Jerry’s girls

Aside from a full half hour of the funniest nothingness on television, even today, Seinfeld’s attraction to the hottest models in NY is one aspect of the show that adds to the absurd: how a lanky Jewish kid from long island can move to Manhattan and enter into a revolving door of weekly models and eyecandy for gfs added to the comedy. Yes, I know this is a decade old, but here’s my list of top 5 if it was still the 90’s:

5: Kristin Davis – She plays Jenna in the Pothole episode where Jerry accidentally drops her toothbrush into the toilet and she unknowingly brushes her teeth with it immediately after – she’s fastidious!

ELAINE: (into phone) Yuh, I’d like an order of supreme flounder, number forty-seven. Yeah, apartment one-Q.
JERRY: One-Q? Whose apartment is that?
ELAINE: That’s the janitor closet, across the street.
JERRY: You’re pretending to live in a janitor’s closet, just to get this flounder?
ELAINE: It’s better than eating it alone in the restaurant, like some loser.

4. Kathleen McClellan – She plays Melissa in the The Apology – the nudist that is Good Naked and Bad:
GEORGE, [at Monk’s with JERRY]: “So she coughed.”
JERRY: “Coughing… naked… It’s a turn-off, man.”
GEORGE: “Everything goes with naked.”
JERRY: “When you cough, there are thousands of unseen muscles that suddenly spring into action. It’s like watching that fat guy catch a cannonball in his stomach in slow motion.”
GEORGE: “Oh, you spoiled, spoiled man. Do you now how much mental energy I expend just trying to picture women naked?”
JERRY: “But the thing you don’t realize is that there’s good naked and bad naked. Naked hair brushing, good; naked crouching, bad…”

3. Teri Hatcher – She’s Sidra in the Implant episode: Teri maybe one of the more famous actresses, thanks to taking off after this show as Lois Lane and in her Desperate Housewives jobs. I’m sure many would put her in her prime at the top spot for Jerry’s girls, but I’ve got different tastes.

JERRY: “Why would I be a leg man? I don’t need legs. I have legs.”

SIDRA: “I think you’re both mentally ill. And by the way…they’re real, and they’re spectacular.”

2. Dylan Tays (aka Danette Vlaco) – She played Nikki in the Calzone episode. This is an obscure name because she never had much of an acting career. In the episode: Just before his 42nd birthday, Jerry gets a girlfriend who can get whatever she wants. He eventually loses her to Todd Gac, the guy who goes on dates with women without actually dating them. Apparently her real name is Danette Vlaco and several sites have her moving up (and down) the brass poll as a stripper in the LA area. Gotta use the talents some way eh?

GEORGE: “Beautiful women . You know they could get away with murder . You never she any of them lift anything over three pounds . They get whatever they want whenever they want it . You can’t stop them.”
JERRY: “She’s like a beautiful Godzilla.”
GEORGE: “Without thousands of fleeing Japanese.”

1. Lori Loughlin – In the Serenity Now episode (, she plays Patty, the gf that gets Jerry to show his anger and emotional side. Life is good for this NYer (LongIsland) who married a designer and is aging well into late cougar territory.

LLOYD BRAUN: You should tell your dad that “serenity now” stuff doesn’t work. It just stores up all your anger and then, eventually, you blow.
GEORGE: But you were in a mental institution.
LLOYD BRAUN: What do you think put me there? Serenity now… insanity later.

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Detroit Techno Festival still on

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

BY BRIAN McCOLLUM
FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER

Detroit artist Kevin Saunderson has signed a three-year contract with the City of Detroit to produce Hart Plaza’s annual techno party.

With the new contract comes a new name to adorn the marquee in downtown Detroit: “Fuse-In Detroit: Electronic-Soul Movement.

The signing, which came late Tuesday after two days of negotiations, means the groundwork is in place for a festival this Memorial Day Weekend, though hurdles remain for Saunderson and his team, who have indicated that a scaled-down event may be necessary to clear the way for 2006.

Saunderson is expected to name Fuse-In’s top staff later today, include Ade Mainor of Submerge Records as festival director and Los Angeles events veteran Scott McIntyre as marketing director.

This marks Saunderson’s first year as sole producer of the event. Last year, he coproduced the Movement festival with fellow techno star Derrick May.

May, who owns the Movement name, decided last fall to step down from the festival business, citing heavy financial losses and the stresses of producing an event that has come to be regarded as a Detroit cultural showcase. Saunderson submitted his own proposal to the city in September, and began discussions with officials in January.

The late start puts Saunderson into a scramble for sponsors, vendors and artists. Publicity director Barbara Deyo said several options remain in play, including the possibility that this year’s Fuse-In will be a ticketed event, with admission passes in the $5-to-$10 range. Such a move would require approval of the Detroit City Council. Lucius Vassar, director of cultural affairs for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, would head up any political pitch to the council on the festival’s behalf.

Saunderson broke onto the dance-music scene in the mid-1980s, scoring several international hits that combined Detroit’s fledgling techno sound with classic R&B elements. He’s aiming for a Fuse-In lineup that will feature an equal number of live groups and dance DJs.

“He wants more live acts, a wider variety of music,” Deyo said Wednesday. “Kevin really wants to show the crossover between genres, and broaden the festival’s horizons.”

In previous interviews, Saunderson has indicated that he will rely heavily on the Detroit-area techno community for financial and logistical support. A series of fund-raising events is in the works – including parties in Detroit (Fifth Avenue Downtown, March 13) and Ann Arbor (April 3) – with details to come.

Steven Tebor, a Livonia electronic music supporter, said he’s confident area fans will come through to ensure the festival doesn’t die.

“If it’s a matter of money – and I know that’s what it always comes down to – then let’s get it started,” he said. “I think people will pull through to get this done.”

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Great interview from Mixmag magazine of Derrick May