Ropes & Gray makes a cameo in Bride Wars

While perusing through the Boston Business Journal instead of doing what should be done at the office, my co-worker sent me this link (check it out) about Ropes & Gray's nameplate being flashed across the screen in a scene of Bride Wars. Although it's not the most exciting e-mail to be sent to my inbox, it is pretty cool to see my law firms name mentioned in a box office hit. Rumor has it Kate Hudson's character "Liv" is an associate (which means lawyer for those who aren't familiar with legal jargon) at Ropes & Gray in New York City. If you've seen the movie and think its worth spending the $12.75 (not including a small popcorn, sour patch watermelons and diet coke) let us know. If not, I'll wait to point and giggle at the cameo from the comfort of my own couch when it comes out on DVD this spring.

XOXO,
Cristina

Justin Ross Lee Exclusive: Part 2 of 3

Above: Ali "CrazyPants" Greenberg and Justin Ross Lee

We know some of you avid JRL haters and fans weren't impressed by what we wrote in Part 1. Frankly, we don't care. We asked Justin all of the questions you wanted us to ask and are reporting back to you the way we want, when we want. We can't suck as bad as those few comments say we do, you're back for Part 2, aren't you? 

To our amazing, loyal readers...read on to find out more about Mr. Justin Ross Lee. To our haters, go ahead...leave your nasty comment and take a walk. We mean that in the nicest way...seriously. Believe it or not, we feed off your "constructive criticism" too. 

When it comes to love, JRL is a taken man, sorry ladies (and gentlemen). He is currently in a serious relationship with Ali "Krazy Pants" Greenberg, which he calls the RD, short for Rabbi’s daughter. They are currently traveling through Ireland as a Chanukah gift to the RD. JRL's current status says that he feels like a "gifilte fish" out of water in Ireland. We would imagine a sardonic, blonde haired, American Jew would stick out amongst the alcoholic, red haired, freckle-faced Irish. (Come on, you all stereotype As Good As Its Guests and the JewFace of Facebook, we're allowed to stereotype the Irish and not everyone can handle the "JewSchtick".) "JewJetting" from coast to coast seems to be a trend in Justin and Ali's relationship. The two lovebirds were actually introduced by a women JRL met on a cruise that they were both aboard sometime last year. Ali hated Justin at first, as most of you hate JRL without knowing anything about him (hate on haters) but as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. Justin told us "We ran into each other again at a club, and her friends told her to go out with me once. We went on one date that lasted a week and I've been Kosher ever since". So just how does Justin feel about dating a reform rabbi’s daughter? “Well the Rabbi is very liberal, he is the head of the congregation. But I ate it up. It was like walking to a red carpet event during Yom Kippur.” I know many of you Christian girls are wondering, Would Justin date a non-jew? Justin replied “ If I could use it in a positive spin and if it was a marketable cause." " If the pope could procreate, I’d date his daughter. It would also take the approval of the board, (his inner circle of friends) but I’m an equal opportunity dater.” Don’t go holding your breath ladies and gents, JRL is very happy with the RD and no, Justin is NOT gay. When we asked him if his door swung the other direction he snapped back with a "No, but thanks for watching!".

You may be wondering, just how many girls have had the chance to cozy up to Justin Ross Lee? Was he ever the ladies man he appears to be before he was tied down by the old ball and chain? After all, he does have the money to spend pampering beautiful women, and let's face it, we've all seen the skanky looking gold diggers in the club falling over tables to get their freshly manicured fingers on those comped bottles of Grey Goose. It couldn't be hard to take one of them home, could it? Justin tells us to “Take the # you’re thinking of , divide it by 3 and multiply it by 100." (We came up with 300!) but he says "seriously more than 50 less then 100.” We asked Justin if the RD was his first love? “No, I dated a girl named Heidi. It was very serious, we met in Paris. I would see her 2 times a month." Are wedding bells in the near future for the JewFace of Facebook? Well apparently “there would be more glass broken during the discussion, then during the actual marriage.”

With so much recent media attention, JRL finds himself having many fans and with those fans come just as many haters. If you're one of those haters who anonymously comment on our blog, you may want to step away from your keyboard because JRL made it known to us that he LOVES the attention. “ I eat, breathe and live for the attention of haters. I love the negativity more then the positivity, it fuels me and if you hate me now, wait until you stand next to me at a urinal"

Whether your love him, hate him, or couldn't care less about him, JRL has a following and there is no doubt about that. He said, "Most of the people who don't like me never met me, they know of me, I'm a fable. If they like me, they refresh the facebook page 5 times a day, if they hate me they refresh the page 10 times.” How do the haters treat Justin in person? Well no one has approached him, they point across the room and then comment on the blog. Apparently “No one has the chutzpah” to actually approach him in person. As for his fans? If you see him out, go on, say hello.  "I've never given the cold shoulder to anyone who has approached me..." jokingly adding, "now f*ck you" If you would like to step out of your anonymous blog box to have a few words with Justin, go right ahead as well. He tells us “If people really wanted to find me, I’m not hard to find, I update my status every 15 minutes.” He explained to As good as its guests that he is much like the Bravo TV network. “I have an audience of about 80% girls, and 20% gay guys.” This is part of the reason why Justin has pitched stories to Bravo and has had an offer for a reality show from an undisclosed network. There is no denying that Justin is extremely witty and wildly entertaining. We don't know about you, but we would love to see something like the facebook videos that have us rolling on the floor laughing turn into our newest reality show obsession. 

Don't want to believe that the guy you love to hate has officially made his way to internet super stardom? Let's discuss that FoxPhilly news story we all read (don't deny it, you know you read it). How could we not? It was on his status everyday for 3 weeks. (Love the self promotion, Justin!) Well, the story had so many readers that FoxPhilly received 26,000 new users and it actually shut down their system! Insane, we know. Shutting down FoxPhilly.com isn't the only excessive internet response Justin has received lately. Let's talk about that E-Bay auction Justin was involved in. You know... the one that auctioned off a lunch date with the Jew Face of Facebook himself. (Winning bidder-who are you!?! We'd love to chat. You know where to find us!)  Justin was approached by a friend who thought it was a good idea to use his internet celebrity image to give back to those affected by the recent Madoff Scandel. If you don't know what that is then Google it. This is a gossip blog, not CNN.com. The bids on the auction, which consisted of LUNCH with Justin, soared up to $2,475! Recession? What recession? Justin told us that he did not, and would not, EVER bid on his own auction and YES, we believe him. It was done only for charitable reasons and he is willing to help out other charities in the future. (Jump on that band wagon you little charitable entrepreneurs!)

Keep checking back for Part 3 of our exclusive interview with Justin Ross Lee and as always, keep the tips and comments coming!

XOXO,

As good as its guests

Article on Jessica Marquez and As Good as its Guests

Your favorite bloggers have recently been featured in an article in the University of Miami newspaper!

To read the article, visit :

http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2009/01/28/the-perez-hilton-of-the-east-coast/

Love always,

As good as its guests

Lilly Pulitzer Sale

With Summer on the brain we can only think of one thing!

LILLY PULITZER

FINALLY, Lilly Pulitzer has come out with SUNGLASSES! I just purchased a pair for only $150.00!! See ya later Ray...Lilly is the new shade this season!

I also purchased this adorable Spring Jacket with signature LP gold buttons. 

I have included these items in the "Shop with us" section on the bottom of the blog!

Happy Shopping :)

Love, Jess

As good as its guests dreams of summer

WE ARE SO SICK OF WINTER!!! 

We hate the cold, we hate pale skin.....and we hate freezing outside waiting for a taxi!

In the meantime, we can dream of summer...

Ruelala is selling swim suits and shades in their current boutique.

    

Like we said before, you can only get the goods if you are a member!

Visit www.ruelala.com/friends

Enter: asgoodasitsguests@gmail.com

And shop away!

Free make-up now till January 26th!!

Want free cosmetics? It's yours for the asking today at Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Carson Pirie Scott and Nordstrom.

The giveaway is the result of a 2004 legal settlement in a case that accused cosmetics companies and the retailers of price fixing. Although the companies deny any wrongdoing, the settlement requires them to give away $175 million in makeup to customers who purchased a product between 1994 and 2003.

No receipt? No worries. They're operating on the honor system. Customers claiming a free product will need to sign a form stating they're eligible.

The giveaway runs while supplies last, through Jan. 26. Any remaining items (like there will really be any) will be donated to charity.

Manufacturers involved are Estee Lauder, Clinique, Lancome, Clarins, Guerlain, Chanel, Boucheron, L'Oreal and Christian Dior. Other retail chains that will be giving away free products are Bergdorf Goodman, Bergner's, Dillard's, Boston Store, Younkers, Parisian, Gottschalks and Herberger's.

A list of available products is posted at www.cosmeticssettlement.com.

The Justin Ross Lee Exclusive-Part 1 of 3

Pictured Above: The Infamous JRL, Drew, Jessica, Doug

Losing your job, shame from your family, confusion in relationships, new opportunities. These are all issues one may face during the course of their life, and these are all the reasons why there is a part of Justin Ross Lee in every one of us.

Love him or hate him- the readers wanted to know more about the “Jew face” of facebook, so we dug up the dirt. This is not AP National and this is not writing on a bathroom wall. This is As Good As It’s Guests and we are finally ready to dish the dirt on everyone's favorite facebook personality! This is the tell all “F*ck You” lie flat Jew Year Exclusive on JRL that you have all been waiting for. So grab a refill on your coffee, minimize your Outlook mailbox and sit back in your chair to find out all the information you have been asking us to find out.

As we walked into the Carnegie Club we saw Justin, accompanied by his friend and personal suit maker, Doug Rosenblum, sitting at the long bar. The atmosphere was as stuffy as we expected Justin's attitude to be. The smoke-filled bar, adorned with bookshelves reminiscent of an antique men's club seemed to be the perfect "F*ck You" environment to conduct the interview. Justin greeted us with a cigar in one hand and a cocktail in the other and led us over to the table surrounded by upholstered couches. As we walked over, we wondered if he would be the ostentatious, pompous jerk many of you have claimed him to be. To our surprise, and probably many of yours, he was anything but.

So many of us are wondering, how did this all start? How does Justin live the life of a pompous a-hole that monopolizes so much of our readers free time on facebook?. What is it about him that makes him able to get away with acting the way he does? (no, it's not his Daddy's wallet) Is he not worried about finding a job in this declining economy? Well readers, Justin Ross Lee is over being a slave to the economy. While many twenty-somethings are begging for jobs, Justin sees this as “an opportunity to be himself.” After he was fired from his prestigious job just 2 weeks after starting (yep, you guessed it, due to his excessive facebook activity) he was shamed by his family and told to “quiet down”, making this his last resort. Justin explained, “Few people fit under the corporate umbrella, this is a chance for me to be who I am. It allowed me to stop pretending, be yourself, as unmarketable as it may be." However, it does seem as though JRL is moving in the corporate direction with the launching of YidLee Productions LLC, and the future launch of his fashion accessories line with his girlfriend, Ali Greenberg. By “branding myself, I'm getting out of the economy. I am boycotting the market by not working. I'm vocationally defied, not un-employed." So far he has not made any money doing what he does but he has definitely generated interest, simply stating “I have invested in myself.” That brings us to the question burning in all of your minds, where exactly does all this money come from? His parents? Well, not exactly. "My parents haven't given me a dime since I graduated. There is no trust fund. The only fund I'm involved in has very little trust". Justin, like many others his age has been living off savings and credit cards but prefers living lavishly over modestly. He hopes to one day be in the same ball park as today's highrollers such as Joe and George Maloof, owners of the Sacramento Kings and The Palms hotel and casino in Vegas. In a conversation about the Maloof brothers excessive spending habits, Justin added " One day, I hope I am at the level of George Maloof and can buy girls diamond necklaces. Right now, I give pearl necklaces and I'm not talking Mikimoto."

*This article was too long to post as a whole. We did not want to cut anything out, therefore the article will be in 3 parts! Check back with us next week for Part Deux.

XOXO As good as it's guests

Plane down in Hudson River

Shortly after it's 3:11pm take off from LGA, US Airways flight 1549 went down near 48th Street and crashed into the Hudson River. The two engines were said to have shut down after a bird (or flock of birds) struck the plane as it was taking off from La Guardia to Charlotte, North Carolina. The jet contained 146 passengers and had 5 crew members on board. Ferries immediatley responded to the scene and began rescuing passengers, some who were seen standing on the wings of the sinking plane. There have been no reports of casualties or injuries and it is believed that everyone made it out alive. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the passengers, crew and their families..and with the geese. For updated information, please visit CNN.com.

Photo Courtesy of: CNN.com

From fish to...Sea Kittens?

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has done alot of campaigning over the years to promote, you guessed it, the ethical treatment of animals. At one point or another, most of you have seen the petitions held outside A-List events and fur retail stores with PETA supporters tossing gallons of red paint at fur wearers. In recent years, PETA began spreading their message in less offensive ways such as the "Hairy Kate and Trashly Trollson" and "I'd Rather Go Naked Then Wear Fur" Campaigns. Well, I suppose those two are questionably less offensive. I know I didn't want to see Khloe Kardashian naked in a magazine or dress the likeness of Mary Kate & Ashley Olson in bleeding animal carcas'. However, give me Justin Timberlake in the nude and that's a whole different story. The most recent and in my opinion, the most interesting of all the PETA campaigns is the "Save the Sea Kittens" campaign. PETA would like to take the name "fish" and change it to "sea kitten" to instill guilt onto the the public for tortuing and killing these animals.

PETA states on their website that "People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which is weird, to say the least. Plus, the small ones nibble at your feet when you're swimming, and the big ones—well, the big ones will bite your face off if Jaws is anything to go by. Of course, if you look at it another way, what all this really means is that fish need to fire their PR guy—stat. Whoever was in charge of creating a positive image for fish needs to go right back to working on the Britney Spears account and leave our scaly little friends alone. You've done enough damage, buddy. We've got it from here. And we're going to start by retiring the old name for good. When your name can also be used as a verb that means driving a hook through your head, it's time for a serious image makeover. And who could possibly want to put a hook through a sea kitten?"

Being a vegetarian myself who occasionally ate seafood, I think it's a clever little gimmick that could stop some people from eating fish sea kittens. I know I am going to think twice the next time I am out with friends for sushi. "Cucumber roll, please." Check out the "Sea Kitten" Campaign and let us know your thoughts.

XOXO.

The Real World Brooklyn-Scott Herman

We don't know who the casting director is over at MTV but wow, you deserve a raise! Take a good look at Scott Herman, one of the cast members on MTV's new season of The Real World-Brooklyn. That's probably one of the best bodies we've seen on a guy...ever. What do you all think?

and yes, you're welcome.

Photo Courtesy of Scott's Facebook.

Times Square Virgin Megastore Closing

We know most of you already know this but in case you have been living in a dark hole, the Virgin Megastore in Times Square will be closing this April and the space will be leased to clothing retailer Forever 21. I know it may not seem like a big deal to most of you as we all know we are living in a time of economic recession. We have been reading about businesses going everyday, but it's something about the closing of this NYC landmark that is terribly depressing to us. We used to love going into the city when we were younger, visiting Time Square with our families (how touristy, we know) and being dazzled by the bright lights that made the sky look like high noon after dark. We can't imagine walking through Times Square (as much as we dread the thought now that we live in NYC) and not seeing the cascading red lights flashing "Virgin". It truely is a very sad time for the music industry and for New Yorkers who have grown to love its eclectic selection of music and contribution to the hustle bustle of Times Square. Let us know how you feel about the Virgin Megastore closing by commenting below or e-mailing asgoodasitsguests@gmail.com




The Virgin Megastore in New York’s Times Square will close down in the first quarter of 2009, according to a published report that quotes a senior executive at the Vornado Realty Trust.
That company and the Related Cos., both real estate companies, formed a joint- venture to acquire the 10-unit Virgin Entertainment Group North America in September 2007. Vornado owns 49% of Virgin, while Related owns 51%. Neither company was available for comment at deadline.
The other New York Megastore in Union Square is scheduled to close at the same time, according to the Web site of the Winick Realty Group, a real estate broker that is shopping the site’s lease.
“We bought the Virgin business to wind it down to get a hold of the real estate,” Sandeep Mathrani, Vornado’s executive VP and head of its Retail Real Estate Division, told Reuters.
He said that Virgin pays only a $54 per square-foot when the market rent in the area is about $700.
In general, Vornado has a dim view on retail. In the same Reuters article, Vornado president Michael Fascitelli said, “We think there’s a recession going on. We think it could get much tougher in the retail sector.”
Ironically, those comments come one month after the Virgin Megastore chain announced that it had achieved one of the most successful years, which it said was notable considering the challenging U.S. marketplace.
The company said it was up 11.5% nationally since last year on a same store basis, and up more than 10% in the New York City



Courtesy of: Billboard

Fire Meets Desire

Let's call this one of the best marketing schemes out there! Burger King has developed a WHOPPER perfume...that smells like flame-broiled meat.

The website is: http://www.firemeetsdesire.com/ 

I know many of you are thinking, who would buy this? Well....the product is currently BACK ORDERED!!

Description of the "scent"-
The WHOPPER® sandwich is America’s Favorite burger. FLAME™ by BK® captures the essence of that love and gives it to you. Behold the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat.
Set the mood for the flame to ignite at firemeetsdesire.com

SIZE: 5ML - .17oz
NOTE: This item is currently back-ordered. Item purchased now will ship at the end of the month (January). This item is non-refundable. Limit 6 per order.

Betsey Johnson, Fendi, and Frye Oh My!!

We have been loving Ruelala lately?

 Have you been finding fabulous goodies??

Upcoming boutiques this week: 

Betsey Johnson, Frye Boots, and Fendi!!

Like we said before, you can only get the goods if you are a member!

Visit www.ruelala.com/friends

Enter: asgoodasitsguests@gmail.com

And shop away!

Nick MacCarron

Have you been wondering what MTV's Double Shot at Love's kicked-off cutie, Nick MacCarron has been up too? Then you are in luck, my friends. If you are in the Long Island area this Saturday, January 17th, Nick will be performing with MTV's Ultimate Coverband, The Zoo. He will be at the Nutty Irishman in Bayshore and hitting the stage at 10pm. Can't catch him there? How about a little road trip to ICON in Danbury, CT on January 23rd to watch him perform with his own band, The Lie? For more news and showtimes visit his myspace page at myspace.com/nickmaccarron and his band's myspace.com/thelieonline.

The Justin Ross Lee Delay

Okay, okay..we're terrible bloggers, we get it. We're sorry. The JRL interview was supossed to be posted on the 5th and its now...(gasp) the 12th. We know many of our readers and loyal JRL stalkers fans are disappointed and pissed off as we can see from the 1,2, 3, 4... posts about it on Justin's facebook wall (not like we're counting). Let us borrow Mr. Lee's "F*ck you, lie flat" attitude for a moment while we say...we've been busy...shoot us, write obnoxious comments on our blog, whatever makes you happy. After the 11 1/2 hours at our "real " jobs today we'll give up our social life, catch up on our major slacking and give you all something to do for 15 minutes this week. Sound good? =)

Perez Hilton

For any of you who care, The Queen of All Media, Perez Hilton will be kicking off his first book signing tonight in good old NYC at 7 P.M. He will be signing copies of his new book Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide On Keeping Up With the Hiltons at Borders bookstore in Columbus Circle. Will As Good As Its Guest's be there? Probably not, but feel free to send us tips or pictures if you are in the area.

XOXO

Daddy Wants a Hores but Mom said No.

Found this little gem when I logged onto good old Facebook. Immature? Absolutley, but you can't tell me you didn't find it just a little funny. Kids really do say the darndest things.

Props to Kontraband.com.

The City's Erin Williams (Yes, again)

One of our lovely tipsters e-mailed us this little tidbit blogging about The City's Erin Williams. This blog states, yet again, what all our readers have already known...Erin Williams, the daughter of AC/DC's Cliff Williams DID go to the University of Miami. We all know who Erin William's is and she is no longer a "mystery chick". Blog about something we don't know about her, we're yawning.

Miami New Times Blog goes on to bash (okay, attempts to bash) As Good As It's Guests and our Long Island born and raised "authors" while failing miserably with grammatical errors and missing words. (Spell check?) If you wish 90% of the school would "go back to Long Island", maybe you should think about how they feel about you. You may be better off in, well...Kansas (they may "get" you there) Keep on bashing us, we love reading about ourselves. (Now we know how Justin Ross Lee feels!)

Justin Timberlake hits Soho New York

SPOTTED: Lonely boy Timberlake, not looking so lonely. What a way to ring in the New Year. We thought all was dreamy with Jessica Biel. Well, dinner at Cipriani is only as good as it's guests.
One of our readers spotted Justin Timberlake at Ciprianis in Soho.....with another girl!!!
Here is what our loyal reader said:

"I was eating dinner at Ciprianis in Soho and saw Justin Timberlake and a brunette (not Jessica Biel) having dinner there as well. You could tell it wasn't a date or anything like that -- they laughed a lot. So much so that other people turning to see who was laughing. They were very happy and both were texting on their blackberry's the entire time and showing each other the screens and smiling.

They had everyone's attention so I'm sure other people have already wrote to you.

The girl couldn't been much older than mid twenties, she was petite, very good looking, with really long brown hair, and dimples. She seemed to know everyone there she was hugging and kissing some people that worked there. He was wearing jeans and a black leather jacket and white and black scarf. He is VERY skinny and short in person.

The left the restaurant walking down the street together -- it was almost surreal how normal JT appeared. The only physical contact I saw the two have was when they were leaving he put his hand the top of her head.

They left the restaurant around 10 p.m."-L

**If you have any more information on this dinner, or who this girl may be.....email us!!

NY (New Years) Resolution Contest

WE ARE HAVING A CONTEST!!!

Email us your NEW YEARS RESOLUTION at asgoodasitsguests@gmail.com.

The best response will be posted on our blog and receive a subscription to Celebrity Hairstyles Magazine!!

Stanton Social

Tonight on "The City", Jay seems like he's not that into poor little Whitney. At least he kinda broke it to her at my fave place.....STANTON SOCIAL!!

Saturday night, before Stan left for China (don't ask)....we decided to head to Stanton Social for dinner and drinks. Reservations are close to impossible, and now I know why! The food and cocktails were AMAZING!! We went upstairs to the bar/lounge area. They had a beautiful tasting menu and we made ourselves cozy on the lush banquettes. I sipped on a "Stanton Tea" while people looked around for seating. 
For dessert, you must get the chocolate tasting. It had everything from a S'mores cake, to house made peppermint patties! 
My favorite appy was a twist on a childhood favorite. French Onion Soup Dumplings...delish!!

For more info on The Stanton Social visit http://thestantonsocial.com/

XOXO- Jessica Marquez

Photos Courtesy: Jessica Marquez, MTV

Justin Ross Lee Delay

Dear Readers,

I know we promised to have our JRL exclusive for the 5th but we have some good and bad news. The bad news is, it will not be posted tomorrow. The good news is we are not AP national and we don't work on deadlines. We have full time jobs outside of all of our blogging glory. We had family to tend to during the holidays, and friends to cheers with during the New Year! Keep checking with us, we promise it will be posted this week....

But a teaser for all the haters during the new "jew year"

"It's like people in Kansas. They receive HBO but they don't get it. The haters don't get me"-JRL

Oh Erin Williams

So, who would have thought that sitting on our couch we would have started so much HYSTERIA. First with JRL, now with the new MTV star Erin Williams. It was brought to my attention that the website gawker.com has been bad mouthing asgoodasitsguests.com. 

Could it be because 

A. They lack information on the articles they write

B. The people that commented on the article of Erin Williams referenced As good as it's guests.

C. Because they have a teeeeeeeeny picture from a shot of the show, that proves what we have been saying forever!! Erin Williams is Cliff Williams daughter, duh! 
Dear Gawker, don't be too jealous of this picture posted above....and please don't say we are trying to peddle our website. You're talking about news that our readers have known about since, well 2008. 

http://gawker.com/5121592/no-seriously-who-is-erin-from-the-city

Happy New Year....As good as it's guests!