Archive for September, 2006

Mafia Sighting at JR Music

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

My favorite Soprano star, Michael Imperioli, has gone shopping. At JR music world. He purchased this Xbox game and this romance flick.

No word on whether “Christopher” actually paid for the goods, or if he just threatened to bust up the store manager if they refused to comp his purchase.

FYI, if you want to know what Michael Imperioli’s favorite mob flick is, you’re going to have to watch the youtube clip. Kapeesh?

Richard Johnson Goes on Vacation

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

It is official. Yesterday I asked “where’s Richard?”. Today, I answer. Richard Johnson has gone on vacation. He returns on October 4th.

How do I know? Automated email response. That’s how I know.

Anyways, for all scoops, you need to contact Bill or Paula. Or better yet, just send your scoops to on-deck Page Six scribe Corynne Steindler!

Piperlime Hires Former Zappos.com Employee

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Just one that I know of. This is a wise move on Piperlime’s side. Remember, they will be going head to head foot to foot with Zappos.com. So, a former Zappos.com employee is always good to have on your staff.

Her role at Piperlime is the same at Zappos.com: Assistant Buyer of Footwear. (At Piperlime.com, she will be in charge of juniors footwear.)

Her myspace account has since been deleted. Google cache saves the day :-)

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Corynne Steindler Gets Drafted by Page Six

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

First off, congrats! May you, Corynne Steindler, be a source of light at the NY Post. May you and Paula Froelich engage in a catfight every so often.

Corynne Steindler, in case you are in a coma beneath a large rock, is the editor at Jossip.com. In case you are in a state of vegetation below a rocky ravine, jossip.com is an online gossip site. Like gawker.com but a drop more gay friendly. I was affectionately named “crazy eyes” by Jossip.com.

Corynne Steindler began blogging for Jossip.com in December of 2005. She once worked for Bonnie Fuller. And she vehemently denies the Folgers-unrine scuttlebutt.

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Anyways, why is this big news? Besides, Jossip other editor David Hauslaib, asked me to never email jossip.com again after I sent him this important news item.

This is big because someone, Corynne Steindler, is making the leap from a blog to the most well-known gossip column in the world, Page Six!As a tribute, I spent 3-seconds on a futuristic Page Six masthead mock-up.

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This demonstrates that blogs are real. Here to stay. And a great way to land a killer job. Good luck!

Where is Richard?

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Last time I blogged about Richard Johnson being absent from Page Six masthead, he was working on the Page Six Magazine.

What now? Where is Richard?

RICHARD! RICHARD! WHERE ARE YOU?

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suttonpiercefederline.com exceeds bandwidth

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

How tragic! The site was so young. Just born. I just visited suttonpiercefederline.com and the site is out of whack!

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What Made this Desperate Housewives Premiere Different?

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Desperate Housewives got licked in the ratings for the premiere of season #3. The premiere for season #2 was much better.

Why? I tell you. The first season was great. Personal confession; I loved the show. Then the second season started. It sucked. All over the place. And that’s why the second season premiere was the shizzle. The third season premiere was the fizzle.

Gmail Search Deficiency

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

The following blog post is not endorsed by any political party; Democrat, Republic or Liebermanic (center). In fact, this has absolutely nothing to do with politics.

This post is dedicated to all the Gmail users out there. Those who publicly acknowledged using Google for email and those who prefer to keep this information under wraps (Terry Semel, we know you probably use Gmail. We don’t blame you.)

Gmail is a hot email provider. I vouch for it. I love all the room and the archive feature. Thanks to Google search, I am able to archive all my emails and then search for a specific topic at a later date.

There is however a hiccup in the Gmail enabled search feature. What is it? I tell you. The search queries are not nearly as sensitive as a typical Google search. Particularly, Gmail does not offer alternative spellings. So for example, if I am searching something from my Gmail archives, unless the spelling is exact, I have a hard time locating the archived email of my affection.

Whereas a regular Google search is sensitive to misspellings (and misgivings). Gmail is not. The problem is that when using Gmail, I often assume that by archiving my emails, it will be a cinch tracking it down in the future with Gmail search. This unfortunately is not true.

While Gmail does allow you to search, the functionality are nowhere as comprehensive as a typical Google search. What is the solution? Simple. All Google has to do is adopt the same search parameters they use for their standard Google searches and import this into Gmail.

If you are a loved one work for Google, can you please pass along this suggestion to the Gmail folks? Thanks!

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Gap Haunted by the Dead

Monday, September 25th, 2006

The good thing of having a celeb endorse your product is all the PR. The bad thing is the possible bad PR that a celeb can stir. That’s why it’s always safest to have a dead celeb promote your product. Right? Wrong!

I love doing that…the whole right/wrong thing! Anyways, Gap enlisted Audrey Hepburn to promote their brand. Today, there is gossip involving the late Ms. Hepburn.

BTW, Google Checkout took things to a WNL. (whole nuvva level). Who is touting Geckout on the Google blog? Odimo. They were recently delisted from Nasdaq. Solid company (worldofwatches.com & ashford.com) Promoting Geckout. Rocking. Next Google Checkout endorsement….from Enron.

Bill Clinton Flashes Leg

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Forget the politics. Forget the rage. The purple face. The face that turned purple. The former President exposed calf during the Fox interview.

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