Chilling out at Fenway

Frigid or not, friendly Fenway was the place to be last night as the Sox and Angels squared off in Game 3 of their playoff series. The place was packed, as always, and the crowd included more than a few illustrious locals. Making the rounds at the pre-game reception were BoSox brass Tom Werner, Larry Lucchino, Mike Dee, and limited partner David Ginsberg. John Henry showed up with his new best friend Linda Pizzuti. Other revelers included: Ed Kane, Eliot Tatelman of Jordan's Furniture, Jane Willis (the Ropes & Gray attorney who inspired Kate Bosworth's character in "21"), Reebok's Paul Foster, Charles Hotel owner Dick Friedman, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, and Harvard Business School professor Stephen Greyser. Fenway Recordings exec Mark Kates was there, as were playwright Dick Flavin, PR exec Geri Denterlein, communications guru Micho Spring, Maine mega-attorney Harold Pachios, developer John Rosenthal, and Covidien's Eric Kraus. Medford native and Beck manager John Silva even flew in from LA to make the party. And Joseph Abboud was already looking past the Angels. "I think the baseball gods want the Red Sox to play the Dodgers in the World Series," the designer said, "and I don't think they want the Dodgers to win." After country star Ashley Gearing of Westfield belted out the national anthem and Jim Rice threw out the first pitch, we spotted former Globie Mike Barnicle in his usual seats. Buffalo Tom frontman Bill Janovitz was also in the park, along with Longwood Events owner Jim Apteker, mouthpiece George Regan, Celtics prez Rich Gotham, KISS 108's Matt Siegel, Entercom exec Julie Kahn, and sporting goods guy Mitch Modell. We expected to see super chef Ming Tsai last night, but he e-mailed his regrets. (He was cooking at a party in Hawaii for chef Roy Yamaguchi.) Of course, Youk's fiancée Enza Sambataro was cheering on her man, along with the Gold Glover's mom and pop, Carolyn and Mike Youkilis, and her own mom, Nancy Clairmont. Awww.

A Greenway celebration

Medford's own Michael Bloomberg was back in town to celebrate the opening of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The New York mayor, whose mom, Charlotte, still lives in Medford, joined Rose's granddaughter Caroline Kennedy and Hizzoner Tom Menino at Saturday's dedication ceremony. Above, from left: Nancy Brennan of the Greenway conservancy, Kennedy, Peter Meade of the Greenway conservancy, Bloomberg, state energy and environmental affairs secretary Ian Bowles, and Menino at the Mother's Walk dedication.

Patriotic fervor

Pats greats from the team's past gathered at Gillette Stadium yesterday to chat with fans, and then watch Bill Belichick's world beaters take on the 49ers. Taking time to talk with fans were Pats Hall of Famers John Hannah, Ben Coates, Steve Grogan, and Stanley Morgan.

Julie Berman made the most of her brief time in Boston. The "General Hospital" star was in town for barely 24 hours, but managed to spend some money on Newbury Street. "I finally got to see Johnny Cupcakes, which was cool because my brother owns a bakery. I bought him a T-shirt," said Berman, who plays Luke and Laura's daughter Lulu on the soap. With fellow "GH" actors Brandon Barash, Bradford Anderson, and Jason Thompson, Berman greeted fans at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel on Tremont Street. (The gang dined at Banq Saturday night.) "It's fun to meet people who live and breathe 'General Hospital,' " said the 24-year-old actress, whose resume includes a stint on "7th Heaven," playing the misunderstood Shelby Connor. What's it like working with a soap legend like Tony Geary? "I had to read with him when I auditioned," Berman said. "But I'd never watched the show so I wasn't intimidated."

Scott Rosenberg was on the horn hyping his new TV show, a rewrite of the popular British series about a modern-day detective who gets hit by a car and ends up in 1973. Called "Life on Mars," it features an interesting cast - Jason O'Mara, Gretchen Mol, Lisa Bonet, Michael Imperioli, and Harvey Keitel (inset) - and an enviable time slot, Thursdays after "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC. (It debuts this week.) "The last thing I was interested in doing was another show," says Rosenberg, a Needham native whose last series, "October Road," was canceled. "But ABC sweetened the pot, letting me recast it and shoot it in New York." Producer David E. Kelley shot the pilot in LA last summer, but ABC apparently wasn't satisfied. "If I was going to do a cop show," says Rosenberg. "I wanted it to be bad-ass, and I was thinking about 'Serpico,' 'Prince of the City,' and 'French Connection.' The big get was Harvey. Never in a million years did I think we'd get Harvey." What's with former "Cosby" co-star Bonet? "From the minute I took this gig, I wanted to be the guy who brought Denise Huxtable back to network TV." (Old friend Lenny Clarke was in the pilot, but was replaced by Imperioli.) Rosenberg was more circumspect about former girlfriend Bridget Moynahan, who famously ditched him for Tom Brady. If you're wondering if he still holds a grudge against the Pats QB, this is what Rosenberg had to say about Brady's season-ending knee injury: "The karma police always get their man."

Longtime Boston DJ Barry Scott is fighting to clear his name. The host of "The Lost 45s" on Oldies 103.3 has created a website proclaiming his innocence in his continuing battle with Provincetown police and Cape and Islands DA Michael O'Keefe. During the summer, Scott was found guilty of resisting arrest at a house party in P'town. Scott says he was beaten up by police and the charges were bogus. He plans to appeal. "Someone has to hold the police accountable," said Scott. Prosecutor Tara Miltimore told us she stands by her case. "He had a jury trial and the jury convicted him," she said.

Elizabeth Hurley (inset) and MFA director Malcolm Rogers marked the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, flipping a light switch to bathe the museum in a pinkish hue. Earlier in the day, the "Austin Powers" beauty was at Bloomingdale's, where she did a meet-and-greet with Marisa Acocella Marchetto, author of "Cancer Vixen."

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