Melissa, friend and public relations connoisseur.
SCV; What did you come here to find?
Melissa; A good time.
SCV; Define good time.
Melissa; That’s a good question…. (consulting her Heineken in the interim)
SCV; Tell me a Brant funny moment.
Melissa; Brant’s funny? I didn’t know he was funny.
SCV; What makes a star?
Melissa; God given talent!
SCV; Do high cheek bones help?
Melissa; Never.
SCV; Then…?
Melissa; They have got to have presence. Aura. (consulting her Heineken again) They enter the room and they’re there. Absolutely.
SCV; What shade of lipstick are you wearing?
Melissa; (takes out a capsule to show me) 912- Hysterics.
SCV; What’s the highest level of heels you would wear?
Melissa; It would depend on the event, time and place.
SCV; Tonight?
Melissa; Low heel.
SCV; What one piece of advice would you give Brant.
Melissa; I’d say drink lots of alcohol and be less inhibited.
SCV; What one thing would you agree you over indulgence in?
Melissa; That’s easy- alcohol.
Daniel; New friend of Melissa’s and super model look alike from Düsseldorf, Germany.
SCV; What did you come here to find?
Daniel; I don’t know. You tell me. See, look around- every one’s happy.
SCV; So happiness?
Daniel; Why not? Happiness is important.
SCV; Define happiness.
Daniel; I’m sorry my English isn’t so good. To be happy you understand.
SCV; Tell me a Brant funny moment.
Daniel; I don’t know, I just met him. Let me think….
SCV; So maybe he’s not funny?
Daniel; No, no, he’s very funny. He reminds me of Joe Pesci, from this film- ‘Goodfellas.’
SCV; Do you ever wear lipstick?
Daniel; I’m sorry, but you would like to use some lipstick?!
SCV; And high heels?
Daniel; I never tried………?
SCV; What makes a star?
Daniel; Charisma. I don’t know it’s something magic. You either have it or you don’t.
SCV; Do you have it?
Daniel; If I try.
SCV; What one thing do you think you over indulgence in?
Daniel; Definitely Indian food. Chicken vindaloo. Very good… and for sure alcohol.
SCV; Finally what one piece of advice would you give Brant?
Daniel; Go streaking more often.
Erica, long time friend, recent Los Angelines transplant.
SCV; What did you come here to find?
Erica; Brant having his birthday party.
SCV; Is it going to your satisfaction?
Erica; So far so well…..
SCV; Can you tell me a Brant funny moment?
Erica; Are you really writing this down?
SCV; Is it true that you’re from Los Angelos?
Erica; No, but who really is?
SCV; Do you find New York agreeable?
Erica; So far no regrets.
SCV; Like in L.A do you wear lipstick and high heels?
Erica; Actually more so in NYC.
SCV; Can you be more specific?
Erica; Lip gloss in L.A and high heels in NYC.
SCV; Preferred brand?
Erica; ‘Jimmy Choo,’ and ‘Manolo Blahnik.’
SCV; What makes a star?
Erica; Sex appeal.
SCV; What is sex appeal?
Erica; I don’t know, something you can’t buy in a department store.
SCV; Except ‘Jimmy Choos’.
Erica; Exactly…
SCV; Are you prone to indulgences?
Erica; Aren’t we all?
SCV; Some more than others. What piece of advice would you offer Brant?
Erica; Live baby live!
Christine, cutting New Yorker and casting director;
SCV; Have you wished Brant a happy birthday?
Christine; Before I even arrived.
SCV; What would you cast Brant in?
Christine; His current role.
SCV; Could we be privy to the type of lipstick you are wearing tonight?
Christine; ‘Estee Lauder’. Rose.
SCV; And are you wearing high heels or low heels?
Christine; Pumps.
SCV; What’s the highest heel you would wear?
Erica; 4 inch.
SCV; Is that pre or post fashion week?
Erica; Definitely pre.
SCV; What makes a star?
Christine; Confidence.
SCV; What about high cheek bones?
Christine; If that makes you more confident.
SCV; What one piece of advice would you offer Brant?
Christine; Not to forget my birthday.
Franzisca, socialite from Zurich, Switzerland.
SCV; Where are you from?
Franzisca; Zürich.
SCV; Does that mean you can speak French, Italian and German.
Franzisca; I prefer German.
SCV; What brings you here?
Franzisca; To meet people, to have fun.
SCV; Can one have fun in Zurich?
Franzisca; It depends who you meet, where you go.
SCV; Do you find New York agreeable?
Franzisca; It has its moments.
SCV; Where would you tell Brant to go?
Franzisca; Brant? Who is Brant? Is he someone important?
SCV; We like to think so. It’s his birthday today.
Franziska; Ahh, then he should go to the ‘Box,’ and ‘Beatrice.’ Maybe ‘Café Gitane’ for café and cigarettes tomorrow.
SCV; Is that were you go?
Franziska; If I feel like it.
SCV; Do you wear lipstick or high heels?
Franziska; Neither.
SCV; Would you call that a fashion statement.
Franziska; It’s possible.
SCV; What makes a star?
Franziska; Someone who is brilliant. Someone the people like.
SCV; Do high cheek bones help?
Franziska; I think so, (long laugh)……but I think one also needs connections.
SCV; Or at the very least charm and wit to get the connections?
Franziska; Probably.
SCV; Finally, if you were inclined to indulgence what would it be?
Franziska; We don’t over indulgence in Switzerland.
SCV; Except in New York.
Franziska; Yes, except in New York.
BRANT, executive producer and birthday boy at NBTV.com
SCV; What brings you here tonight?
Brant; To celebrate life.
SCV; Can you divulge a Brant funny moment?
Brant; There are so many I don’t know where to begin?
SCV; Is that way your way of being coy?
Brant; That’s a matter of opinion.
SCV; What’s the secret to stardom?
Brant; If I told you it wouldn’t be a secret anymore.
SCV; Are you prone to wearing lipstick or high heels?
Brant; Maybe if I was in front of the camera as opposed to behind it.
SCV; What makes a good tv show?
Brant; Anything that takes you away from your self.
SCV; Or closer to your self?
Brant; Yes, that too.
SCV; Do you have any indulgences?
Brant; Just sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. And of course politics.
SCV; Obama or John McCain?
Brant; Please don’t get me started.
SCV; And what piece of advice would you offer your guests tonight?
Brant; Look before you leap!
SCV; Finally, how old are you today?
Brant; That’s for you to try to guess and for me to forget.
SCV; In any event, happy birthday and SCV wishes you many more to come.
