left jab that did connect with Holyfield.
He, however, didn’t connect well with the right.
Three Las Vegas judges, starting with Chuck Giampa, scored it
116-112 in favor of Lewis. Bill Graham scored it 117-111 and Jerry Roth had it 115-113.
"It’s not always about being aggressive when you
don’t show enough power punches," stated comedian Joey Villa. The majority of
media, however, felt Holyfield won the 12-rounder. Regardless of the outcome of this
unified title fight, Lewis definitely won the first fight with Holyfield nine months ago
in Madison Square Garden. Yet, the judges back east didn’t see it that way. Don King,
promoter of the fight, stated on national television on the Charlie Prose Show that he
didn’t watch the first fight, but at this fight, both fighters would have no choice
but to fight.
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Multi-talented Corinna Jones,
1992 Playboy Playmate of the Year.
Kristoff St. John plays the
character Neal on The Young and The Restless.
Junior Jones after his win
against Tracy Patterson with Pete Allman.
That’s just
what they did. So then that settles it. Both fighters are even, as many boxing fans around
the world saw it. On the other side of the coin, just maybe there will be more unfinished
business between both fighters next year in a rematch. After all is said and done, it
certainly will bring a bunch more money for all parties concerned.People In The News...
Rich Niederman, boxing operations liaison with
The Orleans Hotel, is overjoyed with the sold-out crowds attending the boxing matches.
Junior Jones, the former Bantamweight Champion, TKO’d
Tracy Patterson, the former two-time champion, in round 11. "Patterson was a strong
fighter. It was hard for me to get the right hand in. He defended the right hand, so I
used my jab. My game plan was to box him and not stand toe-to-toe with him," stated
Jones.
Another impressive fighter was Wlasimir Klitschko (30-1-28)
of Kiev, Ukraine. Klitschko TKO’d Phil Jackson (42-9-38) in 1:59 of the second round.
Congratulations to Lou Falcigno from Momentum Enterprises for
putting on this fight card in association with The Orleans.
Mayor Oscar Goodman recently chatted with me while attending
the Summerlin Women’s annual luncheon. The luncheon was outstanding and fea-tured a
fashion show and entertainment from Kelly Patterson.
I spoke with Mayor Goodman about the growth of Las Vegas.
"No one, regardless of how much of a visionary they were, could have known how fast
this town would grow," related Goodman. That statement is so true. In fact, our
freeway system is already obsolete, but as Goodman states, "We have to advance to new
technologies more rapidly." Incidentally, Goodman’s new policy is to see people
who want to talk to him once a month. He is a people’s Mayor and loves his job. LVN
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