Looking back at last night. . . .

New Year's Eve was an interesting study in contrasts.  Actually, it was a blast!

My friend Sandy and I started the evening by stopping by for a drink at a neighbor's apartment.  Our hostess is a State Representative so the guests already in attendance tended to be political in nature and on the mature side.  The wine was good and the conversation interesting, and then it was time to move on.

And boy, did we move on!   We headed north to the 79th Street Causeway and a tony neighborhood called Harbor Island, where Sandy's daughter Alison was co-hosting a party that by 9:30 when we arrived at the ultra modern waterfront apartment, was in full swing. Ali's friend Gabby, her co-host, is a very successful attorney and the guest of honor was her major client, the Grammy-award winning composer and rapper, Rico Love.  The rest of the guest list, with the exception of Sandy and me, were all involved in either the rap music or high fashion worlds.  It promised to be a very interesting evening!

I am the first one to admit that I am not up on the world of rap, other than being able to recognize Usher and Jayzee, and maybe even Kanye West. Let's face it, I'm from the Sinatra era. But last night I met and talked with more fascinating guys and gorgeous women who revolve around this immensely successful rapper/composer's world, that the time flew and it was suddenly midnight and the ball was dropping on Times Square on the huge flat screen TV on the living room wall.  (Not so incidentally, the food was fabulous, mostly cooked up by Ali and Gabby. And did I mention that Sandy and I were possibly the only two women in the room not wearing 7" heels?)

Needless to say, first thing this morning I googled Rico Love aka Richard Preston Butler, Jr.  Wow! He is downright impressive with numerous Grammy nominations for music he composed for the likes of Usher, Beyonce, Diddy and Chris Brown, not to mention his personal success as a vocalist and a rapper.

Take a look at one of the many photos taken during the evening.  That's Sandy on the right and that very short person on the left, I believe is moi. The gentleman's name was Thurston and he kissed both of us hello and goodbye, as did just about everyone else we talked to at the party. 

Thanks, Ali and Gabby.  It was definitely an evening of contrasts and a fabulous way to start the New Year.
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