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L-3 Oscar Weekend is Back!

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After a 4 year hiatus (last time was 2020), Lisa3 are back on it. Living in Los Angeles it is almost inevitable to get caught up in Oscar season. From doing Oscar brackets at work to celebrity sightings around town.  About 10 years ago, we started the our version of Oscar weekend festivities. Over the years others have joined us for one or both days, but it’s not a thing without L3.  It has taken until this year for us to re-start and re-boot since covid.  We are back!

The festivities started on Saturday.  We gather together for a toast before heading over to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. We love to stop by the hotel for “champs” & cocktails, pictures, laughs and people watch. Tonight I caught a few people watching us.  We do cut an image.  Next we walk the few long blocks to our dinner reservation at Spago’s Beverly Hills.  I enjoy this place not simply for the delicious food and the people watching, but the hopes that Wolfgang Puck makes an appearance in the dining (even though he is prepping the Governor’s Ball official dinner party after the award show).  If Wolfgang is in the room, Lisa #3 being the extrovert of the group and a real foodie, she can get him to the table and engage with fun conversation. During dinner the wine & cocktails continued to flow along with the food. We spotted him, Wolfgang was in the area.  Lisa #3 did her thing.  Wolfgang even took a picture with us.  He is such a nice man.  Great Chef, but really nice person.

Far right, Wolfgang Puck

Sunday is for brunch at the Four Seasons Hotel.  Another great spot to catch a glimpse of Academy Awards show attendees.  With Daylight Savings falling on this weekend, Sunday became a challenge for all of us. It had been awhile since I’ve been there for brunch.  They change things up including the seating.  We used to sit in this particularly strategic spot. We weren’t just trying to see those joining for brunch; we wanted to catch a glimpse of those dressed and on their way to the Ceremony.  The “new-to-me” set up reserved that seating for those who were not having brunch.  Next year, I guess we will try the patio.

By the time I got home, the Ceremony was half over.  I was recording it so no worries. I was Oscar’d out and needed a nap.  For me the fun of the weekend is not necessarily about the Oscars.  It’s about the friends, the laughs, and camaraderie of Lisa3 and the others that join us that make the weekend worth the spend and sacrifice.  

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