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Letterman, Brokaw dine at new Ted’s in New York
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
George McKerrow Jr., the bison burger restaurant partner of Ted Turner, spilled to us that former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw and David Letterman were among the guests at a private dinner last week held at the new Ted’s Montana Grill at 110 W. 51st St. And how did they snare the notorious homebody host of “Late Show With David Letterman”?
Explained McKerrow: “David just bought a ranch next to Ted in Montana. He and Ted are close personal friends. It was a pretty cool night. David is really laid-back, and I grew up with Tom Brokaw, so it was a real treat to sit next to him.”
The Ted’s Manhattan branch opens to the public Wednesday.
ATL notables hang out at Diddy’s in Hamptons
Buzz Central logged some impressive overtime this weekend as we attempted to keep up with all things Diddy. As the hip-hop impresario/ restaurateur /clothing line entrepreneur/ reality TV taskmaster blew around town, hawking his upcoming disc, “Press Play,” he had some notable guests at his home in the Hamptons in New York.
On Friday, Q100 “Bert Show” producer/head imp Jeff Dauler was on his way out of the studio to catch a flight to New York just as Diddy turned up for an in-studio interview.
Several shots of tequila later, Diddy was offering up his helicopter and his summer home to Dauler, who was meeting his wife, Jessica, in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
Turns out, it wasn’t a radio stunt.
On Saturday and Sunday, our cellphone was busy blowing up with photos of the Diddy estate and text message updates from the Daulers and friends George McKerrow Jr. and his wife, Ginair, who along with McKerrow’s business partner, Ted Turner, were in town to open New York City’s first Ted’s Montana Grill.
As for the obvious, McKerrow told us Monday via cellphone from NYC, “We got your message over the weekend and the answer is, no, we didn’t steal you anything from Diddy’s house. We were tempted, but we decided we’d rather have an invitation to return.”
The McKerrows and the Daulers spent the weekend relaxing in the rapper’s pool and hot tub and watching foxes and deer prance through his backyard.
So how did the houseguests let themselves into the estate? Like many of us, Diddy hides his key outside. Unfortunately, we were unable to wrest precisely where out of McKerrow on Monday.
Rain can’t dampen ‘Fashionada’
On Sunday night, for the second time this season, a torrential downpour threatened the safety of malnourished models on an Atlanta fashion runway. At points, “Fashionada ‘06,” held Sunday night at Atlantic Station, became eerily like last month’s tented Fashion Cares benefit outside Phipps Plaza, where early arrivals were required to don scuba gear.
“Fashionada ‘06” was a benefit for You Can Make a Difference, a nonprofit that battles melanoma and skin cancer. An impressive runway had been constructed in the courtyard outside Strip for the occasion. At one point, the deluge forced so many fashionably attired attendees to pack back inside Strip, the eatery’s managers temporarily contemplated allowing the $25 general admission ticket-holders into the upstairs, where the posh $200 VIPs were downing free hooch.
But after the runway was properly squeegeed, the fashion show’s hosts, Dave-FM’s Holly Firfer and CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts, yielded the catwalk to models sporting fall fashion from Betsey Johnson, Y3 and others.
Alas, since we arrived with a rain bonnet and an umbrella that decidedly clashed with the rest of our outfit, Buzz humbly observed the festivities from the air-conditioned comfort inside Strip, where a large video screen had been set up for less hearty fashionistas.
Another piece of ‘Peace’
As promised, here’s another snippet from “A Patch of Peace,” the Buzz reader-driven Woodruff Park theme song singer Melanie Massell will publicly debut Wednesday during a free noontime concert in the recently rehabbed downtown park: “Lie in the grass and stare at the sky / Stay in touch with the world with free Wi-Fi / You can kick off your shoes, take a break, read the news / Find a vendor bargain / Have a chat with a friend.”
Celebrity birthdays
Fitness expert Jack LaLanne is 92. Singer Bryan Ferry is 61. Country singer Lynn Anderson is 59. Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 58. Singer Olivia Newton-John is 58. Country singer Carlene Carter is 51. Actress Linda Hamilton is 50. Actress Melissa Sue Anderson (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 44. Singer Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl is 44. Actor Jim Caviezel (“The Passion of the Christ”) is 38. Singer Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men is 34. Singer Christina Milian is 25.
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