TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Jenny Peters POSH PUPS: Sounds of barking - both deep bass and high-pitched - filled the Avalon in Hollywood on Monday night as fashion for a cause went to the dogs. It was Animal Fair magazine's seventh annual "Paws for Style" celebrity pet fashion show, but the real stars on the runway were the pooches, of every size and shape, wearing everything from elaborate outfits to the basics - diamond collars, of course, darling. Actor teve Valentine arrives at Animal Fair Magazine's 7th Annual "Paws for Style" at Avalon on April 10, 2006 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California (Getty Images) from elaborate outfits to the basics - diamond collars, of course, darling. The wild mix of stars and styles included tall Steve Valentine Steve Valentine (born October 26, 1966) is a British actor from London who has performed on stage and screen, but who is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama Crossing Jordan. ("Crossing Jordan") with his tiny puggle puppy, both clad in Von Dutch, to Lakers VP Jeanie Buss, who wore an autographed Kobe Bryant jersey just like her dog Princess. "She's a star, so she's just like Kobe," Buss cooed. Britt Ekland won the best-trained dog award, with tiny pooch Tequila quietly walking by her side, sans leash (they both wore Richard Tyler), while comedian Kathy Griffin's two big tan Labs took off, perhaps because, as she laughed, "my dogs have never worn clothes before!" She and they were in Ali Rahimi couture, enhanced by Erica Courtney jewels. Everything that both humans and dogs wore on the runway will be auctioned off at animalfair.com, all to benefit the Animal Medical Center of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , a nonprofit veterinary hospital. Clothes include designs by Joseph Abboud, Nicole Miller, Calvin Klein, Dolce dol·ce Music adv. & adj. In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction. [From Italian, sweet, from Latin dulcis.] Adv. 1. & Gabbana, and many others, worn by a disparate group from actress Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") and singer Deborah Gibson to ex-pro baseball player Jose Canseco. The one thing they all had in common? Happiness in receiving a goodie good·ie n. Variant of goody1. bag filled with Febreze products that take the smell out of things; a very useful item for every dog owner, especially the ones whose pooches had little accidents on the Avalon carpet in all the excitement! EVERYBODY LOVES COMEDY: What can famous - and not-so-famous - people do to help children affected by AIDS? First, they can get out their wallets, and second, they can bust a gut. That's just what the guffawing audience did at the Night of Comedy IV on Saturday night at the Wilshire Theatre, laughing their way toward raising funds for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation The Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) is the global nonprofit foundation devoted to providing social, educational, recreation and other critical support programs to children impacted by HIV/AIDS. . Doris Roberts and Ray Romano, mother and son from the long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. ," hosted the night full of comic moments after a jammed cocktail party in the lobby of that venerable theater. "You could be anywhere, like seeing 'Ice Age 2,' " Romano - who stars in that hit animated feature - joked to the 1,700-plus guests. "Thanks for coming out to help these kids instead." Comic Brian Regan did a funny set, then Kathy Griffin got the crowd howling with a hilarious bit on Celine Dion and her Vegas show. "King of Queens" star Kevin James needed notes for his stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. routine - and a roomy sweat suit to manage his ever-widening girth GIRTH., A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle. See Ell. . That was the topic of his monologue, too; seems television is giving him too much discretionary income Discretionary Income The amount of an individual's income available for spending after the essentials have been taken care of. Notes: Essentials are things like food, clothing, and shelter. to spend on chow. Last but not least was Garry Shandling, whose deadpan style was spot on as he skewered everything from the Bush administration's immigration policies to his continued run as an affirmed bachelor. The night got weird when Shandling and Romano turned up the house lights and took questions from the crowd. One woman asked Shandling what ever happened to the "education books" she lent him back in the '70s, and another told him he looked just like Barbra Streisand. "That one's going to fill hours on the psychiatrist's couch," he grimaced grim·ace n. A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. intr.v. grim·aced, grim·ac·ing, grim·ac·es To make a sharp contortion of the face. . Flutes filled with champagne greeted the partygoers as they streamed out of the theater. They were all smiles over the truly funny show, as well as for helping to raise $210,000 for the literally millions of children whose lives have been affected by AIDS. Can't beat that combination for a great night in Tinseltown. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) VALENTINE and POOCH: Raising cash for canines Michael Buckner/Getty Images (2) EKLAND and FRIENDS: Taking a walk on red carpet. |
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