VIP Guest Blogger: R. Zamora Linmark

Photo: Roger Erickson

R. Zamora Linmark says, "This party is awesome." His friend says that the Out 100 portrait we shot is a dead ringer for Linmark's grandfather.

VIP Guest Blogger: David Hauslaib

[David Hauslaib was an Out 100 honoree our first year of attempting to liveblog the launch party, and this is the second year we've strong-armed him -- and plied him with drinks -- until he agreed to pen a post for us.]

It's David from Jossip and Queerty, and after Chelsea Handler opened the show, this whole night has essentially been about waiting for Cheyenne Jackson to flash his thighs. Out staffers have assured me it's on the way. Or, at the very least, that they'll Photoshop his red carpet photos into his Xanadu outfit, with me standing next to/on him. I'm still not convinced.

But you know what NOBODY is talking about? Proposition 8! Because it's so much easier to enjoy an evening of cocktails and formalwear when more people are concerned about how many girls Katy Perry kissed than whether they can marry the person they love. God bless America. But at least we're here, all together and gay, celebrating each other. I can get behind that.

VIP Guest Blogger: T Cooper

T Cooper here: your friendly neighborhood tranny columnist for OUT mag (check out my new column in this month's issue -- it's about my adventures on Manhunt). I'm checking in along with my hot girl, author Felicia Luna Lemus. We just landed in the VIP area upstairs -- initially DENIED access out front with the rest of the flow-trash on Broadway. But with a little help from the mega-shot of DayQuil I pounded before hopping in a cab to come over here, we managed to make our way in through a secret Spidey entrance. Actually, we're not really here at all; in fact we are standing in CNN's New York studios beside Anderson Cooper, and we have been beamed into Gotham Hall as holograms.

I don't have much to report just yet, because I've been here mere minutes. But the drinks are fruity, just like all of the fellas swarming around me (and dressed just like me. I thought I was an original). I am really hoping to see Our Lady J -- I am praying she's here, and if she is, I'll do my damnedest to resist grabbing her hot ass -- or worse, upstairs. Now I'm e-sexually harassing her. Maybe that's not kosher.

I'll get off now, let Noah get back to his business, and have myself another fruity drink. Plus I have to get back into my corner to hang with the other nerdy-ass writers here -- Rigoberto Gonzalez, R. Zamora Linmark (major crush on this dude -- she looks hot in her Out 100 portrait, no?).

Now I have popped my blogging cherry. Don't know how I feel about that yet.

T

VIP Guest Bloggers: A Reunion Story, by Jesse Archer and Ari Shapiro

In the gay gay nineties, in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, there was once a high school called Beaverton.

Turns out, we went there together.  Well...we both went there, anyway.  GO BEAVERS!!! Fact is, we just met--at the out 100 party, and we're both honored to be included as Out 100 honorees.....

So if any small children are reading this, and wondering what THEY can do to be in the Out 100 someday, the answer is obvious.

Attend Beaverton High School.

You are not alone.

Love,
Ari Shapiro (BHS '96)
Jesse Archer (BHS '92
ps. We were not the first gays to attend BHS...BUT IT CERTAINLY FELT LIKE IT!!!

VIP Guest Blogger: Adele

i just met michelle from destinys child -aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!! im the biggest destinys child fan !! i cant wait to see sam sparro play in a bit! just met the fashion editor of out as well, SUCH a sweetie!

wish you were all here!

lots of love adele xxxxxxxxx

Scene: Model Citizens, Out 100ers, gift bags

Vladimir of Wilhemina Models and Kevin from Calvin Klein -- now that's what we call a Model Citizen.

NPR's Ari Shapiro

Gift bags waiting for the end of the evening

Your faithful Popnographer, Shana, and Out contributor Ilya Marritz

Photos by Rae Votta

VIP Guest Blogger: Our own Stylelist's Seth Plattner

Seth from Stylelist here with a few fashion finds from the beginning of the night.

Walking in I was a first just amazed at how hot the crowd is. I mean, double T hot -- so that's hott.  And what's making them so hot? Their style, of course! It's a rather classy affair, and we're certainly seeing a lean towards vintage classics. Clearly, Mad Men's influence -- and the theme of our own classic Hollywood Out 100 issue -- can't be stopped.

Among my favorite looks so far:

> Waiting on line my escort -- er, date -- ran into a friend from school who was wearing a perfectly fitted dark suit with a slim, and I mean slim, tie. It was reminiscent of a '60s swinger, and the tie button was the perfect compliment.

> Standing right next to me is a rather dapper fellow who is rocking the exact opposite: an over-sized tie that is goes along quite well with his over-sized personality. His stuffed pocket square is a vibrant touch as well.

> Noah, from Out, also looks casual chic with a great pair of jeans and a slim fitting black shirt. He was worried about his outfit, but we overwhelmingly approve. So do the number of men who have snapped his picture.

Off I go to survey the crowd, the styles and the trends. Pictures to come on Stylelist!

Scene: Outside, inside and upstairs

The line outside at 8:45 p.m.

Bishop Gene Robinson, Out's Newsmaker of the Year

Photos by Rae Votta

VIP Guest Bloggers: Laura Virella & Miriam Browning-Nance

Hey! This is Laura Virella and Miriam Browning-Nance... we started an opera company (Project Opera of Manhattan) for young artists like us. Who knew opera singers could be so cool, eh? We were FLOORED to be included in the Out100 list -- and posing with Todd Oldham was a trip!  This party has been a blast so far, and the night's just begun! 

Me dijeron que pusiera algo en espanol tambien, asi que saludos a todos. Besos! :) (From the gringa too!)

L&M

Photo by Rae Votta

Scene: From the Out 100 fashion front

Out.com's Shana Naomi Krochmal and Joseph Hassan are keeping us updated on the celebs rolling into the party and Joe's keen eyes are trained not only on the big names but what they're wearing.

So far we hear that Nikka Costa looks "FABULOUS" and that Sam Sparro looks "hot as ever and is donning daring purple pants."

Thom Felicia was spotted wearing a big ol' scarf and putting down his drink so he could walk the red carpet.

From where I'm standing I can't see much except a crush of bodies swarming the Out 100 blogging station (and wanting to use our table as somewhere to dump their empty glasses) but I can say this is one good looking crowd.