TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Jenny Peters WISHFUL THINKING wishful thinking Psychology Dereitic thought that a thing or event should have a specified outcome : Lots of grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. wishes came true last Saturday night at the 13th annual Uncork a Wish Make-a-Wish Wine Tasting Noun 1. wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place wine tasting n → degustación f de vinos and Auction, including some men's fantasies about being with a certain cast member of ``Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Company's main television studio - and Cherry Productions. .'' ``Teri Hatcher is ready to take photos with you,'' boomed the overhead speakers on the vast ground floor of the Pacific Design Center. OK, maybe that wasn't exactly what the guys' fantasies entailed, but for such a good cause -- fulfilling wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions -- that was enough to cause a minor stampede. Style reporter Steven Cojocaru drew a crowd, too, but perhaps it was the sight of his garish silver lame jacket that lured the sold-out crowd away from the countless fine-wine booths and food stations that jammed the venue. ``I'm feeling really well,'' the ``Entertainment Tonight'' correspondent smiled, seemingly fully recovered from his life-threatening kidney surgery last year. Also drinking the fine wines and spirits (from Laurent-Perrier champagne to Pine Ridge cabernet to Glenmorangie scotch) and nibbling nibbling Nutrition The consumption of multiple–up to 17–'mini-meals' per day, as opposed to the usual 3 meals/day. Cf Bingeing, Gorging. on tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. from Sushi Roku, Arnie Morton's and Pink's Hot Dogs Pink's Hot Dogs is a well-known hot dog restaurant located in the Hollywood district of the city of Los Angeles; they are also sold at Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California and at the Zanzibar Cafe in the Aladdin Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip (The Aladdin is now were ``Nip/Tuck'' star Roma Maffia, Jennifer Lopez's ex Cris Judd, Broadway darling Marissa Jaret Winokur and comedian Bruce Vilanch. There was even a Monkee in the house, as Micky Dolenz checked out the massive silent and live auctions. That's where adult wishes were really satisfied, from exquisite wine to fine-art paintings, exotic trips and designer duds, all donated -- and then bought -- in order to make sick kids' dreams come true. If you missed the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , no worries. Just go to www.wishla.org to make a donation, and a difference to a child. HAIR-RAISING!: ``My Afro was bigger and better back in the day than this one,'' joked a big-wigged Byron Allen as disco fever swept into Century City last weekend, for Nancy Davis' Race to Erase MS. The event went back in time to the `70s in order to raise millions to help defeat multiple sclerosis. Hot pants, platform boots and white suits were the style of the night. Natalie Cole took best-dressed prize hands down, almost unrecognizable and towering over the silent-auction crowd in her huge blond Afro, fringed vest, skimpy skimp·y adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est 1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal. 2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly. red short-shorts and sky-high brown platform boots. She took the stage to sing much later in the evening. Stacy Keibler got cheers for her pop-art micromini dress paired with red over-the-knee vinyl boots, while Kristin Cavallari, Brooke Burke, Samaire Armstrong, Shaun Robinson, Drew Lachey, Simon Rex, Kimberley Stewart and Sophia Bush strutted their stuff, too. Raising more than $2.5 million to support the Center Without Walls research program seemed relatively easy, with all the deep pockets in the Century Plaza ballroom. From Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder to Candy Spelling, Steve Tisch and Nancy's mom, Barbara Davis, whose $6 billion fortune was just ranked the third-largest in Los Angeles, there was so much money in the room that even a tiny Maltese puppy was sold during the live auction for $10,000. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) COJOCARU: Attracting a crowd David Livingston/Getty Images (2) KEIBLER and ALLEN: Disco fever Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com (3) COLE: An unforgettable outfit Steve Granitz/WireImage.com |
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