My Current Guilty Pleasure...Frederick Ecklund

I confess, I LOVE Bravo's Million Dollar Listing, NYC.  All the realtors are over the top in their lifestyles and presentation.  It is addictive.  Luis is like a modern day Puerto Rican Prince.  Ryan is just plain weird.  Fredrik is a flaming, histrionic, egomaniac.  But...Fredrik works his butt off.  Perhaps it is the editing of the material, but Fredrik is creative and dramatic and a consummate professional in the approaches he takes to sell his units at top $$$.  The other two  get involved in various stunts in trying to sell their units (a music video or a Roaring Twenties open house). Freddie seems to actually love and desire to show each unit in it's full glory and beauty.  He does his share of ass kissing, but ultimately treats his customers and other brokers with respect and holds them to an elevated level of honesty and  professionalism (except for the unfortunate episode when he was mentoring Luis).

The Everly Brothers-Who Knew?!

We went to a very nice wedding in a beautiful location this weekend, the Country Club Inn in Rangeley, Maine.  My partner's coworker got married (Third times the charm, fingers crossed. Six times if you add in the bride's previous marriages as well).

They had the band Aztec Two Step perform a private, intimate concert for us.  I had heard of the group before but never "heard" them.  They did a rendition of The Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me".  I was near sobbing about halfway into the first stanza.  I am still perplexed as to why.  I was just overcome with this pang of nostalgia...my folks, simpler times, true love and devotion. The sky was awash with the setting sun, we were all in this great Maine lodge, the ceremony had been simple, but honest, and the location was, in a word- stunning.

Oh, yeah...it had been open bar for about three hours.