You mean there were no gift baskets?
Sorry, didn't realize you were asking about gift bags. I didn't actually look, and was in Rihanna's dressing room at one point so I should have, though it would have been hard to tell what was from NARAS (the Recording Acad), or from Staples center, or from her label, or her management co, or on her regular "rider." WRT "official" Grammy stuff, nominees don't get anything, presenters and performers I'm pretty sure got a gift basket, but ever since the IRS started paying attention to them baskets have lost a bit of their luster.
Who must I screw to become a famous Hollywood actress???
Oh, Mandee. It's not worth it. Some still operate this way (both producers and actresses) but they don't tend to wind up getting very far, because once word gets out that you are an easy lay (which I'm not suggesting you are, just saying perception is more than half the game) it discounts your value for anything other than getting fucked. For those who do still function under the casting couch rule, there's a (increasingly gross) hierarchy you'd have to work your way up to eventually get to somebody like Michael Bay or Bret Ratner, you'd have to maintain the air of unavailability the entire time you're fucking them, and then drop 'em the minute you get hired by a non-scumbag director based on your acting talent.
Wow. You saw Prince!!
I have a friend in LA and she has seen him too and says he's FINE! She said he looked about 5'3" which is an inch taller than his quoted height of 5'2".
I'm not seeing where Kanye's talent is...to me his songs sound shit.
I also don't think Amy Crackhouse should have won so many awards.
But...you saw Prince!! *jealous*
LOL. I'm 6'1, so riding in the elevator with him was pretty amusing. It was just me and the Little Prince. I felt like fucking Gulliver.
In re: Kanye, to each his own. I think he's a great producer and has an "ear" that is second to none in the music business right now. But he's also a hugely arrogant asshole. So anyone who doesn't like him I can't really argue with.
In re Amy Winehouse - I do think it's unfortunate that we continue to reward the sick. I thought her record was incredible, and I'm a huge Mark Ronson fan, but damn...
Blasphemer! She may have seen him without heels or subtracted the heel height from the total height, I dunno.
And if Carmen said it, it must be true :tongue:...he may not be huge, or even big but he certainly isn't small. If you watch the first 20 minutes of the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 DVD, its quite obscene.
Jesus... has Carmen only sleep with guys who are midgets? :wink: Navarro isn't much taller than Prince. Yeah, I'd be really surprised if Prince is hung. His package looks great, but he really is a tiny man. It's all relative.
So they are all publicity whores.
:biggrin1: That's everybody out here darling! I was too flip in my initial answer, sorry, I was tired. Most of the presenters and performers agree to it because they're honored to be asked by the Recording Academy and consider it a prestigious industry event. There's a consumer publicity angle of course as well, but I don't think that's what drives their decision making. Or, alternatively, it's unlikely NARAS would ask someone who's clearly driven more by fame than artistry to perform on their show. If that makes any sense?
PS I just rolled out of bed and my feet and knees are all swollen - pout. I've done this show so many times you'd think I'd be used to it by now. Bad night for new shoes I think.
