My rough and tumble source, Thuggish Ruggish Bock, was out strolling the mean streets of LA again. This time, Thuggish was getting her Snacker on East Side style.
About a week and a half ago, Thuggish was walking through the 7-11 parking lot at the corner of Vermont and Hillhurst when she eyed a tricked out, black on black Range Rover, with huge shiny rims. Like a moth to a flame, my girl Thuggish notices things like that.
"I look ahead to see a girl in a cute red and black striped dress walking toward me. I notice how cute the dress is then think "Wanna bet this girl in the adorable dress I need also owns the Range Rover I deserve." As she gets closer, I notice this very pretty chick's got her hands full, and is struggling a little bit with her stuff because she's got a giant arm brace on."
"I have an,"I know this girl" moment and then realize it's Rose McGowan. At this point, she and I are only a few feet away from each other, and she's right in front of the Rover. She's doing the classic "I just ran into a convenience store and did the eco friendly thing by not getting a bag, and FUCK ALL! Now I wish I'd gotten the bag" dance, shuffling a Coke Zero, her keys, and some chips from hand to hand." (ed. note - maybe she didn't get a bag because she feels guilty about driving around a giant gas guzzling SUV?)
At this point, Thuggish debated lending a hand to the one armed actor, but chose to laugh at her instead.
"She looked right at me and shot me a knowing glance that said "Oh my GOD, I'm having issues right now." I smiled and gave her the "I KNOW!" look, and then we both broke into a serious giggle. She was adorable! Damn. Should have asked her if she wanted help. Then maybe I would have found out what the arm brace was for."
About a week and a half ago, Thuggish was walking through the 7-11 parking lot at the corner of Vermont and Hillhurst when she eyed a tricked out, black on black Range Rover, with huge shiny rims. Like a moth to a flame, my girl Thuggish notices things like that.
"I look ahead to see a girl in a cute red and black striped dress walking toward me. I notice how cute the dress is then think "Wanna bet this girl in the adorable dress I need also owns the Range Rover I deserve." As she gets closer, I notice this very pretty chick's got her hands full, and is struggling a little bit with her stuff because she's got a giant arm brace on."
"I have an,"I know this girl" moment and then realize it's Rose McGowan. At this point, she and I are only a few feet away from each other, and she's right in front of the Rover. She's doing the classic "I just ran into a convenience store and did the eco friendly thing by not getting a bag, and FUCK ALL! Now I wish I'd gotten the bag" dance, shuffling a Coke Zero, her keys, and some chips from hand to hand." (ed. note - maybe she didn't get a bag because she feels guilty about driving around a giant gas guzzling SUV?)
At this point, Thuggish debated lending a hand to the one armed actor, but chose to laugh at her instead.
"She looked right at me and shot me a knowing glance that said "Oh my GOD, I'm having issues right now." I smiled and gave her the "I KNOW!" look, and then we both broke into a serious giggle. She was adorable! Damn. Should have asked her if she wanted help. Then maybe I would have found out what the arm brace was for."
Ryan Reynolds makes my ovaries scream. When did he undergo his transformation from 'that guy in all those stupid movies' to sweet Jesus on a Pringle, that boy is foin!
Anyway, he was spotted at the Whole Foods at Fairfax and Santa Monica earlier this week. Seriously, if you're visiting LA and absolutely NEED to see a celeb to complete your trip, I suggest hanging out in their produce department for part of an afternoon. You might end up walking away with some overpriced tea that makes you poop and a bag of organic wasabi peas, but you'll probably get a Snacker or two out of it.
Anyhow, my source reports that Reynolds came in dressed casually in a t-shirt and jeans, wearing sunglasses, and wait for it...carrying a motorcycle helmet. Swooon! He wandered the prepared foods section totally unnoticed.
Anyway, he was spotted at the Whole Foods at Fairfax and Santa Monica earlier this week. Seriously, if you're visiting LA and absolutely NEED to see a celeb to complete your trip, I suggest hanging out in their produce department for part of an afternoon. You might end up walking away with some overpriced tea that makes you poop and a bag of organic wasabi peas, but you'll probably get a Snacker or two out of it.
Anyhow, my source reports that Reynolds came in dressed casually in a t-shirt and jeans, wearing sunglasses, and wait for it...carrying a motorcycle helmet. Swooon! He wandered the prepared foods section totally unnoticed.
Things I learned from the panel at the Hal Ashby tribute/"Harold &
Maude" screening in Beverly Hills last night.
1. Judd Apatow has a daughter named Maude - after the greatest female movie character of all time in "Harold & Maude." That makes me forgive his signature move of adding whiny bonerkiller ladies to all his flicks. A little bit.
2. Seth Rogen watched "Harold & Maude" while writing "Superbad." He said it motivated him to add feelings and emotions to his two-hour dick joke of a movie.
3. Jon Voigt is long winded.
4. Diablo Cody was there too, but I don't think I learned anything new from her. Except that she has a short pixie haircut.
5. Cat Stevens sounds exactly the same live as he does on the soundtrack of my youth. I also learned first-hand what it's like to actually burst into tears when Cat Stevens er, Yusuf, played "Trouble."
6. Bud Cort made a surprise guest appearance at the end of the screening. He told a cute story about Vivienne Pickles (his onscreen mom) not wanting to hang out with him because she ,"never associated with people she worked with."
And the Snacker du jour of the night was Winona Ryder! Dressed like Lydia
Deetz, in a long black skirt and black top,
my favorite waif ever sauntered by me as I paused mid-conversation
(with my mouth probably totally agape) to watch her walk by. She was by
herself, accompanied only by a cigarette. I love her.
*If you've never seen "Harold & Maude," I would que this up on the Netflix immediately. You will be blown away. Guaranteed.
1. Judd Apatow has a daughter named Maude - after the greatest female movie character of all time in "Harold & Maude." That makes me forgive his signature move of adding whiny bonerkiller ladies to all his flicks. A little bit.
2. Seth Rogen watched "Harold & Maude" while writing "Superbad." He said it motivated him to add feelings and emotions to his two-hour dick joke of a movie.
3. Jon Voigt is long winded.
4. Diablo Cody was there too, but I don't think I learned anything new from her. Except that she has a short pixie haircut.
5. Cat Stevens sounds exactly the same live as he does on the soundtrack of my youth. I also learned first-hand what it's like to actually burst into tears when Cat Stevens er, Yusuf, played "Trouble."
6. Bud Cort made a surprise guest appearance at the end of the screening. He told a cute story about Vivienne Pickles (his onscreen mom) not wanting to hang out with him because she ,"never associated with people she worked with."
And the Snacker du jour of the night was Winona Ryder! Dressed like Lydia
*If you've never seen "Harold & Maude," I would que this up on the Netflix immediately. You will be blown away. Guaranteed.
I love Jodie Foster and am so sad that it wasn't me who spotted her at Whole Paycheck at Third and Fairfax over the weekend! But I probably would have gone bananas and said something really stupid like, "It puts the all natural guava infused face lotion in the basket" as I stalkishly stared at her scanning the moisturizer section.
My source was equally excited to see Foster and came back with some excellent details (as well as half a bag of groceries and $85 deducted from her bank account).
Source reports that, "Foster entered the store wearing cute semi-faded jeans, black and white soccer girl Adidas sandals, a long sleeved gray t-shirt, with her hair pulled back, glasses and topped it off with a scowling angry face. She also had her eco-friendly canvas bag."
My source caught up with Foster at the salad bar and reported that she had stocked up on pretty basic healthy salad type stuff. They ran into each at several other spots and unfortunately Foster had maintained her signature scowl throughout the entire shopping escapade. When did she get so serious? I always imagine her to be the foul-mouthed pretty tomboy of my youth. Shoot.
After JF left (pulling away in a Prius, naturally) the store's workers and patrons erupted into a collective, "Do you know who that was?!" which almost NEVER happens in LA. Unless you're with my mom.
My source was equally excited to see Foster and came back with some excellent details (as well as half a bag of groceries and $85 deducted from her bank account).
Source reports that, "Foster entered the store wearing cute semi-faded jeans, black and white soccer girl Adidas sandals, a long sleeved gray t-shirt, with her hair pulled back, glasses and topped it off with a scowling angry face. She also had her eco-friendly canvas bag."
My source caught up with Foster at the salad bar and reported that she had stocked up on pretty basic healthy salad type stuff. They ran into each at several other spots and unfortunately Foster had maintained her signature scowl throughout the entire shopping escapade. When did she get so serious? I always imagine her to be the foul-mouthed pretty tomboy of my youth. Shoot.
After JF left (pulling away in a Prius, naturally) the store's workers and patrons erupted into a collective, "Do you know who that was?!" which almost NEVER happens in LA. Unless you're with my mom.
My girl, Thuggish Ruggish Bock, was out on the streets again, this time acting like a predator. Or a jogger. Same thing.
A few nights ago Ms. T. Rug Bock was urban hiking along Sunset near the cafes where rich surly foreign types smoke cigarettes and look pissy while ingesting overpriced food. Sunset Plaza is what it's technically called.
Thuggish at some point spied a familiar looking skinny, very well put together girl, holding a giant Prada bag walking in front of her. She turned out to be Katherine McPhee. Skinny McPutTogether kept walking, yet picked up her pace a little bit. "Hmm...she might think I'm a dude following her so she's speeding up. I need to re-evaluate my workout wardrobe."
A few nights ago Ms. T. Rug Bock was urban hiking along Sunset near the cafes where rich surly foreign types smoke cigarettes and look pissy while ingesting overpriced food. Sunset Plaza is what it's technically called.
Thuggish at some point spied a familiar looking skinny, very well put together girl, holding a giant Prada bag walking in front of her. She turned out to be Katherine McPhee. Skinny McPutTogether kept walking, yet picked up her pace a little bit. "Hmm...she might think I'm a dude following her so she's speeding up. I need to re-evaluate my workout wardrobe."
"So KatMc is trotting ahead of
me quickly, thinking I'm a dude when she almost literally jogs into
this little Italian place on the corner. I feel relieved she made it into the restaurant safely because there were paps waiting for her all around. No
wonder she was running away from me."
This came in from my artfart and urban beat source - Thuggish Ruggish Bock.
Thuggish was getting some high art on recently at the downtown MOCA when she spotted "a tall puffily becoiffed dude standing to my right." Turns out tall scruffs was Adrian Grenier.
Thuggish was getting some high art on recently at the downtown MOCA when she spotted "a tall puffily becoiffed dude standing to my right." Turns out tall scruffs was Adrian Grenier.
"He was talking to a docent with a girl who looked like a busted and
malnourished version of Kat Dennings." Thuggish notes that Grenier, unlike the Hollywood leading man standard was "quite tall with beautiful sparkling blue eyes looking
just as nice as they do on camera. Dude needs a haircut, and needs to
have a partial lobotomy so he can forget he fooled around with Paris
Hilton. But he looked good." (Ed note: 1. Eww, when did that happen? 2. Tainted love, dude. Better get that thing tested.)
