Rich Little plans fourth marriage
Celebrity impressionist Rich Little is getting married to a former "Rock of Love" reality show participant who competed to be rocker Bret Michaels' girlfriend.
Little, who turns 73 in November, and Catherine Brown, in her late 40s, are planning to wed within a couple of weeks. They met seven months ago and got engaged last month.
Brown made Michaels' Top 10 among 20 contestants in MTV's "Rock of Love 2," which aired in early January 2008.
A romantic rejection was nothing compared to the life-and-death heartache Brown had survived.
In June 2005, she was featured in a Review-Journal article when she underwent surgery for a heart condition, restrictive pericarditis. Her heart was slowly being encased in ever-hardening calcium that would have killed her.
Doctors had to peel her heart like an orange to remove layers of calcification.
Brown, the mother of twin sons in their 20s, said Little's sense of humor won her heart.
"He's a riot, a blast to hang out with," she said. "We love each other a lot. He's a good man."
A year ago in July, Little's third wife, Marie, 45, died from what was ruled suicide from an overdose after years of battling migraine headaches.
REICHL'S VEGAS VALENTINES
This farewell tweet from Ruth Reichl, the legendary food critic for the New York Times and editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine after her extended stay in Las Vegas (there are rumblings she was in town filming the hush-hush "Top Chef Masters" fourth season):
"Leaving Las Vegas. Memorable meals: Raku. Monta. And the astonishing experience of eating at e (Jose Andres). Food I'll never forget."
She was referring to Jose Andres' exclusive e bar at Jaleo in The Cosmopolitan. The eight-seat private dining room experience features 15 to 20 small plates for $250 per person.
Think ultimate tapas: a fried artichoke heart crowned with caviar, a cone filled with La Serena, a goat milk cheese; and Secreto de Ibérico Pork, Spain's pork equivalent of Kobe beef, usually from a pig fed with an acorn-rich diet.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Britain's Prince Harry might be just what the doctor ordered for Sin City's anemic economy. At least, for one night, thanks to an anticipated horde of paparazzi and female admirers. There are reports the nightlife-loving prince could be spending 48 hours in the party capital of the world during a break in his 12-week helicopter training course in California and Arizona. A captain in the Royal Air Force, he starts the training session in early October in El Centro, Calif.
SIGHTINGS
In the audience at Frankie Moreno's show Tuesday at the Palms: ESPN baseball analyst Orel Hershiser, handing a shot of Crown Royal to Moreno; Paul Shortino of Quiet Riot, belting out "At Last"; Bobby Brooks, son of R&B hall of famer Jackie Wilson, headliners Steve Wyrick and Greg London, and dancers and cast members from Barry Manilow, Matt Goss and "Bite." ... Marco Andretti, runner-up of the 2006 Indianapolis 500 at 19, will be go-karting against 10 challengers from 1:30 to 3 p.m. today at Pole Position Raceway, 4175 S. Arville St. He's in town to promote the Oct. 16 Izod IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the final race of the 2011 series.
THE PUNCH LINE
"A woman in Buffalo set a new world record for eating 183 buffalo wings. I don't think there will be a second date." -- David Letterman
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