I have been to an unusual array of award ceremonies, ranging from the Macavitys to the Emmys, and, somehow, they manage to be more alike than different. The primary difference at the Quills, given Monday night, was that the winners were announced beforehand. (Cormac McCarthy, by the way, was a no-show.) Still, there was suspense galore.
1) Must I follow Brooke Shields down the red carpet? No, seriously — must I?
2) Who is speaking to Tina Brown? Oh, it’s Fergie! Well, I think we can infer at least one of Brown’s sources for The Diana Chronicles.
3) Would it be all right to lean forward and touch Lorraine Bracco’s very lovely hair? No? But it’s so near, so pretty . . . .
4) Oh my god — am I going to receive my award from a ventriloquist?
5) Does Karenna Gore hate me because I confused her with her sister Kristen just now?
6) Would it be wrong to lean back so I can eavesdrop on Amy Sedaris’s conversation? Sorry!
7) Are we going to make our dinner reservation?
8) Is there really a mystery/suspense category? Could they have forgotten it?
9) Will Steve Schirippa say my name right when he announces my award? Well, he was awfully close and I can’t say his name, either. I love you, Steve! Especially in the “Pine Barrens” episode, when you show up in camouflage!
10) Are there going to be enough doughnuts for everyone who wants some?
(That was later, at dinner.)
All in all, a glamorous night, just like the Emmys, only with fewer really gorgeous people. (Although Brooke Shields, Amy Sedaris, Lorraine Bracco, Joan Allen and that kid from “Spring Awakening” did their part.)
Wow! How exciting! Congrats, Laura! Your cap must be so full of lovely feathers about now and you deserve them all!
How hard can “Lippman” be? Don’t answer that, I know they can mess up “Jones” if they put their minds to it out there.
Sunday Stu and i saw a production of “The Women”. I only mention this to say that it made my image of you with a feather in your cap as VERY different since the show, set in the 30s’ had lots of very silly and very chic hats.
Oh THAT Fergie! It’s very confusiong. And why were they feeding you doughnuts?
Schirippa had trouble with my first name — I became “Laurie.”
The doughnuts were on the menu at the divine restaurant where my always indulgent Morrow folks took me for dinner.
Congratulations!
You might enrage her more if you refuse to change that to “Karenna.” OR IS THAT JUST PURE EVIL ON YOUR PART?
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some aceitunas rellenos with your name on it! (Them?)
Do your elbows get sore when rubbed with the likes of Fergie?
I am not trying to antagonize the Gores. I love the Gores! But Karenna is a not a name that I can spell without help. (Yet “Schirippa” is. Go figure.)
And “Shechter” which you, unlike most others, have managed to get right. That always gets you points.
That’s all lovely, but did you get to meet Stephen Colbert?
And what did you wear??
Congratulations, Laura! You deserve to be covered with feathers.
Wait, that didn’t come out right…
At least you didn’t confuse Karenna or Kristen with those <i>other</I> sisters…
Congratulations! Sounds like a fun evening.
Many congratulations! What was Amy Sedaris talking about?
The eavesdropping was actually semi-juicy*, so I will save it for in-person meetings.
*If your standards for what constitutes “juicy” are as low as mine.
Great congrats on the award, Laura.
And, hm..wouldn’t it be a hoot if Colbert WON???
Congratulations on the award.
That’s awesome.
Colbert was whisked in to do the intro and present Amy Sedaris her award, then was whisked out — perhaps that’s a result of the security measures in place now that he’s running for president? <g>
And, most uncharacteristically, I decided not to buy something new, but instead wore what I wore on my wedding day — a black skirt with a knit halter top.
Holy cow! I bet my standards of juicy are as low as anyone on the internet. Speaking of this fabled “in person” meeting… your room is waiting, don’t forget!
If Colbert wins, he’s gonna have to marry the illegitimate daughter of the illegitimate son of the illegitimate nephew of Napoleon.
Thanks for answering the fashion question. You must have been gorgeous.
Congratulations again, my dear.
C’mon, Laurie, tell us what the luxury lounge was like.
Congratulations again on the Quill.
It sounds like a wonderful time! But don’t forget that you earned and deserved the award and its accoutrements.
We readers get a great deal of pleasure from your novels, not to mention the special gift that they are to readers in or from Baltimore.
Congrats on the Quill. Sometimes it’s hard to beat a basic black skirt and a knit top.
Adore Amy Sedaris — LOVE her brother. I can’t read a David Sedaris book without hearing his voice. If you guys have never seen him read, I highly recommend it.
Sedaris is great. I especially like “Repeat After Me” in DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM because it deals with the consequences of being the humorist/memoirist in the family.
And, of course, his piece about being an elf, for This American Life, is a holiday staple now for me, up there with A Charlie Brown Christmas.
We read The End of the Affair at our wedding (also from Dress Your Family ).
I downloaded a Sedaris Carnegie Hall performance. In it, he reads from one of his Esquire excerpts. The first part is about shopping with his sister, Amy. How she talks him into buying women’s clothes. Priceless. The second part is about a self-adhesive catheter � Stadium Pal. One of the funniest things I have ever heard. It would make a fabulous SNL skit.
Also in agreement on Holidays on Ice and A Charlie Brown Christmas.