{"id":28194,"date":"2017-05-02T16:23:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=28194"},"modified":"2017-05-02T16:23:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:23:30","slug":"partysportsart-tag-heuer-and-amgen-tour-of-california-partnership-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/partysportsart-tag-heuer-and-amgen-tour-of-california-partnership-party\/","title":{"rendered":"PARTY\/SPORTS\/ART: TAG HEUER AND AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAG HEUER AND AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PARTY<\/h1>\n

They may as well have billed this soiree \u201cTwo Things That Karen Loves\u201d because it married attractive watches with a sports team!\u00a0 Tag Heuer threw this celebration at Galerie Montaigne on Melrose to trumpet that they are sponsoring the upcoming bike race, the Amgen Tour of California.<\/p>\n

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The buzzing crowd, featuring Karen Salkin, (down front, on the left, in the blue sweater,) and Michael Roth (in the front middle, with the fabulous thick hair!) Photo by Joshua Blanchard\/Getty Images, as is the big one at the top of the page.<\/p><\/div>\n

They also unveiled their new colorful jerseys, which were designed by a young artist named Alec Monopoly.\u00a0 There were four models on stage during the official announcement, and Alec went along and sprayed-painted one letter from his first name on each shirt, coming up with A-L-E-C.\u00a0 (I wonder if that\u2019s why Tag Heuer chose him for the job\u2014because he\u2019s a tagger<\/em>! I\u2019m not even sure that I\u2019m joking.)<\/p>\n

In the actual race, these shirts will serve as the \u201cBest Young Rider\u201d jerseys, one of which is awarded at the end of each day to the\u2014guess what?\u2014best young rider!\u00a0 (In this case, \u201cyoung\u201d translates to \u201cunder 25.\u201d)\u00a0 What a carrot to make you ride faster!\u00a0 I can\u2019t even ride a bike, but I\u2019d try really hard, if I knew one of these artistic tops was my prize at the finish!<\/p>\n

\"Kilian<\/a>

Kilian Muller, Alec Monopoly, and Kristin Klein. (With a special guest appearance by moi, in the background.) Photo by Joshua Blanchard\/Getty Images.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kilian Muller, (President of TAG Heuer North America,) welcomed the crowd, and then Kristin Klein,\u00a0(so many \u201cK\u201ds\u2014I love it!,) (who is both the President of Amgen Tour of California and<\/em> Executive Vice President of AEG Sports,) explained the new partnership to the assemblage, (of which I was front and center\u2014I wanted to get as close-up a look as possible at everyone\u2019s timepieces\u2014I\u2019m a nut for good watches!)<\/p>\n

After the brief speeches, the attractive crowd partied on either the back patio or inside the art gallery.\u00a0 Or, as my friend and I, in both areas!\u00a0 (And I\u2019m happy to report that\u00a0in the entire time I spent outside, there were only a handful of smokers!\u00a0 Los Angeles has finally gotten hip to how disgusting that habit is.\u00a0 Good for those revelers!)<\/p>\n

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The DJ. Photo by Alice Farinas.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m sure you all know that my favorite component of the party was the delicious, creative hor d\u2019oeuvres from Vucacious Catering.\u00a0 The tiny tidbits were so unusual that I can\u2019t even describe most of them for you, actually.\u00a0 (I do know that one was a crispy potato cake topped with salmon, cr\u00e8me fraiche, and caviar.) And they kept them coming all night<\/em> long!<\/p>\n

Speaking of all night, the DJ was so good that no one seemed to be anxious to leave, even when the festivities had been over for awhile.\u00a0 That\u2019s the sign of a successful event!<\/p>\n

The only thing that would have made it better is if we had each left with a mock-up of the feted jersey of our own, so I can make believe I\u2019m an athlete myself! And a young<\/em> one, at that!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TAG HEUER AND AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP PARTY They may as well have billed this soiree \u201cTwo Things That Karen Loves\u201d because it married attractive watches with a sports team!\u00a0 Tag Heuer threw this celebration at Galerie Montaigne on Melrose to trumpet that they are sponsoring the upcoming bike race, the Amgen Tour of<\/p>\n

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