The Pink Pump Affair is a charity gala that raises fund for youth and young adult programs that trains them with skills for jobs and careers. This scribe’s mom always taught, you should always party for charity.
Well can’t think of no better time than the Pink Pump Affair.
This year’s Affair is Rio Carnival theme, all clad in various shades of pink. Think flamingos.
Interviewing Gold Medalist, Olympic Gymnast, Jordan Chiles talks about the different energy and vibes being under the spotlight of the pink carpet versus the Olympic pressure in the arena.
Kevan Hall talks about having his runway show as the highlight finale.
Vivica A. Fox showed love, when she presented Yvette Nicole Brown with the Visionary Award.
Since the gala was during lunch, the Beverly Hilton served the plumpest, juiciest Jerk Chicken with a coconut cream lava dome cake. One needs all that crispy, spicy protein and creamy carbs to stay fueled.
Fun-loving sunscreen brand, Vacation Inc. doesn’t take itself seriously but they anything that will give you a good tan but an healthy tan.
They acquired the rights to retro tanning gel Bain de Soliel, ask your grandparents about that decadent, guilty treat of a tanning gel and lotion that gave them that deep, dark infamous tan, before sun protection and skin cancer awareness.
Bain de Soliel fell out of favor then it was discontinued in 2019, until Vacation Inc. decided to make it better and safer.
They turned that tanning gel into a silly, fun, luxurious sunscreen, Orange Gelee, an orange gel sunscreen that allows wearer to tan safely.
Vacation Inc. used the Bain de Soliel’s 100tg birthday to launch the new tanning sunscreen at Hollywood Roosevelt pool. Basically, it’s Bain de Soliel, the sunscreen.
But their pool launch party was anything but basic.
Bain de Soliel and the tan were born in the French Riviera. So, the launch party was a glamorous South of French pool party that could had been conceived by “Emily in Paris” Sylvie and Emily Cooper. Tres chic.
Vacation Inc. had a three piece classical music string quartet that was immediately followed by a DJ.
The pool lounge was where Vacation Inc. launch their new orange-inspired limited edition Summer tropical fragrance line. Lucky guests had their perfume spritzers engraved .
Vacation Inc.’s had exclusive lock on a canned orange mocktail, only found in France.
Upstairs gallery, overlooking the pool, displayed the historical time line of Bain de Soliel developing into Vacation Inc.’s Orange Gelee.
They started out doing tour of “Sex and the City” locations then they expanded doing location tours of “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Yes, they do “The Notebook” tours in Charleston, South Carolina.
These tours go beyond the glare and gloss of a tv show or a movie. Each location stop represents a geographic socio-economic history and background of a town. On Location Tours dig deeper.
There’s a reason behind a scene location, that carries a script’s scene, a character’s lifestyle, life stage, and socio-economic status.
Extra bonus, whenever there’s a restaurant stop or a cafe stop, you can dine and snack like the characters. In “Nobody Wants This” tour, guests hop off the bus to enjoy the exact same ice creams that made Jo Anne and Noah share their first kiss. In “The Devil Wears Prada” tour, you’ll have Miranda Priestly’s streak lunch. On Location Tours give you the chance to live like your favorite character.
Another extra plus, especially in fashion-forward “Sex and the City” and “The Devil Wears Prada,” there are boutique stops where you can purchase the same clothes from those same shops where your favorite characters shop and dress. On “Nobody Wants This” tour, you can shop and dress, for unique souvenirs, at Jet Rag where Noah and Jo Ann shop for their Jewish Halloween costumes.
How’s that for souvenirs?
During the tour, the guide dives deep psychologically, sociologically, and anthropologically in individual location’s real history and how that affect where the characters live and how they live.
In the “Nobody Wants This” tour, the Hollywood Jews, the Warners, who the movie then tv industry, has a direct in the urban planning, the cultural and religious institutions construction, which determines where and how “Nobody Wavts This” Angeleno characters live.
Not only is “Nobody Wants This” is a love letter to LA, it shows you the real Hollywood. That the majority of the characters live within Fairfax Avenue to the west; Highland Ave. to the east; south of Wilshire Blvd.; and north of Olympic Blvd. This is the heart of real Hollywood.
This proves locations provide the characters’ background.
On Location Tours, https://onlocationtours.com/locations/nobody-wants-this-series-filming-sites-tour/, they take you to additional sites, neighborhoods, and locations that only locals and insiders frequent in real life, as in Los Feliz’ Vermont Avenue’s shopping and dining district. This is really important for Noah’s Adam Brody. This is where he first got his feet wet as an actor before hitting big in “The OC.” Even Los Feliz local, Jo Ann’s Kristen Belle, gives local economic boost to her favorite floral shop by including it in the series.
Lecturing to an overwhelmingly senior citizen eager audience asking to be educated, former Food Network star, Giada De Laurentis was lecturing and educating fans about how the drying, naturally air drying versus baked drying does affect the pasta’s quality and people’s digestive system.
She’s also not afraid, just plain honest about the difference between the patient, informative Gelson’s audience whereas trendy Erewhon is actually more on quick in and out, dispelling the rumor it’s a dating joint.
While autographing boxes of her GIADZY pasta, Giada still educated a customer on how a pasta’s shape affect texture and holding sauces.
