First of all, welcome! I'm thrilled that for the first time ever, I will be able to bring the mythical figure of the "Gossip Girl" to life in giving you on the spot, up to date info. on the latest NY has to offer when it comes to events, social gatherings, etc, except I will also take it a notch further and give you more in depth analyses of the latest state of our great city and the reasons (or should I say) misconceptions so many miss out on experiencing the once in a lifetime opportunity to live in the greatest city in the world.
Now, as my friends in Hollywood say, let's cut to the chase. First order of business is New York fashion week, which is taking place this week at Bryant Park. I attended the Dennis Basso show Tuesday with a girlfriend of mine who invited me, and I must say, although the show was great (regardless of whether or not you support the fur trade-Dennis Basso is known for his furs ;), I must say that the highlight of my day was meeting Star Jones. Now, I don't have a problem with Star. I think she handled herself decently in the public eye when things went south with Barbara. However, my criticism of her came when she came on to Larry King, and although I have not yet had the pleasure of asking her this question, I would like to interview her in the future and ask about the comment she made on the show supporting Johnnie Cochran, O.J. Simpson's attorney when he was on trial for viciously beheading his ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. I mean, how can you support and show appreciation for someone who supported and represented a man we all knew was GUILTY OF MURDER!?!? Seriously people, where has common decency gone? However, regarding decency, I supported her when she publicly called on Barbara Walters for some of the past events she detailed in her latest book titled "Barbara Walters: An Unauthorized Biography" in which she detailed the name of the man she had an affair with years ago. That's right Barbara, tell everyone this man's full name so you can have a juicy story, while ruining his family's life. This happened years ago, and if you wanted to talk about it openly, you didn't need to use his name out of respect for his family and their children. And I'll agree, what Barbara did was ten times worse than what Star said, but let's hold everyone accountable for their own actions here, Ok? What Barbara did however, was just plain crude and low class. Period.
Next order of business: A girlfriend of mine and I went out in midtown yesterday for Happy Hour and she started to tell me about some of her friends from Auburn (where she went to college) who don't want to move to New York because they think New Yorkers are "mean." My friend (we'll just call her "J"), started to tell me about Auburn and how people there generally wanted to stay within their own group of friends from the time they entered college to graduation. Wow, sounds like a lot of fun. It's one thing if you make close friends that bring joy to your life and so you spend a lot of time having fun together. That's wonderful, but if you mostly just want to hang out with one social group for all four years, whether or not you're close with these people, well, that's just sort of sad. You're missing out on an entire university of people!! Also, according to J, guys didn't really hit on you at Auburn, they only spoke with you if they knew you from the same social group or if they knew you from another outlet of some sort. I could totally empathize with this as it is very similar at USC. Guys don't really hit on you around campus, you only talk with them if you know them, which isn't very fun. So J was telling me that New Yorkers are sooooo much friendlier! She has had three dates in the past week! She never got three dates at Auburn, let alone one, as guys didn't really ask girls out on dates ;( She feels a lot more comfortable here just flirting with random guys on the street, and she thinks the hustle and bustle of this fun exciting city is the reason :) I agree. Nothing against the south by the way, I love the south and I know how beautiful many of the areas are, as well as the people who are often well dressed and polite, but I know so many southern transfers here in Manhattan, and since we like you all so much, we want more of you! Come and enjoy the City that never sleeps, and I'm sure you'll fall in love as my friend J has ;)
That's all for now folks, but come back to hear my reviews on certain hotspots, how to's when it comes to getting to know the right people in this big City, and my thesis that fabulosity is not given to a person with looks or money to buy it, it's a choice, a state of mind, shall we say ;P Until next time! -The Know It All New Yorker-
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