Thanks for the Memories

Baseball Cap Leonard Cohen Thanks for the Memories

LEONARD COHEN NEVER LOOKED LIKE A JERK IN A BASEBALL CAP

What are we going to miss MOST about the late Leonard Cohen? The fact that he always dressed like a MAN, not a boy. We never ONCE saw Cohen wearing the object we hate MOST: the dreaded BASEBALL CAP! The baseball cap should only be worn by boys playing ball or desperate men losing their hair, occasionally on the beach, and NEVER indoors. If we never had to look at another dopey man-boy in a baseball cap and cargo shorts the world would be a better place.

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By Janet / November 13, 2016
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Leonard Cohen Thanks for the Memories

LEONARD COHEN: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

When he was young, Leonard Cohen looked like a cross between Al Pacino in Serpico and Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy. In a jeans and t-shirt world, he was always dressed up in a cool vintage looking suit. That’s what first attracted us to him. That and the song I’m Your Man. That gravely one-of-a-kind voice. We saw him in concert and along with an equally smitten girlfriend, would often deliberately drive past a house on Olympic Blvd where we believed he lived, hoping he might be sitting outside enjoying the weather. We heard he sometimes shopped at Ralph’s on 3rd and fantasized about bumping into him. It’s wonderful that he released an album just a week ago.

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By Janet / November 10, 2016
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Bobby Vee Thanks for the Memories

BOBBY VEE: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Love this photo of the late Bobby Vee and The Crickets – presumably taken after the death of Buddy Holly, whom Bobby idolized. Years ago we owned a vintage Scopitone (a video juke box) and we probably played Bobby’s song The Night Has a Thousand Eyes over a thousand times. The amateur video features girls in bikinis twisting frantically at a beach party. His song Come Back When You Grow Up Girl always makes us think of back when we were in 8th or 9th grade walking home from school. High school boys old enough to drive would pull over and toss a coin out the window saying “Here’s a dime – call me in two years!”
Here’s the Scopitone video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g35iqw0EUsc
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By Janet / October 25, 2016
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Alexis Arquette Thanks for the Memories

SPEAKING ILL OF THE DEAD

All this week people have been lamenting the loss of Alexis Arquette, reminiscing about what an exceptional person he was, and it rubbed us the wrong way. He was not particularly nice – especially when he was dressed as a female. Lipstick was his license to be rude and loud and overbearing. Before he died he was thinking about writing a book “outing” everyone gay who was still closeted in Hollywood. At least celebrities he ASSUMED were gay! Early in his cross-dressing days, he was fervently selling stories about his famous family to the tabloids – and he didn’t hold back. No matter how he behaved, his family members were still supportive, and he was very lucky to have them.

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By Janet / September 15, 2016
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Garry Marshall Thanks for the Memories

GARRY MARSHALL JUST WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH

We felt more than a pang of sadness when we learned that Garry Marshall died yesterday. We loved his TV shows: The Odd Couple, Happy Days, and especially Laverne & Shirley. Not to mention his best movie – Pretty Woman. All his productions had things in common: they were all fun but uplifting stories about human nature. He really enjoyed people and their eccentricities. While working for Star magazine, I had the pleasure of meeting Garry once in the green room of a daytime talk show. We were both guests waiting to be called on camera and I was a bit nervous because sometimes celebrities aren’t so friendly to tabloid reporters. But as soon as Garry spotted me, he sat down beside me and started asking questions about my job- he was fascinated. And he was funny and charming. An exceptionally nice man who made the world a better place.
(Above, Garry and Kate Hudson promoting “Mother’s Day.”)

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By Janet / July 20, 2016
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Muhammad Ali Thanks for the Memories

MUHAMMAD ALI : “I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT”

Love this photo of Muhammad Ali in the 60’s dressed up like a dandy. He was as “pretty” as he claimed to be and surprisingly funny. Of course he was passionate and outspoken about things that mattered – like civil rights. It’s sad that he became ill with Parkinson’s disease so young, but he never complained. He earned the title of icon in more ways than one.

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By Janet / June 4, 2016
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Prince Thanks for the Memories

PRINCE WAS MORE THAN A DANDY AND A LADIES MAN

Prince never lost the magic. We were lucky to see him perform at Nell’s in New York in a private after hours show back in the early 90’s. Before that we had run into him at a Sunset Strip club and he was tiny and adorable with his giant bodyguards. We never saw him drink. Prince was a fashion entity. In the 80’s he wore pajamas with shoulder pads and high heel bedroom slippers. His style was original and captivating. He was also a magnet for women. The females in his life were all beauties – we were intrigued by his romance with Kim Basinger and the one-shoulder Oscar dress he designed for her. His playful, sexy music changed everything. He was one of a kind and we lost him way too soon.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

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By Janet / April 21, 2016
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Patty Duke Thanks for the Memories

PATTY DUKE: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Valley of the Dolls star Patty Duke became a hot property in the tabloids before her manic depressive diagnosis. At the age of 23 she created a scandal when she dated 17 year old jailbait, Desi Arnaz Jr. Desi’s mother, Lucille Ball, loudly objected, but Patty was frequently seen smuggling Desi Jr into her high rise West Hollywood apartment. On one of her manic days she handed the keys to her Rolls Royce as a tip to her Beverly Hills manicurist. The nail salon went up for grabs but the manicurist insisted on returning the keys. After her diagnosis Patty calmed down and went on to do her best work – both acting and otherwise.

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By Janet / March 29, 2016
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Garry Shandling Thanks for the Memories

GARRY SHANDLING: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

All day we’ve been haunted by the death of Garry Shandling. We didn’t realize how much we liked him and will miss him! The Larry Sanders Show was one of the funniest and smartest series of all time. Garry was as self-deprecating and modest as he was intelligent. And he did it all without being raunchy. Throughout our years of gossiping, we only heard how generous and caring he was. No negative stuff. We agree with his quote: “Nice guys finish first. If you don’t know that, then you don’t know where the finish line is.”

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By Janet / March 25, 2016
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