Archive | May, 2008

A Grand Time

19 May

Diddy was there. So were Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Mayer (minus Jennifer Aniston), Alicia Keys, Josh Groban, Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Quincy Jones, Jon Secada, actor Jeffrey Wright, Village Voice columnist Michael Musto, and DJ AM.

Apparently, Nick Cannon (aka the new Mr. Mariah Carey), Kim Kardashian, Whoopi Goldberg, CariDee English from America’s Next Top Model, Pepa from the hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, and Jenny McCarthy were there, too.

And you know who else was at the exclusive, black-tie, invite-only Grand Opening of the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods? That’s right: me. I snagged a V.I.P. pass to the hottest party in Connecticut this weekend, and the event certainly lived up to the hype. Here are some highlights. Continue reading →

Wait for It … Wait for It …

18 May

In honor of all this weekend’s graduates, I present this rather infantile but still amusing sketch from last night’s Saturday Night Live.

http://www.hulu.com/embed/VBcI9MPbxNfq-xjkKUtEXg

And Tomorrow Ain’t As Bad As It Seems

17 May

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of “the good ole days.”

Was the time a few years ago (or whenever your “good ole days” were) really all that good, or was it just good compared to now?

Are things that bad now that we choose to look at the past in a more positive light? Or were we just to naive to realize how bad things were back then?

Do we consciously — or unconsciously — choose to look at the past through rose-colored glasses?

Or, is there just an inherent sense of nostalgia in all of us. Continue reading →

Department of Redundancy Department?

17 May

Some things just speak for themselves …

The Wrong Stuff

16 May

Holy crap, I feel awkward just watching this. Imagine being up there performing!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/24664786#24664786

He’s Back

16 May

It sure will be good to see my boy Gabe Kapler playing baseball at Fenway again this weekend — even if he’ll be playing on the wrong team. Welcome back, Gabe!

"You Guys Drunk Yet?"

16 May

I scored a pass to yesterday’s wine tasting at Fenway Park, where Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, and Kevin Youkilis were celebrating a new season of Red Sox wines.

The event was held at the EMC Club and it was a pretty nice time. Continue reading →

The Big Apple (Store)

15 May

It’s madness down on Boylston St. tonight. Madness, I tell you! Madness!

Police detail, long lines, cheering greeters, crowds of onlookers, amateur photographers, news vans … and all that for the opening of a store.

Not just any store, mind you, but the brand new Apple Store in downtown Boston, which opened tonight at 6 p.m. Woo hoo! Continue reading →

Listen Up

15 May

You know your iPod is playing too loudly when …
I am on the T listening to Freddie Mercury and Queen rocking out to “Radio Ga Ga” on my iPod and you’re listening to some hip hop crap on your iPod, and I can hear your iPod better than I can hear my own.
So yeah, thanks for that this morning, whoever you were standing next to me on the B line.

If Real Life Worked Like Facebook …

14 May

… it would probably be a lot like this video by a British comedy group called Idiots of Ants.

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