Zak Bagans bringing in bronze bust to bolster James Dean exhibit

Zak Bagans is determined to beryllium the Dean of Paranormal Investigators.

The big of “Ghost Adventures” is busting retired (and we’re done with puns) a James Dean sculpture arsenic portion of an upcoming grounds astatine Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum dedicated to Dean. The sculptor, Steven Whyte, who specializes successful bronze figures, is moving connected the portion now.

Bagans and his squad are moving toward an opening of the Dean grounds this month. At the halfway is the infamous transaxle from Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder, the sports car that Dean was driving erstwhile helium was killed Sept. 30, 1955.

The bust volition travel successful astir 2 months, Bagans says, arsenic it volition instrumentality that agelong to decorativeness the bronzing process.

On Thursday, Bagans’ fascination with Dean and his tragic decease carried him to the tract of that fatal crash, astatine an intersection astir 20 miles disconnected Highway 101 adjacent the assemblage of Cholame successful San Luis Obispo County.

Always a roadworthy warrior, Bagans says he’s mulling a elephantine motorcycle rally from present to there, with the transaxle successful tow. It’s a astir five-hour thrust from Las Vegas to that point.

“I’m reasoning of doing a large convoy thrust determination and letting his car portion sojourn the site,” Bagans says. “I don’t cognize why. I conscionable support having visions to bash that. We’ll see.”

Some 66 years aft the crash, the tract remains a shrine. A representation of Dean on with a replica personalized California licence sheet and the connection “DREAM LIVE DIE” are among the items displayed. Bagans is hoping to parlay Dean’s ongoing mystique into visitors astatine the Museum.

But it’s not each haunted car parts for Bagans. His “Ghost Adventures” bid continues to rotation along. The occurrence featuring Bagans’ sojourn to Holly Madison’s home successful L.A., titled “Haunting successful the Hills,” is present streaming connected the series’ caller home, Discovery+. Bagans and Madison are nary longer a romanticist couple, though Bagans says, “We are adjacent friends, still.”

Bagans is besides acceptable to big “Halloween Wars” connected Food Network, which volition besides watercourse connected Discovery+. The barroom and sweetener creator contention premieres astatine 9 p.m. connected Sunday, Sept. 19.

What other … Oh, Nicolas Cage stopped successful The Haunted Museum for a swiftly-arranged photograph sprout past week. Cage’s squad called day-of to petition access. Bagans, who was retired of municipality (about to sojourn the shade of Dean) said spell for it. All helium knows is they wanted the depository arsenic the scene. The 2 person not yet formally met. That’s for an upcoming episode.

Usher to the dock

Usher made an unbilled quality astatine his “Backstory Pass” pre-show connected Saturday night. Actually, each of his appearances astatine the accumulation beneath the Colosseum are unbilled. But for the archetypal time, helium danced with the performers during The Block Party scene, which closes the pre-show experience. The spot went nuts for it. Check the video.

Horns, not aplenty

Word is Celine Dion is eschewing the horn conception successful her upcoming residency astatine Resorts World Las Vegas. Musicians person reportedly been informed that the amusement astatine the 5,000-seat Theater astatine Resorts World is going for a much musically intimate vibe.

Those who cognize the theater’s technology, including Dion herself, person been raving astir the room’s dependable plan from the squad astatine Scéno Plus. Dion said successful May, “This task is conscionable phenomenal, and the information that the theatre is 5,000 seats — they’re gathering it and truly taking attraction of the seats, the environment, and not conscionable the look, but the sound, due to the fact that euphony volition beryllium performed there.”

How that exertion volition beryllium utilized is the question. It sounds similar much nuance, little brass, successful this caller show. Me, I’m usually a horn-section advocate, but we’ll reserve a verdict until we perceive it out.

Mat’s six-pack

Mat Franco notched his sixth day astatine The Linq Hotel past week. Franco is simply a exemplary of consistency for the precocious prime of his magic act, performed successful the Strip theatre named for him. I similar his Top Ramen segment, wherever an assemblage subordinate fishes for a lost, folded playing paper successful a random spirit packet from 1 of the dozens of packages onstage.

Franco has managed not to property a time since opening successful 2015. But his enactment continues to mature. If he’s not careful, he’ll upwind up a Strip institution.

Seems similar lone yesterday … Magician headliner @matfranco surpasses sixth day @TheLINQ. He's a large entertainer with a deed connected the Strip. #RJNow @reviewjournal 📷 #LewisPhan pic.twitter.com/X70DeS1VIG

— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 5, 2021

Zmed-tastic

Adrian Zmed, the co-star of the “Grease” sequel “Grease 2,” joined “The Australian Bee Gees Show’s” 3,000th show astatine Excalibur’s Thunderland Showroom connected Thursday night.

More from @TheABGShow No. 3,000 @ExcaliburVegas w/ @RealAdrianZmed “Grease” cameo, @SPIEnt @AdamSteck1 #alexschecter speech. #RJNow @reviewjournal pic.twitter.com/AamekyzBjK

— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 6, 2021

Zmed and the set turned successful a buoyant show of the “Grease” theme. On manus was his vocalist wife, Lyssa Baker of the Vegas set Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Zmed besides co-starred successful the 1980s TV bid “T.J. Hooker” and was big for a clip connected “Dance Fever.”

“Grease 2” was Zmed’s archetypal movie role, during which helium played T-Birds person Johnny Nogerelli, a quality invented for the movie who was not successful the archetypal musical. Zmed besides played cardinal quality Danny Zuko connected Broadway and connected tour.

In short, Zmed has “Grease” cred.

Wayne Hosking (Maurice Gibb) and Michael Clift (Barry Gibb) were the longstanding formed members celebrating the SPI Entertainment production’s milestone. David Scott, who originated the relation of Robin Gibb, is stuck successful New Zealand for COVID restrictions. Michael Welsh filled in. And a motion (and rotation move) to institution manager and publicist Ron Guarnieri, who joined the amusement astir a twelvemonth and a fractional into its tally and has seen astir 2,500 performances.

Cool Hang Alert

Noybel Gorgoy, who made her debut astatine Delilah astatine Wynn Las Vegas connected Friday night, is with her set 8 p.m. Thursday astatine The Space. Gorgoy has performed with Paul Shaffer & The Shaf-Shifters (by that, we mean she took implicit the show), David Perrico’s Pop Strings, Clint Holmes, Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns and Soul successful the Machine astatine Area15.

Otto Ehling (from Human Nature and besides Perrico’s lineup) is connected keys and serves arsenic euphony director. Tix are $25 astatine the door, $10 for the livestream.

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