Red Carpet Baby !

I guess I have to start as I mean to go on…and my first blog entry be about me attending the World Premiere of Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie.

I was SO lucky to be invited to the actual World Premiere of this adorable movie, about my favourite breed of dog, of which I own 2 Paris and Tinkerbell Hilton, when I found out I was invited, I panicked…”what the hell am I going to wear” ??!!

The day arrived, I felt like a real A lister, and started to act like one… had my hair and make up done, and just had to drop the part about attending a Premiere, really loud of course.  I am such a Minxy show off.

NO MAS ! – remember that catch phrase as you will be saying it after the movie

I arrive at Hollywood and Highland Entertainment complex, up on Hollywood blvd. where the Kodak theatre is that the hosted the Oscars from, for those of you not residing in L.A. There is a buzz already, news vans, papperazzi, and flash bulbs flashing. I arrive at check in, which is by last name, they ask for my I.D and give me this pass to wear around my neck.

The Red Carpet is divided into a kind of ROUTE A for the stars of the movie, and the celeb guests, who the media wants to interview and photograph, then there is the ROUTE Z for us mere mortals, ushered along to the main entrance. I walk slowly, but carefully, no falling and showing my undies for Minx, hoping someone will shout “look, its Minxy from Minx in the City”" but alas, Nada, except a huge burly security guard saying “Mam, can I see in the bag” I glanced back and saw Andy Garcia George Lopezand the backs of some other cast members, some I did not know of, as heavy Latin cast, and (I don’t speak Spanish, and those Latin daytime soaps look like soft porn, aye Chihuahua indeed ) I go in the theatre, its open bar, I mean, for kids, free drinks and popcorn, and I go look for my assigned seat, where will I be, who will I be sitting next to  ??? I start to notice, the average age is about 12, yikes, I find my seat, way at down at the front, I may need a chiropractic adjustment after watching at this close a range for 120 or so minutes. The row, and I say row, as I am in the second row from the very front, where some 10 – 13 year old boys look like trouble, can’t sit still, major ADD and just looking to out do each other on how wild they can get. I think there parents will keep order, NOT, the parents leave, and chaos breaks out, they have their popcorn buckets on their heads, and there is popcorn flying everywhere, and then they start throwing it up on stage at some platinum haired John Tesch look-a-like Disneyland/church/something out of a Disney cartoon musical organ, who at this point I want to throw popcorn at also,  as the songs are starting to get on my nerves. I start to wonder why I got my hair and make up done, as a little boy pulls a face at me with a bucket of popcorn on his head, so un-Minxy. The organ playing “questionable sexuality guy” is lowered down into the place where the keep the annoying organ relic, and here is me thinking someone will come out like Drew Barrymore ( voice of Chloe ) George Lope( voice of Chloe )z, or anyone to say something ??? Nothing, then, the stars of the movie start trickling in, and all of a sudden one kid runs up to George Lopez ( voice of Papi ) to get an autograph, then hoards stampede, and cotton on the idea of having him sign their pass, (damn, I should of done that, and then sold it on Ebay ) I see Andy Garcia again, who he is really handsome in real life…then behind him, was his wife….

Finally after all the screaming George Lopez fans under 12 take there seats, the movie begins. I could not believe there were empty seats, so I move as the lights go down, and pop up in a more neck and image friendly seating section, knowing that anyone who says “you are sitting in my seat” will be given a ” get lost before I tell you Mom on you look” anyways. Next thing I hear some straglers arriving, I turn around as if to give them a scowl, and its a Backstreet Boy, the blond, not so hot one…? he looks just like a regular guy with his wife and kid, funny, not one kid screamed or rushed for his autograph…

Movie is super cute, I give it 2 paws up. The end comes, the credits roll, and people start getting up, its party time !

The After party was held at the Highlands Nightclub, I follow the heard, arrive at the Highlands, where Chloe and Papi where being “posed” for a lack of a better word on a round high bar type table, on a red table cloth, they were roped off, and several handlers were around them, constantly making the dogs focus on them. I just have to get a photo with the stars of the movie, I nestle in and they greet me with tails a wagging, and like most Chi’s ( Chihuahua inside word ) wanted to lick my lipgloss off, and perhaps clean up my nose while they were at it. But, alas, they were working, and all the time they took my photo, they were SO focused on the trainer/handler, it seemed a little much, but, hey, they have to wrok for their kibbles. I find out that their real names are Angel and Roscoe

Inside is decorated in a colorful Mexican theme, I am thinking, bust out the Margaritas !! AYE CHIHUAHUA, but alas, no, white wine, that had that bitter cat pee taste”, red I don’t do, especially on a warm night, or water. I ask the bar tenders, thinking, hey, squeaky wheel gets the oil, I ask if any other options, as I need a drink ! ” I have champagne” I get all excited, and  then I happen to see the bottle, some budget “no name $5 range from Trader Joes”, I weigh up my options, and go with the Cold Duck plonk they are billing as “champagne” as the glass is cooler. I wander around, hoping to meet some high profile Armani clad industry type, only to be almost knocked of my feet by little boys with major sugar highs, its family hour, everyone is in groups of families, a band starts playing typical songs you associate with Mexico. This is not quite what I had in mind, Day of the Dead face painting, no thanks, I already had my make up done already. A Fortune Telling area, okay, its free and I can sit down, without wondering if any kid threw up  or stuck anything to the seat. My so called Fortune Teller, was hardly bringing her A game, as she told me she only did numerology and next thing she tells me she is lousy at adding up and it would be faster if I did it ???? YIKES, she then tells me a bunch of general stuff already written on a printed sheet, even I could be more creative than than, make something up lady, come on !! When I don’t seem convinced, or enthusiastic about my pre-printed fortune, she tells me the number was wrong and it really this one. Who hired this numerologist, who can’t add up ?

The most popular activity = eating, as there were Mexican themed buffet areas dotted all over the venue

I chat will a few people, who seem distracted as their kid was last see whacking a pinata, with a popcorn bucket on their head. I leave, and it turns out everyone seemed to leave behind me, not because I am Minxy, no it was a SCHOOL NIGHT.

All in all a great night, but if you ever get so lucky to attend a Premiere, make sure its not a kids movie………….so UN-MINXY