The Red Carpet Treatment

Living in Los Angeles, I see red carpet events everywhere, and in fact, they can be quite annoying with the traffic and congestion they cause. However, working at NBC has its perks as it has allowed me to attend the occasional Hollywood affair, but always, I've had to enter the venue from the side entrance. After all, wouldn't want to be mistaken for somebody worthy of the paparazzi flash. When I've vacationed with my friend Wayne, whom traveling with also has its advantages, I experienced my first into the red carpet world of airline lounges. Civilized seats, snacks, coffee, tea, fabulous customer service and most important of all, clean and private bathrooms.

Now, my mother likes to arrive at places even earlier than I do, and since Wayne is not traveling with us, I thought it would be great to give Rosemarie the red carpet treatment. I'll be the only paparazzo taking pictures, but at least she won't have to enter from the side - we're walking in through the front.