Year in Review: April 2010

April was perhaps one of my favorite months this year for me.  It was a complete whirlwind since I went right from working in Atlanta to two weeks of work in New York straight home to the red carpet for the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards.  Here are a few highlights from the excitement that surrounded this month.

1.  Final show of Season 3 for Toyota Live in New York City.  Here with my co-host, Matthew Troyer.

2.  Cupcakes are a must no matter where I am in the world.  This was my Easter cupcake piled high with frosting from Burgers and Cupcakes.  Yum!

3. Back in LA and prepping for the Streamy Awards with the amazing makeup artist, Melissa Anchondo.  She always makes me look way better than I do in real life.

4.  A bunch of photos from the red carpet of the Streamy Awards. The opening of the red carpet show with iJustine, me, and Cyndee San Luis.   Here is my account of the night.

Not my best photo, but I love how happy I am.  I was thrilled to be walking the red carpet that night.

I think this was my favorite photo of the night.  Here is the rundown on my outfit.  

 My first in-person meeting with entertainment reporter, and now, good friend, Jeff Rago. I love that we have it captured on film.

One of my favorite people in Web Television, talented writer and Streamy Award winner, Bernie Su.

Like every girl who likes to eat, you grab a big burger at the end of a fancy night.  Be sure to check out the interviews from the night.

5.  And then right back to work.....from the red carpet to talking about Hybrid Synergy Drive at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.  This big-mouthed photo is now used on my agency's home page.  

Tomorrow brings lots of intriguing photos for the month of May.....one of my Top 3 Web Files episodes of 2010, an encounter with the Governor, and a trip to the Houdini Mansion.  I told you it was a crazy year!

Photo Credits:

Photo 1:  Ron Williams

Photos 4-6, 8:  The Bui Brothers

Photo 7:  Mingle Media TV

Photo 10:  Matt Troyer

Get Red Carpet Ready Recap

From left:  Kallah Maguire, Jeff Rago, Me, Alexandra Lippin.

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel called "Get Red Carpet Ready!"sponsored by Mingle Media TV and Stay Tuned TV at the Showbiz Cafe in LA.    With the awards show season just around the corner, this panel offered the ins and outs of a red carpet from the perspective of a stylist, an entertainment reporter, and a publicist  Joining me on the panel were Alexandra Lippin of The Lippin Group, Kallah Maguire of The Emerald Scarab, and Jeff Rago of the celebrity interview show In Bed With.  I think it was a fantastic way for actors, reporters, writers, and directors to understand what goes on to create a red carpet and how to make their red carpet experience as successful as possible.  Not only do you want good publicity, but you should enjoy the experience and come to the table with witty stories and sound bites.  To learn more, check out the video of the panel.  If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me or ask away in the comments below.  

Photos 1, 3, 5:  Courtesy of Stay Tuned TV

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Mark Your Calendars: Get Red Carpet Ready!

If you have been following this blog for awhile, you know I am always trying to give pointers to talent on the red carpet:  from having the best publicity to shining in your red carpet interview to putting your best fashion foot forward to red carpet etiquette.  Well, all of my red carpet dreams are about to come true on Wednesday, October 27th, as I take part in a panel called "Get Red Carpet Ready" sponsored by Mingle Media TV and Showbiz Store & Cafe.  I am honored to be on the panel with a group of extremely talented entertainment professionals and I hope you can join us either in person or via the live stream.  Here is all the information:

ABOUT THE EVENT:

More and more red carpet events are being held and with the insurgence of new talent from acting, creating, music and fashion, walking the Red Carpet it's important to keep an eye on what you are really there for, publicity. Presenting yourself on the carpet takes preparation from fashion to what you're going to talk about. This panel of experts will share their expertise as it relates to fashion, prepping talent for events, how the red carpet is run and how to respect it and how to have a good interview and get a sound bite that people will be talking about. Get Red Carpet Ready and Rock it by attending our live event on Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM or watch live streaming on Mingle Media TV. http://www.minglemediatv.com/StayTunedTVLIVE.html

Cost:  FREE

Showbiz Store & Cafe LA
500 S Sepulveda
Ground Floor 

RSVP:  Get Red Carpet Ready

Our panelists are as follows:

Moderator: Jeff Rago, Entertainment Reporter

http://www.jeffrago.com

Jeff's a seasoned entertainment reporter and producer who has contributed to both national (Extra) and international (CNN International) news programs as well as entertainment websites. From red carpets to one-on-one rooms to intimate sit-downs, Jeff has gotten up close and personal with some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Johnny Depp, Zach Braff and Beyonce.

Alexandra Lippin, Vice President / Public Relations

http://lippingroup.com/

The Lippin Group is one of the largest independent entertainment and media public relations agencies in the world, representing clients in the United States and abroad. Headquartered in Los Angeles with additional wholly owned and operated offices in New York and London, The Lippin Group represents many of the entertainment industry's major studios, leading associations as well as work for independent production and distribution companies, across all distribution platforms in the United States and many countries abroad. The Company also conducts industry and consumer campaigns on network, cable and syndicated television programs, studio and independent films, music CDs and tours, DVD/home entertainment, online and mobile content. In addition, The Lippin Group, through its wholly owned unit, Brand2Hollywood, serves as the bridge between consumer brands looking to establish a presence in Hollywood with key entertainment industry award shows and events.

 

Ann Deal

Founder and CEO of Fashion Forms

http://fashionforms.com/

As founder of Fashion Forms, a fashion bras and intimate apparel accessory company, Ms. Deal is passionate about her business.  "It's so exciting to be involved in the development of hew shapes and items that women need but were never before available.  Her life's work is to help women look and feel shapelier, sexier and more physically free.  In less than 10 years, Fashion Forms has become the nation's leader in bra accessories, constantly introducing new and useful Intimate Apparel accessories like water push up pads, shoulder cushions, adhesive bras and more.

Kristyn Burtt

Host/Show Creator of online entertainment show, The Web Files

Author of the Red Carpet Closet

http://redcarpetcloset.blogspot.com

Award-winning new media, web TV show host and producer, Kristyn Burtt talks and writes about the world of Celebrity Red Carpets from Awards shows to Photo ops, stylists, designers, caterers, event planners and more.  She also works as a host for Mattel, Toyota and other brands and is as fluent in tech-speak as she is in fashion-speak.

 

Kallah Maguire, Stylist
http://TheEmeraldScarab.com
Kallah Maguire is a seasoned fashion expert who brings a wealth of knowledge and a keen eye for current fashion to her clients. Her Los Angeles based company The Emerald Scarab offers a wide range of personal styling and shopping services for men and women alike. Kallah attended the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising, and has worked in both the European and American fashion industry and consumer markets. She's styled it all: from magazines, models, red carpet, and celebs, to moms on the go, and CEO's.

Arturo D. Chavez

Fashion Stylist

www.arturodchavez.com

Arturo has styled celebrities such as Arriana Huffington, Brad Paisley, The Cheetah Girls, Colin Firth, Helen Hunt, Janice Dickinson, Jared Padalecki, Kelly Hu, Melora Hardin, Rainn Wilson, Scott Caan, and Vanessa Minnillo. His work has been published in numerous publications such as 944 Magazine, Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine, BOP Magazine, Flaunt, OK! Magazine, Parade, People, Star, Teen, Tiger Beat, Us Weekly, Vegas Magazine, and Worth Magazine. He's worked with scores of photographers and had dressed hundreds for fashion advertising for retailers like Bloomingdale's, Wet N Wild Cosmetics, Guess and more. You've seen his work on Television and movies as well as on the runway and of course, the Red Carpet! 

Emmys 2010: Part 3

                                      
Hey Everyone! Today we are off to visit our last gifting suite sponsored by Reality Cares.  I will tell you that we stumbled upon an interesting mix of celebs at this venue.  Now, I left you  at the SLS Hotel in West Hollywood yesterday.  After we finished at the SLS, we ventured over to The Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills.  This party was happening on the penthouse rooftop, it was hot, sunny, and the drinks were flowing.  I walked away from this one a little buzzed, a little sunburned, and with a nice bag of gifts.  Let's see who I ran into here:

Carolyn Hennesy of Cougar Town and General Hospital.

Now Carolyn and I go way back.  Seriously.  Back to the turn of the century "in the year 2000" (That's for all of the CoCo fans out there.), we met when my boyfriend at the time was doing a play with her at the Sacred Fools Theatre.  Carolyn is a tremendous talent and she has a career that most actors would envy.  It was fantastic to run into her again and I already warned my now ex-boyfriend that he was discussed on-camera. He has nothing to fear though, he's a nice guy.

Bob Guiney of GSN Live, Band from TV, and The Bachelor.

I am always guilty of name-dropping in interviews.  I have no shame.  I find that it makes the person your interviewing a bit more comfortable and trusting of you if you have some friends in common.  Two fellow entertainment reporters and hosts, Melissa Rowley and Jeff Rago, recently interviewed Bob Guiney for their show, In Bed With, on Mingle Media TV.  Bob is one of the nicest guys you may ever meet.  He's a great interview and he gamely answered the truth behind the hooking up with 5.5 girls (Don't believe everything Mike Fleiss tells you on 20/20.) on The Bachelor question for Jeff and Melissa.  I took the opportunity to tease him about it and he ran with it.  My kind of guy!

I look like I am going to bite Bob.  I must have been hungry.

Verne Troyer AKA Mini Me.

We were milling around the gifting suite when all of a sudden someone flashes by me in a scooter.  It was Verne Troyer!  Score!  He was posing for photos and he happily agreed to an interview.  He is tiny.  Not just tiny, but tiny, tiny.  I had to sit on my knees to interview him in his scooter. I asked him a few Emmy/TV questions.  While he revealed he didn't own a TV, he still scored points with me when he admitted that the Fonz was one of his favorite TV characters.  Seriously, who doesn't love the Fonz? 

Verne Troyer with Todd Michael Krim of Reality Cares.  This gives you an idea of how tiny Verne is.

Charlie Saxton from the HBO show, Hung.

If you are an HBO fan like me, you know that Hung precedes Entourage each and every week.  So, when we ran into Charlie Saxton as we were leaving the SLS Hotel, I told him how much I loved the show.  Fast forward to the Luxe Hotel about two hours later and we run into him again.  That means it is time for an interview!  Charlie is definitely older than the high school teen he plays on Hung, but he is really cute and sweet. We talked about filming in Detroit (Ah, did you know the show was shot in Michigan?) and I gave him a tip on the best barbeque in D-town, Slows.  It may not be in the best neighborhood, but it is worth the trip.  

Finally, a few photos from in and around the Reality Cares gifting suite where I somehow found my way into a photo booth. Yeah, I might have a cocktail in my hand on the job......oops!

The amazing view from atop the penthouse at The Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills.

        

If you missed Part 1 and 2 of my Emmys weekend, you can find them here and here.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for FREE stuff from some of the Emmys gifting suites.  I don't like complicated entries.  You don't have to subscribe here, or join there, or even try for extra entries.  I just want you to enjoy my blog and enter if you want a chance to win.  Head on over here before Monday, September 6th at 11:59 PM for a chance to win.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Join me tomorrow at Red Carpet Closet for some hot photos with one of my favorite TV hosts.   

Just a reminder that all photos are property of Mingle Media TV and Kristyn Burtt.  They cannot be used without my permission.