Saturday, May 01, 2004

Yummy for Your Tummy: Marie Callendar's, a favorite of the Gomez family, is featuring Lemon Drop Pie this month, for $7.99. What a deal!

Neigh or Yay to Nicole?: The days of new episodes of "Sex & the City" may be over, but that doesn't mean the stars of HBO's hit series are sitting around. Kim Cattrall, who played sexpot Samantha is said to want to wear Nicole Miller to the Kentucky Derby Gala.

Action Attitude: Queen of Martial Arts, Cynthia Rothrock points out that according to the FBI, there is one aggravated assault every 35 seconds and one forcible rape every 6 minutes. Her response? Check out her "Attitude for Survival" program, which we're assuming is a DVD, although the press released we received makes no mention of it!

Shop Stop?: It's our book meeting day, but here's some info courtesy of Courtney Thompson of Max Media: What: Multidesigner Sale
When: 5/8; Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Avalon Hotel, 9400 West Olympic Boulevard, at Canon Drive, in the cabanas by the pool.
Why: Sit by the pool. Get a real tan. Shop for Karanina tops, Suzy Le Q jewelry, Deity jewels, Julieri handbags, and Zeitgeist handbags while they're priced at wholesale.
Courtney suggests Mother's Day gifts, but given that it's the day before you'd have to be a real procrastinator to still be needing one then.

But Who Would WANT To Emulate The Donald?: Donald Trump gave his girlfriend, now fiancé Melania Knauss, a 12-carat, $2 million dollar emerald-cut engagement ring. If you want to "Trump it" you can log onto diamond.com...and purchase a Trump-inspired ring at a bargain price, from $1,700 to $10,000.

Mommy Massage: Vanessa Williams (Soul Food star, not the basketball player's wife) will be reading children's books at Dr. Lisa Masterson’s Ocean Oasis Spa and Liz Lange Maternity treat moms to a Pre-Mother’s Day treat today, with live jazz, artwork, massages, manicures and foot rubs.

Cinco de Mayo -- Oh Yo!: La Velvet Margarita Cantina (1612 N. Cahuenga) is offering up its first annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration from 8 p.m. to midnight on, well, May 5th. Rousso Fisher promises an Elvis-inspired blue lounge and samplings of yummy native treats.

Too-Nice Tunic: Ashley Scott wore Pamella Roland's gunmetal long asymmetric double georgette tunic and satin cigarette pants at Roland's Allure Magazine dinner party on April 29, 2004. Scott starred opposite The Rock in Walking Tall and is set to star with Matt LeBlanc in his new spin-off series Joey.