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MATCH POINTS: The juxtaposition of Ralph Lauren, Woody Allen and Russell Crowe seated inches away from each other at the Wimbledon men’s final Sunday amused even those who were riveted by the Federer-Roddick match, as bloggers and Tweeters wondered what they might say to each other. On ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” host Mike Wilbon and guest host Dan LeBatard were asked which of the celebrities they would have wanted to sit next to, including Henry Kissinger, who was also there.
“You know, if I’m talking to Kissinger, we’re just talking about something 30 years ago, when I was like in high school,” said Wilbon. “I don’t think I would have had that much to say to Kissinger. Russell Crowe would try to hit you, you know with a cell phone or something. Woody Allen — please, he just frightens me. I would want to sit next to Ralph Lauren. We can talk about fashion. I might get him to give me some freebies at one of his stores back in the US…”
LeBatard cut in: “How superficial are you? You could talk to Kissinger about a little thing called history. Or you could talk to Ralph Lauren about jackets, about fabric? What are you going to talk to Ralph Lauren about?” To which Wilbon replied, “You need to talk to Ralph Lauren, clearly, LeBatard! You need to get some linens and some silks, get rid of that cotton you’re wearing down there in South Beach.”
Said LeBatard indignantly, “This is Armani!”
— Irin Carmon
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