At last night's BlackBook party for Steve Lewis at Aspen Social, our excellent video correspondent Liz Glover spoke with the man himself for a minute or three. On tap: the design of Aspen Social, the forthcoming relaunch of Webster Hall, Steve's time in the clink, and his views on the coming good times.

To conclude our Fashion Week video coverage -- ably provided by Liz Glover and Dawne Langford -- here's a fey fellow named Flavio to heap praise on the proceedings, followed by thoughtful words from one Ronnie regarding the future of our Republic. Listen well, reason deeply, and then go out tonight to drink the pain away.

So yes, our videographer Liz Glover has a certain history with Vincent Gallo. And though things began civilly enough, things degenerated when -- all in good fun! -- Liz made a crack about Gallo's leather jacket, asking if it was in fact pleather. Let the record reflect we are in no way insinuating that Vincent Gallo would wear a pleather jacket! Quite the opposite in fact. Nevertheless, the jibe inspired Gallo's ire: "If you print that [Ed. note: 'print'?], I will track you down and make you wish you had never been born." Harsh! But Liz's daddy was a Green Beret, so she's not afeared. Hit the jump to relish the tender exchange.

It's true! At yesterday's grand re-opening of the 1407 Broadway building, BlackBook videographile Liz Glover convinced America's Next Top Model winners Jaslene Gonzalez and CariDee English to eat a chocolate bar on camera. Well, they nibbled at it a bit, and it's possible they palmed it. But it's the thought that counts. Also some modeling advice and other positive messaging.

After the door, comes the floor -- BlackBook's Liz Glover works the front-rowsters at yesterday's Anna Sui show. There's Olympic swimmer Ryan "Not Michael Phelps" Lochte, Brit singer critter Roisin Murphy, IMG's Fern Mallis, filmmaker waif Sofia Coppola, and ... Vincent Gallo? "I am the President," he declares. He's still excited by Sarah Palin: "She seems like a really beautiful person, and I think her family is really beautiful and handsome ..." Bonus Hillary Clinton slam at the end.

Intrepid, layringital BlackBook videographer Liz Glover spent time out front of yesterday's Anna Sui show, encountering this happy creature worthy of a solo clip (absent the short bit with the dude at the end). Coming up: Vincent Gallo on Sarah Palin.

Amusing clip from designer and culture jamma Russell Simmons (and attendees Petra Nemcova, Scary Spice, and Lil Bow Wow) at his Argyle Culture show during New York Fashion Week, shot by our pal Liz Glover. Enjoy. (Another clip from the same show is up too, if you're still not sated.) Note: "free delicious Rose's Mojito Cocktails" were served, according to a helpful PR person.

My mother's partially to blame for Heather joining the sideshow. Heather Ramon, my childhood friend and fellow Girl Scout, is now known as Heather Holliday, the sword-swallowing starlet of Coney Island's freak show, "Sideshows by the Seashore". Miss Holiday has mastered the art of effortlessly devouring 28 inches of cold steel to the very bottom of her throat. As she explains to her audience, "All you need is saliva, no lubrication required." Of course, you'll want to see the video.

Last Saturday, we attended the 133rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with writer John Clarke Jr. (see full report here), we observed, reported, mixed, mingled and sampled Black-Eyed Susans. It was hard not to feel we had entered an alternate universe (think The Wire meets National Velvet). The differences between the two worlds of a Triple Crown horse race and the surrounding circus were staggering. Hit the jump for our video trip through the "Freakness," including local wisdom, impromptu interpretive dance, jockey underwear issues, and shopping cart races.