16 January 2009

Sundance Day #2

The celebrities are slowly starting to trickle into Park City and Harry O’s continues to be the hot spot at night. Tonight, rapper Young Jeezy performed. I am not a personal fan of rap or hip hop (especially when the “N” word gets thrown around left & right), but he did give a good performance. Afterwards, we headed to a private party in a home further in the mountains until 4:30 AM-which is why I look so wretched in my photo!. Wesley Snipes was running around the house dressed in all white with a ski hat, using a fake Jamaican accent trying to convince people that he was NOT who he is. If someone said his name, he would ask, “Who’s Wesley?” It was quite bizarre. He also kept putting his hand in front of his face if someone looked him in the eye. This party only had 150 people, so obviously, someone was bound to talk to him & want a photo too. Wesley is much shorter than I thought, about 5’8” and very skinny. When asked if we could take photos with him he absolutely refused. Quite frankly, I am not surprised. Wesley was exactly what I expected and sadly, completely the antithesis of celebs at Sundance. They are usually laid back, accom0dating and eager for a photo op with fans. Wesley can learn from a dude named Louis who plays “Turtle”’s uncle on the show, Entourage. He was an amazing guy to talk to. Most likely because he has not achieved enough fame for it to go to his head, though when he does, I think he will still be a very down to earth man. Saturday night is another private party-this one is for Chicagoans at Sundance.