Another San Francisco Landmark Disappearing?

NOTE: Around February 25th I started to prepare this blog but didn't have a chance to post it. Then over the weekend I had the unexpected opportunity to go to Tonga Room on Saturday night.

Unfortunately, it was not an dining experience as I had expected and I don't have any great photos to add to this post. Interested in knowing why I don't have anything to add to this post? Well.... after a 30 minute wait for table for a party of 6 we left the restaurant.

There was a Hose-Beast of a Hostess, who was so unpleasant and rude, that after we waited and waited we took the only tables available which meant the 6 of us not sitting together. We weren't soooo far apart but still 4 were at one table and 2 were at another but the tables weren't right next to one another. When we spotted a couple sitting in the bar lounge area at a small round table that would accommodate 6 and we thought maybe they would change places with us so we could all sit together ~ instead when we asked the couple they didn't want to get yelled at again by the Hose-Beast Hostess. All we could do was shake our head...and after a quick vote at the table of 4 it was decided that we leave. In the end we went to Sushi Rock and had a great meal with the fun "Sake Sake Sake Boom!" Sake Bombs.



While it's been some time since I've been to the Tonga Room I was saddened to hear that the Tonga Room may be just become a tiki ghost.

The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco is the home of the Tonga Room a tiki bar that has become a San Francisco icon. The indoor swimming pool is the center piece to float the band that occasionally plays through the evening. The tropical setting includes a rain storm and fantastic over the top cocktails.

There hasn't been a actual statement stating that the Tonga Room is being destroyed, plans for the Fairmont makeover don't include this landmark bar (at this time).

If you want further info ~ aside from these fun pics ~ you can read the Hotel History here.

After a great deal of searching I found these great retro cocktail menus from the Tonga Room

“New York Paper Airplane Flight”

Sam Fuller had a straightforward idea: Toss a paper airplane from the 31st floor of a New York City office building just to see what would happen.


Flying from Sam Fuller on Vimeo.

Pish Posh the Oscar's ~ Tonight it's time for the Drag Race!

Last night, thanks to my DVR, I watched the Oscars in less time than it took them to broadcast -whew!

Tonight I get to revel in those truly costumed on television - the fabulous Drag Queen's on RuPaul's Drag Race. Seriously I just can't get enough!!!

While channeling the inner 'Oprah~Diva', supposedly in every Drag Queen, each contestant had to read off a teleprompter, 'sell' a product and conduct an interview with Tori Spelling and her hubby Dean.

Nina, still my favorite, hawks a product.... looks like she's channeling a more 'BJ' look than Oprah

Shannel was a hot mess in this over the top outfit and "I can do no wrong" attitude

Bebe was hecka fierce in both the challenge and on the Runway!



Nina looked like a BETTER Madonna when working it out on the Runway.

Akaisha fell to the floor two steps out on the runway - and she may have twisted it into a more graceful 'you didn't just see that mess' but we did see her fall, RIGHT on her badonkadonk.



And then there was the most over the top outfit of the evening

Shannel pulled out the snakes for this crazy Medusa look....

She had a serious costume malfunction but it saved her butt

I'm truly hooked on this show and I can't wait for tonight!

& for those waiting for Top Model we only have another week to wait....

You Better Work!!!

While America's Next Top Model is about to start this month, RuPaul's Drag Race made it out of the gate first!

The first episode: Drag on a Dime delivered - the girls are beyond over the top (you definitely won't see these type of photo shoots on ANTM!). I read in a review of the first ep, where the reviewer compaired RuPaul in pinstripes to Tim Gunn, but I have to say that get Ru in a gown a she's a hair tossing Hot Tranny-Tyrant Tyra Style (but better then Tyra).

These photo shoots are definitely a far off shot from Tyra's Next Top Model expectations:



In Drag on a Dime RuPaul mixed Project Runway with Next Top Model requiring the contestants to make their costumes from finding from a local 'goodwill'.

Unlike ANTM these girls do their own make up and ready for the runway show.

Nina Flowers (my favorite so far) does up her hair

Each show there will be a runway show and then the bottom two will need to "lipsynch for their life!"

So set your DVR now - the next episode is on Monday: 10 pm on Logo

Jane Austin = Zombies

I wouldn't have believed it after hearing it on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me yesterday.......

But I googled it and there it was....

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action.

Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy.

Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead.

Exactly what I thought Pride and Prejudice was always missing = Zombies! Sorry you'll have to wait until April 15, 2009 for the release date

I really love this Dance Crew!!

Quest Crew:

Click here to watch their performance from last night's show (sorry, I couldn't get the stupid embedded video to work!) . It's pretty awesome that Quest Crew can take the uber lame and twist it about into a very awesome performance! The challenge: to take a old school dance crew and bring a brand new style to it.

Quick shout out to Tea w/ Lemon ~ can't wait to see your moves! You should start watching ABDC to supplement your hip hop class!!