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Celebrity Central Michael Musto runs his mouth, Tony Snow jams and Tucker Carlson takes a break from dancing BY JANET DONOVAN Color him explicit It's a good thing Michael Musto didn't perform at the Super Bowl, because the FCC would have raised indecency fines. He did perform at a recent book party at Nage, however, and it was a good thing. Washington could use a few laughs these days. The snarky columnist from The Village Voice has been slinging gossip for over 20 years and just released La Dolce Musto: Writings by the World's Most Outrageous Columnist. Hosted by Victoria Michael, Rob Capriccioso, Katherine Kennedy, Jeff Gannon and Keri Ann Meslar of Red Peg Marketing, guests included MSNBC's Tammy Haddad, David Bass of Qorvis, Miss D.C. Kate Michael, and Newschannel 8's Pamela Brown. "I'm really here to promote my book," Musto said, "but would you like me to read some poetry by Suzanne Somers?" The author, who covered his own party, did it best: "I became surrounded by mouthy media and tanked twinks. The twinks then followed me in a huge conga line around Dupont Circle, formerly 'the fruit loop,' as we mourned the fact that a new stadium in town has caused the demolition of nine gay bars." Ann Coulter was nowhere in sight. And the winner is? Tony Snow: White House press secretary, former Fox News commentator, Washington Times reporter and everyone's favorite Republican, who was honored at the Great Comebacks Gala for his inspirational recovery from intestinal disease. Snow applauded "the technologies that were available that have me standing behind the podium today." But a gloom and doom party it wasn't. Secretly lurking backstage were his fellow band members, choked up but ready to roll. An avid musician who plays the flute, saxophone and guitar, Snow picked up with his Beats Workin' group and carried on. No stranger to fame, he counts among his credits playing with bona fide rock stars including Skunk Baxter (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan) and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. He has also been featured on an episode of VH1 Classic's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. While his wife Jill and children attended, guests were grateful that his three dogs, a cat and three guinea pigs did not. Tony was grateful that David Gregory didn't either. Clandestine affairs Fortunately, the Patriot Act is undergoing review; some Canadian guests at the book party for Andrew Cockburn at the Georgetown home of Polly Kraft were inclined to whisper. Guests assured them they weren't being spied on although they couldn't guarantee it, since Cockburn's book is titled Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Considering his previous titles include Dangerous Liaison; Out of the Ashes and The Threat, it's safe to say that he is at least giving the FBI database folks a major headache. Taking a chance were George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth, Kitty Kelley, George Stevens Jr., Howard Fineman and Margaret Carlson. There he goes again "Dancing with the Stars" competitor and MSNBC Host Tucker Carlson was at it again, this time in the form of a "power lunch" bidding competition with colleagues Jake Tapper (ABC News National correspondent) and Jessica Yellin (ABC White House Correspondent) to benefit Horton's Kids, which provides comprehensive services to the children of Anacostia. Held at the home of Gloria Dittus on March 8th, Karin Walser, the group's founder, was clear in her message: "There are an enormous number of children living in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol Building who lack very basic services. There is so much we can do to help them, and this auction is a great example of how we can work together to make a difference." Too bad Gloria's art wasn't up for auction. Her fabulous collection, mostly obtained in Paris many years ago, is worth a fortune now but she wouldn't dream of selling. Like most collectors, she has a story for every piece - and a few were revealed to guests during a story telling session. Eying but not buying were Brett Baier, White House Correspondent for Fox News; and BET founder Bob Johnson, dapper and in an unusually good mood. We didn't ask.
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