Paris: The Memoir

Hilton says both she and the music festival Coachella “entered the grown-up world in 1999” (289). After Coachella there is an after party thrown by Brent Bolthouse called Neon Carnival. Normally she attends both weekends, but one year, she can only go for the first weekend because she must attend an event with her husband during the second weekend. She believes that she and her husband are a power couple, and the two are an alliance. She believes that “The Neon Carnival is the last echo of the LA party vibe we loved at the turn of the century” (292). 

Partying has started to change now that everyone is aware they can be photographed at any time. As Hilton turns 30 years old in 2011, she is one of the first wave of people to use Instagram and Twitter, and she and her mom have their own series, The World According to Paris. This is filmed during a time when Hilton is doing community service for a drug possession charge. She understands that smoking marijuana was illegal at the time, so she is okay with her punishment, but she believes that it should have been legal, especially for those suffering from PTSD.