{"id":2809,"date":"2010-05-30T13:51:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-30T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/updates-in-vegas-love-charity-and-oprah\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:35:41","slug":"updates-in-vegas-love-charity-and-oprah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/2010\/05\/updates-in-vegas-love-charity-and-oprah\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates in Vegas, Love, Charity and Oprah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0134828651f6970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cherx-large\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef0134828651f6970c \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0134828651f6970c-200wi.jpg?w=676&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px; WIDTH: 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef013482866a45970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a>While convalescing (which entails staying away from the computer, sad to say), I went to see Cher and Barry Manilow in Las Vegas during the first weekend of May.&#0160;My friends Julie and Dave and Nellie went with us.&#0160; The opening monologue still&#0160;went on too long and&#0160;generally confused&#0160;Nellie, a Vegas singer and dancer. But the show as a whole was pretty great, especially with the&#0160;new Bob Seger segment &#8211; a seedy rendition of&#0160;&quot;Fire Down Below&quot; spliced with a fun-loving version of &quot;Old Time Rock and Roll. Cher comes out as a male pimp\/gangster (see Mackie sketch below&#8230;the real image of it is far more amazing, however) with&#0160;a gargantuan&#0160;feather towering over her head.&#0160;Like in the video &quot;Walking in Memphis&quot; she&#0160;nearly successfully sublimates her physicality with masculine&#0160;motions. She appears tinier as a result.&#0160;Just as when she does Elvis in the video. She quickly transforms onstage&#0160;into a&#0160;sexy redheaded moll in a yellow dress&#0160;for the&#0160;second song. Great sexy set and a creative and exciting performance. It steals the show for me. She sings &quot;Love Hurts&quot; now from the big pearl.<\/p>\n<p>The set list:<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570510970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mackie4FireDownBelow\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570510970b \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570510970b-200wi.jpg?w=676&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px; WIDTH: 200px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I Still Haven&#39;t Found What I&#39;m Looking For<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0134828669ed970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: left\"><\/a> <br \/>Laverne segment<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef57047d970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a> <br \/>Fire Down Below<br \/>Old Time Rock &amp; Roll<br \/>The Beat Goes On<br \/>All I Really Wanna Do<br \/>Gypsies, Tramps &amp; Thieves<br \/>Dark Lady<br \/>Half Breed<br \/>Don&#39;t Leave Me This Way<br \/>Take Me Home<br \/>Love Hurts<br \/>After All<br \/>Walking In Memphis<br \/>If I Could Turn Back Time<br \/>Believe&#0160;&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef56fd9a970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It was like a high school flashback to see Barry Manilow&#0160;the next night.&#0160;Actually, it was not&#0160;my choice to see Barry. I&#39;ve long lost touch with his career. But my husband&#0160;chose Barry over a Cirque show, reasoning that Cirque will be in Vegas forever; Barry may not be with us forever.&#0160;Since I was a pre-teen I&#39;ve seen&#0160;Barry quite a few times, including at the Hilton a few year&#39;s back when he first came to Vegas.&#0160;His show at the Paris casino was very emotional for me somehow. Our tickets upgraded to the orchestra so I was closer than I&#39;ve ever been&#0160;and&#0160;everything was much smaller scale and personal,&#0160;including a lovely&#0160;tribute&#0160;the paintings of the Louvre.&#0160; He did a breath-taking (literally) rendition of &quot;Weekend in New England&quot; and&#0160;no fans were asked to sing &quot;Can&#39;t Smile Without You&quot; for which I was&#0160;thankful. It was very sad to think this may be the last time I&#39;d ever see him.<\/p>\n<p>But enough of that&#8230;<strong>Cher&#39;s Got a New Boyfriend!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570cdc970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: left\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570f4e970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: left\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ron\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570f4e970b \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef0133ef570f4e970b-150wi.jpg?w=676&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px; WIDTH: 150px\" \/><\/a> The news outing started <a href=\"http:\/\/whosdatedwho.com\/celebrities\/people\/dating\/cher.htmCher&#39;s\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;s a comic and comic book writer. Here&#39;s his <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ron_Zimmerman_(comics)\">Wikipedia Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He&#0160;had me at comics. <\/p>\n<p>You can purchase his <em>Ultimate Adventures <\/em>book on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ultimate-Adventures-One-Tin-Soldier\/dp\/0785110437\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;s also interestingly a Howard Stern co-hort and his dating&#0160; of Cher has been discussed on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howardstern.com\/rundown.hs?month=May&amp;day=12X=2010&amp;x=43&amp;y=5\">Stern&#39;s radio show<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>HOWARD MIGHT DROP IN ON CHER<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Howard looked forward to his weekend trip to LA, saying he might go visit his old friend Ron Zimmerman at his new girlfriend&#39;s house: &quot;[I&#39;m] probably going to go up to Cher&#39;s Malibu place and hang with her and Ron&#8230;Cher doesn&#39;t know anything about it.&quot; Howard joked that Cher would probably sequester him to a &#39;safe room&#39;: &quot;Ron told me they have a special room for people like me at Cher&#39;s house. Like Ron&#39;s riff-raff friends.&quot; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Cher&#39;s New Charity Donation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoplepets.com\/news\/celebrities\/cher-bedazzles-a-dog-to-help-homeless-pets\/1\">http:\/\/www.peoplepets.com\/news\/celebrities\/cher-bedazzles-a-dog-to-help-homeless-pets\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Bedazzles a Dog to Help Homeless Pets<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">The one and only Cher is stepping up to help homeless animals this weekend in the <a href=\"http:\/\/cherscholar.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef013482867674970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"FLOAT: right\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cherpets\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341d6c7753ef013482867674970c \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/6a00d8341d6c7753ef013482867674970c-150wi.jpg?w=676&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px; WIDTH: 150px\" \/><\/a>best way she knows how: with outrageous fashions and lots of sparkle! The pop diva is donating this crystal-studded ceramic dog to the Animal Foundation&#39;s Seventh Annual Best in Show event. Decorated with 11,520 Swarovski crystals, the dog will be available for auction, with proceeds going to charity.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The flashy canine was all the singer&#39;s idea, inspired by the glittery, sequined costumes of her current Las Vegas show. And though many Sin City headliners are donating similar works to the auction, Cher is by far the biggest name to participate. <\/p>\n<p>Best in Show is a fund-raiser that showcases 60 dogs available for adoption from the Lied Animal Shelter in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Josh and Cher on Oprah!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oprah arranged a meetup between Cher and her huge fan Josh. I agree with Kitty&#39;s comment on the show positng: <a href=\"https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/2010\/05\/tv-alert-orpah-.html\">https:\/\/cherscholar.com\/cherblog\/2010\/05\/tv-alert-orpah-.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was very touching and I thought&#0160;Josh&#0160;was amazingly eloquent and possessed. Here is the experience in a nutshell (with a tiny bit of extra footage not seen on the show):&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D1xQb15ENtk\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D1xQb15ENtk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, an astute Cher Scholar emailed me this clip of Paul Anka singing the song &quot;Flashback&quot; just like Cher sang it on&#0160;her 1976 <em>I&#39;d Rather Believe in You<\/em> album: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5RzOlDE7mk\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5RzOlDE7mk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of album, many new Cher album rumors are flying, including one that Cher would sing a new single &quot;Already Been There&quot; on the May 18 World Music Awards.&#0160;There was no hint of that on&#0160;the WMA web&#0160;site and not surprisingly it didn&#39;t happen. Cher is also stoking rumors that she will tour again to support the new album, rumored to be released in conjunction with her new movie <em>Burlesque<\/em> around Thanksgiving this year.&#0160;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While convalescing (which entails staying away from the computer, sad to say), I went to see Cher and Barry Manilow in Las Vegas during the first weekend of May.&#0160;My friends Julie and Dave and Nellie went with us.&#0160; The opening monologue still&#0160;went on too long and&#0160;generally confused&#0160;Nellie, a Vegas singer and dancer. 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