The New York Observer » John Mayer http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:18:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Getting Sketchy at Saturday Night Live’s Once-Fabled Bash John Belushi it wasn't.

An hour after the weekly 3:30 a.m. text message spread like spitfire across New York, interns and set crew and assistants arrived at Professor Thom's, a sports bar in the East Village, with outfits assembled and the password for the door on the tips of their tongues. They had heard stories, Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/daily-transom/getting-sketchy-saturday-night-lives-once-fabled-bash GroupMe: In-App Chat Is In; John Mayer Jokes Are Out Employees at New York's buzzmagnet start-up GroupMe are masters of discipline! The company pushed major updates this morning exactly when they said they would, along with a new website that's straight from the computers on the spaceships of the future.

First, the app. What was yesterday a group text messaging and conference call app Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/tech/groupme-app-chat-john-mayer-jokes-are-out John Mayer, Katy Perry Agree: Tumblr Crushing Posterous West coast blogging platform Posterous started a scrap back in June when it launched a series of tools to help users move their content from "dying platforms" over to Posterous. Included on this list of moribund sites was New York based Tumblr, which has a lot in common with Posterous.

Both sites are a sort Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2010/media/valley-vs-alley-thanks-john-celebs-argee--tumblr-beats-posterous Look What the Web Dragged In: Teaching Robots to Lie and Other Modern Madness Nights grow cool. Leaves begin to turn. Fall is here and with it comes a shower of random web items, stuff you may want to know even if you don't want to use it. First and foremost we're discussing doing something terrible with robots. Then we'll explore the dark recesses of an artist's mysterious love-hate Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/look-what-web-dragged-teaching-robots-lie-and-other-modern-madness John Mayer and the Huffington Post Are Having a Catfight Poor Arianna. Hot-headed musician John Mayer has taken to Tumblr to blast her much-maligned Huffington Post. The singer is mad because the celebrity-gossip arm of the site published a story headlined "Are John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston BACK TOGETHER?" They quote John as saying to a crowd on Sunday, "I believe in second chances!" Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/john-mayer-and-emhuffington-postem-are-having-catfight Morning Memo: Madonna News Roundup; Lindsay Lohan’s Straight Answer; Jennifer Aniston Not Pregnant Madonna has been drawing complaints from her neighbors at Central Park West's Harperley Hall with her practicing at "all hours of the night." [Full Disclosure]

Meanwhile, sources claim that Alex Rodriguez has been telling ex- wife Cynthia that his affair with Madonna "is just a phase he is going through, and asking Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/o2/morning-memo-madonna-lindsay-lohan-jennifer-aniston Morning Memo: Madonna and Guy Ritchie Split; Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Back On; Ivanka Trump’s New Lunch Plans Madonna and Guy Ritchie have prepared a statement announcing that they plan to divorce. Silver lining? Madonna is reportedly planning to move back to New York! [NYDN] 

On-again: Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were seen together at La Esquina. [P6]  

A rep for Janet Jackson claims migraines are the reason she keeps Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/style/morning-memo-madonna-and-guy-ritchie-split-jennifer-aniston-and-john-mayer-back-ivanka-trump At a “Secret” Show, John Mayer Says He’s Been “Doing a Lot of Thinking” Late Tuesday evening, The Daily Transom headed to the Lower East Side, where John Mayer performed a "secret" midnight show at Mercury Lounge. Mr. Mayer was extremely loquacious between songs, but the notorious oversharer remained mum about Perez Hilton's recent allegations about him on Howard Stern's radio show. Mr. Mayer did, however, remark to Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/style/secret-show-john-mayer-says-hes-been-doing-lot-thinking Morning Memo: No New Baby for Madonna?; The Beatrice Inn’s Neighbors Speak Out; Who Owns AshleyDupre.com? Madonna's head flack Liz Rosenberg is insisting that the singer has no plans to adopt a three-year-old girl from Malawi in the near future, as had been reported. [

West Villagers--including Amy Sedaris--are opposing the renewal of Beatrice Inn's liquor license, citing issues with noise, smoking, drugs, and taxis the club brings to the neighborhood. [Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/style/morning-memo-aug-14 Morning Memo: Martha Blogs Perez; Gisele Makes $35 M. a Year Martha Stewart blogs, posts pictures of Perez Hilton at the White House Correspondents Dinner. [The Martha Blog via Daily Intel]

After Jessica Simpson cost Tony Romo a chance at the Superbowl, President Bush wants to send her to the Democratic National Convention. Sorry to ruin the fun Mr. President, but we don't Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/morning-memo-5-1-08 Celebrity Stumpers: John Mayer Has Room For Squares, Ron Paul Okay, so it’s not exactly a new stump speech. Or even a speech, really. (Heck, are these people even celebrities?) In any case, this ethanol-scented clip features singer John Mayer getting into a tiff with former Mac spokesman Justin Long. Whatever about? Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, of course—a politician Mr. Mayer is game Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/celebrity-stumpers-john-mayer-has-room-squares-ron-paul John Mayer: ‘I Fell Asleep With the Gay Network Logo On’ It looks like John Mayer had a good time last night at Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter’s Waverly Inn. As the 30-year-old crooner was leaving the exclusive West Village eatery, apparently alone, a TMZ videographer rolled as Mr. Mayer sounded off. In the midst of his rant, he accuses TMZ.com managing editor Harvey Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/john-mayer-i-fell-asleep-gay-network-logo John Mayer: “I’m Kind of a Douchebag” John Mayer has finally discovered this thing called the Internet. Last night in New York, in a move that could either feed the anti-Mayer fire or snuff it altogether, the singer was filmed by a TMZ videographer admitting that even he can’t stand John Mayer.

“I went on the Internet today, Read More

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