It's valentine's with her

I am never invited out to Valentine's Dinner. The last time i got a valentine's chocolate box, I had to buy it myself (on sale). It's Valentine's again, on Friday, we are forced to endure it. Happy Valentine's to all the long-term single gals!

Anchorman 2 premiere- Sunday, I headed up there

On Sunday, I headed up to the Upper West Side Where i had read in an email i had received in my inbox that the Anchorman 2 premiere was being held. I approached the Beacon theater around 4:45pm for the start time of 6pm. In front of the theater, i asked a woman holding a paper if she had an extra ticket. She said no. I asked if the actors had gone in yet and she said that the red carpet was on Amsterdam. I went around the corner and found the media tent and looked for Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. I did not see them however i did recognize one of the actors being photographed and later knew his name to be David Koechner. I asked crowd control if he had seen Will Ferrell and he said he had already gone in. "He's supposed to introduce the film." I took 15 minutes to eat a taco and then stood in front of another tent and asked passersby if they had an extra ticket. No was the answer. In between, Kate McKinnon - i just watched her Merckel the night beforeon SNL - walked by. "There's Kate McKinnon," I said to myself. Later there was Edward Norton. i asked media reps and they said no. I shouted Will Ferrell is a jerk. I fictionalized "Jerk Chicken" shouted another. All the homegirls shouted(not really) "jerk chicken" back at the facility. What was that t-shirt about Will? I approached a line and asked for a ticket. No. At another tent, I asked again, got a no and then the rep next to the no man gave me a ticket. Someone shouted "they're extras." I really liked that rep. I got an aisle seat. We waited 10 minutes. I looked around. I did not see him. He didn't take the stage. His anchorman inspiration did. I was disappointed. The movie was funny. after on the street, I asked 2 guys if they were at the premiere, they said yes. "Did you see Will Ferrell?" "He was sitting in the middle."... As per this photograph of him, i think it is funny in that it mimics my scratching beneath my nose habit. I think a photojournalist may have asked him to mimic (or he had an itchy nose) at the Cipriani after party ( which i did not attend).

The Jazz Harpist quartet goes solo for me

I attended Brandee Younger's jazz harp quartet a few weeks ago and about 45 minutes into i thought it would be more interesting if she played on her own rather than with this loud band. I asked her if she could play something alone and she responded yes. She played her harp solo and it was so beautiful. An audience member asked what it was and she said what shounded like:" havaerna gris". It was actually Habanera gris by ortiz as she emailed me later.

My Lynne Cohen moment

A few years ago, i was at a play with the actress who played Miranda's nanny on Sex and the City. After the play, she approached me while i was taking notes and she asked, "are you writing a play?"

My Deputy Kenya Jones moment

I was at a conference at a college in Brooklyn a few years ago when i stopped by the table of an author. Her book was on the table and i read her synopsis and her bio. In her bio, it stated that she was an actress and she played on the show 'True Blood'. I asked," What part do you play on True Blood?". She answered," Deputy Kenya Jones." I asked," I'd like to work as an extra." She said, "How does that work?" The actress was Tanya Wright.

Anchorman 2 -Will i interview him?

Does Will Ferrell want to be interviewed by Pinkgrapefruit.blogspot? It seems not. The Tribeca people did not respond when i requested that i would love to get my first big interview and that i would love for it to be Will Ferrell. Is there a seat at the premiere? If anyone can get me Anchorman 2, please respond. If this doesn't work out,I have Anchorman 2 to look forward to on Christmas Day by myself with my mickey of spiked egg nog.

It's Keanu for it

I was once again talking to myself walking down the street exclaiming "Wicca" after looking at the WIC sign on a deli when i stumbled on a film shoot on Broadway in Williamsburgh. I stopped to talk to a man standing in front of the big trucks and asked what they were filming. He replied: "John Wick". "who's in it?" "Keanu Reeves and Willem Dafoe, Keanu's trailor is over on 4th; they'll be here tomorrow." I asked, " who are you?" "I'm the driver of the trucks". I was really excited about Keanu Reeves ( I loved Speed) and headed out the next day to Williamsburgh. I walked by the trailors and there appeared a man resembling Keanu Reeves wearing a black trench coat with scrapes on his face. He was on the phone. I stood on the corner and talked to myself for about a half an hour laughing and saying to myself "Is it Keanu? You think it's Keanu? It's keanu." And then it was' "Did he get jumped? Did he get beat up? Is it a part of a scene? I hoped the scrapes were for a scene and not real." He stood outside for a while on the phon; and when i looked over again all i could see was his black dress shoes sticking out from his trailor as if he was kneeling on the stairs. A while later, the man i thought was Keanu walked by with a woman towards the set and i followed trailing behind. He had a very serious look on his face. He walked into the Williamsburgh Savings Bank on Broadway. I asked the pa if i could enter and watch the scene. He replied, no, that it was a fight scene and only cast and crew were allowed in. I think Keanu may have improvised. For me? I'm not sure. I wanted to ask him if he was dressing up for halloween and what he would wear. I did not. I read somewhere that you could make 2 grand a day as a featured extra ( a featured extra has a line). I wanted to ask him if i could work as a featured extra and say a line.I did not. Later i googled the movie title and learnt that John Wick is a revenge thriller; Keanu is playing a former hit man. I was happy about my Keanu day. (Heard in library: "It's Keanu for it!") I'm still not sure whether it was Keanu or not. I heard he may have been another part of Brooklyn.