No, it’s not a band. But, it is a group. They call themselves THE POLIO’S. Here is how my not-so-unlikely friendship with them began. Here I go again. Another story that starts with my dad. After he ...
I wonder how I can write any story about this time without the sex and drugs, but let me try. I first moved into an apartment on Old Malibu Road with my boyfriend. When we split, I moved girlfriend r...
I once went to the most spectacular Hollywood funeral ever. And the love that poured out was well deserved. We knew her by one name, kind of like Cher or Madonna. Kaye. Do you all know whom I’m talki...
I have a very good friend and we have done everything at exactly the same time. Three kids. Divorce. New Marriage. Always within a year of each other and always there for each other. When we were in ...
It’s entirely possible I had some learning problems. Or did I? I got by in school, barely. School was never inspiring except during recess and lunch. For me, it was all about being social. In fact, I...
Some days are just harder than others. Today I’m listening to my favorite Bruce Springsteen songs. I had the Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town album’s in the 70’s and I would play them ove...
From left: Billy Vera, Alan and Kris Duke, Rita Coolidge I cannot trace the exact moment, but somehow we started off on the wrong foot. And like a big wave, our discontent swelled over time, neither...
When I first met my husband, I told him that I’m part Native American. I’m also half Jewish. This is when he said to me “ You don’t live on a reservation…you make them”. I’m sorry, you will not be ...
This is the eulogy that I wrote for my friend Laurie. I don’t love public speaking and in the end, I chickened out. At the time, I did send it to Laurie’s parents. I am sharing it here on my blo...
I was in my early 20’s. I had been invited to Dean Martin’s daughter’s Halloween party. Yes, at her father’s house. A big ass Beverly Hills home. I planned to be Elton John. The girls — Gi...
I don’t want to sound mean. Because I’m not. That said, I would sometimes ask my dad who this guy was or that guy. It would be a random dude that let’s say was always hanging around Jan Murray or ...
I kept noticing her. The contradiction of her Saks Fifth Avenue/Bonwit Teller perfect girlie-girl wardrobe and the dark brooding in her beautiful and unusual face. She did not smile. Kim was small...
“Please don’t wake me from this dream!” I said out loud to my husband while eating the brilliant meal in front of me, prepared by my live-in chef. Uh-huh, you heard correctly. My private chef. Let ...
On my son Oliver’s 21st birthday, he reluctantly gave in and let me invite a few of his friends over to celebrate – just a handful, the ones who adore him. We were living on the beach in Malibu and ...
me and my mom at our beach house In our family, life is six degrees of feline separation. I often tell people I was meant to grow up in Malibu. That is where we lived — right on the bea...
Some women like shoes. Some dig purses. I love coats. And I have lots of them. I own a vintage Biba coat, which means nothing to most people, but I bought it for 5 pounds at the antiques market on...
The most memorable thing about the Friday night Y-Dances to me was Wendie Miller’s perfect flip. I don’t know why, because, to be honest, she wore that flip every single day to school. Okay, sometim...
My first home as a grown up was so bitchin. It just was. The location was movie set worthy. Right on the Strand, same beachfront as the Santa Monica Pier just steps away. The little funky bungalows a...
When my first child, Oliver, was in pre-school, there was the perfunctory final meeting with his group of loving teachers. One bit of advice stood out. Maybe when he starts kindergarten, you can en...
signed Buddy Bregman picture, for sale on Ebay Live in 5-4-3-2-1, Fredrica To hear this story, please view the clip that goes with it. And now I will tell you my behind the scenes story. My da...
Do you remember when Zsa Zsa slapped a policeman in Beverly Hills? It made all the papers. Made the nightly news. People might have assumed she was just a hot head. I have news for those people. ...
I was never walked into a temple. Never. Not by my dad, the Jew. I thought being Jewish meant eating lox, bagel & cream cheese in a deli. Because that’s what my dad, the non-religious Jew tol...
Xmas in Palm Springs is like an oxymoron. The palm trees sway, the sun shines bright and it’s often hot and balmy. It’s where Beverly Hills families often went. Where some were lucky enough to have v...
Graffiti in my house today!!!!! I was WAY ahead of my time. I liked graffiti. As a teenager, I invited all my friends to draw or write all over the wall in my bedroom. And I, in turn, often wrote on ...
I had the annual physical. I asked the right questions. At least the right ones for me. My mother had a stroke in her 50’s; my dad had many strokes and then died in his 80’s after suffering a hear...
Dino, Desi & Billy were the Hansen or Justin Bieber of our day. It was the mid-to-late 60’s and the Beatles had hit the States and our hearts. But of course there was room to love other boys. And...
Barnaby, The day you were born seemed, at first, like any ordinary day. I dropped my car off for service then stopped to pick up a few gifts for the brother and sister you would soon meet. Then, it w...
I’m Maurice Duke’s daughter, remember me? I said that a lot growing up. Still do. Just said it a lot at a memorial I crashed for one of my dad’s friends. The only time in my entire life that I asked ...
me, Tracy, on location in Texas I went to bat for my friend Tracy. She wanted the starring role in a movie my dad was producing, but it was really his friend Bob who was the money guy and director. I...
The commercial kept calling out to us. A catchy tune and the promise of a round trip ticket to anywhere in Europe for under $500. None of us could resist and the plan was in motion. Andrea a...
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