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Posted at Ah-Ha Rancho Santa Fe News: http://tiny.cc/g2elv or just go to the home page at http://ahharsfnews.com/ A record crowd of more than 550 incredibly fashionable patrons showed up for the big tent on Thursday, Sept. 23 as the Country Friends, in partnership with South Coast Plaza, turned heads with its 55th staging of that grand annual tradition the Art of Fashion outdoor runway show. It's one of the largest, if not the largest, outdoor fashion show in North America. The latest in haute couture for the fall/winter season from some of the leading designers and fashion houses in the world strolled, strutted and amazed a highly attentive, and appreciate gathering. 'We are thrilled to have such an incredible line-up of designers,' said Jeanne Lucia, president of the Country Friends. Added Debra Gunn Downing of South Coast Plaza, which partnered in the event for the sixth consecutive year: 'It's a pleasure to bring our stellar cast of luxury boutiques to this show.' This year's runway show featured fall/winter collections from Emilio Pucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Marni, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Ranta, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. John, TOD'S, and Versace. Aloha Taylor, KSWB 5/69 Fox San Diego meteorologist, and former Miss USA Hawaii, emceed the fabulous event, noting how the weather was perfect and so were the fashions. Andrea Naverson, chair of the Art of Fashion, welcomed everyone to the special event and introduced Country Friends Art of Fashion committee members and special guests. Those guests included family members of the late Betty Mabee and Betty Zable. These ladies were honored at the event. 'Mrs. Zable and Mrs. Mabee, longtime members of the Country Friends, are being honored for their commitment to the community,' Naverson said. The Country Friends was founded in 1954 with 167 members. It has grown to more than 1,200 members and has distributed more than $12 million to San Diego County charit

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Like any other red-blooded American girl who enjoys a handsome English man with anger issues and a proclivity to lose dangerous amounts of weight for movie roles, I ve always liked (fancied?) Christian Bale. However, since he normally seems to be either in character with an accent, or himself, but ranting, or remixed and ranting, I never really nailed down his accent. Granted, I wasn t doing extensive research into the subject, I m sure it would have been quite easy to hear his normal voice in any number of ways. Anyway, believe it or not, this is the first time I ve straight out heard his accent and what? WHAT? I didn t know it was so working class? Or is it? Michael Caine has a working class accent, yes? And I don t think it s a Caine. Or it is. Either way, it s gritty. It s the lack of the hard r. The way he says daughter. Is it the English equivalent of a Boston accent? Mark Wahlberg, help me out here. Oh, and the reason this video is making the rounds is because Bale sings the Powerpuff Girls song but, you know. Whatever. Best part actually comes at the end with Wahlberg s choice of song: Ha! Wahlberg! YES! After the jump, the recording session of You ve Got The Touch from Boogie Nights. (more )

Apparently, Eric Stoltz had originally been cast to play Marty McFly in Back to the Future. They shot five weeks of footage with them before they decided to go with Michael J. Fox instead. So, that s crazy. Here s some video about all that. Ha! Stoltz! Stoltz! He was much better in Back to the Monster Face. This is one of those Tom-Selleck-was-almost-Indiana-Jones things where you can understand what they were thinking, but whoa, that would have been a really not as good movie. Now, let s steal the time machine from Back to the Future so we can go to the mid 90s and get Eric Stoltz replaced by Michael J. Fox in Chicago Hope as well. (That was for moms. Moms love Chicago Hope.)