FamousDC Year in Review:
Here’s a look back on the first year of staying classy and keeping DC famous:
December 27, 2007 – FamousDC launches
January 5, 2008 – Breaux – Lott Launch
January 10, 2008 – JoMa Frats Out
January 11, 2008 – Farve hints at another season
January 13, 2008 – Romo goes back to the beach
January 16, 2008 – Wexler calls for Cheney impeachment
January 16, 2008 – Famous glasses
January 16, 2008 – Ben Affleck in the Capitol
January 16, 2008 – DC considers meters in taxi cabs
January 17, 2008 – Bonjean leaves the hill
January 17, 2008 – Todd Boulanger compares McCain to Jessica Simpson
January 17, 2008 – Rahm Emanuel can’t decide [Clinton or Obama]
January 20, 2008 – Danny Diaz is well positioned
January 21, 2008 – Rahm’s brother Ari rips Hillary
January 23, 2008 – Politico turns one
January 23, 2008 – Redfin launches
January 24, 2008 – Robert Gates like Bono [U2]
January 27, 2008 – Kimora Lee Simmons endorses Hillary [whoops]
January 28, 2008 – CREW keeps books closed
January 28, 2008 – Kurtz calls it
January 30, 2008 – FDC tipsters spot Dem MoCs letting their buses idle on the hill
February 1, 2008 – Gucci primary
February 1, 2008 – JoMa [hardest working]
February 1, 2008 – MoveOn endorses Obama
February 2, 2008 – 50 Cent endorses Hillary
February 3, 2008 – will.i.am enters the political scene
February 5, 2008 – WTF*ckabee?
February 6, 2008 – The Hill becomes the first media outlet to give ink to FDC
February 6, 2008 – Ken Spain [A game]
February 12, 2008 – Pelosi and Boehner [first date]
February 14, 2008 – Our tipsters uncover the Meatball Gate mystery of Nancy’s Tofu Kitchen
February 20, 2008 – Paul Kane and Rahm Emanuel [footsie]
March 1, 2008 – Hillary hits SNL
March 2, 2008 – Jack Nicholson endorses Hillary
March 2, 2008 – K Street heats up
March 2, 2008 – Rick Wilson loves Wu-Tang
March 4, 2008 – Kristie Greco has a bad day
March 4, 2008 – Late Night Shots [the movie]
March 4, 2008 – DC Madame hires Lewinsky lawyer
March 5, 2008 – Steny vs.
March 9, 2008 – Obama enlists kids
March 10, 2008 – Spitzer
**March 12, 2008 – FamousDC one of the first to call Sarah Palin a Vice Presidential hopeful [preggers]
March 13, 2008 – Jeremiah Wright heats up
March 13, 2008 – Cage free eggs in
March 19, 2008 – Cindy can’t spell
March 24, 2008 – DC resident Kate House gets into a lunchtime fender-bender … with Ben Affleck
March 25, 2008 – College baseball photos of Capitol Hill heartthrob Erskine Wells surface
March 26, 2008 – Noah Cuttler proposes to his GF via the WaPo
March 30, 2008 –
April 1, 2008 – Pelosi supports, then doesn’t boycott for Olympics’ opening
April 1, 2008 – Michelle Malkin goes lights out
April 5, 2008 – Kamikaze flies invade DC
April 5, 2008 – Caps make the playoffs
April 7, 2008 – OK Go gets all political
April 7, 2008 – McCain flack rips on self-promotion among press staff … in a story about her
April 8, 2008 – Jamie Harrison inspires
April 8, 2008 – Stuff Hill People Like launches
April 9, 2008 – Mark Penn can’t decide to stay or go
April 14, 2008 – Wonkette [sold]
April 15, 2008 – Rep. Sue Myrick loves some Nature Boy [woooo!]
April 18, 2008 – Obama sends early warning to
April 23, 2008 – Pelosi invites childish press corps to presser
April 29, 2008 – FDC Photo-Op Awards
April 29, 2008 – DeShawn Stevenson pisses off LeBron James [dumb]
April 30, 2008 – Rep. Gohmert’s HEAT hiring style is reviewed
May 1, 2008 – Vito Fossella busted for DWI
May 2, 2008 – Cindy Sheehan targets Nancy Pelosi
May 6, 2008 – Patrick O’Connor has an online stalker
May 7, 2008 – Chris Cooley = blog master
May 8, 2008 – Superdelegate Ernie backs Obama
May 12, 2008 – JoMa takes books to bachelor parties
May 13, 2008 – FamousDC asks DC Cabbies to pick up people after Taste of the South
May 13, 2008 – FDC reveals steroid sensation Mark McGwire stumping for Obama [deadspin also notices]
May 13, 2008 – Rep. Sam Graves lets kids make his TV ads
May 16, 2008 – Abercrombie & Fitch sponsor Obama rally
May 19, 2008 – DC Cabbies don’t pick up people after Taste of the South
May 21, 2008 – McCain draws record crowd of 80,000
May 21, 2008 – Congressional Committee Mark-Up Love
May 23, 2008 – Chris Cooley loves Ralph Lauren
May 28, 2008 – DC Douche launches
May 30, 2008 – Numnuts
May 30, 2008 – Rep. Waxman goes gavel crazy
June 2, 2008 – Trent Duffy vs. Scott McClellan
June 3, 2008 – Drudge Report and Politico continue courtship
June 3, 2008 – People use Facebook to track down Scott’s mom
June 3, 2008 – Harry Reid is “freaking awesome”
June 5, 2008 – Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carey hit DC [singled out]
June 9, 2008 – RNC vs. DNC [facebook]
June 10, 2008 – Why.I.Hate.DC is robbed
June 11, 2008 – Terrorist Fist Jab catches on
June 12, 2008 – Chris Frates is robbed [gas]
June 16, 2008 – Mark Warner’s PR team on fire
June 17, 2008 – Sen. John Cornyn produces tribute video [to himself]
June 17, 2008 – Andrew Sullivan says Obama will end bling and cussin’
June 18, 2008 – AP to charge bloggers
June 19, 2008 – FamousDC interviews Nicole Sexton [part 2]
June 19, 2008 – DC Metro tries another video
June 20, 2008 – Welcome to Obama America
June 24, 2008 – Imus stirs up controversy
June 25, 2008 – Rep. Chet Edwards agrees to be Obama’s VP
June 26, 2008 – DC Gun Ban Lifted
June 27, 2008 – Chris Cooley trades autographs for trash pick-up [genius]
June 28, 2008 – JoMa’s scoop hits Letterman
July 1, 2009 – JoMa’s quest continues
July 3, 2008 – Douche in DC gives tour tips
July 10, 2008 – FamousDC’s Media Ticket hits the streets [media coverage]
July 11, 2008 – FDC interviews YouTube’s most popular dancing celebrity, Matt Harding [where in the world is matt?]
July 12, 2008 – Tony Snow passes away [RIP]
July 14, 2008 – The New Yorker cover
July 16, 2008 – Speaker Pelosi hits Bazaar
July 16, 2008 – JibJab strikes again
July 23, 2008 – Bob Novak hits a pedestrian
July 25, 2008 – Randy Pausch passes away [RIP]
July 30, 2008 – The Hill releases Hottest on the Hill
July 30, 2008 – Mike Allen takes a day off
July 31, 2008 – FamousDC interviews Extreme Mortman
August 1, 2008 – Andrea Tantaros signs with William Morris
August 1, 2008 – Chamber of Commerce ties one on
August 4, 2008 – Bob Novak says goodbye
August 4, 2008 – Juniper Lane rocks Coldplay show
August 5, 2008 – Green Bay Packers hire Ari Fleischer [Favre]
August 7, 2008 – Pelosi book sales stumble
August 7, 2008 – Scott Graves doesn’t shave
August 8, 2008 – John Edwards admits affair
August 11, 2008 – A Top Chef visits DC’s Top Blog [also gets the attention of the Washington Times] [part 2]
August 14, 2008 – Jay-Z needs a new Staff Assistant
August 19, 2008 – TSPs take a beating
August 21, 2008 – Biden doubles his security detail
August 22, 2008 – Happy 50th to Ben’s Chili Bowl
September 2, 2008 – FDC interviews FishbowlDC’s Patrick Gavin
September 2, 2008 – NRA craps their pants
September 3, 2008 – John Edwards gets on cover of US Weekly
September 3, 2008 – Peggy Noonan poops the nest
September 4, 2008 – Nicole Sexton cancels book signing event in Twin Cities
September 5, 2008 – Brian Schubert flushes competition
September 8, 2008 – Helena Andrews still doesn’t return emails
September 9, 2008 – Fat Joe vs. Daddy Yankee
September 10, 2008 – Rep. Cohen compares Obama to JC
September 10, 2008 – Kevin Madden explains “McCain trust”
September 12, 2008 – Tree falls in forest
September 12, 2008 – Hurricane Ike drives bears crazy
September 15, 2008 – Chris Cooley’s junk hits the interwebs
September 16, 2008 – Crazy Hurricane Ike bears hit DC
September 16, 2008 – Wall Street goes crazy
September 18, 2008 – FDC interviews Jackie and Dunlap
September 18, 2008 – Santa endorses Obama
September 19, 2008 – Rep. Rangel’s Mercedes is towed
September 21, 2008 – Chris Cooley kills wasps
September 22, 2008 – Biden tells BLT to hit the weights
September 22, 2008 – Politico uses sex appeal and football
September 23, 2008 – Roll Call’s Fabulous 50
September 23, 2008 – Agent Zero engaged
September 25, 2008 – Cool Hand Luke steals Megyn’s heart and sweeps the nation
September 26, 2008 – Rep. Boehner has a few drinks at the White House
September 26, 2008 – Bailout talks get the best of Sen. Dodd’s hair
September 30, 2008 – Rep. Michelle Bachmann enjoys first taste of foot
September 30, 2008 – Andrew Malcolm makes up political tales
October 1, 2008 – Bill Clinton still has it
October 2, 2008 – Twitter dooms McCain
October 2, 2008 – FDC catches Chris Cillizza off his meds
October 3, 2008 – Chris Matthews [Rick Rolled]
October 3, 2008 – Sarah Garmino hits a home run
October 8, 2008 – Doonesbury vs. K Street
October 8, 2008 – Vice President John McCain [long ride home]
October 10, 2008 – Redskins heart Hooters
October 14, 2008 – Mickey Mouse endorses Obama
October 14, 2008 – Longworth Café prices go up
October 16, 2008 – Staffers outraged
October 17, 2008 – Slattery Strips
October 20, 2008 – Joe the Plumber hits Capitol Hill
October 21, 2008 – Rep. Michelle Bachmann still enjoying foot
October 21, 2008 – Murtha vs. rednecks
October 21, 2008 – Hill staff still outraged over food prices
October 22, 2008 – Andrew Sullivan must read
October 22, 2008 – Eminem endorses Obama
October 22, 2008 – Jeff Ventura vs. Hungry Hill Staff
October 23, 2008 – Santa on campaign trail for Obama
October 23, 2008 – Jon Stewart makes fun of your FamousDC drinking buddies
October 24, 2008 – Extreme Mortman, “FamousDC up 12 points”
October 27, 2008 – Marine Corps Marathon Re-Cap
October 28, 2008 – Obama:
October 31, 2008 – Rahm approached as Obama Chief of Staff
November 2, 2008 – Olbermann is Affleck-ed
November 3, 2008 – Michael Calderone hearts Boyz 2 Men
November 4, 2008 – Byron Leftwich Wins Election for Obama
November 4, 2008 – CNN goes all Star Wars [hologram]
November 5, 2008 – Obama wins, Republicans out of work [O-S*%T]
November 5, 2008 – Baby Making Magic
November 6, 2008 – Doonesbury stops attacks on lobbyists
November 10, 2008 – Martin Eisenstadt strikes
November 12, 2008 – JoMa likes designer fast food
November 13, 2008 – What happens to political reporters post-election?
November 14, 20008 – Patrick Gavin’s upcoming book
November 14, 2008 – The Frustrations Launch New Music Video
November 17, 2008 – Chris Cillizza launches a new album
November 17, 2008 – SHOCKING White House photo
November 19, 2008 – Brendan Sasso gets his first intern on the record
November 19, 2008 – Jeffrey Sledge inspires
November 19, 2008 – Jesus Chrysler! [private jets]
November 21, 2008- John Stanton’s post-election gig
November 21, 2008 – Turkey-gate
November 21, 2008 – Ryan Grim reveals FamousDC editors
November 25, 2008 – Hank Williams Jr. to run for Senate
November 27, 2008 – Happy Thanksgiving!
December 2, 2008 – Lauren Cook is FDC Twitterer of the Day
December 2, 2008 – DC to approve 5-day bender
December 3, 2008 – War Child debuts in DC
December 4, 2008 –Senator Dodd takes reporters hostage
December 5, 2008 – G. Keith Harris needs inauguration date
December 8, 2008 – FDC interviews Suspicious Package
December 9, 2008 – FDC take a peek into Rahm Emanuel’s inbox
December 13, 2008 – Truck drivers invade DC
December 15, 2008 – TheFix channels Jay-Z
December 16, 2008 – Pelosi vs. Rahm
December 16, 2008- CVC opens