No, we’re not calling tourists pheasants these days. However, one of our favorite things to do is read the still-new advice column Rebecca Gale is writing regularly over at Roll Call. Just yesterday we stumbled across this gem: Q. First, the background on my question: I grew up and went …

1. You don’t have to sit through four-hour long committee hearings with the boss. Just get in, snap a picture and roll out. 2. There is a good chance that you will be quoted back in the district newspaper – and your mom will frame that and show all of her friends. 3. You can always get a call back from a reporter – especially if you write BREAKING in all caps in the email subject line. 4. No. Constituent. Letters.

New members, new staff – it’s that time of year when the hill sees a lot of turn over and a bunch of fresh faces crop up among the seasoned veterans. Having been in your shoes and made several of these mistakes, FamousDC thought we’d share a few choice pieces …

1. You are on the front lines. The first voice people hear when they call the office and the front person there when they walk in. 2. Because you make so much coffee, you’re eligible to opt out of the Starbucks barista test if you decide to change careers. 3. Everyone is forced to know your name or else they don’t get the good office supplies. 4. Nobody uses fax machines anymore.

Watch out for the light cruisers invading the hill today… Photo by Gindy. Check out more awesome photos here.

Every year the list comes out, and every year we rush to see who made the cut. It’s like lining up to see if you made the varsity team. So here it is, Roll Call’s Fabulous 50 list. Congratulations to the A Team: Gary Andres, Katie Beirne, Tim Berry, Neil Bradley, Chris Campbell, Guy Cecil, Rob Collins, Amber Cottle, Alexis Covey-Brandt, Bill Dauster, Reema Dodin, Bill Duhnke, Sage Eastman, Nadeam Elshami, Brial Fallon, Hugh Halpern, Liesl Hickey, Josh Holmes, Charles Houy, Bill Inglee, David Krone, Rohit Kumar, George Kundanis, Brett Loper, Mike Lynch, David McCallum, Dena Morris, Gary Myrick, Kevin Nevins, Katie Patru, Brian Romick, Evan Schatz, David Schiappa, Dave Schnittger, Dan Schwager, Doug Schwartz, Austin Smythe, Sharon Soderstrom, Mike Sommers, Pat Souders, Mike Spahn, Jo-Marie St. Martin Green, Don Stewart, John Stipicevic (Stip!), Steve Stombres, Paul Teller, Russ Thomasson, Darrel Thompson, James Wallner, Kelly Ward. You know the old saying, time to leave the hill when you make the Roll Call fab fifty. Who jumps first?

If ever you wanted to work on Capitol Hill, this is the place to be…      Ted Yoho, the Least Experienced House Freshman, Has a Secret Weapon: His 24-Year-Old Chief of Staff      Kat Cammack went from having one Capitol Hill internship to running Rep. Ted Yoho’s office. …

Freshman Congressman Raul Ruiz was probably a little surprised to see the name change on his new, official house website. We’re not referring to the lack of MD although our hopes are high that it will eventually say Doctor Congressman.    

In case you missed it, The Hill came out with their list of 2012’s Top Lobbyists yesterday. A few of the familiar faces include: Tucker Foote, MasterCard; Bryan Anderson, Southern Company; Joel Kaplan, Facebook; Kent Knutson, Home Depot; Matt Tanielian, Franklin Square Group; Sam Geduldig, Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford; …

Hill Country was rockin’ Saturday night with John Murray & Doug Davenport’s All Hallows Eve, an underground concert featuring Godsmack’s Sully Erna and his new band. Only the Monster Mash was missing from Erna’s amazing 90 minute set in front of more than 200 folks. In addition to the music, the evening’s open bar, spooky decor and Capitol Hill’s finest dressed in costume made the night a blast. Here’s to next year. Famously Spotted: Joanna Murray, Kelley Davenport, Justin Peterson, Missy Edwards, Georgette Spanjich, Kimball Stroud, Rob Collins, Brad Dayspring (rocking a Young Guns cape), Lauren Pratapas, Gerrit Lansin, David Culver, Nick & Courtney Lewis, Blain Rethmeier, Chris & Michelle Assenmacher, Andrew Campognone, Andrew & Kathleen McKenna, Teddy Eynon, Google’s Salterman, Riva Littman, Doug Thornell, Yahoo’s Chris Mood, National Journal’s Reid Wilson, Laena Fallon, Matt Zackon, Bruce & Joyce Gates, Elliot Berke, and Katie Harbath. Continue reading for pictures.

Moldy Taters. Apparently, freshness in the Longworth cafeteria is on recess, too.  

Meet Emily Miller. Miller is the Senior Editor for Opinion at the Washington Times. Over the past 15 years she has made her way through the ranks of Washington DC as a public affairs consultant, press secretary on Capitol Hill and former deputy to both Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. Most recently, Miller has gained popularity for her gun rights column that explores the hoops District residents must jump through in order to legally own a gun in DC.

CQ just realeased their list of the most fabulous 50 staffers but this isn’t just your typical hill beauty contest, it requires some brains. Roll Call’s Fabulous 50 showcases Capitol Hill’s leading Democratic and Republican staffers. These top staffers are selected based on four criteria: Mastery, Influence, Spin and Access. …

It’s that time of year where the phones are silent, you can push the office dress code, and most importantly, any excuse to leave work early goes. Here at FamousDC we took an unofficial poll of Hill staff on what their number one reason for leaving early during recess was. See the results.

Welcome to our second Famous Feedback, a monthly feature where we ask the folks that live and run this city a question and then post their responses each month. In light of recess putting half the city on vacation (not really, but you know) we thought it would be fun to see what district dwellers love about August recess – a distinctly DC event. Their answers are below.