DANIELLE DEL'S GIRLS NIGHT CHRISTMAS BLOW-OUT

SOMETIMES, YOU JUST HAVE TO LET OFF STEAM. THROW SOME VODKA AND MUSIC IN THE MIX, PLUS THE HOLIDAY SPIRITS OF SLIGHTLY "WILD" WOMEN......

                      YOU GET DANIELLE DEL'S 
                    CHRISTMAS GIRLS' NIGHT IN!

Wendy Burch, Linda Thompson, Lisa Franchot, and Danielle Del play to the music

After many passed hors d'oeuvres, we were then treated to a sumptuous buffet.

Don't ask. It was a chocolate frosting moment with Linda

Justina Machado, Danielle, French singer Cynthia Gillet 

With Karen Rosenthal and Linda

With Joely. What a shock!

It was a fascinating shoe night. No one could take their eyes off of Mychelle Charters' furry shoes.

Donna Antebi

Danielle, Karen, Me

Joely and Linda

With Wendy Burch

Here's the story about the above shoe picture.
L-R the shoes belong to: Donna Antebi, Karen Rosenthal, Lisa Stanley, and Yours Truly.
All the women at the party were wearing designer shoes between, $500---$1000. So, I asked the ladies to put their shoes in a row with mine on the end, right. I said, 'Say who made your shoes' and I heard, "'Yves St. Laurent, Givenchy, Prada....and then I said, "Zappo's." I win.

Dagny Dubelko and Tracy Danza

MICHAEL CHILDERS' CHRISTMAS PARTY IN PALM SPRINGS

Famed star photographer and 'One Night Only" producer Michael Childers had a beautiful open house yesterday at his home on the golf course in Rancho Mirage.

Michael Childers and Larry Luckinbill

His house was magnificently decorated, and his outside Moroccan patio was particularly wonderful. Just as we were enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, suddenly Michael started yelling, "Look! Look!." We gazed into the sky and saw this gigantic white formation that looked like aliens were taking off. 

At first, we all thought Michael did it as "pre-arranged surprise entertainment" for the party. He kept denying it, but was finally believed when we saw the news on our phones. Talk about a way to give a jolt to a party!

David Zippel and Stewart Boxer

LA Phil's CAO Kathleen Kane and Dick Stein

Chuck Yates is about to surprise Teri Ketover

Lucie Arnaz, Cheryl MacArthur, and Debbie Green

Susan Stein

Michael and Larry in deep conversation

Teri and Bart Ketover bid Michael adieu

I wonder who these two could be?

Kim and David Tahernia

ALEXANDRA DWEK'S ELEGANT CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

NO ONE CAN TOUCH ALEXANDRA WHEN IT COMES TO                          ELEGANCE AND TASTE


I look forward every year to her exquisite Christmas Luncheon. In today's world, which frequently seems so crass, it is such a pleasure to be surrounded by grace and good manners.

Barbara Grant Jaynes, Alexandra, and yours truly

The pictures tell the story. Every year we are so happy when the Cheese Souffle appears!
It's so wonderful seeing good friends and sharing stories. What a special day!

Alexandra and Carolyn Powers

Tawny Sanders and Laurie McCaskill

Micki Gleason

Stephanie Shafran, Kathy Hilton, and Georgia Spogli

Kathy Hilton, Kathryn Belton, Tawny Sanders, Bridget Gless Keller

Ami Satchu and Alexandra

Myself, Alexandra, Linda Thompson, and Lauren King

Lynn Booth, Alexandra, and Linda

Stella Hall Pawley and Bridget Gless Keller

Shane McCoy, Leslie McMorrow, Heidi Johnson, and Christine Weller

Liane Weintraub, Carolyn Powers, Jenny Jones, Paty Kouba, Lauren King

THANK YOU, ALEXANDRA, FOR THIS GLORIOUS DAY.

IT'S A MAD, MAD, WORLD WITH JOELY FISHER

     ON THE ROAD WITH JOELY................

Ever since I saw Joely do the lead in "Anything Goes" (opposite David Schwimmer) at Beverly Hills High, I have waited for her to put a nightclub act together. I am a very patient person. Yes, she's done Broadway and national tours, plus zillions of charity one-offs, but I wanted to see "that act."

I got my wish. We did shows in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, and San Francisco in FIVE days. I have been going to Las Vegas to see friends do their acts for decades. Frequently they have asked me for help in putting the act together, help with lighting, songs, etc. I would come in for a couple of days and then go home. I had never gone from city to city to city to city to city. This was the real deal, with my doing tech for every show. Late nights, early flights, sound checks on the fly....normal touring. I had a ball, and I'm also in bed now. Actually, I've been in bed for three days now. I am soooooo tired.

Joely's act was more like a play/one woman show with song. She set her book, "Growing Up Fisher" to music. Her stage was set with props of hers, her sister, Carrie's, and other important things. And they, including the furniture, had to go from city to city!

CATALINA JAZZ CLUB

Rehearsal

Carrie gave Joely all of these bottles labeled Pain, Pity, Shame, Abuse, Anxiety, Shame, etc. The shoes are from "Cabaret."

Joely's original "Cabaret" costume

Jars on the table are labeled Wellbutrin and Uppers. On the lower shelf is The Fishbowl, which is what Joely call her and her sisters' lives

Mother and daughter---so beautiful

Fosse Star Dancer and actress Sandahl Bergman, Beverly Hills Commissioner' Sandy Pressman, Connie, and the inimitable Frances Davis

Myself, Connie Stevens, and Joely

My friend Naushaba with Margie Duncan, who was Debbie Reynolds' best friend, and she ran DR Studios.

Jane Monheit and Joely

Another thing that was so extra special for Joely and me, was so see all Debbie Reynolds, truly closest people--Margie, Donald Light and Dorian Hannaway representing Debbie at Joely's opening. Debbie would have been so happy.

Thank you Manny and Catalina!

THE PURPLE ROOM IN PALM SPRINGS

So many friends were there including David Styne, Joely's childhood boyfriend, Lucie Arnaz, Larry Luckinbill, Debbie Green, Barbara and Bernie Fromm, Jay Jones, Dick Taylor, Kayla Pressman, Lynda Wells, Julienne Gard, Marilyn Arthur, Barry Brown, etc.

Thank you, Michael Holmes for handling everything perfectly!

MARTINIS ABOVE FOURTH IN SAN DIEGO

Truthfully, we knew no one in SanDiego, but it was a great audience. They and Joely were all crying during a tribute segment. Thank you Martinis Above Fourth

FEINSTEIN'S AT THE NIKKO IN SAN FRANCISCO

We loved it! The audience loved it! Friends came!

And we all were sick from bronchitis, flu, or whatever.

We had a ball!

CHRISTMAS PARTY TIME!!!!!!! JULIE ARASKOG!

I HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS AWAY. FIRST CAME THE LOS ANGELES CHRISTMAS PARTIES, FOLLOWED BY GOING WITH JOELY FISHER ON HER NIGHTCLUB TOUR---FOUR CITIES, FIVE DAYS.


LET'S START HERE------JULIE ARASKOG'S GIRLS' NIGHT AT MR. CHOW


Julie is one of the kindest, most generous girls you would ever hope to meet. Several times a year, when she's visiting LA ( now that she's moved to Palm Beach), she gives the wonderful dinners in the private room of Mr. Chow. What happens at Mr. Chow, stays at Mr. Chow.

Front: L-R Lauren King, Robyn Steinberg, Judy Swartz, Tracy Danza-Back: L-R Nancy Davis, Lynn Palmer, Tawny Sanders, Dagny Dubelko, Julie Araskog, Arda Yemendijian, Linda Thompson, Yours Truly

Tracy Danza, Mary-Margret Humes, Julie, Wendy Burch, Linda Thompson

Sue and Julie 

Mary-Margaret and Julie

KEELY SMITH JUST DIED

KEELY SMITH HAD ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICES EVER.

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST VOCAL ALBUMS EVER RECORDED.

Keely's voice had such a pure, clear tone, and absolutely perfect pitch on every note. She was one-of-a-kind, and first made her mark in Las Vegas with Louis Prima. I was too young to ever see that act, but I can remember my parents coming home and telling me about it. They saw it every time they were there.

I saw Keely many times in concert once she was a solo act, and a few years ago I finally got to meet her at a party in Palm Springs before she got really ill.

There never was anyone like her, and that will stand forever.

I wish you love..............