So the photographers have all of these rules of conduct and a serious pecking order depending on when you got there, how well-known and popular of a pap you are, and how nice your camera is. I have a mid-range camera with a flash that flips up. A freak accident involving voodoo, Niagara Falls and the band April Wine bent my camera so I can't attach an external flash. The pecking order is also kind of sexist. With no velvet rope to control us, everyone naturally formed a semi-circle around the celebrity, sometimes creating 2 rows, with the front row dropping down like the redcoats in shooting formation. We're shooting Baldwin, and all of a sudden a guy just walks right in front of all of us. I went, "Dude!" He went, "Whaaaat?" all defensive. I said, "Stand right in front if us, why don't you?" He said, You, with your flip flash! Don't tell me what to do, Flip Flashhhhh!!!!!!" Then he missed the shot because he was busy yelling at me and got even more pissed. Well, I got the shot anyways. (Elise Thompson )
On Saturday over a dozen teams including celebrities like Gene Simmons, Eva Longoria Parker, Bai Ling and Stephen Baldwin took off on an all-day race/scavenger hunt around Hollywood. The starting line for the rally was at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Clues led celebrity navigators and their rally drivers to six unique pit stops where they could earn points by competing in various challenges. Pit stops were at Universal Studios, The Americana, Dodger Stadium and other Los Angeles landmarks.
The Rally for Kids scavenger hunt raises funds for the fight against childhood cancer. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and PADRES Contra El Cáncer.
Team Wonderall with Shawn Sanford, Eva Longoria Parker/ Eric Winter placed first. Eva's husband, Tony came in 7th. Zack Levi came in at an impressive 4th place, Adam Rodriguez was 5th, Bai Ling came in only 13th. Gene Simmons is mysteriously missing from the finishers list. Maybe they stopped off to admire his impressive collection of KISS memorabilia and got distracted. Penelope Pitstop did not place either.
See a complete list of finishers after the jump, and check out our video of the starting line.
Team Wonderall, Shawn Sanford, Eva Longoria Parker/ Eric Winter, 1st
United Airlines, Eric Braxton, Rachel Smith/Conchita Leeflang, 2nd
Team Harmon, Winsor Harmon, Jacqueline McInnis Wood, 3rd
Team Arcade, Laura Easterlin and Rhonda Adams, Zack Levi, 4th
Team Anastasia, Anastasia Soare, Adam Rodriguez, 5th
Team Cobra, Michael Maas, Marla Maples, 6th
Team AN Catering/Crustacean, Hannah An, Tony Parker, 7th
Team Need 4 Speed.com, Rob Fenton, Maria Conchita Alonso, 8th
Team Voth (media), Jeff Voth, Jacob Vargas, 9th
Team Taghavi, Nima Taghavi, Mario, 10th
Team Henri, Tom Henri, Brenda Strong, 11th
Team LZ, Laurent Zilber, Nadine Velazquez, 12th
Team Black & White, Dan Darvish and Sam Zaman, Bai Ling, 13th
Team Doussett, Jean Doussett, Adrian Bellani, 14th





Bai Ling needs to down a few chili cheese burgers. Anorexia is so last century.
I know! Makes me miss Betty Paige even more.
What ever happened to women with curves?
I can't begin to tell you how many conversations I've had with women and girls who simply don't believe me when I say guys love curves. And seeing skeletal structure just makes me gag.
Cosmopolitan syndrome.
And beautiful non-European women suffer from it more than most.