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Lana Turners Purse and Shelly Winters Swimming Medal

The Lana Turner Purse That Got Away.

Just happened to watch a documentary on Lana Turner. It was on TCM. Reminded me of the time my wife Lisa and I were in Palm Springs checking out a consignment shop. In it we found Lana Turner memorabilia. Lisa and I were only married a month or two before. One thing we looked at was a purse with the “LT” initials on it. Inside were a pack of cigarettes, a nickel for a phone call and I think a make-up compact. We were told that Lana Turner’s daughter put the items up for sale. Lisa loved that purse, but we didn’t buy it. While flying home I said to Lisa, you know what your initials are “LT.” We should have bought it. Lisa says, “You know I have been married so many times I forgot what my initials were.”

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a column called “The Vent.” Lisa reads it everyday. It is a place where people air their thoughts, gripes, etc; She saw one the other day that said, “Looks like David Blaine didn’t break Shelly Winters underwater record.”
Remember Winters played Mrs. Rosen in the original “Poseidon Adventure.”

By the way, do you think that when “Poseidon” plays in Australia the ship will be right side up?

Miss Hawaiian Tropic 2006

Well, it was that time of the year again, “Miss Hawaiian Tropic.” This time at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Vegas. Here are some photos of the event, enjoy.

O.J.’s star witness Kato Katlin was there as one of the hosts for the “Miss Hawaiian Tropic” TV special. Despite all of his publicity linking him with one of the world’s biggest scumbags, he is a nice guy. Wrong place wrong time!

As a former New Yorker seeing a film dealing with 9/11 is a scary thing. Actually it probably is for everyone. So when “United 93” was screened recently I went to it with some fear of my reaction. As all the other reviews have said it was a film that dealt with the horrors of that day with respect and in no way was exploitive. It was I have to say one of the most frightening and most powerful films I have ever seen in my life. You feel as if you are in the middle of all the confusion and hopelessness of that horrible day.

If anything, “United 93” will be a record for future generations of what that day was like.

Switching gears, I’m now working my latest book, “Everything Pisses Me Off.” Things like, women who go into their purses at the checkout line to find the exact change or write checks at the last minute and then stand there while they record the amount in their checkbook. Do it ahead of time or remember it till you get out of the damn line. Oh! The list goes on…..