*and just to clarify, Lionel Morrison happens to be one of my favorite local architects,* I just can’t afford to live in anything he has designed.

EMS - Those sure are beautiful photos of that $13 million home - isn’t it sad that the photographer probably hasn’t seen a dime for his work.

It’s interesting….a little too “porn-set-ish” for an actual house: nice picture windows over the indoor spa tub…and in the walk in shower…I bet those are a great way for the people on Turtle Creek BLVD to get to know you, all of you.

The entry hall is particularly interesting: a two story foyer with a long, rectangular pool with water jets spraying arcs of water across on an axis with a massive fireplace. If Stanley Kubrick was still alive, he could integrate this place into a move, “Eyes Wide Shut” style.

Gotcha. (What do you think of Marty’s latest column?) Love the party. Think it should be a progressive dinner style party, where we hop from Avery Johnson’s to Andrew Merricks wine cellar to this. We could all “wear” bathing suits…but oh dear, who would cater?

Candy — I think you’ve just come up with one of the most ingenious open house party ideas ever! Love the idea of a progressive dinner party at multi-million-dollar listings.

If I may be so bold as to make a few suggestions:

By the time you get to the “5 acre shared-estate” on Turtle Creek Drive–via super-stretch, white Hummer limo; complete with fireplace, wood floors and crystal chandeliers (yes, more than one such vehicle does exist in Dallas, believe me)–I don’t think food would be much of an issue. I mean, of course the sushi platter on multiple naked bodies is an absolute must in a setting so classy and refined as this listing, but that goes without saying…and I’m sure there are SOME people left in town that don’t know that their services will be provided gratis…at the worst case, we’ll just have to have our party planner (could it be the listing agent, perhaps?) find a catering company from Collin County.

Also, some nice booze would be, well, nice. But just what should be served on silver platters while guests do cannon balls into that reflecting pool by the fireplace? Oh, wait, I forgot about the most classy, refined drink of all: tequila shooters. If the party guests have a taste for champagne (and you know they’re gonna expect champagne bottles poppin’ in a home that could double as a lavish set of a Penthouse Magazine photo shoot) we could always send the party planner to snag some empty Cristal bottles from Suite and funnel Korbel back into them. Now that’s money savin’ thinkin.’