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Louis Gregory Back From Vegas, Expands Business

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What started as a trip with to the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas, turned out to be a very fruitful business trip for , aka Uncle Louie, as he says often.

His life grows more like a dream every week, hanging with the cat's meow of the entertainment industry. From the red velvet cake, which he and The Fat Boys enjoyed at the Hard Rock Hotel, to the eBook publishing deal he inked with Vegas hotel executive Richard Wilk, business and life are booming.

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"Let's put it this way," he said. "If you are a celeb or a VIP and you are going to Vegas, Richard is the man to know."

Through his book deal with Uncle Louie Management, Wilk's book will be available for download on every major online book venue including iTunes.

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While at the SEMA Show, he met TapOutSkrape who is best described as a gentle giant.

"Look for some great things to come from Tap Out and Team Goldberg," he said.

Skrape introduced him Demented Customs, who was eager to show him cars they designed for Tap Out. It was only a matter of days until Gregory decided to get his own Demented Custom. He chose a 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham to pimp out. Dr. Jamie Meyer of General Motors sponsored the Caddy rebuild and is providing an engine.

While in Vegas, he also ate at Nobu with former New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi and pitcher Joba Chamberlain. Then there was former UFC Champion Josh Barnett, who is currently a Strike Force fighter.

"I am looking forward to getting over to Japan to eat some real sushi with Josh and see him kick some butt," Gregory said.

Speaking of kicking tail, Gregory's buddy Frank Trigg scored a first round knock out while fighting at the Israel Fighting Championship. He was so inspired that he bought the domain www.IsraelFightingChampionship.com.

As if he didn't have a productive week as it was, he had the opportunity to hang out with Nascar driver Kevin Harvick and his manager Josh Jones at Las Vegas Speedway.

"As an old school hip hop guy, you wouldn't expect me to be a Nascar fan, but I am," he said. "You have no idea what it's like to whip around the track in a Nascar ride until you try it."

Gregory wasn't able to meet with Michael Strahan and missed out on hanging with Charlie Murphy, but he'll see Harvick in Miami next week and will be in Aspen next month for more fun. He'll also be with Goldberg this week at Ford's Operation Drive One in Homstead, Fla. meeting with troops. Twenty dollars is donated to the troops for every test drive.


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