Despite the sweltering temperatures on Saturday, hundreds of polo fans came out to Franklin in support of Chukkers for Charity. Lee Ann & Orrin Ingram once again opened their Riverview Farm for the charity polo match benefiting Rochelle Center and Saddle Up! According to the website, this year’s game was the highest rated polo game ever in the state of Tennessee. It was a special match featuring South Africa. Four high-level professional South African polo players competed against four of our best American Players. It was game on for Team Auto Week and Team Mt Brilliant. The day was full of activities outside of polo including; a tailgating contest, a car show, silent auction a petting zoo and a Stick Horse Race at half-time!

Among those pictured- Elizabeth McClanahan with Jennifer Hardy & friends, Alex Wade & Orrin Ingram, David King & Kristy Belcher, Grant Rosenblatt (rocking the MJ glove) & Candis Carroll, John Walsh player famed for America’s Most Wanted at the winning ceremony, Tommy Barrett with Maggie Wilson & Britt Crosson, Seth Miller of FM Allen with Ron Marston & Will Woods, Tee Faircloth of FM Allen (who recently opened a new store in Franklin), Alex Wade & Stephanie Langston (me), David Chase, John Hardin, Elizabeth McClanahan & me, Marth Ann Pilcher & Trist Pfister

For all my Aaron Carter fans- I hear Mai (across from 12th and Porter) is holding a Pre Independence Day Dance Party this Friday with Aaron Carter, Brent Young (and many other celebrity friends)! Aaron is the younger brother of Nick Carter (the Backstreet Boys) and I am told he will be djing and taking pics with those in attendance.

The party is from 10PM-3AM and it’s free admission before 11PM for the guys, free all night for the
ladies.

Event organizers tell me this pic is for Aaron’s upcoming CD to be released later this year.

Blondes of all ages dressed in pink to catch Legally Blonde the musical at TPAC this week. Sunday night is the last night Laura Bell Bundy, the Tony-nominated star of the Legally Blonde Broadway Production, will take you from the sorority house to the halls of justice.

Heather Byrd and Stephanie Langston (that’s me) served as special guests for the Women’s Night on Broadway pre-show reception Thursday and TPAC organizers say it was the best WNOB turnout yet.

Opening night Betty Witherspoon, Reese’s mom, showed her support of the production by gifting the cast with flowers. Opening night photos of Betty Witherspoon, Laura Bell Bundy and the national tour cast of Legally Blonde (photo credit Matthew Read). Also pictured- birthday girl Laura with pals Holly & Amy, Bailey Duncan dressed head to toe in pink, Jeanna, Micah & Taylor Sevy, Abigail Davis & Lindsay Jones, Lindsay & Lesley Pippin, Heather Byrd with MTSU’s Kiplynn Todd, her daughter Alison & Stephanie Langston.

John Corbett AKA Aidan from Sex and the City hung in the back bar at Cabana’s Monday night. Steph spies say he was with another guy pal for several hours. Report- “His salt n’ pepper hair looks good. He is cute, but he opened the curtain of a private Cabana and come off a little pompous to a group of girls.”

Tuesday Lauren Conrad, reality star from The Hills and now author, signed copies of her book L.A. Candy at Davis-Kidd in Green Hills. Apparently a slew of fans came out for the signing. Despite telling reporters she was leaving town , Lauren was spotted at the upstairs bar at Bound’ry. Steph spies say she was with two other gals, sipping a Margarita and eating shrimp & grits (a true Southern dish). Yum!

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I got take part in the excitement at Nashville’s Centennial park Monday, as the video opening for Monday Night Football on ESPN was shot. It was a who’s who of casted talent including; Jennifer Foley AKA The Watson’s Girl, Jolene Youngster from the Action Nissan commercials and one of the local guys that was booted from Make Me a Supermodel. Most all of us were crowd members, a few guys were painted in Gold like Heisman trophies, and an additional 200 or so walk-up extras also got to take part. It was a long day in the hot sun, until we got to move inside the Parthenon for filming. Inside, the University of Tennessee’s dance Team shook their tales off behind Hank Williams Jr. & Gloria Estefan.

Gloria was cute as could be, dressed in her fitted Dolphins jersey. The singer chatted between takes about her special cosmo recipe she whooped up on Fathers day. She was in good spirits, despite the air going out on her bus earlier in the day.

This is the 21st year in a row that Bocephus has kicked off football on Monday nights. The country singer wore a claw around his neck from a 13 foot alligator. He bragged to the crowd, “I don’t shop for this stuff at Wal Mart.” He was also rocking his Gucci sunglasses, which at one point he declared “Let get this thing going, my Gucci’s are fogging up.”

Gloria & Hank lip synched the opening with Hank throwing in his Spanish skills. In between takes Bocephus kept the crowd entertained with songs like Family Tradition and even a rap song, in which he gave props to his bud Kid Rock.

Some of the super-fans that were able to get in for the shoot bolted out “Take a pic with me” and he did. Another yelled out “I’m a taxidermist, lets work together. Give me a call.” It was pretty entertaining.

I don’t think I got much face-time, but ESPN did interview Brooke Sanders (pictured) and me so who knows. The shoot wrapped up around midnight and continues Tuesday for the exterior shots. They stil need extras so head on down if ya like. This is the 40th season of Monday night football, pretty cool they shot the opening in Nashville.

The red carpet was rolled out at the Icon in the Gulch for former Tennessee Titan Albert Haynesworth Friday night. Albert was not only celebrating his birthday, but the football star is packing up and leaving for Washington in a few weeks. Vince Young, Jevon Kearse & Keith Bulluck are just a few of the TItans that came out to party with Albert. Big Fella MC’d the event , while Ladies strutted their stuff poolside in bikin’s by Heather Robinson. One swimsuite doned Haynesworth’s name & number.

Jenni & Ony, along with Nashville Lifestyles hosted the farewell party & birthday gathering dubbed The Good Life. A portion of the proceeds went to Women Rock for the Cure.

Among those pictured- Albert & Keith Bulluck, Big Fella with News 2’s Christine Maddela, singer Diana DeDarmo, Jenni (party host) & Raquel Smith, Alexis Paulson, Chelsea Lambert & Matt Friction of The Pink Spiders, Misty Griggs & Eric Oreilly, musician Allison Kaplan with manager Scott Welch, Alicia Jones, Todd Pachey & Ben Hanback, designer Heather Robinson on the mic, Albert & Stephanie Langston (me), Toby, Chad Lauderdale, Brent Young & Shaun Bertrand, Jensen Sussman & Allison Kaplan, News 2’s Amy Napier Viteri & Christine Maddela, Scott & Desiree Welch, Brent Young & Albert

ESPN is shooting the Monday Night Football opening video here in Music City and they are looking for a few extras. Hank Williams Jr. and Gloria Estefan are supposed to be on hand as the video is filmed Monday and Tuesday at the Parthenon in Centennial Park.

More than 200 extras are needed Monday between 2-8 p.m. and on Tuesday 500 extras are needed between 7 p.m.-2 a.m. The rules- you must at least 18 with a valid driver’s license. Wear club/concert attire or an NFL jersey and pants. No other logos will be allowed.

Should be fun! Keep your eye out for the video premiere, Sept. 14th.

International Couture Model/Author Lorelei Shellist will sign and read from her new book Runway RunAway this Saturday, 2:00 p.m. at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville. Phil Collen, lead guitar player for Def Leppard, will join her.

Shellist, a former Nashvillian, shares her journey from the streets of Los Angeles as a teenage runaway waitress, to the catwalks of Paris working as a model, as well as the highs and low’s as the fiancé of the late Def Leppard guitar great, Steve Clark in the book. The world of fashion and rock collide in Runway RunAway, hear the story from the gal that lived to tell it.






(Pictured-Author Lorelei Shellist with the late Steve Clark of Def Leppard)

So Stephinthecity reported Taylor Swift & T-Pain were working on a collaboration last week (see here) and guessed it right when saying they were likely perform at the CMT Music Awards. T-Pain thought it was a joke when Taylor asked if they could sing together, but the rapper soon learned it was all too real. The country cutie’s rap skills debuted at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville Tuesday night. He didn’t rate her skills too high, what do you think?

Somehow it works out every year for all my pals to get the hook-up at Bonnaroo and this year was no exception. Sporting the artist pass known as “That Pass” around my neck, I got to experience Roo the best way one can. The artist tent served 3 free hot meals a day with; steaks, smoothies, iced lattes and everything yummy. There was also the all you want to drink tent with liquor and beer, free giveaways at nearly a dozen booths and ice cream from the Ice Cream Man all weekend. Most of the pics above are from the artist tent. Highlights there- included nearly every artist coming by for food or goods, a performance by MGMT in the Ice Cream Man truck, two little kids playing like street performers and a photo area featuring free Onitsuka Tiger shoes.

Day one I checked out the DJ Academy, where DJ Sugar Ray & DJ Exess helped me lay down my best beats, which I definitely need some more work on. Next we checked out the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (pictured). There was a slight technical problem, leading them to perform Maps acoustically. After, I went to the presser featuring; Lucinda Williams, Justin Townes Earle, Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Portugal. The Man and The Low Anthem (all pictured). Lu talked about how it wasn’t her first Bonnaroo and how much she loves the festival. Beastie Boys rocked my face Friday night, with a special appearance by Naz. My group nearly lost our voices singing Paul Revere. The boys came out for a finale with Sabotage. Our next stop was to see Flava Flav and his group, Public Enemy. I though the show was mediocre, but that’s where we first spotted Drew Barrymore & her bf Justin Long. Drew’s face was painted with glitter. They danced around in the front for a bit, but scooted out as people began recognizing the celeb couple. Later that night, we checked out Pretty Lights and then Girl Talk, where people were climbing ropes and sliding in mud with a full on dance party. My Friday festivities wrapped up with more booty shaking at The Silent Disco. This was my first time to actually go in to experience The Silent Disco. The spot looks funny from the outside, as only those who come in can hear the music on headphones. It was awesome. However, heading to sleep in a tent at 5:30 in the morning doesn’t work so well. It wasn’t long before the sun came beating in.

I had to regroup from Friday’s festivities with a massage in the artist tent, it was so worth it! Not long later I made it out for Jimmy Buffet’s performance. Surprisingly it wasn’t too crowded, making it easy to get up front. Jimmy said he was opening with something spiritual in case we didn’t make it to church Sunday and then went into Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw. Later we headed out to listen to the festival headliner, Bruce Springsteen. The Boss utilized the photo area making his was down through the crowd, collecting signs for requests. The first request he played, Santa Claus is Coming to Town. I wrapped my evening up with NIN, Ben Harper some incredible burlesque at the Sonic Stage and MGMT. MGMT was packed; Bruce, Drew and Justin all made it out for their show. Bruce made another appearance Sunday, jamming Mustang Sally with Phish.

Among the others pictured- Ethan Oharra, Anna Pardenik, Dan Fancher & Rychel Loo, Kevin Bevil of Heypenny , Emily Dickerson, Josh Hayes & Libby Callaway shooting fashion for Vogue, the ladies of Gypsy Hands, Stephanie Powers, Shaun Bertrand & pals, Lolly & Larry the Panty Boy, Angela Morris Bobby Bare Jr., Beatle Bob, Joel Wilson as an astronaut and oh so many more. Pic of Drew and Justin credit- Just Jared.