The Greeks have a word for it. It’s called partying. Biden and his wife (and enough with her teenage sleeveless shift dresses) hit Father Alex’s Greek Orthodox party in DC. Ditto Nancy Pelosi. Why? They serve better ouzo? No, better contributions. Their home country’s in the toilet, but their native ship owners aren’t.
FROM a big 22-karat DC partygiver: “In four years, we’re renting the entire Verizon Center for Hillary’s inaugural ball.”
WASHINGTON’s quiet, and we’ve already dredged up the answer to: “Name a bass hole, a gas hole and a US senator,” so on to warmer climates. Next month former ambassador Mary Ourisman chairs Palm Beach’s Red Cross Ball. This week sculptor Kevin McHugh’s doing something for something else in Miami’s Avant Gallery . . . Meanwhile, NYC retains its elegance. A burlesque show, Broadway Bares, at XL Nightclub the 27th doing an AIDS benefit.
REESE Witherspoon, basically movieless right now, might be cooking up a TV idea? A reality “Sex and the City” ensemble-type operation about wives in New York? Might Harvey Weinstein be involved? My 20/20 hearing picked up whispers. Nobody’s talking. But should this great idea be so? Reese Witherspoon on television. What could be next? Radio?
SO are tender warm love-me-love-me-not Valentine gifts being prepped? Like vanilla fragrance Taken now being sniffed by Kirstie Alley and Melanie Griffith? No. Sensual romantic Channel 1 anchor Pat Kiernan’s taking the family skiing . . . He could consider feeding them at 82nd & First’s Il Tesoro restaurant, whose A.J. Black owner/chef has a Sicilian mom, Jewish dad and serves great Italian food.
SUNDANCE. Bill Pullman, Billy Baldwin, Adrian Grenier were at the StyleCaster party . . . Grand Ole Oprah note. Although that great Lance Armstrong sit-down fizzled after one hour, it should enhance her network, which is harder to find than if she stuck it behind her behind . . . Gstaad residents saying staff vacuumed Valentino’s driveway before Anne Hathaway arrived.
MADONNA. Strict with daughter Lourdes, who is taking snowboarding lessons and is demanded to be home by 1 a.m. Mommy’s new boyfriend, so young his own mother won’t let him cross the street alone, is Brahim Zaibat. Will she ever marry again? Answer: “Yes, I will.” Master Brahim is 24ish. Right age to date Jennifer Lopez, whose beau, dancer Casper Smart, is barely over 24.
JESSICA Biel wants to work with husband J. Timberlake and have him direct her in a movie . . . Robert Pattinson: “I forgive. I won’t forget.”. . . Helen Mirren, so great as Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock in the new film about him: “I once auditioned for Hitchcock. The role was horrible. I didn’t like him — or his wife.”
KID stuff: Jennifer (Mrs. Ben Affleck) Garner, who has three young ’uns: “I’m done. No more. My husband should be named Wonder Sperm.”. . . Josh Duhamel’s wife, Fergie: “This may be the year we think about having children.”. . . David Beckham, daddy to a chorus line of little ones: “Not over yet. I’d like two more. I’m great at changing nappies.”. . . Megan Fox about infant Noah: “Now that I’m a mother, I’ll rethink my roles. I don’t want my kids to see me in raunchy parts.”
PATRICK “Dr. McDreamy” Dempsey bikes to cope with the stress of Hollywood. His goal is 100 miles. “I’ve shaved my legs to help the speed,” he says. “I may give up sex and go celibate.”. . . Kristen “House of Lies” Bell insisting she’ll eat pancakes if she wants to and, “I’m saving for that rainy day so if my career ends tomorrow I’m OK.”
MARK Sanford, South Carolina’s ex Gov who lied about hiking the Appalachian Trail to cheat on his wife in Argentina? Who either couldn’t nail a local bimbette or doesn’t believe the Made in America label? In the mold of Spitzer, Weiner, Schwarzenegger and Newt Gingrich, he’s trying a comeback and wants into Congress. Great idea. Next up, Madoff will give knitting lessons in the can.
NEIL Koenigsberg co-founded the p.r. firm PMK. His new career’s playwriting, and next month his “Off the King’s Road” opens at Theater for the New City . . . Why Keith Urban accepted judging on “Idol”: “To stop the usual cheesy crap around kids starting out.” Nicole Kidman’s mate is doing social work . . . Secret Service code names: Nixon: Searchlight; Reagan: Rawhide, Clinton: Eagle; JFK: Lancer.
AUTHOR Bruce Littlefield, an eyewitness, saw Daniel Craig’s tush at the Ridge Gym in Stone Ridge. Stripping off clothes in the weight room, Craig accidentally pulled down his pants. Despite wide-eyed gawkers, 007 simply hitched up his drawers and began heaving and pumping. Afterward, he and the missus Rachel Weisz split in a big black Ford truck.
Only in New York, kids, only in New York.