After spending last weekend shopping for formal wear, our black-tie gala went very well. The food was awesome. Half the time, I didn't know what I was eating, but from the five-inch prawns and seared tuna appetizers, the sea bass entree, and ending with the chocolate torte and cheesecake dessert, the food was absolutely decadent (yeah, I know that sounds ostentatious, but it's an inside joke).
The celebrities were out in force. It looked to me like there were a handful of A-listers everyone wanted to greet, several handfuls of B-listers who were relatively popular throughout the night, and a ton of C and D-listers desperately trying to be seen. I'm not going to run down the list of whom was there (two reasons:first I don't want to drop all those names; second, I really didn't recognize most of them).
There is one name I will drop: the main entertainment for the night was Jay-Z. If you know me, you know that I am way, way too white and nerdy to be down with Jay-Z, but he did an outstanding job. Why was I so impressed? First, he kept it extremely clean (not something I would usually associate with him). Second, everyone from the young socialites to the old rich snobs seemed to really enjoy him. Third, there are some performers who are so talented, that even when their skills are not quite your cup of tea, you need to sit back and admit that they have real talent - that is exactly how I felt.
I have no idea when, or if, we will be invited to another event like this again, but we have our formal duds ready to go next time we get the call.
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