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May 27, 2007
It's a short Swells this week!
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 85.
Number of people pictured whom we recognize: 2: Dede Wilsey and Frank Jordan.
Minority count: 13 (15.3%). Includes three food servers.
Getty v. Traina: 0-1. Where's Gavin this week? We know he loves a party!
Museums featured in this week's column: 3: the Museum of the African Diaspora, the Legion of Honor, and the Cal Academy of Science.
Number of people pictured named "Amerinth": 1. She's a mermaid. (see picture to your right.)
Picture by Caroline Kopp for the Chron.
May 13, 2007
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 65.
Total number of people pictured whom we recognize: 9 (including George Shultz, Dianne Feinstein's husband, and Spike Lee).
Getty v. Traina: 2-2. Gavin holds down the fort for both points scored by Team Getty.
Years between visits with Queen Elizabeth for Charlotte Maillard Shultz: 24. "She absolutely radiates like a queen," Ms. Maillard Shultz raves to Swells.
Percentage of jokes we found amusing by Robin Williams at the SFIFF party: 0. (e.g.: "Marin -- a old Spanish word for white people." Har! "John Lasseter is wearing colors even a clown would think were too much." Har! It continues.)
Number of animal prints pictured: 18 (including the spots on the owl). It was an animal-print themed party for the zoo.
Number of animal prints sported by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd: 0, unless he's wearing animal-print pants.
Number of hats that appear to have a flamingo coming out of them: 1 (in the background of the last picture).
Picture by Drew Altizer.
May 6, 2007
Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 67.
Number of people pictured whom we recognize: 11 (including two pictures of Gavin, one of Jennifer Siebel, and director Chris Columbus.)
Getty v. Traina: 2-2.
Percentage of featured parties with decor designed by Stanlee Gatti: 66% (2/3).
The last time Paul Discoe wore shoes: 1967. "I'm a builder. When I pour concrete, I wear zoris. And when I wear black tie, I wear zoris."
The cost to take Jason Lewis home with you, per Gavin Newsom brother in law Geoff Callan: A couple thousand bucks, which is the amount that was raised after Callan offered to send Lewis home with any woman bidding on a racecar package at the silent auction he organized.
Number of big opera donors invited to dine at the Fairmont: 400. Events included an aria singalong and no live auction.
Picture by Thomas J. Gibbons for the Chron.
After the jump, by popular request: Thomas J. Gibbons's picture of Gavin on the golf course.
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