December 4 – Aw, how sweet; Playboy bunnies visiting an army installation. Iraq? Afghanistan? Nope, this was in New York City, and the buxom babes weren’t entertaining the troops. For Playboy magazine’s 50th anniversary party at the Lexington Avenue armory, Hugh Hefner enlisted folks like hip-hoppers Tweet, Ashanti and Ja Rule, Patty Hearst, living Barbie doll Pamela Anderson, fashion designer Nicole Miller, actresses Gina Gershon and Lara Flynn Boyle (in town at the same time as ex love Jack Nicholson, whose new movie premiered the previous night), bigmouth baseball player John Rocker, racecar legend Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and, of course, lots of curvy women. Alas, there is no Playboy mansion in Manhattan, and those army folks are kind of stingy when it comes to amenities - we couldn’t find a hot tub, swimming pool or orgy room.