Man About Town

I just got back from a reception for writer-director Paul Feig at The Grafton on Sunset. Paul is the creator of the much-missed Freaks And Geeks. He read from his book, Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin--funny and personal stuff that you might want to check out.

We talked later and compared notes--not about being superstuds but about growing up in the suburbs of Detroit. For instance, we both remember seeing President Gerald Ford speak at the Macomb Mall.

There were quite a few blogger in attendance, including Cathy Seipp, Emmanuelle Richard, Amy Alkon ("The Advice Goddess"), all of whom helped set up the event, as well as Moxie and Mickey Kaus. (Mickey had recently suggested Bush's low poll numbers are simply where they'd naturally be. I told him that my friends who believe the MSM is a branch of the Democratic Party would claim that unless there's something truly buoyant going on, they naturally brings down the numbers of any Republican.)

Other people included old media friends like Matt Welch, Sara Rimensnyder and international correspondent Marc Lavine. (Marc determines how the world views us. I heard him speaking French so I jumped in with "Honi soit qui mal y pense.")