It was the media party of the decade. It was planned by the
king of parties, Robert Isabell, who died last month. Although thrown to celebrate the birth of Talk Magazine, little did the attendees know, that this was the night print media began
to die.
“I was aware it was a historic night,” Ms. Brown said. “We were on a boat and I was with Natasha Richardson. We were talking and laughing, looking at the lights of the twin towers. And then a big wave came over the side of the boat and soaked us both. Now Natasha is gone, the towers are gone. It’s very, very sad, but I am very excited by this new world we are heading into.”
posted by Xurando
on Aug 3, 2009 -
22 comments
Can't make it to
Times Square to see the
crystal ball drop? Well, in Atlanta, they're
dropping a peach. In Raleigh, an
acorn. In Miami, an
orange. In Mount Olive, NC, a three-foot lighted
pickle. My favorite? In Lebanon, PA, they're dropping a
six-foot-long bologna....and in nearby Cleona, they're dropping a
two-foot-wide pretzel. (The state capital, Harrisburg, is
dropping a cow painted to
look like a strawberry.) But they really pull out the drops in Key West, where there are not one, not two, but
three drops: a pirate "wench", a conch shell, and a drag queen named Sushi,
who will descend in an eight-foot-long red high-heeled shoe.
posted by Vidiot
on Dec 31, 2003 -
12 comments
The Right to Party. "This time, for real, I’m calling for the establishment of a Party Party, or, at the very least, for a Party Party attitude. I’m issuing a call to arms for those of us always in need of, as the great Jeff Spicoli once said, tasty waves and a cool buzz." Hedonists and libertines, unite!
posted by homunculus
on Jun 18, 2003 -
15 comments
It's Carnival Time! New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations are steeped in
tradition. From
beads and
king cakes to
invitation-only balls, carnival has been a part of the city's history since the French held private masked balls and parties in 1718. Although Spanish rule interrupted the party for 90 years, many of the
krewes have been around since the 1800s. Today, parade floats are considered an art form and some krewes
spend up to $700,000 on a single float. With such excess abounding, consider yourself
warned.
posted by ajr
on Feb 27, 2003 -
15 comments
