Live on Scene: Oakley X-Games Kick Off Party

Lil Jon, Host/PR Babe Rembrandt Flores, and Dingo (Unabomber '97)

You are only forgiven for wearing sunglasses in a nightclub on one special night of the year, the Oakley X-Games Kick Off Party. This year's edition - last night (Wed 30 July) @ Keyclub on the Sunset Strip.Samantha Ronson hobo hats are still not forgiven, dude.

Like a fireman, Host Lil John arrived on scene with a hustle...scurried right through the front door, kept walking directly through the crowd to the stage, grabbed the mic without pausing, and introduced the performers before even looking around. Less like a fireman, he later chugged a Patron Silver bottle on stage to fluff the crowd.
In honor of Lil Jon's (Jonathan Mortimer Smith '71, Douglass H.S. - Atlanta '89) rally cry catchphrase"OK!" ....the OK magazine's party patrol of Jon Warech and Ryan Smith made the scene.

Among the sponsors that didn't buy us drinks at the cash bar: Muscle Milk and New Era Caps.Masthead of the new LAX magazine, Siobhan Higgins and Elizabeth Matthews smile because they landed Joe Torre for their inaugural cover.

The poor man's Brody Jenner tried not to be noticed in the VIP.

The X Games air live from LA on ABC and ESPN over the next 8-10 hangovers.

TheCHIMP.net - Earthquake Proof

The 5.4 earthquake is a new personal best in a 10 year LA Career. TheCHIMP.net flaunted its MIT engineering by avoiding downtime during the shake, though while on a conference call plotting All Star Game 2009, my voice cracked and went all Shaggy (Scooby Doo).

Wilmer Valderrama Hosting "Night of Spirits" Benefit for LA Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association - This Saturday

The equation "L.A." + "Weekend" = "Good Clean Fun" doesn't always balance, but please reconsider this upcoming weekend for a worthy cause with outstanding company.

Wilmer Valderrama is hosting this year's "Night of Spirits" benefitting the Los Angeles Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association

Saturday, July 26, 2008

8:00 p.m.

944 Magazine and Alessi Gallery at The Sunset

8560-8570 W. Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA 90069

Event hostess and FoTCN Jill Wilderman (Young Hollywood.com 'current) says, "My brother was diagnosed at 18 months old and has been confined to a wheelchair from the disease. He is one of the most intelligent and talented people I know, not to mention being a brilliant artist."

Put the tax deductible price of the tickets in perspective of the cost of a controlled substance you're likely to engage in during the weekend anyways, and its an easy call. “We are so thrilled to have Wilmer Valderrama (Point Place H.S. - WI '70s, Fox '03) hosting the event. We know that he will bring out a great 'Young Hollywood' crowd. Pun maybe intended.

Even if your star doesnt shine bright enough to land on their site (yet), you can purchase advance tickets here or by calling (310) 390-6802. Do a mitzvah.

Where Justin Timberlake's ESPY Humor Comes From?

"Bruce Vilanch" = the hired gun to write jokes during the Oscars for the host (pictured left). He may know a lot about ugly unfunny t-shirts, and a bit about balls, but he definitely doesn't know sports.

For ESPN's Oscars, "The ESPYs", (aired Sun July 20) head writer Jonathan Drubner (Taft '90, Syracuse Newhouse '94) is the #1 draft pick. Drubner (right), drinking with Survivor's Ozzy Lusth at Sundance '07.

It's not easy to follow in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake's last comedy outing. (No, not Alpha Dog.) You remember the Emmy winning jingle at the intersection of anatomy and geometry? "We try and keep the monologue as topical as possible, " Drubner told TheCHIMP.net exclusively. "Thank GOD soccer didnt become HUGE in America the morning of the show."

Credit the man with a highlight of the show: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's list of demands ESPN will have to meet in order for them to host the show. Drub said, "It happened really fast. I had about 15 minutes to come up with a concept, then 30 seconds to pitch it to Will as he made his way from one interview to another during the “Step Brothers” press junket. Luckily, he took the bait. Phew. Had he said no, that would have been my ass." At press time, Drub still had an ass.


When Ferrell later accepted the best male athelete award AS Tiger Woods, speaking as if he were Tiger Woods, a lot of things went through our head. "We wrote that with Will 40 minutes before, " Drubner told us. We're sure it was appreciated by Tiger because... a surprisingly google-proof connection and a real, personal, relationship exists between Ferrell and Woods, that one might say runs through Scandinavia....but its in TheCHIMP.net embargo.

Elliott Yamin and Monet Corso Celebrate 30 Years of Elliot Yamin

Billboard chart topper, international diabetes spokesperson, and #2 on my list of celebrities who I swear went to the same jewish overnight camp as me but never did, Elliott Yamin (GED, American Idol 3rd '06) threw a Hollywood and Vine rooftop bash to celebrate his 30th birthday last night. (Sat 19 June). High fives to hostess Monet Corso, manager to the stars, and long time running mate FoTCN.

Hostess Monet Corso (Mater Dei H.S. - CA '98, Three Ring 'current), DJ Lethal (Latvia '72, Everlast '93, Limp Bizkit '99), and Elliot.DJ Caroline D'Amore deserves a grammy award for "Getting Poeple to Dance at a Hollywood Party that Didnt Even Have a Dancefloor"Spotted rapper Nas on Friday, and ran in to his wife Kelis (Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts - NY '97, Grammy Nominee '04) the next night.

When you wear your name on a shirt and "get spirited", you wonder why strangers know your name all night.

Everyone is the center of attention on their birthday.

Live On Scene: Rock the Cure All Stars Play for Scott Patterson

Very honored to be included in a special concert for Scott Patterson at the Viper Room on Sunset tonight (Thurs July 17). As the MC said, "Rock the Cure puts its money where its mouth is", and they proved it tonight with a midsummer's all star game of Rock Stars playing cover songs on the Sunset Strip. Drinks and $50 tickets all supported Scott, Camp Freddy tour manager since the beginning.

In addition to the usual guest stars with the band, Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders '80s), Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray '90s), Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver '08), Steven Pearcy (Jane's Addiction '90s), Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses '90s), and Teri Nunn (Top Gun's"You Take My Breath Away'85) rocked the celeb heavy crowd.

Persuaded to support the groundbreaking Cancer Reasearch taking place at the City of Hope hospital,funded by Rock the Cure? please consider a donation.

P.S. The night was not without some XRated controversy. Camp Freddy knew Chrissie Hynde was in the audience and she was reluctant to come on stage. They goaded her on stage, and she dissed the band members because they didn’t know how to play the song she wanted them to play with her(Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling IN love with you), She said “these guys are not real musicians”. Dave Navarro escalated the sexual tension by saying “Hey Chrissie, I have something you know…” and then he started playing “Brass in Pocket” After “Brass in Pocket”, the band did indeed play “Cant Help” , and Chrissie and Dave started making out during the song. (See above video) After the song, Dave said in to the mic “He Chrissie, how about another kiss” (something like this) and Chrissie answered “I’m better at sucking c**k”). Chrissie kind of pretended to go down on Dave, kneeling in front of him, unbuttoning his pants and sticking her hand inside. Her head was right on his body

UPDATE: Dave Navarro himself (Jane's Addiction '90s, Carmen Electra '03) posted my video above on his personal website. As he is a breakout film director, I feel honored.


Video:Courtesy TheCHIMP.net Moving Pictures, LLC

Back to Goa: E3 Gamespot Party

When you go to a video game party, you see the back of a lot of people's heads.
We stopped by the GameSpot party at Goa (December'07-April '08) last night (Tues 15 July). Though we dont frequent either establishment, Gamespot is not Gamestop.Everything was "back" oriented. Even Goa itself now makes you enter "through the back"-- hiding the formerly sizeable mob scene out front now fizzled and tucked away in an alley?
It's E3 week in LA, a huge video game convention. To compete/complement the simultaneous ESPY's, its definitely "things that guys do in beer commercials that annoy their onscreen girlfriends" week in LA.

Doug Benson: "Professional Humoredian"

Not trying to be funny with that title, but Doug Benson is. That's what the VH1 "Best Week Ever" star named his new comedy CD that came out yesterday (Tues 15 July).
Doug, (High Times' Stoner of the Year '06, Last Comic Standing '07) celebrated by autographing the album, a cool DJ playing popular music, and lots of vodka drinking at Vice Hollywood last night. (picture above)
He is a friend for lots of reasons, and moreso after watching his new autobio-documentary-challenge "Super High Me". He did exactly what Morgan Spurlock did in "Super Size Me", but with weed instead of McDonalds.......and probably some McDonalds also. Check out the funny.

TheCHIMP.net legal team adds this DISCLAIMER: "Everything that Doug Benson did is legal in California. Check your local laws."

Live Blogging: ESPN Awards - ESPY's Style Studio

TheCHIMP.net is on location today, Tuesday, and Wednesday (14-16 July) for the pre-ESPY award "Style Studio"/celebrity cocktail lounge and gifting suite at the Standard Hotel in downtown LA.

Check back for frequent updates, preferably on the early side. Once the plentiful free Lotus Vodka cocktails kick in, typing gets fifficult..

Live From the ESPYs Style Studio Gifting Suite - Downtown L.A.

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LA Times Bestows "Royalty"

There was Elvis, and then Lebron, and in the summer of 2008, Kunitz.

Today's LA Times (Mon 14 June) calls FOTC.N (Friend of TheCHIMP.net) Matt Kunitz (Torrey Pines '86, USC '90) "The King of Reality TV".

EVEN people who detest his brand of reality shows would be well-advised not to wrestle Matt Kunitz in the mud. For one thing, the guy just knows too much about mud.

What "Wipeout" won't do is enhance Kunitz's reputation among cultural critics who accuse reality TV of rotting Americans' souls....

Title and all, we're still not curtsy'ing in his presence. Step over the drawbridge to read the full story on the other side of this moat.

Would You Walk Out on Diddy?

TheCHIMP.net caught hip hop super producer Rodney "DarkChild" Jerkins (Pleasantville H.S. - NJ '95, Michael Jackson '97, Destiny's Child '99, Jay Z '01, Britney Spears '09) after he spoke at the Dream Center mission/church last night (Thursday, July 10).

I did know that he's the wunderkid yelling "DarkCHILD!!" over his songs.I didn't know Rodney was super religious. He told that at age 17, after he had already been recruited by Michael Jackson, he spurned Puffy at the height of Puffy's mid 90s dominance.

He walked out of Puffy's office during a signing ceremony to join his "Hit Men" team of super producers because Puffy told him "Wait till you see how we're going to market Jesus Christ". He left a signed check behind in the room. He went on to sell 160 million records for other people before he turned 30 last year: "Say My Name" (Destiny's Child), "If You Had My Love"(J LO), and "When I Grow Up" (Pussycat Dolls) top 10 right now.

TheCHIMP.net caught up with him afterwards. With Bentley parked nearby in his personal spot at the one of a kind church, he told us he is working with Britney Spears right now. "The track is hot", "Britney comes from the church...she has good people around her now,...her dad....others", and that he thinks he can reach her through faith/spirituality.

LA isnt known for having the religious enthusiasm of red states, but when it does "church", it also does "concert".

"Fetish Porn" on ABC Tonight

Those TV ratings that appear in the upper left corner never caught on, but today's New York Times joins others in accusing friendly ABC of airing XXX content during the 8 PM "family hour".

"If you like watching out-of-shape people and strippers and cellphone salesmen fall down a lot, then "Wipeout" could stand as your own very special fetish pornography"

New York Times
July 8, 2008

The last time I worked on a stunt show with Matt Kunitz (Fear Factor '01), it landed him in the bestseller, "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America".

Put the kids to bed and watch fetish porn tonight (Tues 8 July), 8 PM, on ABC.

LURID APPETITES UPDATE (Wed 9 July): Last night's ratings are (10.6 million viewers) show rose more than 10% from last week to log its best scores to date. Hey arch right conservatives, suck it.

Update: LA Sheriff Invade Malibu, Take Sides with Surfers

Following on the heels of Ace Ventura's goofy flavor of Malibu paparazzi war story, another CHIMP.net reader checking in from the 'bu, sent in this first hand account of a military invasion today.

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Today (July 5th) the Sheriff was called in to enforce the private beach boundry at the Colony. At least 20 paps were hanging out waiting, probably for another shot of Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy. The Sheriffs came in full force including a boat, helicopter and at least 6 officers. The paps were told that the private beach extends to the "mean tide." This essentially means they can't be where the sand is dry. They were all forced to stand in the water.

There's a joke swimming around in here about paps wading in the shallow end, but the brain is still at the jersey shore playing video games and the empty weekend head cant find it yet.

Live on Scene: Jim Carey Treats Paparazzi by Wearing Jenny McCarthy's Women's Bathing Suit

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A CHIMP.net reader in Malibu sent in this unusual sighting yesterday (Friday 4 July)

In Malibu for the 4th and Jim Carrey decided to give a treat to the 20 paparazzi that had been hanging around all day. He came out in Jenny McCarthy's bathing suit, walked straight to the photographers, never cracked a smile, turned around and went back inside. It is clearly a symbiotic relationship that he has with the paparazzi, because as soon as he put on his performance they all packed up and left.

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Photo Credit: A 6 year old boy at this party was so interested by the "commotion", he grabbed their father's camera and ran down the beach to snap these photos.

Kari Feinstein and Mike McGuiness Birthday Party at Simon LA

Friends, mentors, and my favorite localites Kari Feinstein (BU '98) and Mike McGuiness (FMPR 'current) celebrated a joint coporate birthday for Feinstein McGuiness PR last night (Tues 2 July). While best known for inventing the gifting suite concept and their top shelf Style Lounges at awards shows, the duo broke new ground again at the relaunched Simon Kitchen: Tons of talent and industry high fiver's can congregate in one place without any paparazzi showing up. Newsflash: That's what happens when nobody tips anybody off.Learn something new every day: DJ AM is actually DJ AM (CAA Mailroom Trainee '98) as well as being homeboy of the birthday duo.

Picking up giftbags, drinking lots of Redbull, and sharing birthday cheek kisses: Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush, Grey's castmates Kathering Heigl & Ellen Pompeo, everybody's friend, Matthew Perry, both Masterson brothers, and Michael Rosenbaum.

Original Kari intern Rappa (Michigan '01, Original Kari Intern '02) and the birthday hostess.

Media Mashup: Nzinga Blake (Current TV '08), Lisa Falcone (944 Magazine 'current) and Carly Steel (Young Hollywood 'current)

Robert Wittenburg (Indiana '03) learns the secret password for the killer giftbag (pumpkin cookies, bathtub pillows) from A-list freelancer Rachel Greenberg (Indiana '03)

Canada Day Celebrations in L.A.

Is it cliche for a "Canada Day" celebration congregating elite L.A.nadians to feature Molson Beers, an NHL hockey team owner, and the host watching a 1972 USSR vs. Canada classic on ice?(Click to See Full Size)

New Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Oren Koules (E.P. Two and Half Men 'current) enjoys a Molson bottle over a classic USSR vs. Canada hockey game at his fiance's italiant eatery Terroni on Tuesday night (1 July 2008)

Koules and fiancee' Shereen Arazm (Owner - Terroni/Central/Parc 'current)

June Rocked - New Record

It's a new record.Thank you for being one of the 48, 933 unique visitors to TheCHIMP.net in June. That's like selling out Madison Square Garden (Knicks/Rangers 'current) and The Staples Center (Lakers/Clippers/Kings 'current) at the same time, with a line of 5,000 people outside each.

453% growth since May - economists state the results are directly proportional to gas prices - you're staying home bored on the internet.
The most popular stories revolved around celebrities acting like teenagers -- working second jobs or writing graffiti.

Big high fives to the those who stumbled in via the twitter feed (CBS' The Insider & E! - both new followers) and those co-bloggers who linked to the site.

No gold medals or national anthems, but when we hit 100,000 visitors in a month (The Rose Bowl) we're buying ourselves a Wheaties box.