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Thursday, December 6, 2007

“Seattle’s Premier Couple”

posted by on December 6 at 14:11 PM

Who knew we even had one?

Meet local bloggers-about-town Barbi & Nathaniel Hollywood, a.k.a. NATHARBI:

Serendipity reigns when a dandy meets a quantrelle and a nouveau celebrity couple takes over Seattle.

Likes: cravats, Pigs on Parade, selves.

Dislikes: dead fourteen-year-old hikers, not being dandy.

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1

It's little gems like these that remind me why I have such a big girl crush on you, Lindy.

Posted by jewritto | December 6, 2007 2:39 PM
2

That makes my ovaries ache.

Posted by It's Mark Mitchell | December 6, 2007 2:40 PM
3

Random, I went to high school 11 years ago with the chick in her company picnic blog.
Well, when her husband falls off a cliff during one of their hikes and it's on the news we all know what to do...

Posted by D | December 6, 2007 2:43 PM
4

The pursuit of Twinkies doesn't seem to pass them by either.

Posted by laterite | December 6, 2007 2:46 PM
5

they are just too fabulous.

Posted by ellarosa | December 6, 2007 2:47 PM
6

Jealous much Heather? Feel free to log on to my page and criticize.

http://gofuckurself.blogspot.com

Posted by left coast | December 6, 2007 2:48 PM
7

Oh, like Bennifer à la Gigli?

Posted by Nick | December 6, 2007 2:49 PM
8

Also, I am in love with their high end fashion taste. His Tommy Bahama inspired short sleeve shirts and her mom jeans and circa 1995 crocheted cardigans are just too too.

Posted by jewritto | December 6, 2007 2:51 PM
9

What the hell? They link to Pamela Sitt? They link to THIS: http://www.chatwithwomen.com/index.php ? LOOK AT THAT!

And "cry me a river" about a boy who fell off a cliff?

And for someone who's into "30s and 40s fashion", she sure wears a lot of fleece and sleeveless Ts.

What universe is this?

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 2:53 PM
10

TYPO ALERT! That is *SO* not premier.


"When we got to the top we saw a dedication plaque to a kid you died falling off the cliff. "

Posted by Lake | December 6, 2007 2:53 PM
11

They like Pigs on Parade and the Girl About Town, thats not a good sign.

Posted by blaire | December 6, 2007 2:59 PM
12

@9: Yeah, I took out the Pamela Sitt reference because I can't find it, and I think I must have just misread something. But still.

Posted by Lindy | December 6, 2007 3:00 PM
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Posted by potatoeses | December 6, 2007 3:03 PM
14

Uh, barf.

Posted by Mittens Schrodinger | December 6, 2007 3:10 PM
15

Yawn...call me when they start a poly ring with Chris Crocker.

Wait. On second thought, don't.

Posted by Ziggity | December 6, 2007 3:11 PM
16

Speaking of aching ovaries....

They both appear to like bouncy castles.

http://www.insertcredit.com/archives/news/102007/notforchildren2.jpg

Posted by NapoleonXIV | December 6, 2007 3:14 PM
17

@13

They are so ~artistic~

Posted by Lake | December 6, 2007 3:15 PM
18

I didn't know these people existed, and I was happy that way. Why did you have to ruin it?

Posted by Greg | December 6, 2007 3:19 PM
19

What the fuck is a quantrelle? Anyone??? The bobble-headed blond keeps calling chicks quantrelles, including herself, and I can't find a solid definition of the word anywhere.

I suspect if there is a definition, it will make me heave.

Posted by cienna | December 6, 2007 3:19 PM
20

I tried to post on their blog, but surprise it's moderated.

I think we can at least be blessed that due to his probable homosexuality they won't be bredding. Even if he is straight (hah) she wouldn't do 'that' anyway as it might mess up her hair.

Posted by Malcolm in Sydney | December 6, 2007 3:20 PM
21

@19: to answer your question, i think it is also a typo ala "..."cry you a river" and she means "chantrelle" which is a mushroom and (i predict) the hot new new name for gerry-springer types to inflict their daughters. just kidding. but it could happen.

Posted by ellarosa | December 6, 2007 3:28 PM
22

@19 - Closest thing I could find was "Quantrill" - the name of a Confederate guerilla notorious for wanton killings of Indians. Judging by the general tastelessness of the blog as a whole, I would wager that's what she's referring to.

Posted by Hernandez | December 6, 2007 3:29 PM
23

The Pamela Sitt connection: the Times confusingly has two features named "Girl About Town" -- one is the Sunday column by Pamela Sitt, the other is a "reader blog" by something called "Darnell Sue". The happy doll couple link to the latter.

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 3:29 PM
24

cienna! get this--i think it's a typo for "quaintrelle," which according to wikipedia, is the female equivalent of a dandy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy

Posted by angela garbes | December 6, 2007 3:31 PM
25

Oh JFC, someone stole my fictional blog page. You people are pathetic. I think the D list is the bottom rung, and destroying ordinary people's pages is a little sad. Go make fun of the blair warner website if you need something to do. She loves scrapbooking and Jesus.

ww.lisawhelchel.com/journal/index.html

Posted by left coast | December 6, 2007 3:31 PM
26

Dandy Boy should avoid wearing shorts

Posted by Jimmy Legs | December 6, 2007 3:31 PM
27

The fucker wears SPATS to social events like the Opera. Made especially for him by his seamstress. In avant garde colors like mustard yellow.

It's "characters" like him that make me want to wear the same JC Penney suit every day of my life from here on out.

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 3:32 PM
28

@19 it's mispelled--should be quaintrelle. According to wikipedia: "A quaintrelle is the female equivalent of a dandy."

Posted by Mittens Schrodinger | December 6, 2007 3:33 PM
29

Can I give you a hug? This is the most delicious site I've seen since I-don't-know when. In full disclosure, I know someone who dated Nathaniel Hollywood (not his real name, can you imagine?) and well...

Did you know that he is also a Dating Guru?

Posted by notdandi | December 6, 2007 3:35 PM
30

@23-- One is The Times, and one is the PI. Thanks anyway, though.

Posted by Nice Try | December 6, 2007 3:35 PM
31

Mystery solved. He's the Seattle Spin guy. Seattle Spin is a remarkably flaccid "email newsletter" about unexciting goings-on in the city. I remember them quite well, for a series of incidents early in their history when they decided to spam the motherfucking hell out of the whole world to get their product noticed, and couldn't quite grasp the concept of "unsubscribing".

There's a hideous photo of a drag queen on their web page for some reason. http://www.seattlespin.net/

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 3:46 PM
32

"The (El Goucho) piano player did not know the Snoopy song. This should be the first interview question for any lounge piano player, knowing the Snoopy song should a mandatory job requirement."

I think my eyes just rolled out of my head...

Posted by Jimmy Legs | December 6, 2007 3:49 PM
33

@31. Ugh. Somebody get that guy a web dev pronto. My grandmothers do-it-yourself AOL family tree page is more professionally laid out than that.

Posted by jewritto | December 6, 2007 3:51 PM
34

I thought Seattle's premier couple was Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili.

Posted by kebabs | December 6, 2007 3:58 PM
35

@31 and the seattle spin is located one block away from the stranger.....

1510 NE 11th Avenue Seattle, WA 98045

that dandy is well within your grasp lindy.

Posted by doug | December 6, 2007 3:59 PM
36

In addition to Seattle Spin, he also runs something called "Model Search TV" and the author of "How to Ask Gorgeous Women Out."
Also, he's a Miata enthusiast. Nuff said.

Posted by notdandi | December 6, 2007 4:00 PM
37

@27: Hey, spats are awesome. The fact that this idiot wears them, not so much. And yellow? God, somebody shoot him already.

Posted by Greg | December 6, 2007 4:03 PM
38

Miata? Wonder if he knows Bill Nye.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | December 6, 2007 4:05 PM
39

I am in love! IN LOVE! Please, if anyone spots this Natharbi thing in real life, take photos and post them to the Stranger's Flickr. I want to see their silly mugs shopping at Costco, pumping gas, and picking up their dog's shit.

Posted by Amy Kate Horn | December 6, 2007 4:06 PM
40

oh thank god it means female dandy, and not something to do with pussy freshness as I feared...

Posted by el ganador | December 6, 2007 4:06 PM
41

Look up "shallow" in the dictionary and you find these two.

Posted by Lake | December 6, 2007 4:07 PM
42

He's a block away. Send the public intern after him. Though I suspect it's Barbi you really want; their blog drips female honeydew. Well, maybe that's him, I dunno.

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 4:12 PM
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@41

My first sock puppet! I'm sorta flattered.

Posted by Lake | December 6, 2007 4:29 PM
44

@25, left coast:
Sorry, but if you style yourselves Seattle's "nouveau celebrity couple," you're obviously DYING to be talked about. And if you say some heartless shit about somebody's dead kid, then I don't even feel bad for making fun of you.

Re: Pamela Sitt, that's confusing. One girl about town is too many.

Posted by Lindy | December 6, 2007 4:37 PM
45

#10--

And then there's "Nathaniel road my bike."

Her name isn't Barbi for nothing.

Posted by notdandi | December 6, 2007 4:45 PM
46

There's THREE Girls About Town now -- Seattle Spin is starting one, another email newsletter, for "Stylish xx for Seattle fashionistas", whatever the hell that means. The Darnell Sue one is a friend of theirs -- they appear to do quite a bit of mutual blogrolling -- so maybe it's the same person. I don't know. I don't want to know.

I do however want to know if Barbi Hollywood, like her namesake and apparent idol (she's very keen), has no nipples or genitalia.

Posted by Fnarf | December 6, 2007 4:48 PM
47

I think I'm going to be sick.

Posted by homage to me | December 6, 2007 4:57 PM
48

@35 & 42: We're 11th Ave, not NE 11th Ave.

Posted by annie | December 6, 2007 5:01 PM
49

There is no 1510 NE 11th ave.

Posted by F | December 6, 2007 5:09 PM
50

Also, 98045 is in North Bend.

Posted by F | December 6, 2007 5:11 PM
51

Check out their "First Date" (March 2007). More importantly, note Dandy Man's PINK shirt. Just like Fashion Jkeans Ken: http://www.manbehindthedoll.com/fashionjeans.htm.

Posted by Frentic | December 6, 2007 5:19 PM
52

Oops. I mean June. But the Ken comment stands without error.

Posted by Frentic | December 6, 2007 5:22 PM
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Posted by giannissima | December 6, 2007 9:23 PM
54

"We got so caught up in the gift giving moment we forgot to take photos."

Nooooooooooooooooooo

Posted by giannissima | December 6, 2007 9:30 PM
55

nate hollywood has THE SAME FACIAL EXPRESSION in every damn picture--that toothy, wide-mouthed grin.

Posted by jz | December 6, 2007 9:49 PM
56

these people are tasteless, charmless, vulgar morons. they misspell capitol hill. they don't know what serendipity means. they are ugly.

the gall.

Posted by josef | December 7, 2007 1:24 PM
57

This display of self-aggrandizement is really just their pathetic plea for insecurity driven attention and recognition. I know this Hollywood character. He's a blatant narcissist and superficial social climber. Only, he doesn't know that everyone can see him coming from a mile away. And his new girlfriend is just a brainless "barbi" doll, who can't see through his hubris and actually embraces it. I can't believe she has started going by that repulsive fake last name "Hollywood". Sad day when this is Seattle's "premier couple."

Posted by Messenger | December 11, 2007 1:21 PM
58

Apparently, Mr. Hollywood was one of Seattle's most eligible bachelors in 2003.
http://chatwithwomen.com/articles/nathanialH.htm


No wonder so many women complain there are no guys left in Seattle...

Posted by alex | December 11, 2007 2:56 PM
59

She's missing a tooth & he has a few too many!

Posted by marysmith | December 11, 2007 4:42 PM
60

From that "most eligible bachelor" page comes this horrifying Q 'n' A:

Question: "OK, so really, why is it that you'll be interested enough in a gal to ask for her number, risk rejection, and then not follow-up and call her later on?"

A: Warming Up, practice on low tension targets and game my game together before moving onto the real targets.

Targets? Gaming my game?

Posted by Uncle Vinny | December 12, 2007 1:58 AM
61

@60 It looks like he 'gamed his game' and hit a 'target'...

Posted by alex | December 12, 2007 10:28 AM
62

ALSO: I used to know him and make fun of him often. And he once taught a class called "he Shy Guy’s Guide To The Approach" at Discover-U with the following summary:
Address the #1 challenge of single guys: seeing a woman of interest, wanting to approach, but being paralyzed by not knowing what to do or
say. Through role-playing, learn to be confidently prepared next time! Nathaniel Hollywood is the President of Haute Monde, the editor of Seattle Spin, a regular publisher in Active Single’s Life.
(not online anymore, tragically, but google "nathaniel hollywood" discover-u and you can look at the cache)

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