After
watching House
Majority Leader Tom
DeLay point out his
physical shortcomings
and the subsequent
make-over of both hair
and teeth at The
Washington Press Club
Foundation's Annual
dinner, it was a relief
to go to the "PURE"
After-Party hosted by
Congressional Quarterly
& The Creative Coalition
at The Reagan Building
where there were
actually pretty faces.
Actress, author and
cancer survivor Fran
Drescher (no, I'm
not going to say of
"Nanny" fame), a
frequent visitor to
Capitol Hill on behalf
of the arts and cancer
research was the prime
crowd pleaser. (Shown
here with Bob Merry,
Publisher of
Congressional Quarterly)
Somehow, the irritating
nasal newyorka from
Queen's accent went
unnoticed as she held
court for enthusiastic
fans. Rumor has it that
she wouldn't reject
running for office when
the time is right.
Washington would welcome
her.
TIME magazine's Matt
Cooper was a
lifesaver. The fabulous
circular outside patio
on the 8th floor was not
the place to be if you
suffered from vertigo,
but needed fresh air or
nicotine. The gallant
Mr. Cooper blocked the
"over the top" view
while guests took deep
breaths for either
reason. We'll be there
for him and if you don't
know what that means,
look it up.
Okay, I'm gonna say it:
Harry Hamlin is a
HUNK; not the
pretty boy, hey look at
me I'm on the cover of
romance novels type of
hunk, but the craggy,
intense and interesting
kind of hunk. Turns out
that both of our 24 year
old sons who are half
Italian also share a
similar film-making
career so I was relieved
that I didn't have to
just stare at him.
The politco-Hollywood
guests included TIME
Magazine's Margaret
Carlson, actor
Ron Silver, TV host
John McLaughlin,
actress Daphne
Zuniga, actor
Joey "Pants", AOL
Founder Jim Kimsey
with Rep. Loretta
Sanchez, Inside the
Beltway's John
McCaslin, MSNBC's
Craig Crawford,
Bill Press and
David Shuster, Tony
award winner Cady
Hoffman, lobbyist
Tom Quinn, House
Majority Leader Tom
DeLay, and about as
many other bold face
names that could fit in
the Rotunda.
Photo by Neshan H.
Naltchayan.
The
Dean brothers could have
been a commercial for
Wrigley's Doublemint Gum
on Saturday. 
After
watching House
Majority Leader Tom
DeLay point out his
physical shortcomings
and the subsequent
make-over of both hair
and teeth at The
Washington Press Club
Foundation's Annual
dinner, it was a relief
to go to the "PURE"
After-Party hosted by
Congressional Quarterly
& The Creative Coalition
at The Reagan Building
where there were
actually pretty faces.
HUH?