Young Hollywood whore
Yeah, I'm the music guy and all, but I also enjoy the occasional Hollywood industry party—especially ones that come with sweet gift bags. At last night's riotously fun "Young Hollywood" party thrown by our friends at CAA, VIPs were able to cart off with massive canvas sacks loaded with free shwag. Here's just some of what was found inside:
Not bad, right? Let's take a closer look:
1. A brand-new pair of Hurley boxer shorts. Score! There are few things in life I love more than clean underwear. That's one more day I don't have to do laundry. And that's always a good day.
2. The recent solo debut CD from Black Eyed Pea Will.i.am. While I have yet to listen, I have to give the super-producer props for sampling the eternally cool song "Don Quichotte" by 80s synth-poppers Magazine 60 on the single "I Got It From My Mama."
3. Season 2 of "In Living Color" on DVD. This is classic American comedy. Jim Carrey was at his nut-case best on this show. The "Fire Marshall Bill" character alone is worth the price of admission. Oh wait—it was free!
4. That pic of Jessica Alba is from the soundtrack to her movie with Dane Cook, "Good Luck Chuck." The film didn't have much luck at the box office, but the CD does boast tunes from Art Brut, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and goth legends Bauhuas, represented by the timeless club dirge "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
5. Marc Jacobs cologne. While I'll never have reason to wear one of the man's coveted purses, I'm all for smelling like a NYC metrosexual. I hear the ladies love that stuff.
6. Metromix earbud headphones. Hey, that's us! And we have our own headphones. That's pretty bad-a** if you ask me.
7. American Apparal ad on the back of the latest copy of "Vice" magazine. Our grandparents had Hugh Hefner, our parents had Bob Guccione, and we get Dov Charney. Nice work, if you can get it...
8. My current musical dilemma: Next Tuesday, November 20, I have to decide between three concerts: Van Halen, Mary J. Blige, and Isis. Signs are pointing towards VH and runnin' with the devil. But Mary J always kills it live, and I've never had the pleasure of seeing Isis melt faces in real time. Decisions, decisions!
9. Hooray for the weekend! Time to start hitting the gym in preparation
for the coming food orgy next Thursday. Watching all of that football
on an overstuffed belly is hard work.
10. Dear God, please let Michigan beat Ohio State in football tomorrow. Jim Tressel must be stopped. Amen.
—Scott T. Sterling