Cougar & Cubs Speed Dating: Guys 25-37 Gals 40-55

Real Live People Party is hosting a special event for the woman who is confident, sexy, adventurous and lives life to the fullest. We are matching her up with young, attractive and compatible males who respects that a woman ages like fine wine and gets better as she gets older. A man who recognizes this fact is way ahead of other guys.

WHEN: Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Madame X Lounge: 94 West Houston (Thompson & La Guardia)
WHO: Cougars 40 - 55 And Cubs 25 - 37
COST: $40.00 Prepaid Includes First Drink
RSVP: http://www.RealLivePeopleParty.com

UrbanCougar.com calls New York the Cougar Capital where a sophisticated species of female seeks the pleasure of younger males..."

Remember the original cougar Mrs Robinson from The Graduate? We've come a long way baby! Demi Moore, Madonna, Susan Sarandon, Kim Cattrall and who can forget Cher with her string of young, sexy boy toys.

It time for the ladies to enjoy guys who show them the respect they deserve, who are young, vibrant, ready, willing and able. For the guys...it's a chance to live out a fantasy of the older woman who is more experienced and knows what she wants and who can really be herself with him because she's really comfortable in her own skin.

I Could Be Your Mama!: Dating Younger Men

When the man making the pass at me is 20 years younger, does he have a problem? Or do I have a dating opportunity? By Audrey Edwards at More.com

I can't remember the last time an age appropriate man hit on me. This is not to say that I don't still elicit, at age 59, some affirming male attention. It's just that as I get older, most of it is from men who are, well, younger and younger. So much younger, sometimes, that my standard line whenever one of them makes a pass is "Sweetheart, I could be your mama."

The first time I made that observation I was 46, and a tall, lanky cutie of 23 who lived down the hall in my apartment building had asked me out. "Listen," I told him, feeling more horrified than flattered, "I'm not only old enough to be your mother, I'm older than your mother" (with whom he still lived, by the way). Undaunted, he laid out the evening he had planned: First we'd go to a party that he'd been hired to deejay, and I'd watch him spin records. Then we'd go get something to eat. Finally, we'd come back to my place for a little sumptin' sumptin'. Uh, I don't think so. Go home to your real mama.

Now, unlike many of my over-forty girlfriends who think being pursued by younger men means you've still got it, I've always been somewhat embarrassed by such advances. I think of cradle robbing less as the act of a vixen than a move by someone pathetic. (After a store clerk one day mistook my own stepson, now 23, for a boyfriend, I asked him to walk 10 paces behind me.) I grew up believing that the man in the relationship is supposed to be older than the woman: My father was 10 years older than my mother; the man I married, and divorced, is eight years older than me.

Plus, since males tend to develop their emotional IQ more slowly than females, I've always harbored the notion that mating with a younger man meant I'd be with a guy who might never quite grow up -- or would, at the very least, forever lag behind me in the maturity stakes. A divorced friend of mine in her 40s just married a 30-year-old. And while he is cute and sweet, all I can think is how stressed she was making all the final plans the week before the wedding as he flew off to Miami for an extended bachelor party.

Now, truth be told, I'm not immune to the charms of younger guys. As a residential real estate broker in a vibrant city neighborhood, I meet plenty. And I've gotten a kick out of bantering with them, even if their seduction lines don't slay me. I gave one 28-year-old the "I could be your mama" rap, and when I saw him a few months later, he ran up to me, grinning. "I had a birthday!" he said with glee. "So did I," I replied.

Another time, a wannabe thug-type hollered a ridiculous come-on from across the street. "I could be your mama!" I yelled back.

"What'd you say about my mama?" he suddenly growled.

"I said I'm old enough to be your mother, sweetheart."

"I'm 35!" he shouted, triumphant.

"Like I said -- I could be your mama."

Link to An Article at http://www.More.com

The Cougar Craze On The Dr Phil Show

Hello Cougars and Cubs,

Dr Phil did a show today on the "Cougar Craze" to discuss the movement of younger guys seeking older women as partners.

He tried to present a balanced view but I think he missed the boat a little. I was already a bit worried about how the show would represent the cougar women when I saw the preview. As soon as I saw the preview, I emailed the show and asked if we could be involved or have some comments from our group included and I invited them to check us out and our events.

We are the only group doing regular Cougar and Cubs Dating events. In my personal life I've nearly always been partial to younger guys so I've had a lot of real life experience. After hosting about 300 singles parties and events over 4 years and having made countless matches and many marriages, I can call myself an expert on dating and relationships and I have enough experience to make a few comments on The Dr Phil Show and the cougar mentality that was portrayed.

On his Cougar show, he used the same tired old clip that everyone has used from the "Sugar Mama's and Boy Toys" event which didn't do much except to show cougars in the light of having to "buy" their cubs. Bobbi, on the Dr Phil show tried her best to portray what a real cougar is like, but her message got a little lost. (See Dr Phil's Show Copy Below)

How can cougars be seen in a positive light when at events like the "Sugar Mama" event, they have to pay $500 to attend and men can get by on $50 and being handsome. That event sent out a pretty negative message about what cougar women are like. I found the Sugar Mama event to be degrading in its message that younger guys will be interested in older women ONLY if they have enough cash in the purses to buy their toy boy. If a cougar has to pay $500 to date a cub...she's doing something wrong. I guess for all the money those Sugar Mama cougars make...they still got ripped off. They could have met 15 wonderful cubs at my event for about $50.00.

This isn't the real image of the confident cougar woman nor is it the way real cougar women are, or how real cougar women behave.

Real cougar women are confident, smart and sexy and can attract the men they want just by being themselves. They know who they are and they are proud to be their own person. They are well rounded in all areas of their lives because they've had time to become their best selves. They can be high-powered business women in the office; loving mothers at home; kind, supportive and strong in their friendships and a sex goddess in the bedroom. In our youth-obsessed culture we are forgetting the depth and well roundedness of a luscious, mature woman. The analogy to fine wine is obvious, unless you like cheap wine.

A cougar is strong and powerful in herself because she's spent time working on who she is and she's become comfortable in her own skin. She's not interested in working hard to please men like she did when she was younger. She knows that if she pleases herself and is a happy and confident Cougar, she will naturally attract the younger men who seek her out. A smart and wily Cub who takes care of his Cougar knows that's he will be well taken care of by his Cougar. It's a naturally reciprocal relationship just like any other one.

I'd love to hear your comments on the subject.

Also check out the comments on Dr Phil's Message Boards at http://drphil.com/messageboard/topic/3266

COPY FROM THE DR PHIL SHOW:

"Demi Moore did it. So did Madonna and Halle Berry. This trend of older women dating younger men is called the Cougar Craze, and it’s sweeping the country. Recently, at a New York speed-dating event, "Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys," good-looking 35-year-old men wooed women over 35 who made at least $500,000 a year. Jeremy organized the event and says he was just answering a demand from affluent ladies. Was he sincere in his matchmaking or just out to make a buck? Dr. Phil talks to two women who participated in the event -- Gail, 44 and Nancy, 50. Their experiences might surprise you. Then, 51-year-old Kat says she’s no cougar; she just likes to date younger guys because men her age are set in their ways. She says her 23-year-old ex-boyfriend, Ryon, was loving, passionate and had a much higher libido than older men. Her friend, Nancy, says Kat has a great head for business, but a bad one when it comes to the opposite sex. She says young men just see dollar signs when they see Kat. Is Kat dating down, or should Nancy just butt out? And, Bobbi had an 11-year relationship with a man who was 17 years her junior, but she says once she turned 50, he saw her as too old. She wants to be in a relationship again, but not with an older man. Her son, Nathan, says someone still wet behind the ears can’t appreciate all Bobbi has to offer. Does Nathan have the right to put his foot down with his mother? Do you think it's OK for older women to date younger men?"

I checked out the poll on Dr Phil's website and over 80% of people think it's OK for younger men to date older women.

Cheers, The Aussie Cougar

Reinventing Romance: Online Dating, Over-40 Style

Internet dating can be daunting at any age. Here, our relationship expert offers smart advice for finding love online after 40. By Sherry Amatenstein, MSW at www.More.com

After her husband of 31 years died, Francine Pappadis Friedman joined Match.com. In 9 months, the then 50-year-old went on 25 online dates -- all first and last dates. Recalls Friedman, author of MatchDotBomb: A Midlife Journey Through Internet Dating, "One guy met me for a drink on what turned out to be the day after his wife's funeral."

Yes, this is a groaner, but also proof that a sense of humor is a key requirement for embarking on the adventure that is online dating. Joelle Kaufman, VP of Engage.com, says, "There is not as much pressure in boomer online dating. These women are not necessarily looking to marry or have kids. So they have a more casual attitude and are more flexible. For instance, many are willing to consider a man who isn't in their immediate neighborhood."

Or to consider a much younger man. Dr. Ian Kerner points out, "Younger women may be more confident with Internet tools such as Match Talk, which allows members to talk on the phone anonymously. But boomers have more world experience which gives them more confidence." Dr. Kerner, author of He Comes Next: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man, adds, "These women enjoy both pursuing and being pursued."

Plan Your Online Dating Strategy

With online dating services constantly trumpeting new gimmicks (i.e., Engage.com encourages members to include references from family and friends to help demonstrate their trustworthiness), it's helpful to initiate a "battle plan" that will net maximum results.

"Most people start with giants like Match.com or JDate or Yahoo! Personals," says Erika Moore, cofounder of RomanceLanguage.org, which offers guidance in the art of online dating. If you're looking less for quantity than for commonality of interests, Moore suggests Googling "dating sites" or "singles" with a pertinent keyword to further refine the field. Spot- and Rover-lovers can thus sign on to DateMyPet.com, bicyclists can try CyclingSingles.com, and Ivy Leaguers can meet their well-educated brethren at RightStuffDating.com.

Spend time crafting the perfect profile. "Stay away from cliches, negativity, and super intensity," Moore advises, adding, "My headline, which got a great response rate, was 'Bonus Points for Funny and Sane.'" And rather than littering your narrative with phrases like "love walking on the beach," Moore suggests something unique like, "'A personal paradox of sorts, I'm a quick-to-anger (Republicans) but tolerant (really cute Republicans) peacenik.'" And don't forget a great photo that is, or looks, professionally done -- full face and smiling.

Your responses to men's ads should also be thoughtful. Joelle Kaufman of Engage.com suggests, "Don't send cookie cutter, long e-mails to multiple prospects. A short message that is personalized based on the person's profile is optimum."

Now for the $64,000 question: Should you fudge certain facts about yourself (i.e., lie about your age)? Kaufman says, "You can be two to three years off to get into a certain demographic on the site, but fess up quickly." The truth may not set you free, but it will always come out sooner or later. Best to make it sooner.

Protect Yourself

Unfortunately, as in the real world, cyber land has its share of bad seeds, so it is essential to exercise good sense. Stephany Alexander, author of the e-book Sex, Lies, and the Internet cautions, "Always ask for his home number to make sure he isn't married and call between 7 and 10 p.m. because that's when a committed man is with his significant other." Here's Alexander's most savvy tactic: As soon as you know his real name, run it through womansavers.com, a free screening service that has 20,000 men's names entered by women globally to flush out liars, cheaters, and abusers.

Just as important: Don't give him your home phone or address too soon, initially meet in a public place, and take advantage of the dating site's "anonymous" e-mail feature until you're 100 percent certain he's trustworthy.

Of course most members aren't con artists. But odds are there'll be one or two you wouldn't want to be trapped in an elevator with, much less across a romantically set dinner table. So make the initial meet quick and cheap. Starbucks was invented for online dating.

Use this short "look see" to detect red flags such as your companion's tendency to check out every female within range. Even if he has a scarlet L for LOSER stamped on his forehead, Francine Pappadis Friedman, she of 25 online first and last dates fame, says, "Be nice. There were a few guys who made me want to lock myself in the ladies' room, but it's important to remember each of them is coming to the table with his hopes, dreams, expectations, and baggage, just as you are."

Not interested? As you part, say a polite, "It was nice meeting you." The message -- don't 'e' me; I won't 'e' you -- should be received. If it's not, let him down gently: "I enjoyed your company but don't feel we're a match." If he still won't vanish into the cyber-mist, check out the site's technology allowing you to block someone's e-mail.

If he's the one who boneheadedly rejects your fabulous self, dive right back into the Internet pool. But don't rely on online dating alone as your source of potential romantic partners. Ideally, it is one prong of your man-meeting approach, not the entire strategy.

However, utilized wisely, online dating can be extremely effective. "Many people I know met the loves of their lives this way," says Friedman. "I succumbed to 'chronic meeting syndrome' -- too many dates in too short a time and burnt out." Is she considering a second run? "Very likely I was just unlucky."

A run of bad luck is discouraging but with the next profile you click, your luck can change. Here's to the possibilities.

From at Article at http://www.More.com

HBO Filming Our Next Cougar & Cubs Speed Dating For Upcoming Documentary

Hello Everyone,

On April 15, 2008 Real Live People Party hosted our second Cougar & Cubs Speed Dating Party and we were sold out again. We had 30 people attend and 26 of our attendees had at least 1 match and some had as high as 7 matches.

We had a visitor that night, Linda who owns a blog for "The Real Cougar Woman". Her blog gives advice to women who are smart, sexy, independent and proud to be over 40. Those are our type of women. Linda came to check out our event and wrote a really nice piece about our speed dating party for her blog. Please see the entry dated April 19.

Our upcoming event is on May 19, 2008 and I'm excited to say that HBO will be filming our event for an upcoming documentary for Fall viewing.

I look forward to seeing some of you at an upcoming event.

Cheers, Ilana (aka The Aussie Cougar)


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Press Piece on The Real Cougar Website About Our Cougar & Cubs Speed Dating

April 19, 2008

Cougar & Cub Speed Dating - Is It For You?

This was a first for me. I went to a Cougar & Cub Speed Dating Party. Nothing is too much when it comes to getting the latest scoop for all you Real Cougars. I went not quite sure of what I would find, but guess what, it was a lot of fun!!!. Not at all what I expected.

The women were all in business attire (no bling or cleaveage here) and the guys were all nice looking, respectful and obviously enjoying the challenge of alluring a more mature woman.

Here's how it works:

You are guaranteed at least 10 introductions. The gals are 35- 50 and the men 27 - 35 (although a party with guys 35 - 45 is being planned). The cost is $40.00 for all participants.

Each person gets a scorecard where you jot down the names of the people you liked. At the end of the event if the people you connected with also liked you then an email address will be provided. At this event there were 30 people and 26 got a match.

The organizer of these parties is the Aussie Cougar and her company is Real Live People Party. She organizes all sorts of get-to-gethers but she says the Cougar events are very becoming very hot. So stay tuned I imagine they will be coming to your city very soon.

Scientists Discover Secret Sex Nerve: Looking for a Perfect Match? Research Says To Follow Your Nose

What makes us fall in love? Is it lust, mutual interests, shared life goals, or something much more intangible? Recent research suggests the latter.

Researchers have only recently discovered an olfactory nerve that they believe is the route through which pheromones are processed. Nerve “O,” as it is called, slipped under the radar for many years because it is so tiny. However, when the nerve was discovered in a whale, scientists surmised that this little nerve might be found in humans as well. And it was!

So what is the role of Nerve “O”? Nerve “O” has endings in the nasal cavity, but the fibers go directly to the sexual regions of the brain. Indeed, these endings entirely bypass the olfactory cortex! Hence we know the role of Nerve “O” is not to consciously smell, but to identify sexual cues from our potential partners.

What sexual cues do our scents give off? For one thing, we are more likely to be attracted to people whose scent is dissimilar to our own. Family members often share similar chemicals, so our attraction to differing chemical makeup suggests that sexual cues evolved to protect close family members from procreating together. On the other hand, pregnant women have been shown to be more drawn to people with similar chemical makeup, which might be due to the fact that during this crucial time, women are more apt to seek out family members than potential mates.

Research has also shown that these unconscious cues processed in Nerve “O” can make or break a relationship. Couples who have high levels of chemicals in common are more likely to encounter fertility issues, miscarriage and infidelity. The more dissimilar your and your partner’s chemical makeup, the better chance you will have at successfully procreating and staying together.

So how can you create the scent that will keep you and your partner in the land of happily ever after? Unfortunately, you can’t. Perfumes and colognes can’t fool Nerve “O” — the scents that humans and animals are attracted to are intangible and instinctive. Even the most expensive designer perfume can’t fool Mother Nature. When it comes to sexual attraction, it seems you really have to leave things in the air!

However, if you are taking a hormonal contraceptive, you might be bucking an evolutionary tide. Women who are on the pill are more likely to be attracted to men with similar chemical makeup — most likely because their bodies are fooling them into believing they are pregnant, and so much like actual pregnant women, their Nerve “O” leads them to kin and not mates. So if you were on the pill when you met your mate, you might experience a diminishing attraction when you cease taking it.

Only time will tell what role Nerve “O” plays in future sex research, but one thing is for sure: When it comes to true love, follow your nose!

Dr. Laura Berman is the director of the Berman Center in Chicago, a specialized health care facility dedicated to helping women and couples find fulfilling sex lives and enriched relationships. She is also an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN and psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She has been working as a sex educator, researcher and therapist for 18 years.

Love At First Scent? Research Shows a Woman's Sense of Smell Can Lead Her To Mr Right

Love At First Scent? Research Shows a Woman's Sense of Smell Can Lead Her To Mr Right

Wondering if he’s “the one”? Forget love at first sight and focus on love at first scent.

You know how a chance whiff of an old lover’s perfume or cologne can send you right back into the agony and the ecstasy of that relationship? Even more homey smells, like your favorite childhood meal, have the ability to seemingly transport you in time, back to being that little kid again. Smell is a powerful sense that goes directly to the core of our emotional brain and it plays a key role in attraction.

Fascinating research shows that a woman’s sense of smell can lead to her to Mr. Right, at least reproductively speaking. Research has shown that each of us will be attracted to people who possess a particular set of genes, known as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which play a critical role in our immune systems. Mates with dissimilar MHC genes produce healthier offspring with broad immune systems.

How do people who differ in their MHC find each other? This isn't fully understood, but we know that smell is an important cue. People appear to literally sniff out their mates. In studies, women tend to rate the scent of T-shirts worn by men with dissimilar MHCs as most attractive, whereas T-shirts worn by guys with similar MHC profiles tend to be rated as “fatherly” or “brotherly,” but not boyfriend material. This is what sexual "chemistry" is all about. We’re drawn to certain people, without quite knowing why.

In my own surveys of men and women, women rate scent much more highly than men. This makes sense evolutionarily speaking, since women carry children for nine months during pregnancy and would need to sniff out a good mate who would stick around and support them.

Many women who have satisfying sex lives claim to love the scent of their guy, while many women who have dissatisfying sex claim their guy’s scent does nothing for them, or even turns them off. When I talk to women in relationships who claim that the sexual attraction was never really there to begin with, many also say that they didn’t like, or notice, his smell.

So, ladies, ask yourself: Do you like the way he smells? Does it turn you on? Get you going?

Here are some tips to put the power of smell to work for your sex life — and maybe your future progeny. Remember, if you’re into his smell, it goes a long way toward speaking to chemistry. If you’re not, it could have a negative impact on the relationship.

• If you’re wondering if he’s the one, take a good whiff of some of his clothes — how does it make you feel? Do you think warm, fuzzy thoughts or do you think he should really do his laundry? Or, try an overnight with a favorite article of his clothing. Many women love to sleep in their husband’s shirts, wear their men’s sweatshirts and are picking up on the scent, whether it’s conscious or unconscious. Do you like to wear his stuff when he’s not around? It’s another sign along the trail to sniffing out your MHC compatibility.
  
• Take a break from the pill and use another form of birth control. Research shows that the pill may interfere with a woman’s ability to sniff out a compatible mate, since it tricks the body into thinking she’s already pregnant. Some researchers suggest that if you’re single, you should forgo the pill until you’re sure you’ve met your match. Try another form of birth control and see if some scent-awareness appears.
  
• Try some scent-sational aphrodisiacs. A study conducted by the Smell and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago uncovered some powerful smells for boosting his arousal. The scent of lavender and pumpkin pie, and donuts and black licorice, in particular, increased blood flow to the penis by nearly 40 percent! So turn up the volume on an attraction that’s already there with some strategic baking or candles on your next date night at home.
  
• Smell-train your man. Men may not have as keen a sense of smell as women, but it’s still a sense that’s often neglected. One female patient told me that she had a secret. Whenever her husband wanted to have sex, she would go freshen up and put on some perfume. He had become so used to the association of that scent and sex, that when she was in the mood, all she had to do was put some on and he wanted to have sex.
  
• Scent can help fuel the flames of desire — and cool the flames of conflict. When you’re fighting, take a break to “hug and smell” — 20-second hugs raise oxytocin levels (the feel-good chemical) and following your nose will help you put the tension behind you.

So what’s the lesson, ladies? Follow your nose, it always knows!

Ian Kerner is a sex therapist, relationship counselor and New York Times best-selling author of numerous books, including the recently published “Sex Detox: A Program to Detoxify and Rejuvenate Your Love Life.” He was born and raised in New York City, where he lives with his wife, two young sons and plump Jack Russell terrier.

ZDNet Blogger Falls for Google Gags on April Fools Day?

So re-reading and re-reading again Rogers' posts, I've realized he was cleverly playing with and playing up both April Fools pranks by Google. It is notable, of course, that Rogers does regularly blog about all things Google on a regular basis and that his posts, dated March 31 shortly before midnight, were not explicitly marked as satirical or as April Fools writeups. My apologies for not double checking.

ZDNet blogger Garrett Rogers appears to have fallen for not one but two April Fools gags by Google. Happens to the best of us, I suppose, but it's still amusing. One had to do with Google offering a broadband Internet access via the toilet, the other with Google offering to snail mail you any and all emails in your account that you want a hard copy of.

As one who briefly believed, but didn't blog about, the Google Paper gag, I'm laughing with you, Garrett.

Speaking of laughing with us, at me, check out MRC's 2007 April Fools Edition of our biweekly Notable Quotables publication.

Notable Quotes in the Liberal Media

Downside of Surge’s Success
"These first few weeks since the Iraq surge started, the number of deaths in Baghdad has plummeted by an astonishing 85 percent. But on the downside, some analysts worry this could ultimately embolden America to overstay its welcome and provoke greater bloodshed down the road." — Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan reporting from Baghdad on the April 1 CBS Evening News.	| |

Worse Than Watergate?
"I’m Katie Couric. Tonight, more trouble for the Bush White House. This part-time groundskeeper says he was fired as part of a political vendetta. We’ll have the latest....Hi, everyone. While controversy still swirls over the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys, tonight a new headache for the White House. A 20-year old man who cut the grass at many well-known D.C. landmarks says he was fired because he opposes the war in Iraq. The White House claims it doesn’t know anything about it and referred all questions to the private landscaping company that the young man worked for. But Democratic senators are crying foul tonight, demanding a full investigation. Our White House correspondent Jim Axelrod has all the late-breaking details...." — Katie Couric beginning the CBS Evening News, April 1.	| |
"The statement released by your company was extremely harsh, saying at one point, ‘James was not fired because of his political views, but was terminated because he frequently did not show up for work, and when he did show up he was often intoxicated.’ Why, why did you feel the need to smear this young man just for speaking out against a war that has cost so many young lives?" — Couric to landscaping company executive Horace Quinn later on the same show.

CNN’s Gray Eminence

Host Larry King: "So you are the D.A. in New York City?" Former Senator Fred Thompson: "Well, Larry, actually I just play the District Attorney on NBC’s Law & Order." King: "My point, what I’m trying to get at is, what’s the deal with these U.S. Attorneys firings, eight attorneys all fired at once. Just unprecedented, nothing like it has ever happened before, right?" Thompson: "Well, Larry, not really. Back in ‘93, Janet Reno fired all 93 U.S. Attorneys...." King: "Reno, huh? She’s the one that had those Dance Parties in the basement, right?" — Exchange on CNN’s Larry King Live, April 1.

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Rudy Giuliani, the Anti-Clinton?

"Character should play a great role in the 2008 campaign, and it’s not the time or place for a President like Rudy Giuliani. His multiple infidelities in office, his volcanic temper taken out in purple rages on defenseless aides, the dictatorial umbrage he took at people who dared to criticize him, the petulant and polarizing way he dealt with ethical investigations. We haven’t faced that toxic combination in our recent history, and we don’t need it now." — Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter, April 1 edition.

Admiring Al Gore’s Mighty Sword
Meredith Vieira: "Joining me now is a man who could claim many titles. He’s a movie star whose celebrity wattage is greater than Angelina Jolie at an orphanage, and Time recently called him ‘a climate warrior who uses a sword of enlightenment to bravely slash through the fog of ignorance.’ Good morning, Mr. Vice President." Ex-Vice President Al Gore: "Nice to be here, Meredith." Vieira: "Mr. Vice President, now that the scientific consensus is in, and everyone, except for a certain fringe element, believes that we are indeed in a climate crisis, should the deniers even be allowed to stand in the way of, you know, environmental progress?" Gore: "Well, of course everyone believes in free speech. But we are now in a planetary emergency, and we cannot afford the luxury of allowing the oil and coal industry to prop up their surrogates in the lying right-wing media." — Exchange on NBC’s Today, April 1.
Co-host Harry Smith: "Last week, former Vice President and Oscar winner Al Gore took Capitol Hill by storm, dazzling senators with his expertise, and today he joins us. Mr. Vice President, what do you say to those who still doubt that climate change is the Earth-destroying crisis that you and every environmentalist group says it is?" Al Gore: "Harry, if your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the crib’s on fire, you don’t speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action."	| |
Smith, chuckling: "I know a lot of moms out there are nodding their heads. Speaking of action, any tips for viewers who want to reduce their own carbon footprint?" Gore: "Well, I try to use my personal jet only for important trips. We gas up our fleet of SUVs only after sunset, and the thermostat in my 10,000 foot mansion is set at 68 degrees when Tipper and I aren’t there." Smith: "Boy, I wish I could cut back like that." — CBS’s Early Show, April 1.

Al Gore, Incandescent Genius

"Gore is so visionary he can be cartooned as the man with the light bulb of an ingenious idea over his head — not the incandescent kind, of course, which should be banned, just as Gore says." — CNN’s Miles O’Brien on American Morning, April 1.

Dictators’ Broadcast Network
Diane Sawyer: "More on my recent trip to mysterious North Korea. We’ve all heard the Western media’s stories about President Kim Jong-Il — the political oppression, starvation, concentration camps for political prisoners. So I wanted to get to know Kim Jong-Il, the man. It turns out, he’s very much a fan of American movies. [Clip of Sawyer interviewing Kim] Is it true, you love American films? I read that you like Godzilla and the James Bond series."	| |
Kim Jong-Il, through translater: "Oh, yes. I enjoy the allegorical nature of Godzilla — America is the behemoth destroying everything in her path." Sawyer, back live: "He also told me he hopes Pierce Brosnan returns for another Bond movie. Kim Jong-Il, a passionate movie critic who is not afraid to flaunt his unconventional cinematic taste. In the next half hour, you’ll hear what he has to say about American Idol. Does he like Jordin Sparks, or teen heartthrob Sanjaya Malakar?" — ABC’s Good Morning America, April 1.
Co-anchor Martin Bashir: "How do you find him [Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez] as an individual, as a man?" Barbara Walters: "Well, he’s very dignified. He was warm, friendly, and huggable. You’d want to pronounce his name ‘Hug-oh,’ but it’s actually ‘Ooo-go,’ like the oohs and aahs he draws from the Venezuelan people. He was very personal and uncensored. He talked about how hard his life was, that he wished he could be in love. But you can’t love just one woman while you are heading a Latin American revolution." — ABC’s Nightline, April 1.

Jack’s On to Our Scheme

"Well, the right-wing nuts are trying to tar and feather Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama because his middle name is Hussein and he studied Islam when he was in grade school. Yes, I guess that makes him a potential terrorist and someone to tag on the Patriot Act’s computer watch list. What’s next? People with too many vowels in their name or who rented Lawrence of Arabia at their local Blockbusters?" — CNN’s Jack Cafferty, The Situation Room, April 1.

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Meredith’s Real American Idol

Meredith Vieira: "Later, we’ll talk to that little crying girl from the audience in last week’s American Idol....She cried during Sanjaya’s performance; it reminded me so much of myself when I was her age watching the Beatles." Matt Lauer: "Yeah, I’ll bet. Speaking of American idols that get the girls squealing, in our next half-hour, we’ll be talking to Senator Barack Obama." Vieira: "Oh, he’s dreamy. He can sing to me any day." Lauer: "Easy there, Meredith." — Exchange on NBC’s Today, April 1.

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Quite the Dynamic Duo

Keith Olbermann: "David, tell us about the blockbuster you’re reporting in the next issue of The Nation." The Nation’s David Corn: "Keith, multiple sources tell me that in the early summer of 2003, Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame devised a plan to capture Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. It involved luring them to a private room at a men’s club in Peshawar with the promise of a lap dance from Plame. While she was entertaining them, Wilson would have burst into the room and subdued both terror suspects with his bare hands. Tragically, Robert Novak outed Plame before the plan could be carried out." Olbermann: "More proof the Wilsons are true patriots." — MSNBC’s Countdown, April 1.

Fear Bush, Not Bin Laden

Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck: "How do you explain that, you know, there is video footage of planes flying into the World Trade Center and, and Osama bin Laden was caught on video boasting about these attacks-" Co-host Rosie O’Donnell: "Okay, Elisabeth, you have to stop. You have to stop. You can’t just blather on about your opinion because this is my show." Hasselbeck: "But how do you explain-" O’Donnell: "Elisabeth, you are very young and you are very wrong. Don’t fear the terrorists. George Bush is a far greater threat to our lives than Osama bin Laden, who is a devoted husband and father." — Exchange on ABC’s The View, April 1.

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World’s Greatest Pretzel (Almost)
"It was five years ago today that President Bush famously passed out from choking on a pretzel in the White House. I have to ask, given what we know now, if Bush choked himself into the arms of Jesus that night, wouldn’t that pretzel now be seen as worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize?" — Bill Maher on his HBO program Real Time, April 1.	| |

Cougars And Cubs Speed Dating Party

Hello Everyone,

This is the very first post for the new Real Live People Party Social Networking Blog.

I'm starting this blog now because I'm amazed at the amount of controversy generated over our recent speed dating party for Women 35-45 and Men 25-35.

Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys, Cougars and Cubs...you get the drift. We were sold out for this event.

A few months ago someone ran an event for older, wealthy women and younger, hot guys with no money. To me, that concept felt like the women were "buying" the guys. I didn't like the message that event was sending. However it made me think about how many women are interested in younger guys. I like to help people meet each other and if there are older women who want to meet younger guys, then I'll organize it.

I was amazed at the number of emails and feedback I got about this event.

On the positive side I got some great comments from many male and female members who were really happy I was doing this. They appreciated that I was putting this together because no one else was doing events for older women and younger guys.

I was surprised about the negative feedback. Some people were angry that I was doing an event like this at all. Some suggested I had no morals for running such a disgusting event. I was shocked at the negative response and surprised why some people felt so threatened by the concept.

Older guys have been interested in younger girls for years. Why is it so offensive for older women to want to meet younger guys? I guess the nay-sayers are really just highlighting their own insecurity.

One ridiculous blogger who runs mediocre events in the city had her sensibilities offended by the words I used in my invitation. (See below in green.) To sensationalize her blog, she portrayed our event in a disgusting manner and went on a tirade about how desperate older women were, if they wanted to date younger guys. She decided women over 40 should just deal with the fact that they're getting old instead of trying to hang on to their youth through the younger guys.

Is she kidding?? Women Rock! We can do anything we want at any age.

I hear from many guys who only want to date younger women. No one judges them for that. They prefer younger women, and that's great.

However there are men who love the experience and comfort level of women who are older. These women don't have to play games and are really honest with who they are. The level of respect the younger guys have for older women is refreshing. Why wouldn't women want to date younger guys?

Thank you to the cougars and cubs who attended and who helped sell out our event. I was really happy watching how well everyone got on during the event and how many matches were made. We had an over 90% match rate at this event. Of the 26 members who attended, 23 of them had at least 1 match and some had as high as 7 matches. Pretty good for 1 night's dating.

Please send your comments about the event and your thoughts in general about older women dating younger guys. Let's get this discussion out in the open.

NOTE: I'd love to hear any suggestions for a more interesting name for this event instead of Cougars and Clubs or Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys. Any ideas welcome?

I can't wait to read your responses to our first blog.

Cheers, Ilana

The original promo copy for the event, is below.

UrbanCougar.com calls New York the Cougar Capital where a sophisticated species of female seeks the pleasure of younger males and enjoys the freedom of the hunt."

Real Live People Party is hosting an "Evening of Eye Candy", for the woman who is confident, sexy, adventurous and lives life to the fullest.

Remember the original cougar Mrs Robinson from The Graduate? We've come a long way baby! Demi Moore, Madonna, Susan Sarandon, Kim Cattrall and who can forget Cher with her string of young, sexy boy toys.

As a side note, I am rather partial to younger guys, so I'm really going to enjoy hosting this event.

It time for the ladies to enjoy guys who are young, vibrant, ready, willing and able. For the guys...it's a chance to live out a fantasy of the older woman who is more experienced and knows what she wants.