There are so many celebrity cameos in the upcoming second Sex and the City movie – Liza Minnelli, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus – that when Bette Midler showed up on the set, nobody was surprised. However, the Divine Miss M wasn’t there to tape a scene. She was there to visit her daughter Sophie, who worked a stint as a production assistant on the movie. “It was a big thrill for her,” Midler told E! Online. “[Sophie] had a great time. She loves the business.”
Some internet searching makes me kind of love Sophie – she graduated from Yale, where she majored in Sociology and learned to speak fluent Mandarin. How many celebrity kids not only go to college but enjoy learning? Plus she and her mom look super cute together.
This morning while waiting for my bagel, a song came on the radio. It’s a catchy oldies tune that I’ve always liked called “Take a Letter, Maria.” Then, as I was singing along in my head, I realized something: the song is about an assistant – well, a secretary, but you get the idea. Basically, the storyline is that this guy finds out that his wife is cheating on him and starts dictating a letter to his secretary. While he’s dictating the letter (which is going to his lawyer, presumably so they can start divorce proceedings), he pours his heart out to the secretary, Maria, and by the end of the song has asked her out to dinner.
Here’s the thing – obviously it’s hard to glean this sort of backstory from a two and a half minute long song, but is the ending romantic or creepy? I mean, it could go either way. Maybe Maria had been secretly pining for her boss, but it took his wife’s infidelity to get him to notice how awesome Maria was. Or it’s possible that the boss was just depressed and looking for affection and Maria just happened to be there. Anyway, one thing is clear – I spent entirely too much time thinking about this song today. And, possibly, I spend too much time thinking about assistants in general, but, hey, I like my job.
Here’s the song so you can listen for yourself, and if you’re not able to watch video you can check out the lyrics.
There are so many celebrity cameos in the upcoming second Sex and the City movie – Liza Minnelli, Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus – that when Bette Midler showed up on the set, nobody was surprised. However, the Divine Miss M wasn’t there to tape a scene. She was there to visit her daughter Sophie, who worked a stint as a production assistant on the movie. “It was a big thrill for her,” Midler told E! Online. “[Sophie] had a great time. She loves the business.”
