Promising, Unbeaten Lightweight Lenny Zappavigna

Faces Fernando “La Fiera” Angulo In Co-Feature;

 From Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa In Rancho Mirage, Calif. ,

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Live at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME®

Fan favorite Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27 KOs) will make his fifth consecutive appearance on SHOWTIME®  and 11^th overall when he defends his World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) super flyweight crowns against streaking, world-ranked Rodrigo “Gato’’ Guerrero (13-1-1, 9 KOs) in the main event on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation Saturday, March 6 at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

The 12-round world title fight has been elevated to the main event since the Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell bout, originally set as the main event, has been rescheduled.  Ticketholders who need additional information are directed to call StarTickets at 1.800.585.3737 or The Show Box Office at 760-833-8120 during normal business hours.

The March 6 telecast is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with a 12-round lightweight bout between the fast-rising, undefeated Lenny Zappavigna (22-0, 15 KOs) of Australia and Fernando “La Fiera” Angulo (22-6, 14 KOs) of Venezuela for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title.

Darchinyan, a brash Australian-based Armenian, standing five-foot-five-and-one-half-inch, at the age of 34-years-old, has scored knockouts in 14 of his last 15 victories.

In his last outing, Darchinyan retained his belts with an impressive second-round knockout over Tomas Rojas at Agua Caliente on Dec. 12, 2009, on SHOWTIME. One of Darchinyan’s most devastating performances came when he unified the 115-pound titles with a ninth-round knockout over Cristian Mijares on Nov. 1, 2008, on SHOWTIME.

“I have a lot of possible big fights in the future, but I need to beat this guy up decisively first,’’ Darchinyan said.  “He’s in way over his head. I’m going to sand-blast Guerrero into an early retirement. Viva Darchinyan!’’

Guerrero, of Ciudad Neza, Mexico, is a switch-hitter who has won 11 in a row, including impressive performances against Luis Maldonado and No. 1-ranked Alberto Rosas. A natural right-hander, the five-foot-five, 22-year-old Guerrero has campaigned exclusively in Mexico since turning professional on July 28, 2005. He is coming off a third-round knockout over Rey Lopez on Dec. 18, 2009, in Tijuana , Mex.

Photos: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians / Chris Miller

I was talking with a  friend today who mentioned the Six Degrees of Separation game he found online.  It’s called “The Oracle of Bacon,” so I thought I’d try it with some of the performers we have coming to The Show.  After trying out 2 or 3 names, I was truly amazed that they were indeed  linked to Kevin Bacon; so I decided to try our entire line-up.  Here’s some of the results.

Martin Short – performs at The Show on March 12th - has  a Bacon Number of 1

Martin was in The Big Picture with Kevin Bacon.

Melissa Etheridge – performs at The Show on April 1 –  has a Bacon Number of 2

Melissa was in Teressa’s Tattoo with Kiefer Sutherland who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.

Cyndi Lauper – performs at The Show on April 9^th –  has a Bacon Number of 2

Cyndi was in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle with Campbell Scott who was in Loverboy with Kevin Bacon.

Darius Rucker – performs at The Show on April 23^rd – has a Bacon Number of 2

Darius was in Shallow Hal with Rob Moran who was in We Married Margo with Kevin Bacon.

Gabriel Iglesias – performs at The Show on May 5^th – has a Bacon Number of 2

Gabriel was in El Matador with Paul Rodriquez who was in Quicksilver with Kevin Bacon.

Reba McEntire – performs at The Show on June 4^th – has a Bacon Number of 1

Reba was in Tremors with Kevin Bacon.

Jay Leno – performs at The Show on June 12^th – has a Bacon Number of 2

Jay was in The Astronaut Farmer with William Lawrence Allen who was in My One and Only with Kevin Bacon.

and finally,

Julio Iglesias – performs at The Show on June 26^th – has a Bacon Number of 3

Julio was in Me Olvide de vivir with Pedro Armendariz who was in Walker with Xander Berkely who was in A Few Good Men with, you guessed it, Kevin Bacon!

I tried all the names on our list, and all of them were linked in some way to Kevin Bacon!  So, it follows that The Show would now qualify for it’s own Bacon Number ( a 2, 3 or 4 depending on the artist)!

Amazing!  Want to try a few names of people you know?  Go to www.oracleofbacon.org. 

For tickets to our shows, call 800-585-3737 or visit us online at www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow.

Photos: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians / Chris Miller

Photos: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians / Chris Miller

Martin Short appears at The Show on Friday, March 12^th at 9pm -  Tickets are on Sale Now.

Martin Short was born on March 26, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to a Violinist mother and a corporate executive father.  A graduate of McMaster University,  Short intended to pursue a career in social work.  This is where fate stepped in.  Cast in a Toronto production of Godspell, Martin was hooked. Sharing the stage with him in Godspell were Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas and other soon-to-be-famous musicians and comedians who later proved instrumental in helping Martin launch his career. 

His passion for acting and comedy grew with the encouragement of Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas and he ultimately joined them in The Second City improve troupe in 1977 which later produced SCTV.  After several successful years on SCTV, Martin joined the cast of SNL in 1984.

In his stints at SCTV and SNL, Martin developed many characters and celebrity impersonations that became audience favorites.  His characters include the quirky Wheel of Fortune fan Ed Grimley, talk show host Brock Linehan, albino entertainer Jackie Rogers, Jr., Defense Attorney Nathan Thurm, and many others. 

His laugh out loud impersonations of celebrities Jerry Lewis, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor have left many a talk show host in stitches.

In addition to his success on SCTV and SNL, Martin has appeared in a number of popular films including Three Amigos!, Innerspace, Father of the Bride (and the sequel), and Santa Claus 3: The Escape. 

We are proud to be hosting Martin Short (and his many alter-egos) at The Show.  For tickets, call 800-585-3737 or visit us online at www.hotewatercasino.com/theshow.

(Source:  Wikipedia)