Kathy Griffin Gets Good Vibes
By Judi B. • Jul 11th, 2007 • Category: EventsKathy Griffin has quite a few fans here at GV, so when we heard that she was hosting the GAYVN (gay video) Awards here in San Francisco last February, we knew we had to do SOMETHING for her. GV Gift Basket, anyone?
So, the marketing team created a gift basket made for a queen, or in this case an incredibly funny D-list celebrity. A double dildo? She’ll love it! We put in some lube (not everyone needs a double dildo, but everyone needs lube). Some vibrators. A card from the marketing team (with a funny photo of the group of us)–my part read: “Hey, lesbians DO like you!”–and then I think I wrote something about her dogs. This was in response to her always claiming that lesbians don’t get her humor….which is so not true!. And off the basket went to her hotel room.
Later that evening, I happened to be on my way to the Castro Theater to shoot this video:
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I was walking past Harveys restaurant when I saw the camera crew. I stopped dead in my tracks and called up my friend JP, who was on his way over as well.
“Kathy Griffin!” I yelled. “She’s in Harveys! Hurry!”
In a few minutes, Ms. Griffin walked past me on her way to rehearsals. If you look carefully in the Pleasure Pixie video above, you’ll see her a little bit later as she heads back out to her limo. Barbie, our events coordinator at the time, was standing a mere foot or two from her, with her back turned.
“Barbie, Barbie,” we were saying, trying not to yell….we wanted Barbie to see Kathy, so that she could ask her if she got the gift basket. But alas, the moment was lost.
Fast forward to last night… it’s the GAYVN episode, we all had made mental notes that it was coming up. Would the gift basket be featured?? A text from JP answered that question. He’s in New York, so being 3 hours ahead, he knew the answer before anyone else. “Kathy Griffin is showing our gift basket right now,” said his text. Three hours later, I’m watching it as well. Half of the show is about Kathy performing at a prison (which is actually quite touching)…and then she gets ready to see her gays.
The scene starts with Kathy reading our card, and the fun starts as she and her staff (”Team Griffin“) go through the basket. Lots of sword-wielding with the Double Dipper, and Tom ends up sticking it in a jar of lube. Kathy turns the Laya on and talks about it for a while. And at the end, she says she gave all of the vibes away, explaining that “giving away” means that assistants Jessica (are you REALLY a lesbian like Kathy says? hmmm) and Tiffany fight for them. It’s funny (per usual) and pretty cool to see the stuff you put in a basket bring so much joy to folks, ha ha. Anyway, you can see a still shot here, from Bravotv.com:
And, whoa, make sure to check out “Jen’s blog” on Bravotv.com. I’m not even sure what’s going on here, but I kinda like it: http://video.bravotv.com/player/?id=123446#videoid=127540
Judi B. >> a cake eater and the ex-editor of GV Magazine. Her idea of a perfect day would involve: mimosas in bed, Huevos Rancheros with real red chili, a phone call from her mom, a trip to the dog beach, and cocktails with friends while watching America’s Next Top Model. She shares her life with her hot librarian girlfriend and their two brilliant pit bulls. She has over 80 neck-ties.
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I can’t believe Kathy said the little black Laya was loud. It is actually a quiet little tender machine of love.