What I Did in Los Angeles
I recently returned from an exciting trip to Los Angeles, where I made several appearances. First on the agenda was attending the Adobe MAX Conference, where I introduced Martha Stewart Living’s very first issue of our magazine in digital format for the iPad. We have been working closely with Adobe on its development and it has been a really exciting project. Look for it in the very near future. I hope you enjoy this blog of my time in Los Angeles. It was action packed!
- At 9:30am, when the Adobe MAX was about to begin, I posed with a couple of makeup artists just before going on stage.
- The Nokia Theater was packed.
- Kevin Lynch – You can see me on the screen above his head taking this photo.
- These fellows, who are Adobe workers, were going around the audience putting live feed on the big screen.
- Mike Lazaridis – President and Co-Chief Executive Officer Research In Motion of RIM BlackBerry showing off a new prototype
- Here I am with Shantanu Narayen – President and CEO of Adobe
- At 12:30pm, after the Adobe MAX lunch, we left for the NBC Studios and drove past the Walt Disney Concert hall, home of the LA Philharmonic.
- Sheathed in stainless steel, the hall covers more than four acres and houses four performance arenas.
- This extraordinary venue is both a visual and acoustical triumph.
- Designed by Frank Gehry, it is one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world.
- A view of sprawling downtown Los Angeles
- Here we are arriving for a 1:00pm rehearsal at the NBC studios for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
- On the set of The Tonight Show being a bit silly wearing Judy Morris glasses
- The set was dressed for a ghoulish Halloween demonstration.
- Including real chicken feet and pig trotters
- There was even a cow’s tongue.
- I love gilded pumpkins!
- Tracie Fiss, a co-producer of The Tonight Show reaches in. The vampire silhouette in the back is from the Martha Stewart collection at Grandinroad. http://www.grandinroad.com/jump.jsp?itemID=163&itemType=HOME_PAGE
- Judy Morris, sans glasses, styles a goblet of slime.
- Susan Magrino, Tracie Fiss, and I pose together.
- A closeup of the slime
- The audience seats
- At 2:20pm, we were picked up by a golf cart in front of Stage 9 and transported across the lot to the set of Access Hollywood.
- I demonstrated decorating pumpkins using Martha Stewart Living Paint, available at Home Depot. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=BP_MSL_Paint&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
- I also used my great glitter from Michaels. http://www.michaels.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts%C2%AE-Fine-Glitter/pc0898,default,pd.html
- With co-hosts of Access Hollywood – Kit Hoover and Billy Bush
- 4:00pm – Dressed in my Halloween attire – an Yves Saint Laurent Leopard Blouse for the taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. I also had my yellow contact lenses on.
- Saying hello to my good friend, Matt Lauer, who was also on the show.
- It’s showtime!
- At 5:15pm, we were whisked off to the set of Dancing With The Stars, where we had VIP seating.
- Deena Katz – senior talent producer on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars
- Audience members Jamie Lee Curtis and Melanie Griffith
- Tom Bergeron – Host of Dancing With the Stars with contestants.
- More contestants – including Bristol Palin and Brandy
- Here I am with Florence Henderson, a former contestant.
- Erin Andrews – ESPN sportscaster and me
- 8:00pm – Dinner at Osteria Mozza, http://www.mozza-la.com/ the fantastic restaurant of Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich – this is a beautiful salad of little gem lettuces with hazelnuts, bacon, gorgonzola dolce, and egg.
- Another really yummy antipasti of red endive, fennel & Parmigiano Reggiano with anchovy date dressing
- Fellow diner, Robin Williams, came to our table to say hello.
- 9:00am on Tuesday – At my interview at KTLA Morning News, Krispy Kreme Donuts supplied the colorful Halloween treats.
- Posing with KTLA anchor Jessica Holmes
- And with anchor Megan Henderson
- 9:50am, after driving for thirty minutes in LA traffic – on the set of E! The Soup
- With host Joel McHale
- 11:40am – meet & greet with Hallmark Channel employees/clients from Charter Communications – Michelle Vicary, Del Heintz, me, Chris Bailey, Marvin Dorson
- Lunch at Morton’s Steakhouse with Charter Communications’ customer loyalty program “Live It With Charter” – Here I am with Karen Nelson, Leslie Raybon, and Angela Cuomo.
- The cover is made up of 180 time-lapse photos of an unfurling peony from my garden.
- I introduced our new digital issue, celebrating twenty years of Martha Stewart Living Magazine.
- Here I am with Kevin Lynch – Chief Technology Officer of Adobe.
- With this digital magazine, you can do all sorts of amazing things, such as swiping your way through a stunning panorama of my farm.
- You can even take an exciting virtual journey to Alaska’s scenic Copper River.