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Dolls and Pats: Rolling VIP

Published Tuesday, April 03, 2007 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

'Tis true. I went to Gypsy Bar on Friday night for the Pussycat Dolls VIP afterparty and didn't get a picture of me with any of the Dolls, not even Nicole (with whom I spoke all-too-briefly and much-too-late in the evening, but that's my fault for not stepping up). I did get this amusing shot of me with Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs (he's on the right!), who couldn't have been a nicer guy. He told me about how text messaging is taking over actual cell phone calls, how he relies on his Treo, and how he doesn't think he'd ever be seen rapping or singing like the Dolls anytime soon. He and I also got to talk to Melody (whom I didn't know was from Phoenix, because if I had, that would've opened up another avenue of discussion, but that's my fault, too). And I tried to get the scoop from Ashley about the new Doll. All she told me was that, 1) the new Doll wouldn't start getting broken in until after the show is over, and 2) that there is no boot camp. "The show is boot camp enough," she told me. What else? Oh, I put the rest in a blurb that ran in yesterday's Names column (third item) of the Boston Globe.