Kathy Griffin Excerpt

In May of ’06, I was beckoned back to the small screen. Star Magazine was interviewing Kathy Griffin on her recent weight loss and I was chosen to conduct said interview. Actually, Maxine Page, my Star Magazine superior was chosen, but she pussed out last second when she realized her interview was going to be aired on “My Life On The D-list.” That’s when I got the call. Do I want to interview Kathy Griffin on her national TV show? Does the Pope wear a funny hat? Did I watch the entire second season of Curb Your Enthusiasm at my desk while I was supposed to be writing about Ashlee Simpson’s nose job? You betcha. (more…)

Hollywood Club Line

Don’t ask me. I waited outside The Tropicana Bar on Hollywood Boulevard for four hours one night. Literally. Four. Finally I got up to the velvet rope and was told “Sorry, private party,” as Paris Hilton and her cast of merry strumpets trampled me on their way to the VIP room. Two hours later and I still wasn’t in, but ‘Boater Number 4′ from Season Two of “So You Think You Can Fish” just parted the red velvet rope.

Any time I express even the slightest reservation about going to a club of this ilk, a chorus of uninformed optimists cheer, “You’re a hot chick! You’ll have no problem! (more…)