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Thrash, said that this party raised the bar for all Texas parties. I'm sure Dallas would disagree, but who
cares? It's Dallas for crissakes. If we cared about what they thought, we'd live there. But we don't. We live in
Austin, and to me, Austin is the center of the universe. I love these parties best because I love women:
beautiful women, smart women, talented women, women who make things happen. Julia Null Smith, wife
of Texas Monthly's Evan Smith, is one of the women I look forward to seeing most at these events. Now,
Evan is a real sweetheart (and he'll hate me for revealing that to you), but Mme. Smith is one of the most
thoroughly grounded, wryest, and wittiest women I know. She is totally her own woman, marching to no one
else's drum, and those are qualities I admire most. Carla McDonald is another of those women - so self-
possessed and self-assured that even if she weren't already drop-dead gorgeous, she'd knock your socks off
with sheer personality and magnetism. Deborah Green? Forget it. This woman shows 'em all how it's
supposed to be done, succeeds brilliantly, and cares not what anyone else thinks. Meeting Mme. Thrash was
probably the highlight of my entire social season (she talked about going to a private concert by Elton John
last week where she sat in between Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Ford - so smitten was she by the two
designers that when someone asked her how Elton's concert was, she replied. "Elton who?"). And I swooned
to meet the divine Sarah Bird, novelist extraordinaire. It took the resuscitative qualities of Sarah along
with Michael Barnes to remind me that there was more to life than jewelry and couture.
LIGHTNING ROUND Saturday night: Chez Nous with Mark Sullivan - steak au poivre to die for; Red
Cross fashion show, Threads. Keepers keeps looking better and better, but Giada? Well, just ask the
girls at Estilo who were supposed to have been showing alongside them. Jacinta's CD Release Party at
Latitude 30. Jacinta was great; Latitude 30's music ("Living on a Prayer" and "Sweet Child of Mine") was
reprehensible. Their cocktails were even worse - so weak that even when we asked for additional alcohol to
be added, we still couldn't taste it. Really grim. On to Oilcan's - yes, I had the nerve to return. Was greeted
warmly by many, and loved seeing my old friend Bobby Cook from the days of the Boyz Cellar. Onto
Rain, where I latched onto DJ Bang for the rest of the night, while bartender Scotty made the best drinks
and Filthy Rich played the best music. Dancing and sweating so hard I looked like Lindsay Lohan before
a drug test. We ended the night at Karma on Eighth & Colorado. Haven't been there yet? Bay-bee, is this
place to die for! Soon to celebrate Karma's first anniversary, owner Suzette Christensen has the best-kept
secret in Austin (though the Foodies ladies have been all over it for months). With DJs Jason Jenkins,
Toddy B, Buckley, and Filthy Rich, Karma's the place to really let your hair down.
GO OR DIE Sunday, Nov. 13, is the Stitch fashion show at Emo's, showcasing 20 local designers and 70
crafters in a splashy show and craft fair. Shopping from 7-9pm, show at 10:30pm. Tix are $8 at the door, or
at www.stitchaustin.com or www.emosaustin.com.
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