Oscar Foreplay

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Oscar Foreplay

Bouncers and Parties and Cocktails, Oh My!

It’s Oscar weekend, which in LA, is bigger than Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve rolled into one explosion of flashing bulbs, red carpet events and cocktails, cocktails, cocktails!

Last night, I popped into Los Angeles Confidential Magazine’s annual, star studded pre-Oscar bash at Skybar, in Hollywood’s Mondrian Hotel. The soiree honored Academy Award nominee, and March cover star, Forest Whitaker who already took home a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.

The party was very Hollywood, in every sense. Hot Spot on the Sunset strip, beaucoup famous people, a fair amount of attitude (some burly guy at the door berated me saying that if I were media, I should be standing by the red carpet, working. I was like, "I’m a journalist, meathead, not a photographer... hence lack of camera’" Luckily one of the ladies in charge swooped in and saved me from his bear-like clutches).

Apart from that, it was a beautiful event. Yummy hors d'oeuvres, a gorgeous view of the city and I got to sample Hendrix Electric Vodka! The 100% grain, carbon and crystal filtered vodka comes in original colored glass bottles depicting the late musician. Sets the tone for a par-tay, no?

Courtesy of FGPR