You can have cocktails with P.J. tonight. Or you can have cocktails in your PJs. But not both, pal. It would be too dangerous.
In some bizarre twist of synchronicity, conservative author/humorist P.J. O’Rourke is in Denver tonight for the Cocktails with P.J. Party at the Denver Press Club. At the same time, Mayor John Hickenlooper and hotelier Walter Isenberg host their second annual PJ Party at the Residence Inn, a funder to fight homelessness.
O’Rourke will talk about his book “On the Wealth of Nations,” a retelling of Adam Smith’s 1776 tome on economics and capitalism.
O’Rourke isn’t sure what Smith would think of the pajama party for the homeless. And no has ever come to an O’Rourke event in PJs. But P.J. has always had reservations since initializing his moniker. “I never thought of it as PJs,” he said. “Then I figured I would be known as ‘Pajamas O’Rourke’ for the rest of my life. Now it’s not so funny as I am an actually middle- aged man who sits around in his pajamas.”
Split?
Dan Gross, columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, wrote Monday that Denver Nugget Allen Iverson could be headed toward divorce with his wife, Tawanna. Gross confirmed Tuesday that sources told him Tawanna, who followed Allen to Denver from Philly, “has recently met with at least one Philadelphia divorce attorney.”
High-profile Philly divorce attorney Albert Momjian, who specializes in celebrity splits, told Gross he was “not in a position to discuss” if he had met with or been retained by Tawanna.
Allen and Tawanna are both 31 and have been married since 2001.
Nuggets director of media relations Eric Sebastian returned my call and left a voice message saying, “I’m guessing that Allen is not going to comment on that.”
Iverson’s personal reps did not return phone calls.
Caught and released
I caught “Catch and Release” last weekend – and the Boulder-based rom-com isn’t as bad as the reviews, but it’s not very good either.
I wanted to catch the Boulder scenes – like a walk past Half Fast Subs, all the people on bikes, the folkies on the corner singing “Uncle John’s Band,” everyone hanging around the patio of the Sink in the morning. Fritz, played by Timothy Olyphant, observes the city with Jennifer Garner’s Gray. Looking at everyone on the Pearl Street Mall, he says, “Maybe they’re all medicated. … This is like a Patagonia Disneyland.”
City spirit
Fruition set to open Tuesday in the Somethin’ Else space at East Sixth Avenue and Marion Street – serving moderately priced tasty comfort food Tuesday-Sunday nights. … Happy birthday to Wendy Aiello. … Duh of the day: Home Depot is still sold out of snow shovels. … John Prine is coming to the Paramount Theatre on April 12, then to the Lincoln Theatre in Fort Collins on April 13. … Getting back to pajamas: The gang at Aix will serve Breakfast-in-Bed Valentine’s Brunch on Feb. 11 in slippers and PJs. … Ninfa Laughlin sold the Alchemist in Cherry Creek on Wednesday – after 27 years in the biz. It’s still open, and Marisa Medina is the new boss. … Sez who: “My boyfriend won’t see anything he terms a ‘chick film.’ That’s any film where a woman talks.” Laura Kightlinger
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on “Good Day Colorado” on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or bhusted@denverpost.com. Take a peek at Husted’s next column at denverpostbloghouse.com/husted.
