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Beijing Olympics Celebrity Watch – August 19 (Phelps, Hamish & Andy, and more)

August 19th, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized

As Fletch notes, it is good to see high-profile athletes getting beyond national houses and corporate events, and getting into the general nightlife scene – as witnessed at China Doll 3.3 last night (hat tips to 8 Songs, Fletch, and MD). Recent sightings:

Michael Phelps and other US Olympic gold medalists – China Doll

Dirk Nowitzki and the German basketball team (sans Chris Kaman) – China Doll

Michael Phelps’ cigar – China Doll

Hamish and Andy – Hilton Hotel

Diego Maradona – Basketball stadium

President of Indonesia – Gymnastics Stadium

Princess Anne – Gymnastics Stadium

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* The highlight: The exuberance of Phelps, the only athlete to win eight gold medals at one Olympics, when he saw Nowitzki enter. During the night, he kept announcing, “Dirk in the house!”

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See also: Beijing Olympics Celebrity Watch: August 7, August 10, August 11, August 12, August 14, August 17, August 18, Jared Leto special edition, and Evander Holyfield special edition.

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6 comments

6 Comments so far

  1. badr August 19th, 2008 6:04 pm

    looks like china doll is winning the Celebrity competition by far.

  2. m-dawg August 20th, 2008 9:43 am

    Were the ceilings high enough for the basketball dudes in China Doll? And which China Doll are you talking about?

    PS I saw Peter O’Toole buying tickets in Jianwai Soho.

    However, it was the Peter O’Toole of the early 1960s, circa Laurence of Arabia, so either he’s been going for some serious botox treatments or it’s his genetically cloned son

  3. Daniel LaRusso August 20th, 2008 1:52 pm

    Boyce: any more sightings of Pauly Shore’s brother/lookalike?

    Best Pauly Shore movie = Encino Man

  4. Vizon August 20th, 2008 8:46 pm

    @ m-dawg
    They were in the new China Doll at 3.3, in the VIP room.

    Phelps shouted “Dirk in the house!”for many times. Phelps and other American guys left around 4 AM. Nowitzki was still there when I left after 5 AM.

    There’re lots of other athletes outside the VIP room, like the Angola basketball team etc.

  5. boyce August 20th, 2008 11:53 pm

    @ Daniel,

    No. It all seems like a dream to me now.

    @ Vison,

    Yeah, that “Dirk in the house” yell elicited many a smile and a giggle from the people around me.

    Cheers, Boyce

  6. me September 3rd, 2008 2:37 am

    where were two olypic sightings D: i need help HELP!!!!

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