My friends like to party all the time, party all the time, party all the time………
By admin • Jan 27th, 2009 • Category: NewsThere was a party at my house the other nite for the film, “Milk”. One of the producers, Bruce Cohen, is a long-term, close friend of mine. We met when I was doing my first rewrite on Speilberg’s movie, “Hook” and Bruce was an associate producer and first assistant director. This was back in 1991, eighteen exciting years ago. So when Bruce asked if they could have the, “Milk” party at my house, it was my infinite pleasure to host this uber-fest with my co-hosts Ewan McGregor and Colleen Camp. (Camp being the operative word.)
Collen Camp
Ewan McGregor
There were two recurring themes at this party. One of them was Star Wars, given that two of the three party hosts had appeared in three episodes each. For those of you living in the middle of the Sahara Desert without any access to media, I played Princess Leia in the first trilogy and Ewan played Obi Wan Kenobi in the second—-and though we rumbled around in our oh, so, different trilogies, we’re ultimately part of the same Intergalactic family. And if you have been living in the middle of the Sahara Desert, what drove to you this website?
The secondary theme of the party was Homosexuality, partly because we were gathered to celebrate the film and cast of “Milk”, and partly because Colleen Camp and I—–after birthing one daughter each, were left by the fathers of our daughters for a man. More on that later…
As the party was to celebrate a movie about the gay icon, Harvey Milk, we had quite a heavy constituency of gay men, both involved in the production and not. Sean Penn, the miraculously talented star of the film was present (so not gay), along with the film’s director, Gus Van Zandt and Bruce Cohen’s producing partner, Dan Jinks (gay, gay and gay). Bruce and Dan won the Oscar in 1999 for producing their movie, “American Beauty” and now, ten years later, they have once again received another big bunch of Oscar nominations for “Milk”. (Eight, I think, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor.)
A younger Mick Jagger
Paris Hilton
Not all the guests were gay. On the contrary. The two guests that most impressed the assembled throng, (aside from Sean) were Mick Jagger, (whose name was on the guest list, but whose attendance, we believed, was HIGHLY unlikely) and Paris Hilton, who was NOT on the list, but was apparently here as someone’s plus one to another, unknown guest. No one was willing to fess up about bringing Paris. During the course of the evening, I approached Mick Jagger and said, “You won’t believe this, but someone told me that Mick Jagger is here!” To which he replied, “Get the food out of here!”
And Paris Hilton was overheard talking to “Milk’s” director, Gus Van Zandt and telling him that she had really loved the film, “because seeing Sean Penn and James Franco make out was…like…totally HOT!”
Back to the gay men who left us after Colleen and I had birthed babies. Holy coincidence! We were then subsequently informed by our soon to be exes that we had actually turned them gay. Her mate, film executive John Goldwyn, is currently gay, is now gay (according to him) as opposed to my gay, who accused me of turning him gay as a result of my return to codeine addiction. Whatever.
But whether it was homosexuality or Star Wars, the party was fun squared. Crowded, and unquestionably entertaining. The party finally wound down at about 2 AM, which for Los Angeles is INCREDIBLY late——as most parties here are finished by midnight………..and, as such, I am only just now recovering.
~~~Thanks for sharing – sounds like it was a great party. Your “fun squared” comment cracked me up!
Star Wars has a lot of gay fans. I should know, being gay and all. In fact, my friends and I take whole days to watch them all in a row, kind of like a holiday.
So this totally just makes complete sense.
Sounds like an awesome party. I have gay friends who like to act like Mick Jagger, but that’s about as close as it gets on my end.
I love it! Your blog is everything I had hoped it would be. So, being the generous, veteran blogger that I am, I have shared your link with my faithful readers in the hopes that your blog will experience the level of success that mine has!
I am here via Di’s linkage and think your blog is simply fabulous. I’m bookmarking it and am sure it will be a regular read.
My mother, rest her soul, also was a member of the “who knew my husband was gay” club…in which, at least in her case, the answer would have been EVERYONE BUT YOU.
Hmmm…I should have crashed the party like Paris. Not with Paris (because I wouldn’t fess up to that either), but similar to her.
I love it. Your parties are like mine–except with famous people and Star Wars themes and Paris Hilton. I envy you for two of those things and wonder who cursed you with the third. May that evil person spend eternity working at Build-A-Bear Workshop (where I first met you and your daughter eons ago). And thank you for putting that Eddie Murphy song in my head; I’m tempted to venture into my closet and emerge in the best of Chess King.
I too am a part of the “I turned him gay” club, granted it was a boyfriend and not a husband but I still hold to the fact that I had nothing to do with it and he should look to the part of the fop he played in a school play for the cause. He went into character and never came back out.
Seriously if we collected all the women who “turned men gay” I think we could form some sort of anti terrorism coalition. Take over whole countries and turn the men folk gay… Yup, no more bombing, instead we will have great movies, musicals, revues, fashion, and all other things fun and glittery that the gays give us… like gossip. yay gays!
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As much as it pains me to agree with Paris Hilton, seeing Sean Penn and James Franco make out would indeed be, like, totally hot. I haven’t seen the film yet though. Should I?
I’m also a gay Star Wars fan! And I also thought seeing Sean Penn and James Franco make out was totally hot.
I also plan to link this blog on mine, even though mine is far less successful than this one or, most likely, by the other commenter, Di. Just an amateur thing that I haven’t even had time for lately. But this way, I get to pretend I’m on the same level as Carrie Fisher in some way. Glorious.
Love Postcards from the Edge!
That’s funny that Paris came uninvited and no one fessed up to bringing her. She got kicked out of a Golden Globes afterparty by Kevin Huvane, you should’ve done the same thing. I would’ve died laughing.
Mr. Jagger has always struck me as a very funny fellow. Someone ought to give him a show on basic cable.
Carrie, since Mick is around, can you give us the dish on “Freejack?”
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Zoran
Wow, even in your blogs, Carrie, you write beautifully. I’ve been telling everyone about “Wishful Drinking”! I’ll have to buy “Postcards from the Edge” because everyone says how beautifully it’s written.
I love your line “I absorb everything, wallpaper…” . I guess the thing I really love about your writing is that it’s funny AND written beautifully!
Do you talk to Liz Taylor? Did she read your book?! Peace & Grace, Kristin
I REALLY liked your post and blog! It took me a little bit to find your site…but I book marked it. Would you mind if I but a link back to my site at whiterabbitcult.com?
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I haven’t checked out your blog lately. I apologize if this isn’t a timely, relevant, or interesting comment. I don’t know if you keep track of new comments on old blog articles. I just read a blog by an old friend named Matt Alber, a gay L.A. singer, who attended the party with Stephen Spinella. He played the keyboard in your bathroom & sang really loudly. I wonder if you heard him. His voice is like butta & he said he loved the fried chicken & yams. Please come perform to the cultural vacuum/void/hole that is Southcentral Kansas if possible.
Hey Carrie-
Thanks for the early morning laugh on the Today Show. Always been a fan, and not for your star wars gig. Post-cards from the edge got my attention. Not for nothin’ i have two little boys…so you can imagine how many light sabres i have littering my house. anyway…you make me laugh. it’s almost 11:00am EST and this suburban mother of two, with a masters degree already has buzz on. used to be a part-time type-A personality, now i just look forward to my nightly seroquel and a mick-ultra light over ice. i’m watching my weight. not a mick jagger over ice but that would be just as satisfying. again, anyhoo…besides your stardom, i have quietly identified w/ your struggles. alcoholism with a dash of mental illnes. nothing major, a little depression and anxiety. we downplay it right? is downplay one or two words? i’m a little strickler for grammar. too much latin in high school. i’m rambling. i’ll be purchasing your new book and hopefully coming to nyc to see you in person. in the mean time, i’ll be checking the waring labels on my prescriptions. truth be told, i wouldn’t mind if my husband left me for another man. whatever your doing…keep it up…we need you and your hilarious honesty.
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that ‘achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that’s nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.’
Were there drugs at the party? I hope not… Was Penny Marshall there? I use to hear about you and Penny throwing parties together cause you shared the same birthday. Are you gals still close or did that relationship fall apart?