What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas....

FROM LAS VEGAS--Last night I spent the night with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Martin, Ray Romano, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (whom I prefer to think of as "Bobby"}. It's not what you think. Mr. Minivan and I are at the HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, and last night we went to the taping of "Earth to America", a collection of stand-up comedy and music with an overall theme of global warming. And in case you're confused, all the participants are against it. Last night's show really made me think about this issue, which I must confess, I don't do a lot--think about global warming, I mean, not thinking in general. This planet called Earth has limited resources, and we should all be doing our part to protect them. If you watch the show this Sunday night on TBS, people like those above as well as Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Bill Maher, and astronaut Jim Lovell will explain it all to you in a very entertaining way. Check your local listings...

After the taping we went to a private party thrown by HBO. We saw Bill Maher (very short, with a huge head), Bobby Kennedy Jr. (I restrained myself from asking him if he was the one who had a fling with the babysitter) [NOTE--he's not--that was his brother Michael], a man dressed head to toe in a Chicago Cubs uniform with Dempster on the back of it (Ryan Dempster IS a Chicago Cub, but if it was him, why would he be in full uniform in Las Vegas in November, and if it wasn't him, why?). We saw and met Larry David, who looks and sounds exactly like he does on his show. I couldn't help myself, I told him he was responsible for the bags under my eyes from staying up late and watching TIVO-ed episodes of his show.

After we left the party, we walked through the casino, where we saw a huge crowd of people gathered in one area, watching something. We got a little closer and saw that Tom Hanks (slicked back long hair, what is he thinking? I hope it's for a movie and not his own personal choice) and Faith Hill (tall, slim, gorgeous, tons of hair, and even more tons of eye makeup) were at a craps table surrounded by many large, beefy security men without smiles. We kept walking.

When we got back to our room we found a gift from the elves at TBS, a Polaroid camera. Just another night in Vegas...