THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT

THEME SONG

BASTA! Okay, everyone. There is a phenomenon called reaching. I am guilty of it myself. It occurs when instead of going for the obvious, you reach for something better, more original, and generally less than spot on. Sort of a lame one-up-manship. Which is what is going on now. All of these nostalgia theme song nominees, while mildly amusing, don’t work. THINK: a pretty redhead and a gay guy. Who room together. A sit-com. THINK. Todd, it’s time to shut this contest down and name a winner!

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YOU CALL THIS A THEME SONG?

I really protest. Whoever nominated the music to The Incredible Hulk as my and David’s theme song should be flogged with a soggy Rogers & Goffigon wing of fabric. This is not me at all. To boot, no matter what I or anyone else might call David behind his back, it’s never anything remotely close to the Hulk. I loved Bill Bixby when he was on that charming Courtship of Eddie’s Father, however. How he transitioned from that lovely show into to the icky Hulk, I’ll never get.

KELLY CLARKSON

I’m working a report that Grammy award winner Kelly Clarkson has listed her four-bedroom home at 3413 Vista Lake Circle in Mansfield for $358,000. The 3,200-square-foot home was custom built in 2003. Clarkson is moving somewhere else in Texas. (Report from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, thank you very much!) If any of you faithful out there have details, call me. Do tell!

RE: SALUM SALUTE

Wow. Didn’t I say on Friday that I would turn in a report about my visit to Salum? Didn’t I say I would do this on Monday? And isn’t it Tuesday? Say it together, kids: slacker. So here’s my report. I won’t get into chef/owner Abraham Salum’s vittles too much. Suffice it to say, they were deliciously inventive without being cloying. (The brie-and-asparagus tart for an appetizer and cinnamon-and-honey creme brulee as a sweet ending were showstoppers.) What really had us glowing was the restaurant’s look. Or rather, designer Julio Quinones‘ deft touch with lighting and neutrals. The space is sensuous without trying to hard: creamy tones, caramel colors, and capiz-shell chandeliers draped in what looked like raw silk. The setting was sexy, and you couldn’t help but feel sexy yourself. (Great lighting will do that.) The room is small, which means you can see everyone and everything: the bar, the open kitchen, the entrance, and, of course, the A-list foodies that populated my visit. Salum’s vibe is celebratory on the downlow, a suave party that you don’t want to leave. I bumped into Julio yesterday here at D Home’s world headquarters. He said he’s going to change out the material around the chandeliers in time for spring, a tealish-green I believe he said. Sigh. Guess I’ll have to visit again. Save me a creme brulee, Mr. Salum.

HERE COME THE BRIDES

Crate & Barrel is hosting Sunday Morning Engagements: an event designed to take the stress out of planning your most cherished day. You’ll get free advice, entertaining ideas, C&B’s new registry guide, and — if you register that morning with C&B — a pair of heart-shaped champagne flutes. (Say it together, “Awwwwww….”) The remaining events are scheduled for Feb. 26 and March 5. RSVP at 800-996-9960. And if you do register, don’t just go for the crystal and silver. Add a dash of whimsey to your new love nest. C&B has some great spring-inspired kitchen gadgets. I, for one, am in love with the yummy new melamine egg cups for only $2.50 a crack. Nope. That’s not a yolk. (Cue rimshot.)

YET MORE THEME SONG NOMINEES

Wow. And the entries keep pouring in. Here are two suggestions from a magazine-tallying D Home fanatic:

I wasn’t sure if you were going for an existing theme song or just any song that might work, so I came up with both. An existing theme song would be the theme from the TV show “The Incredible Hulk” with Bill Bixby. As for a normal song, what about Public Image Ltd.’s “Rise?”

Now that’s obscure and…well…obscure. Perhaps this next nominee from a botox-pushing DH fanatic might be a little more mass market:

Love theme from Valley of the Dolls. That or Ted Nugent’s Cat Scratch Fever.

Lovely. But who will do the head-banging guitar solo? Keep those entries coming. Three hours to go.

I JUST LOVE THE NEW YORK TIMES

So in yesterday’s NYT, there was some breaking news. Apparently people are starting to invest in fancy, clutter-free garages. Fancy, like Garage Tek, big-buck fabulous garages. The kind of garages that Dallas people have been lusting after (and installing like crazy) for, say, a year or two. And while it’s fun to catch the Gray Lady breaking old news, I did learn that there are now about a half a dozen books on organizing your garage, including, wait for it, “Your Garagenous Zone” by Bill West. Pulease.

I JUST LOVE THE NEW YORK TIMES

So in yesterday’s NYT, there was some breaking news. Apparently people are starting to invest in fancy, clutter-free garages. Fancy, like Garage Tek, big-buck fabulous garages. The kind of garages that Dallas people have been lusting after (and installing like crazy) for, say, a year or two. And while it’s fun to catch the Gray Lady breaking old news, I did learn that there are now about a half a dozen books on organizing your garage, including, wait for it, “Your Garagenous Zone” by Bill West. Pulease.