Shlomo and I just returned from a long weekend in Los Angeles. He had a conference there and I tagged along. We also made it our celebration of Valentine's Day since he roped us into having dinner with two rabbis that night. Hey, I am not bitter. Two rabbis sound like ideal dining companions on what is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. I am sure 2010 will be more romantic. (Shlomo, if you are reading this….it BETTER be!)
But I digress. Let's start with the best part of the trip: celebrity sightings. On Thursday, Shlomo was tied up with meetings. We all know what that means for Anshel…Rodeo Drive, baby! I arrived. I parked one block over on Beverly. I grabbed a quick lunch and was reading away on my kindle. I have a confession to make. When you read this, please keep in mind that I am very dedicated to my classes in both Shakespeare and Victorian Literature this semester. However, I was reading the memoirs of one Ms. Tori Spelling. I was also enjoying it.
So, I read. Then, I decided to cut over to Rodeo and down to Barneys New York (yet somehow in Los Angeles) on Wilshire. We all know how I feel about Barneys. It's the mothership calling me home. I cut through on the side street, ducked into the little paper shop that I always go in, and then made the corner at Cartier on Rodeo. Then, it happened. I came face to face and almost bumped into Tori herself. I think I said something like, "Oh, sorry." Huge grin.
It turns out, she and Jennie Garth (who I also saw) were filming a scene for the new 90210 on Rodeo. I will say this. They seemed nice and seemed like real friends. They are also very thin. They were in their TV makeup, but both looked very good.
So, Barneys was good. I got a great pair of vintage cufflinks that were 75% off. I found Shlomo a great pair for Valentine's Day that were not. I broke down and bought a little umbrella to shield myself from the rain. That's right…rain. Yeah, so much for sunny California. It was rainy and 60 degrees.
We also saw Luke McFarlane (from Brothers and Sisters) in a play. He also told us where to park. He also performed most of the play about 2 feet from us. It was a tiny theatre. It was general admission. Shlomo and I were first into the theatre and claimed front-row, center for ourselves.
There was a lot more, but I am sure you have lost interest at this point. I kind of have.
