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Article: HBO.(V: 2007 Governors Ball)(Home Box Office Inc.)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- September 18, 2007
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Lily Tomlin looked around the lavish HBO party and said, "This looks like the king of Thailand's wedding reception. Precisely. HBO s Billy Butchkavitz-designed Thai-themed party filled a 10,000-square-foot tent with purple and gold decor and enough costumed staff to remake "The King and I."
Though there were no Thai royalty on hand, an Emmy-winning former U.S. vice president received a fair amount of attention when he arrived. Al Gore was just a few tables away from comedian Lewis Black, who said of Gore: "The reason he's winning Emmys is he's not good at winning the other things."
As for his own Emmy loss, Black said: ...