Red Carpet thoughts
By Mark La Monica
More than a few thoughts ran through my mind while working on the red carpet for the New York premiere of Season 3 of "Entourage." Here they are:
* There's TV hot, Internet hot and movie hot. Then there's Emmanuelle Chriqui hot.
* Prince, in 1994, asked the question in the first lyric: "Could u be the most beautiful girl in the world?" Clearly, Prince hadn't met Chriqui yet. If he had, he'd know that there's no need to ever ask that question.
* It's Jessica-Alba-asked-me-out impossible to call Kevin Dillon anything but "Johnny Drama" when interviewing him.
* Saigon came down the red carpet unnoticed by everyone but myself, Camera friend Lil Jon and Johnny Dra . . . er, Kevin Dillon. I said hello and asked Saigon if he wanted to wreck the mic with a little Newsday.com exclusive freestyle. He laughed an appreciative laugh and said no thanks. I offered to beatbox for him. He laughed again, which was a shrewd move on his part because I am Doug E. Stale when it comes to beatboxing.
* The first theory here is that I challenged Saigon to a rap battle and he declined to participate, making me the B. Rabbit of the Red Carpet. The second theory is that I'm just a nutjob. I like my first theory better, but the second theory is more widely accepted as fact.
* Mark Wahlberg is a genuinely nice fella to deal with.
* "So, Turtle, are you going to get a last name this year?" I asked. "Turtle's not gonna get a first name this year," responded Jerry Ferrara, the actor who plays Turtle. Good point, Jerry.
* Mrs. Ari, aka Perrey Reeves, is fantastic.
* Kevin Connolly, the actor who plays Vincent Chase's best friend and manager, is as down to earth as is humanly possible, a refreshing change of pace in celebrity journalism.
* James Woods. Hilarious.
* Hey, look, there's Rex Lee. Llooooooooooooooooooooooooooooyd!
* The first two episodes of the third season as just as good as they're supposed to be. Other than that, I won't reveal any details.
* Did I mention yet that Emmanuelle Chriqui is flawless?
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Comments (2)
This is a great blog. I always look forward to the quote of the week every Monday morning. Why can't this show be more than 23 minutes long? It is very frustrating!
the only thing better than this blog, is the show itself