The Big Night

Well.. it was a great night. Very exciting. But I did not get to meet Colin. Got very close..but just wasn't going to happen. The set up at the theater was odd. There was a short redcarpet right into the theaters (they used 2 right next to each other) from the road.. and then a large red carpet area in the street between the two theaters..where there was stages for E!, ET etc.. and a large grandstand for the press. Once we crossed over to the theater side..they wanted us to go inside right away, but no celebrities had arrived. We managed to evade security guys long enough .. and luckily Colin was the first to arrive.

After getting out of the car.. Colin crossed back across the street to greet fans on the two corners over there and then crossed back over to greet fans behind barriers on either side of the theaters. The entire time there was a guy controlling how long he stayed at on location. He'd drag him away when he thought that was enough. Finally he came over to the official red carpet area and was very close to where we were. The woman I was with managed to talk to him, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. Right when it would have been my turn, the handler said "That's enough" and grabbed him and just about "threw" him up on the ET set. This photo is the closest he got to me. The woman's hand on the left is the woman I was with.

Now..THE MOVIE. I loved it! I can't wait to see it again on Friday. It's definitely much more Colin's movie than Jamie's. The performances were all great. The story was very fast moving, and like most MV TV plots.. alittle confusing at first, but then it all comes together. And not entirely predictable. There was one thing that I was convinced "had to happen" and it didn't.

Later at the party, the celebrities had a secret entrance in and out of the "VIP" area.. so we didn't see him come in. By the time a guy who worked there told us he'd take us to meet him.. he had left. It was still pretty early, like 11 pm, but we had been told he had another private party to go to. My friend got introduced to Jamie Foxx.. I just stood at his table. It was quite a rowdy group. While standing there ..I looked to the right and saw a sign on an empty table that said "Farrell" .. I took it. hehehe.. its my proof I was atleast AT his table. Even if he wasn't there. I never saw any of his family.. not sure if they were there or not. He had arrived only with his publicist.

The party was wild. It was outside in an enclosed area.. decorated very "Miami Vice".. the colors and palm trees.. and some strange dancing girls. Tons of food, free drinks.. including Mohitos the official MV drink. ;) Very interesting people watching.

Below I'll put a couple of photos of the outside of the theater.

Exploring Beverly Hills

Just back from exploring Beverly Hills. We are within walking distance to Rodeo Drive, so we left early this morning and walked over. Nice looking at the stores..couldn't afford to buy anything. :D Here's a photo of me in a pretty little plaza at the intersection of Wilshire and Rodeo Drive.

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The weather is not as humid as it's been back home, but it's very hot. Had to buy sunscreen and a hat.

Here's a photo looking up Rodeo Drive towards Santa Monica Blvd. You'll notice the Ralph Lauren awning.. nope..didn't buy anything there either. :D

On the way home we walked down Santa Monica Blvd.. and what did I find.. Starbucks at the corner of Santa Monica and Wilshire.. alas.. no Gerry sighting..but I DID buy something there!!










We stopped at the mall near our hotel for lunch..and now it's time to relax before the big night! So you'll have to sit tight until the morning for another update. Hopefully a "star studded" update ;)

P.S. Melanie..sorry you can't make it..I was going to try to find you tonight!!

We've arrived !

We are here! We arrived mid day LA time.. the flight was good. But.. the "shuttle ride" to the hotel turned into a 2 hr tour of LA. I can't even begin to list our driver's excuses for why it took so long. Thank goodness it was a flat rate..not hourly or by miles.

Here's a photo of our hotel. After checking in ..we were sooo hungry..we walked down to a nearby mall .. ate mexican food and walked around a bit. It was all the same stores as our mall in Charlotte has..so that was a bit disappointing. On Friday we plan to get a cab to the center of Beverly Hills and see some real California stores.

There are a ton of billboards for Miami Vice. woohoo. Can't wait for tomorrow night.

Welcome

I thought I'd set up a blog to update everyone on our Miami Vice Premiere Adventure. For those that don't know.. myself and another Colin fan are traveling to LA to attend the Miami Vice Premiere and after party. This was a prize in a charity auction that my friend bid on ..and won..and invited me to attend. So check for updates.. we'll be arriving in LA on Wednesday morning and staying until Saturday.