About two months ago a dear friend invited me to help her in LA work a PR event ( SWAG room) in conjunction with the MTV Movie Awards. For those of you who know me, at least 2 things in that previous sentence should make you spit up your beverages the first being the idea I’d be any good at PR, and the second that I would have a clue about the current crop of shows and performers on MTV.
The aforementioned friend was really sketchy on the details, what we’d be doing, where we’d be doing it, who we were going to meet. I resolve to enlist the help of various YD’s, read a People magazine, loose 20 pounds, get a hot new wardrobe and watch at least one hour of MTV a day. Well, none of this happens. Last Friday I head to LAX having packed a wide selection of outfits, all appropriate matching shoes and accessories and just as ignorant about who won American Idol as ev’ha.
Arriving at our suite at hotel, West Hollywood, which is fabulous! I find my friend up to her hips in Vitamin Shoppe products, cardboard boxes and tote bags. I begin to have flashbacks to my 10 years in retail hell. Oh no, what have I gotten myself into? I don’t know jack about being healthy and taking vitamins, seriously I don’t even take “C” when I have a cold. Oy, this seemed like such a good idea when Sue suggested it months ago.
But I am hell on wheels with a box cutter (in this case my office key and the corkscrew since the damn TSA won’t let my fly with my Swiss army knife-the bastards) So the drill is, drag all the product to the roof top pool area where the event is to be held. Ok cool I can haul vitamins, put it on a table and make it look pretty.
Merciful God we are only a few steps from the pool, and upon arriving it is chaos! Flunkies, toadies, models, event staffers, hotel staff, even the guys doing the renovation have been pressed into service. We are directed to our assigned table which is in the sunniest spot on the planet. Set up goes well we have tons of stuff we are feeling really good about ourselves~so bring on the celebrities.
But here’s the problem, everyone is beautiful and fit, I have zero idea who are the people that “matter”. In way over my head, knowing nothing, I decide the only way to survive is to be pleasant, all day to everyone. This btw is exhausting and against my very nature. But hey, I’m in LA no one knows me- I’m “acting”. We quickly befriend the Getty Imagine guy- John, which is easy he’s super nice and seems to know everyone having worked many a red carpet. This makes me feel much better.
There are about 80 vendors cramed around the pool. I had no idea how much stuff was necessary to maintain our existence, our childrens existence and our pets. Oh, a word about our neighbors…to our right is a booth with various products to
Comments on this Entry:
(jac1975 on
Jun 5, 2008 4:26 PM)
Oh Mumma! What a perfect birthday present post for your baby boy! 
But if you do this again, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE see if they need a 3rd set of hands… I promise to be good!
(Jules on
Jun 5, 2008 4:35 PM)
Baybee…I will put you on the list, but I gotta warn you it’s a long list of folks who either wanted to carry one of my suitcases or tote a swag bag.
Air Kisses all around
Happy Birthday!
(jac1975 on
Jun 5, 2008 4:41 PM)
Well, if I don’t make the cut, I least want more drunk texts
(Jules on
Jun 5, 2008 4:45 PM)
Of course, of course… I should have sent you one with the picture of Jason Priestly
(jenjust on
Jun 5, 2008 5:34 PM)
A classic Jules story — I can’t wait to hear more! I started to say I would love to see video, but I can picture it so clearly in my head… Flashback to Ballard warehouse sales, with a slightly less pretentious crowd! lol
(nicolette on
Jun 5, 2008 6:14 PM)
TOTALLY jealous about meeting nick verros. definitely in my top 3 of my favorite desingers from project runway
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