Alan Peppard

It was an oxymoronic scene at Ghostbar on Wednesday night: a packed house of VIPs who'd braved the rain and the velvet rope at a chic nightclub to celebrate the launch of a nonalcoholic drink.

Such is the interest in ViB, which as all the hip kids know is pronounced "vibe" and stands for "Vacation in a Bottle."

A reported roster of celebrity investors may be responsible for the turnout at the party, with guests such as Dallas Maverick Dirk Nowitzki, the Simpson sisters' manager-father Joe Simpson and County Commissioner John Wylie Price.

Blake Andrews, son of beer-distributing titan Barry Andrews , is handling distribution locally of the "relaxation drink" through the family's Andrews Distributors. Wednesday night, he was among the well-dressed celebutantes throwing back ViBs and chillin' as thunderstorms blew past the 33rd-floor windows.

With his quarterback sons Peyton and Eli winning back-to-back Super Bowls – and back-to-back Super Bowl MVP honors – former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning does not appear to be jealous of their success.

Archie was in Dallas this week for a National Football Foundation dinner. Wednesday night, he dined at Bob's Steak & Chop House, where diners stopped by to ask about his sons. He was happy to have the chance to talk about them.

Meanwhile, former supermodel Jerry Hall still looked leggy and fetching when she strutted in for lunch at Bolla in the Stoneleigh Hotel.

Don't ask Tommy Lee Jones what he thinks if you don't want an answer. The Oscar-winning actor is on the cover of the Hollywood issue of 02138, a magazine about all-things Harvard. (Tommy Lee is a Harvard alum.)

The Texas-based actor owns a huge ranch west of the Pecos and is intimately familiar with border issues. So when the subject of the fence going up on the border came up, Tommy Lee was cocked and ready.

"The idea of a fence between El Paso and Brownsville bears all the credibility and seriousness of flying saucers from Mars or leprechauns or any manner of malicious, paranoid superstition," he told the magazine. Then he tossed in a reference to bovine droppings.

"You can't build a fence that I cannot get over, through or under if I want to go to Mexico," he continued. "In the [border] country, you cannot do it. It's complete folly. Ecologically, it's a complete disaster, and sociologically it's a complete disaster. It's an act of fascist madness."

Our selection of favorites from the ChuckNorris.com Web site: (1) " Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants." (2) "There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live." (3) "Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open." (4) "Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits."