Ok, so I admit I used to hate on Fashion at the Park. "All that money for a fashion show?" I'd think. "How Dallas!"
Maybe I'm officially a yuppie now, or something, because I have changed my mind. Fashion at the Park is totally worth it. A co-worker and I went to the Intermix and Miss Sixty shows on Friday night (tix were $65 and $50, respectively, although we were on the media list) and we were greeted by staff asking if we wanted our picture taken. (Me: "Lil' old us? Awww, you're so sweet!") Actually, everyone got their picture taken, but it was a papparazzi-like moment that made you feel good.
Waiters holding trays of strawberry and white-grape martinis greeted us at the tent's entrance, so we grabbed some free drinks and people-watched. Then we had some more free drinks (I wasn't driving) and people-watched some more, and jammed out to the DJ. Then the shows started.
The seats are only four-rows deep, so everyone is close to the action. They dim the lights, the music pumps, and the models start strutting. You can literally see their celluite, if they have any. That's how close you are. It's just a lot of fun to watch -- the designer clothes part, not the fact that insanely gorgeous models have cellulite.
Unfortunately I broke the swag-bag etiquette rule -- which I swear I didn't know about until I read this -- and dug into my gifts right away. Next time I promise not to be as lame.
A press release should go out later today, but Smile Smile's Ryan Hamilton was nice enough to give me the heads up that the group is now on the Kirtland Records roster.
Hamilton and Jencey Hirunrusme considered several labels, big and small, but decided on the hometown one because of the relationship they'd built with John Kirtland and his staff.
"They are huge music lovers, and we trust fully that they will really take care of us the way other labels wouldn't," Hamilton said.
The first product of the new relationship will be a remastered re-release of debut full-length Blue Roses (new cover art above), featuring a longer version of "Sad Song" and some video extras. No release date yet.
The idea of the re-release is to give the music on Blue Roses a wider reach, and find Smile Smile more fans across the country. Then, the band can move on to the next CD, which is already recorded. The working title of that one? Truth on Tape. And that's all I can tell you without getting in trouble.
I'll update later when the official press release goes out. Congrats to Smile Smile.
Here's a story from today's Quick, featuring some of his beloved lines from past comedy specials. And above is another great moment from his classic Dress to Kill special.
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