I've been strolling around seeing what I can see. No stars on the red carpet yet but I spotted some of the TV hosts. The great Joan Rivers and her annoying daughter/sidekick Mellissa Rivers made a grand entrance wearing mermaid-like dresses. Joan has a pretty good figure for a 70-something woman. Mellissa was walking behind Joan on their way to the TV Giide booth...forever in her mother's shadow...
...Vanessa Minello just walked by me in the lobby of the hotel. Wow! She's a stunner and I think her boyfriend Nick Lachey came out on the winning end of that Jessica Simpson split. He's upgraded for sure! Spotted Lara Spencer of "The Insider" wearing a red gown, she always looks reliably good but never knockout like Vanessa....Saw some of the infotainment guys including Mark Steines of "Entertainment Tonight" who is so used to these things it's like a day at the park.And there was Mark McGrath in his tuxedo getting ready to go on for "Estra." He's a long ways from his days on Sugar Ray. What a transformation. I'd rather be a rock star tho...Pat O'Brien still looks rail-thin, as I noted last week from the People's Choice Awards. Somebody take this man to In-N-Out Burger before the show! He's gotta keep up his strength!
...I know that Matt Lauer and Al Roker are here from "The Today Shoiw" but they were not in their red carpet booth when I swung by...
That's all for now. Will write more in a bit although I think my access might get more limited.