Archive For The “Invasion of Privacy” Category

Invasion of Privacy: American idle

By | February 18, 2012

In an attempt to feed people’s insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and my trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries (aka J-listers) and “real” stars about town, in a segment we affectionately refer to as “Invasion of Privacy.” I apologize for the tardiness in reporting this sighting; however, I just found out [...]

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Invasion of Privacy: Want to wish David Garrard a happy bday?

By | February 17, 2012

Follow The Specktator on Twitter for up-to-the-minute (albeit, sometimes vague) Stalker Alerts™. I mean, how else would you know where former Jags quarterback David Garrard (whose personal website seems to have disappeared) is celebrating his birthday this weekend? Hope he remembers the pimp hat.  

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Want to see inside Shad Khan’s yacht?

By | February 12, 2012

Kismet

Ever since Shad Khan docked his boat (nay, twin screw diesel yacht) Kismet in front of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront last month, folks have been dying to get a peek inside. Since I have not yet received my “Welcome Aboard” party invitation, nor do I know how to swing onboard a seafaring vessel pirate-style, I [...]

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Best of Jacksonville Party Recap

By | January 27, 2012

Some people think the big event in town last night was the Republican presidential debate at the UNF, but those truly in the know were about 12 miles away at EverBank Field (yes, I  did look up the mileage … I’m OCD like that) attending Jacksonville Magazine‘s Best of Jacksonville Party. For those of you who weren’t [...]

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Welcome to the neighborhood, Newt

By | January 23, 2012

According to Jacksonville.com, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is opening his Jacksonville headquarters Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Bill McCollum, former Florida attorney general and co-chairman of Gingrich’s Florida campaign, will speak on his behalf at 5 p.m. The headquarters is located at 1046 Riverside Ave. (pictured here … in all its glory) just across the street [...]

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Invasion of Privacy: Local Taco Lu-minaries

By | January 17, 2012

In an attempt to feed people’s insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and my trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries (aka J-listers) and “real” stars about town, in a segment we affectionately refer to as “Invasion of Privacy.” If you’re looking to have J-lister restaurant encounter, I can think of no place better than Taco [...]

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Look-a-locals: Dude at the bowling alley

By | January 15, 2012

It was a good news/bad news kind of day at Phoenix Lanes on Blanding Boulevard. The bad news is that I thought I had a big celebrity sighting when I spied who I thought was Dennis Franz (aka NYPD Blue‘s Andy Sipowicz) but turned out to be just some a random mustachioed, bespectacled, chubby guy on the Westside. [...]

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Sun-Ray Cinema brings back The Talkies!

By | January 12, 2012

Sun-Ray Cinema hasn’t been open two months yet, but genius owners Tim Massett and Shana David Massett are already attracting award-winning actor/directors to the 5 Points Theater as part of Tim’s über-popular film series brainchild, The Talkies (did I just use the word “über”?) First up is John Cameron Mitchell. To those of you who only [...]

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Invasion of Privacy: I may have grossed out an Olympian

By | January 7, 2012

In an attempt to feed people’s insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and my trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries (aka J-listers) and “real” stars about town, in a segment we affectionately refer to as “Invasion of Privacy.” And not just any Olympian, people, but the most decorated gymnast—male or female—in U.S. [...]

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Invasion of Privacy: Local politician grins while someone else beers it

By | December 20, 2011

In an attempt to feed people’s insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip, The Specktator and my trusted panel of reporters, the Eye-Team, report sightings of local luminaries (aka J-listers) and “real” stars about town, in a segment we affectionately refer to as “Invasion of Privacy.” Last night, an observant, yet slightly intoxicated, Eye Team member spotted former City [...]

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