Star Sightings
The Sony Pictures Studio lot was the place to be today if you wanted to see almost as many stars as stud the Oscars. OK, well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but I did see quite a few celebrities today. Headlining the list of celebrities was Jamie Lee Curtis who came to the Westside Children's Center charity event to read from her new children's book. Due to the recent passing of her mother, "Psycho" shower vic Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee only came, did the reading and promptly left. Other stars in attendance included Jason Ritter (son of the late John Ritter), Shelley Morrison, Joe Mantegna, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Sarah Ramos, Ethan Dampf, Vanessa Lengies, Arlen Escarpeta, Keith Robinson, Duff McKagan (of Guns N' Roses fame, now with Velvet Revolver), Christine Lahti, Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers), and the beautiful Lauren Birkell.
It was my distinct honor to greet almost all of these various celebrities as they arrived to park their cars and then escorted them to the check in table. I was actually assigned to show Lauren Birkell around the event, which was definitely my good fortune.
Overall, the event was very nice. Hosted on the backlot of Sony Pictures, the tickets cost $65 for adults and $35 for children, with all proceeds going to benefit the Westside Children's Center in Culver City. In addition to hosting the celebs, I also volulnteered for the final hour and a half or so at one of the craft booths where children could come and design their own "Tic-Tac-Toe" boards. Mostly, though, the kids just decorated them without regard to the fact that they were intended for "Tic-Tac-Toe" use.