Honoree Darren Criss, of Glee fame, attends the Time 100 gala party in NYC

The Time 100 issue featuring the Most Influential People ever – of this past year – rolled around with their annual gala showcasing their long ass list of honorees at the Time Warner building in NYC.  A potpourri of luminaries from politicians to the world of celebrities and do-gooders.  No one is left out.  And with that comes an avalanche of folks you fnd yourself asking ‘who the hell is that?’ when they make their way down the carpet.  Don’t judge – you would likely be in the same boat for half, if not more than we are…  But we weren’t totally out of the know – cuz big & small screen personalities we know!  Darren Criss – who is set to have his own Glee spin-off on the horizon, Chris Colfer, Mark Wahlberg, Kerry Washington, Blake Lively (we asked the same thing…), Amy Poehler, Carmelo Anthony & Lala Vazquez, Gov. Chris Christie, Mayor Cory Booker, Harvey Weinstein, Christiane Amanpour, Brian Williams, Rain, Aziz Ansari and Takeshi Kanno – to name a few.

You may be asking yourselves ‘did they schedule the event early this year?’  (It could happen.)  Well that is true.  This years event was finally scheduled a whole week ahead of the famed Met Gala which generally usurps all coverage of the event.  And good thing too, cuz this years’ museum fete coincides with another event – a certain touted wedding of the century – which is on a constant countdown.  So perhaps its the best decision the powers at be could have made to garner a bit of attention for this momentous shindig.

We haven’t concluded reading thru the mag but are widely surprised – almost as much as Lively making the list – that the royals aren’t mentioned in there some where.  God only knows a certain numbe of tabloid TV shows are still going at shoving that damn wedding down America’s throat like it was a hillbilly that balding heir and one-time pretty boy was marrying and not some bland British girl who wears ugly hats.

Back on the Time 100 front…  The event has gotten so big that it comes with three – yes, that is right – three step-and-repeat sections.  And they still run out of room!  Ain’t that some shit?

Well, we are just thankful to have been afforded a spot!  Its as rewarding to us as if we were named in the prestigious publication itself.

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