Some Black Eyed Peas could roll into Envy after concert

Anybody hungry for a side order of Black Eyed Peas after their show Monday at St. Paul's X should sashay across the river to Minneapolis nightclub Envy.

Some of the Peas are scheduled to make a late-night appearance at Envy, scene of the group's official after-party. They are scheduled to deejay the after-party. Because mikes have been requested, there might even be singing. Word on the street, but not from anyone at Envy, is that will.i.am is likely to be the most well-known Pea at the party.

Their ride across the Mississippi should be super low-key.

"The one thing I can tell you that will be so unique, that has kind of taken me aback," said Envy owner Deepak Nath, "is their transportation. You'll never know it's them. They refuse to be in limousines. They don't want to make a big scene about it. They don't want to be, 'Oh, look at us.' They're the opposite. They're a little more modest."

They're also wisely security-conscious. Who needs crazy fans hanging out of their cars and following the group, endangering the lives of the legumes and others in the process?

"Part of it is that they don't have this ego that they need the whole world to watch as they come out of a motorcade," Nath said. "Besides the transportation uniqueness of their rider, the only thing they wanted was some booze. Grey Goose and tequila, which is such a typical thing, even I would want that."

What, no Bacardi, the official spirit of the Black Eyes Peas and sponsor of the after-party? "Bacardi owns Grey Goose," Nath educated me.

Because my video camera isn't welcomed, I'll be absent. But if Fergie needs a late-night baby-sitter for Josh Duhamel -- someone who'd look but never touch and won't let him get into trouble -- Nath knows my number.

"Too funny," he said.

A dress too short? The dress Lea Thompson's wore inside Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins seems a tad short for a house of worship. Or maybe it's just me.

Thompson was shooting scenes for "The Convincer," a movie that's not about the Basilica Block Party, a perfect place for such attire. I'm sure that the Hopkins church folks were so thrilled that a movie starring Greg Kinnear was shooting in their sanctuary that they didn't even notice the length of Thompson's dress, captured in photos taken by Brian Furan.

I didn't even have to summon my inner-Tony Kornheiser (who was right about Hannah Storm, by the way, and his bosses know it) to see that Thompson's too mature for a dress that many inches north of her knees. If Rochester's Thompson isn't careful, she's going to be mistaken for one of those ESPN anchors who prefer to dress like hot babes instead of broadcast professionals.

A Flying Tomato? There have been unconfirmed sightings of a Flying Tomato of Olympic proportions at Kieran's on Tuesday.

Snowboarder Shaun White was in Minneapolis for a Target corporate appearance. Is that what they're calling St. Patrick's Day these days?

Photos would be appreciated.

Poor choice of words Golfer Kenny Perry could have used some help from Minnesota's Tom Lehman before making comments about Tiger Woods' slated return at the Masters.

"It's awesome to have your stud back, our star," Perry told ESPN. Wince!

Wise to avoid "stud" in all sentences involving Woods, who's returning to golf after revelations of a sex scandal involving countless women.

Better to take the route of Lehman, who said: "I think I can safely assume that he and his wife probably know what's best for them at this point in time."

At this point in time, a victory at the Masters may be the only way Woods gets a public hug from Elin Nordegren, who's still not sporting her wedding band and probably doesn't need to hear her cheating husband referred to as anybody's "stud."

Farewell, Peter & Brian When Peter Graves attended the 2006 Starkey Hearing Gala, I had the opportunity to tell him he made an impression on me long ago.

"I've been in love with you since seeing 'Fury,'" I told Graves, who refused to believe I was old enough to know anything about that TV western. Well, I was definitely old enough to appreciate Graves on "Mission: Impossible." A Minnesotan, Graves died Sunday of a heart attack in California after lunching with family.

We're also saying goodbye to Mpls.St.Paul magazine editor Brian Anderson.

An elegant soul, Anderson is going to be remembered for leaving this life with grace and humor. At startribune.com/video, I've posted footage of an elegant red-carpet arrival Anderson made at the 2008 Starkey gala, where he found me with his son, David Anderson, entertaining ourselves behind the media rope.

C.J. is at 612.332.TIPS or cj@startribune.com. E-mailers, please state a subject -- "Hello" doesn't count. More of her attitude can be seen on FOX 9 Thursday mornings.