A friend of a friend’s
Hollywood Hills mansion
Hollywood Hills, CA
Finding the location to one might be tricky, but if you drive around Mulholland Drive or any street that ends with ‘Canyon,’ you will most likely happen upon a multi-million dollar home hosting an evening soiree.
Apart from the A-list celebrities, and with the big exception of the Playboy mansion, parties such as these are surprisingly easy to get into. Since it is common lingo in LA to be invited by ‘a friend of a friend,’ if you’re dressed tastefully, it’s pretty easy to jump into a party and act like you belong. Keep in mind that a lot of these parties are tied to political fund raisers (almost always democratic), charity events (usually cancer), or art openings (generally exhibiting shitty art).
While many of these parties are held by people who work in the ‘industry,’ I’d take this claim with a grain of salt. Probably 75% of the people living in these homes have other means of income (trust fund babies, selling drugs, working the corner of Hollywood/Highland). This is probably not the best place to make connections or sell your script, but it is a GREAT place to score in the food/drink/drugs arena.
The food selection at a Hollywood Hills mansion party is better than any other. Most of them are catered by a swanky Hollywood restaurant, and some of these parties even have servers walking around with silver platters of hors d’oeuvre. The classier parties are limited to wine and champagne, but younger mansion-owners will have a fully stocked wet bar. At almost all homes, lines of coke are offered freely.
I have yet to find love (or anything remotely resembling love) at one of these parties. They always look so promising, speckled with rich attendees, men with successful careers, and the well-dressed Hollywood elite. But after five minutes of conversation with a fellow party-goer, the emotional baggage, easily identifiable as narcissistic personality disorder, will make any normal person run the other way.
The Breakdown
Men: Great place to sniff, sex it up, and split. Artificially enhanced women abound.
Women: Dress up, stroke some egos, drink champagne, but don’t count on finding Mr. Right here. Exception – women looking to become mistresses – these parties are a goldmine.
Tags: Hollywood, House Party, The Rich and Famous
