We were off duty today, having lunch for the sheer sake of it, but it was such a great day, we decided to scribble down a few names. No tables, no descriptions, nothing fancy. We saw these folks:

Table 1: Barry Diller with another fellow

7: Joan Rivers with a gaggle of women.

Mike Nichols

Elvis Costello

Design diva Arnold Scaasi, whose sleek black car was outside sporting a cute Schnauzer hood ornament and a vanity plate: Scaasi

15 (a bookish table indeed): Harper Collins' David Hirshey, PW's Sara Nelson, Gil Schwartz

Hot Scott Donaton with our very own Greg Lindsay

Ed Bradley

Pollster Ed Rollins with a table of guys, including the head guy at Publishers Weekly and Robert Dilenschneider.

PR man Howard Rubenstein with another fellow.

BizBash's David Adler with former F&W ceo Bill Reilly

Deede Dickson vp new bus devt. at Time Inc.

Tad Smith, ceo of Reed Business

We were at Table 9 with David Steward, ceo of F&W Publications.