Battle of the Super Models

We really do love the department store David Jones. Especially when they keep having fashion shows with acres of flesh (skinny flesh of course). Thus on Thursday night we battled through the late night shoppers to ooh & ahhh over the delectable models Jessica Gomez and Joan Smalls who jetted in for the night.
The occasion was DJ's launch of the fashion label Studio W which is now available at all the DJ's stores. below are some of the fab fashions on show and some of the ringside guests. Hey, it's a job but someone has to do it!

ring side seats : Kate Waterhouse              Ian Thorpe & Cheyenne Tozzi                April Rose Pengilly                                                                 

Studio W fashion at David Jones

Ian Thorpe on the BBC

Swimmer Ian Thorpe talks candidly about his long battle with depression, the issue of drugs in sport, and the treatment of Indigenous Australians in this radio interview with BBC radio.

 Listen by clicking the link here.

Miranda Kerr Nude!

THE SEASONAL fashion battle between the 2 Australian department store chains begins this evening with David Jones fashion parade in their city store and Myer at Fox Studios on Thursday.

DJ's star recruit Miranda Kerr struts the boards tonight. Here are some exclusive snaps of Miranda that will be published in the latest Harper's Bizarre. The pics are by the best and most unpretentious fashion snapper New Yorker Terry Richardson and if you haven't yet discovered his diary, go here. It's fun.


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So the closing ceremony of the London Olympics is receiving mixed reviews and Sydney 2000 still retains it's title of The Best Ever Olympics (according to then IOC boss Juan Samaranch). Indeed the Sydney opening and closing bashes were better co-ordinated but one Aussie is receiving rave reviews for his commentary on the BBC. Armani clad ("Giorgi is a friend") Ian Thorpe with the UK Daily Express and the News Statesman amongst others praising the 5 times Gold Medal winner.

The Thorpedo with artist Charles Billich in March this year

Thorpedo Captured: London Olympics

Gold medalist Ian Thorpe has teamed up with Croatian born artist Charles Billich to produce a portrait for Thorpe's charity Fountain For Youth which raises funds for Indigenous kids. The painting, above will be auctioned.

Charles and his wife Christa threw a party at their Rock's studio and gallery to launch the painting. How do they manage to get these amazing premises?. The three tired gallery is one of the cities most desirable properties and was once the old Sailor's Home but now houses Billich works, some of which we present here.
 Below is his interpretation of The Last Supper ( a copy was presented to Cardinal Pell) which can be yours for $12,500. Not sure who the lady is in the picture in front-Mary Magdalene?.

And the London Olympics ?. Despite Thorpe just failing to qualify lucky Londoners will be treated to Charles' special Olympics print below which is for sale for a few thousand pounds and is being snapped up by British corporations and will be coming to a bank or insurance company wall near you soon.

Billich Gallery

blondes rule-Charlie Brown*Christa Billich*Shari Lee Hitchcock

exclusive: HRH Prince William's Praise For Ian Thorpe

To one of Sydney's best restaurants, Bennelong at the Opera House. A black tie dinner to celebrate one of the world's greatest sportsmen, swimmer Ian Thorpe's tenth year of charity work.

Michelle Catelam,Mark Jason, Christa Billich

Ian's Fountain For Youth does superb work for disadvantaged Indigenous and Torres Straight Islander children. Naturally his good pal Cathy Freeman was on hand to celebrate with Thorpie along with NSW's highly popular Governor Marie Bashir and the Thorpedo's mentor , broadcaster Alan Jones.

Alan Jones, Geoff & Belinda Griff

But the surprise for the evening-a video taped message of congratulations and best wishes from the newly engaged Royal, HRH Prince William. ( or Prince Williams as the TV monitor display read !).



the only way to welcome guests !



Thorpie not only loves his charity work with Aboriginal kids, he gets things done. Visit the website and donate if you can. In his words :

"Visiting Aboriginal people, in their homes, their communities, on their land, has allowed me to listen and given me some idea of the problems that Aboriginal people face.

I listened to the concerns of mothers and fathers for the betterment of their children. This unwavering strength, in the face of social injustice. Within these communities I witness poverty, despair and pain…. but I also see hope….hope from those men and woman who want more for their children."

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from The Sunday Mirror

Following our last story ( see below) about the English rugby team's boat ride on Sydney Harbour with some scantily clad lasses, the UK Daily Mirror has picked up the tale in their Sunday edition.

Apparently the harbour cruise was a celebration for the team's defeat of the Barbarians  the day before in Gosford. 

All perfectly innocent according to the team's manager although the choice of agency to supply the gels to accompany the chaps on the high seas would appear to be an odd choice when one reads the agency's website."Nude waitresses" and "lesbian sex shows" are on offer from the company.

Sharon with the English footballers

And where does the buxom Sharon Sargeant who burst upon the Sydney scene 2 year ago on the arm of top private eye Frank Monte fit into this scene?. She isn't returning our calls at the moment and her assistant says she is busy in negotiations with interested US & UK adult firms who wished to do business with her.

Regular readers may recall Ms Sargeant split from Monte when it was revealed by a daily newspaper that she was the owner of RedVelvet Escorts. Monte called off their planned nuptials and Sharon moved out of his luxurious 10th floor Icon apartment in Potts point, to a northern beaches retreat.

The Mirror tale claims that the girls on the boat were from a rival company but when we saw Sargeant arrive at the Woolloomooloo Wharf she went straight to the English players like a long lost friend. What was noticeable was Sergeant's businesslike appearance (still with ample cleavage visible of course) and the English footballers seemed more than happy to pose with the lady for some happy snaps.Ms Sargeant then walked with the players  to a waiting cruiser which the chaps boarded. As Sargeant waved goodbye the agency girls appeared from the lower deck, one sporting a black g-string.

"Is Sharon involved in the other agency" we asked her assistant. "I couldn't possibly discuss her business" he replied "but she certainly has interests in more than one agency". 

"And can we arrange some nude waitresses or a lesbian sex show through you" we asked. "Of course" was the reply.

Meanwhile after Sharon was featured in Rupert Murdoch's top daily tabloid the Daily Telegraph partying in Las Vegas with one of the USA's top porn stars Claudia Marie, it seems the US lady is cock a hoop over the publicity that reverberated around the world and even appeared in the Hindustan Times. Claudia has now been invited to open a huge Adult convention in Las Vegas next month on the strength of it !

                                                   
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Odd news emanating out of Dubai. The son of the countries biggest grocery empire Rodric David has been detained by the government for unspecified reasons . Although he was released he has been ordered to remain in the country until further notice.

Rodric David

 The Davids are one of Australia's wealthiest families and have numerous business interests. Rodric is the chairman and founder of  Emergent Capital, based in Dubai. Is it in connection with the massive downturn in property that has hit the Emirates badly ?. It's reported his detention was over a visa matter but the David family is saying nought.

The Shuttle reported exclusively on the 'Roman'  bash Rodric David threw during the 2000 Olympics, which he co-hosted with the sons of fellow first families, Janus Hooker heir to the L.J Hooker real estate empire and Michael Grace of the Grace Bros department stores. It was described as "the most hedonistic party Sydney had seen for decades". Guests included Olympians Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neil.