Standing out on the red carpet, waiting for the roasters and roastee (I think I just invented that word. You’re welcome…), I found it fitting that I was myself roasting in the sun as I waited for the promised celebrities to arrive. I kept from getting too grouchy by chatting with MK from Popbytes and a very charming Rich from Four Four, one of my all-time favorite blogs. He writes for VH1.com and Celebreality these days and is so cute in person, that were I not already spoken for by a hot stud of a man, I might have very fruitlessly attempted to throw myself at him.

Luckily, though, cloud cover and breeze showed up to keep me from any more annoying premature aging from sun damage and potential awkward moments, and soon thereafter, the stars for which we’d been waiting started arriving. Lisa Lampanelli, the “Queen of Mean,” was one of the first people I had a chance to chat with and force to pose for pictures. I had snagged a spot next to MK, that was free because the “Black Voices AOL” people ended up not showing up and I totally co-opted their premium location. Lisa took one look at me, asking in a very suspicious voice, “Are you from Black Voices AOL?” Before I could explain that I was actually an impostor, she roller her eyes and teased, “I guess the Jews really are taking over the media.” Ha! It had already started and I wasn’t even supposed to be getting roasted. And I’m not even Jewish. Tough crowd! But seriously, I HEART Lisa. And not just because she was rocking the kitten heels and blue toenail polish.

Many more photos from the Flavor Flav roast, and tales from the purple carpet after the jump.

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