Sometimes it's not how talented you are; sometimes it's who you know. You know, connections. Ashley Alexandra Dupre may not have even known who she was connected to for those couple of hours in the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, that has now cost New York Governor Eliot Spitzer his job. But it sure has paid off (and I'm not even talking about the $4300 for the tryst). She's getting her music listened to, she's getting offers from magazines, and there's sure to be a book deal and a movie in the works. I do hope she sends the governor a thank you card or a signed copy of the book.