VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Celebs have Palms parlor under their skin

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It was a perfect opportunity to say something clever, but for once, we froze.

We were at the bar at N9NE (Palms) with Robin Leach and Melissa Rivers Wednesday night when Rivers took off her white, vinyl pointy-toed boot to show us a tattoo on her ankle.

Elsewhere in the casino, the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Co. was holding its grand opening, where notables such as Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, 'N Sync members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone and actress Melissa Joan Hart ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") were getting tattoos (but generally temporary henna tattoos).

As Rivers bent down again to show off her ankle decoration, all we could think to say was that she looked a lot better in person than on television, which she did. (She had on a frayed, denim miniskirt, a tie-dyed top and a dark jacket.)

But before we could say anything, George Maloof walked by with former "Partridge Family" smart aleck Danny Bonaduce and New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey.

"This thing hurts," Maloof told us, as he raised his arm and displayed his new tattoo -- a permanent one: a Sacramento Kings crown logo.

The tattoo may have hurt, but it is likely that nothing else was bothering Maloof. National television show cameras surrounded proprietors Carey Hart (of motocross fame) and John Huntington as they greeted customers.

Inside Rain Nightclub, Good Charlotte, one of the world's hottest punk bands, delivered a blistering 45-minute set, and actress Jaime Pressly presented a surprisingly well-choreographed fashion show that featured stripper poles on stage, but no traditional runway.

And this being the Palms, the casino was swarming with the famous -- including Joe Maloof; N9NE group boss Michael Morton; skateboard deity Tony Hawk; 'N Sync-er Chris Kirkpatrick (in a natty "Bikers for Kerry" T-shirt); Britney Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph; and financier and MGM boss Kirk Kerkorian.

Rocker Vince Neil was there with his companion Leah -- and both his and her parents were along for the evening's activities.

Even the competition was in the house -- Hard Rock Hotel scion Harry Morton and Hard Rock marketing veep Phil Shalala were taking it all in.

-- Original full article can be found here. Thanks to Fuskeez.