Strippers in Smith Vigil

Anna Nicole Smith, Rick's CaberetTMZ has learned that the "Girls of Rick's Cabaret" will blow a goodbye kiss to Anna Nicole Smith on Valentine's Day. At the stroke of midnight, dancers at a dozen strip clubs will dim the lights and join onstage in memory of the former exotic dancer, who died last Thursday at age 39.

It was at Rick's Cabaret in Houston that Anna met her late husband, oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall. "Anna Nicole and Howard Marshall were a fixture," recalls Rick's founder, Robert Watters. "Howard would come in during the day and spend money. He'd have a drink and watch Anna Nicole. She would often dance for him with a friend, and he seemed to get a lot of pleasure out of watching her interact with another dancer."

Bob Glass, regional manager of Rick's, said of Anna "She had a certain quality that is the essence of what we strive for in all of our entertainers. She was energetic, charismatic and an absolutely beautiful woman."

The tribute will take place at Rick's Cabarets in Houston, New York City, Minneapolis, Austin and New Orleans, as well the company's Club Onyx venues in Houston, Charlotte, Austin and South Houston, and XTC Cabarets in Houston, San Antonio and Austin.



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31. They are falling out of every crack and crevice now. Who or what next? And where were all these friends and family when Howard was mindcontroling Anna Nicole? Ive said it before and Il say it again....Howard might be a little creepy to some, but out of all these people thus far, hes been the one steady in Anna Nicoles life, the one she trusted. I wish people would really base their judgement on REAL FACTS not because their eyes "look crazy" Heres a woman Anna Nicole made clear she personally didnt trust and definately couldnt stand. Or a guy that kicked her at her lowest point instead of giving her some grieving time. Now the prince is the dad, the barbie twins are her best friends, the broad on Larry King was her best friend, Chynna Doll is her best friend.........endless friends yet WHERE WERE THEY? All people so far that have all tried to live in the limelight, wanted their 15 minutes... here goes a bunch of strippers wanting to get in on the action. What theres another man saying hes the daddy too. I just gotta say, as much as we all saw this "show" of Anna Nicole of being just a dumb bimbo, Id like to give her more credit then that, I think she was an intelligent woman, maybe not booksmart, maybe she was I doubt all these "friends and family members " even know the answer to that any more then I do. I think she knew who to trust and who loved her. I think she lost Daniel and she wanted someone to lean on and be loved by, something I feel she might just have lacked from a dysfunctional family. Maybe had Daniel not passed away she might never have married Howard, but maybe she just realized Howard was the one constant in her life. It might seem like Howard pimped out Anna Nicole to make money, but I would guess Anna Nicole lived a life bigger then she could probally have afforded if Howard wasnt doing what he needed to do ,hadnt gotten the jobs and payouts for her. I dont know what the real answers all are, maybe we all never will, I do know that instead of believing every little nasty thing said by every creep that seeps out of that woodwork, maybe we should all lean towards the innocent until guilty and make sure we do have actual facts before we start tossing the word murderer around. Sorry but I am just appalled over all these vultures swooping down. Im appalled by just so much bad behavior. So much obvious jumping on the bandwagon. This is beginning to seem like a witch trial. It makes my skin crawl reading some of these horriable messages

Posted at 1:42AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Enough Already!

32. That poor baby girl - will she ever be able to live a normal life?? I believe that Larry is the baby's father, look at the pics of the baby, very much like Anna and Larry - don't see much of Stern in the baby - I think Stern should be looked at carefully, awfully strange how Anna's son died and her passing happened when he was around. Sounds to me, he's the one that's the Gold Digger in this one - seems overally controlling and guess he ran Smith's life - If it does prove that he is the father ( which I strongly doubt) the poor girl will be handled by a full time nanny and set off to boarding school when the time comes, Who does Stern think he's kidding, maybe in years to come they will be doing a show on Court TV about how he plotted to snuff out Anna Nicole and her son - someone better keep an eye on that baby before she's the next one to mysteriously pass away!! Get er done already - have the DNA test NOW!!!!!

Posted at 1:09AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Tara

33. I saw the interview with the people who where with anna when they found her, instead if calling 911 right away , one was messaging her feet to wake her and the other put a mirror under her nose to see if she was breathing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hmmm, no wonder shes not with us today

Posted at 3:18AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Debbie

34. I hope everyone reads what I have to say because you all make me sick to my stomach, because the fact remains and you all know it that this could be someone you all know somewhere in your life. Please do not play me on this because this could happen and it does right next door except that person is not famous or WHATEVER. Or just maybe it has happened to you and your FAMILY and this is your way of talking.Take a good long look around your perfect life and think twice.You want to comment go ahead but I will tell you right where the dog died and unless you live in a glass house stop throwin your stones.She was just like all of us a person and none of us have the right to pass judgement unless of course you were there. But then again all of you who are saying nasty stuff just wish you were there or might have known her.

Posted at 11:54PM on Feb 15th 2007 by gina l herbrand

35. ANNA'S MOTHER RAISED DANNY! HE TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT KID UNTIL HKS CAME INTO THE PICTURE! ANNA CALLED HER MOTHER TO GREIVE AFTER HIS DEATH - SHE OBVIOUSLY STILL LOVED HER MOTHER AND KEW HER MOTHER LOVED HER GRANDCHILD. AND WHEN THE AUDIOTAPES (SEVERAL) COME OUT WITH ANNA SPEAKING TO HER MOTHER AND HOWARD SHOUTING / SLAMMING THINGS AROUND INCLUDING THE PHONE DOWN - WE'LL THEN SEE THE TRUE SIDE OF THIS MAN. I REALLY WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP PAYING THIS MAN AND HIS FAMILY (SISTER ETC) $$$ FOR INTERVIEWS RIGHT AFTER ANNA'S DEATH - WHERE'S THE MOURNING ???? CAN YOU BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS WHEN YOU TAKE A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT AFTER YOUR LOVED ONES DEATH! HE'S BEEN HOLDING ONTO HER PREGNENCY PHOTOS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS (HUMMM WONDER WHY SO LONG) THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN OFFERED 1/2 A MILLION FOR! BET HE KNEW THE'D BE WORTH MORE IN THE NEAR FURURE! HE HAS A BAHAMIAN ATTORNEY - THIS IS GOOD ! THINKS HE'LL BARICADE HIMSELF, TRY AND TAKE THE HOUSE, STASH AND SPEND ANNA'S MONEY AND RIDE OUT THE DNA TEST AS LONG AS HE CAN. PEOPLE WILL ALSO TESTIFY TO HIM GIVING DANIEL THE METH IN THE HOSP. ! WHILE ANNA WAS GROGGY FROM HER MEDS, SHE HAD TO SEE SOMETHING AS SEVERAL PEOPLE WI;LL TESTIFY HEARING HER SCREAM TO HOWARD - "YOU DID THIS" AND YES, ANNA'S MOTHER WARNED HER AFTER DANIELS DEATH TO" BE CARFUL, YOU MIGHT BE NEXT" REFERING TO THIS MURDERING BASTARD - MURDERING ATTORNEY (NEVER TRIED A CASE IN HIS LIFE) WHO HAD THIS VULNERABLE FAMILY OVER SO MANY YEARS UNDER HIS CONTROL! GRANDMA NEEDS TO TAKE HER GRANDCHILD AND HOWARD NEEDS TO HANG !

Posted at 9:39AM on Feb 14th 2007 by tina

36. I AGREE !! Anna's mom raised Daniel the first 6 years of his life. If she was so bad/abusive why did Anna leave her "beloved" son Daniel with her while she stripping for 7 + years?
Virgie has retired after 28 years as a sheriff's deputy so she must be somewhat stable to keep a job for so long.
The reason for the dispute between Anna & her mother? HOWARD K. $TERN! Audio tapes will confirm that I hear VERY soon!
It appears anyone who cared about ANS was basically "ran off" by this bastard.
Play her w/ drugs so she is easier to deal with.
Geez, how could he control her & manipulate her of she had people around?
Anna had relationships w/ her family/friends until HK$ on the scene.
All of these people were distanced from ANS so that HK$ could finally get her to fall in love w/ his creepy ass. Who were the only ones "allowed" around ANS?
HK$ (aka Howard K. Stern, Howard Killed the Smiths) - PSYCHO
The weird TrimSpa couple - gonna have them around to make some moolah
Shane Gibson - Immigration dude - gotta get that permanent residency - I find it kinda weird that he attended her baby shower, was on her bed hugging her, etc.
Bonnie $tern - HK$'s sister now popping up - Gee Whiz! Who would benefit from Howard getting rich? Hell, I never even knew he had a family until ANS died. I guess I just thought slugs were found under rocks & didn't have parents.
Now we are told by dear ole sis that her & her parents have been w/ little DannieLynn since ANS died. According to her THAT was the FIRST time any of them had even saw the baby! IF it was HK$'s baby hadn't they already went to see their niece & grandbaby...supposedly HK$'s first child? Obviously money wasn't an issue since HK$'s parents paid his bills!Yeah, right!!! IF Howard K. "Killer" $tern even THOUGHT he was the real daddy he would have ran all the way to the courthouse & swabbed his own damn mouth. He was OBSESSED w/ getting her money!
BTW Dear ole sis...IF Howard NEVER gave AN$ any drugs then WTF was his name on the prescription drugs?????

Posted at 9:34AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Sharon

37. It's a fitting tribute... they should also retire her G-string and hang it from the rafters.

Posted at 5:48AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Funny MySpace Pictures

38. Nice Zombies lyrics # 10. Love that song!

Posted at 6:02AM on Feb 14th 2007 by h8er#1

39. In response to #31's comments; I agree with you totally. She was a human being, none of us knew her personally, so unless you walk a mile in someone else's shoes, you don't know what they are going through. Give her a break, let her rest in peace. NO ONE has a perfect life and NO ONE is perfect. If others cannot say anything nice, then perhaps you should not say anything at all. Think about it and take a look at your own life. How really perfect is it and how really perfect are you?!

Sharyl~

Posted at 7:42AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Sharyl

40. anna nicole smith's life was a total disaster, she loved the attention and i'm sure she'd be thrilled with it. Her mother was right, and once danny died, she coounted on howard more then ever.
the funniest statement so far i've heard,besides all these jerks coming forward saying they are the father was howard k stern's sister stating that because he was her lawyer and never worked HIS PARENTS SUPPORTED HIM"!!!!!!!!!
sHE WAS A DISFUCTIONAL MESS ALIVE AND NEVER WANTED PRIVACY SHE WENT THERE TO HAVE THAT POOR BABY BECAUSE STERN WANTED TO MAKE SURE BIRKHEAD DIDN'T GET HIS CHILD OR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANNA. AT LEAST IT IS SAID BY MANY BIRKHEAD TRIED TO GET HER CLEAN, THATS ALOT MORE THEN CAN BE SAID FOR STERN.
IN LIFE SHE WAS A DISASTER AND IN DEATH SHE LEFT A REAL DISASTER FOR THAT POOR BABY--THIS TELLS ME SHE WAS A SELF CENTERED, DRUGGIE AND ALCOHOLIC THAT WAS CONSUMMED BY NO ONE BUT HERSELF AND NO SHE WON'T REST IN PEACE, NOT UNTIL THIS DISASTER SHE LEFT HER POOR BABY TO DEAL WITH IN YRS. TO COME IS SETTLED.
GIGI

Posted at 8:34AM on Feb 14th 2007 by gigi

41. #36: Posted at 7:42AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Sharyl,
You said: "Think about it and take a look at your own life. How really perfect is it and how really perfect are you?!" Okay I'll do that...never worked as a stripper, check. or a money grubbing whore, check. Never married an old man for his money, check.Never blew sailors for a quarter and gave twenty-three cents change, check....


Posted at 8:44AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Need I go on and on and on?

42. I just looked up methodone and how it works...very interesting!!! You people ashould all read it.

Anna was probably taking it every day to try and make herself better!! Methodone is used to suppress drug cravings and it is used safely during pregnancy, thus the big bottle in her fridge!! The problem is the side-effects ie. respiratory depression are worsened with illness and alcohol. Most common problem is misjudgement of dosage due to a tolerance of the drug.

If Anna took over the counter drugs for her flu and some alcohol she just simply knocked herself off. HOWARD PROBABLY HAD NO CONTROL OVER HER. He was a saint to try and help her. Methdone treatment is not an easy lifestyle. It doesn't mean he's a bad person.

If her son took the methodone on top of his other drugs he OD'd and respiratory arrested also. Wow what a lesson to stay away form narcotics. Methodone is the treatment for cure not the problem.

Posted at 9:12AM on Feb 14th 2007 by ellen

43. amid the crap, hype, stupidity and all surrounding Smiths death lies this beautiful geature of kindness. Strippers blowing a kiss to Anna Nicole smith, as the Houston clubs dim their lights at a certain time in honor of her, Any one who doesnt see this as a lovely gesture is hard hearted,.i was not a fan of Smiths, But I think gesture is very sweet.

Posted at 12:26PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Virginia

44. In regards to the comments of #39 ~ Did you personally know Anna Nicole? I didn't think so. How would you even come to assumption that she did the things you stated? You read it or saw it on T.V. - neither of which guarantee that they are true. How do we know you never did those things? And, most of all, would we care? Obviously not! No one is perfect ~ including you. Think about that! :)

Sharyl~

Posted at 10:30AM on Feb 14th 2007 by Sharyl

45. ANS minimized her life while alive. She abused her body BIG TIME. She was functionally illiterate and a trashy slut. She does NOT deserve adoration, praise, affection or sympathy. She sewed, and reaped.

ANS was, and still is - a joke. When alive, she was a joke wrapped in human flesh - in death, just a joke.

For all of you who feel so sorry for the baby - DON'T - the baby now has a fighting chance at a life, unlike her son. The woman should NEVER have been allowed to have children - she was a horrible parent, and as a result, her 20 year old son paid with his life. Yes, it is HER fault the boy died.

Posted at 10:34AM on Feb 14th 2007 by MyTwoCents

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