Archive for May, 2010
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MISCELLANEOUS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAYBELLE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAYBELLE! I just want to wish my little mother, May Rose Salkin, a very Happy Birthday! Besides being my mother, she’s also the former “poet laureate of Aspen,” a retired English teacher (which is why I’m always annoy
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PARTIES: DR. FRANK RYAN’S BONY PONY RANCH EVENT
BONY PONY RANCH EVENT I enjoy many of the events that I’m privileged enough to attend, but trust me, it’s a small percentage that are really special. So, after yet another week, and week-end, of wall-to-wall events, (which, believe me,
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TELEVISION: SEASON WRAP-UP
TV SEASON WRAP-UP For those of you who question why I can’t talk on the phone anymore, or even answer most of my emails, just check-out all of these shows that I watch every second of (usually twice, to make sure I’m writing the correct op
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THEATRE: BENGAL TIGER, SUGAR HAPPENS
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO I’m not great with metaphors, so I seriously didn’t understand that the man in the cage at the opening of this play was supposed to be a tiger. Being a play about war, I thought he was supposed to be a priso
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MISCELLANEOUS:100TH COLUMN!
100TH COLUMN FOR INAM!!! This is my 100th column for this site! Yay! It wasn’t as difficult a point to get to as my 100th Karen’s Restaurant Revue episode was, but hard work nonetheless. I super-appreciate all the support I’ve go
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DINING: NOVEL CAFE
NOVEL CAFÉ I’ve always known of the cozy-ish Novel Café in Westwood, and recently learned of the other branches. On the recommendation of a new very handsome acquaintance, three friends and I had lunch at the latest one, (their ninth!), in
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LIVE PRODUCTIONS: STARS ON ICE
STARS ON ICE I saw Stars On Ice at Staples Center here in Los Angeles last night, and, as always, it was a lovely show. (Look for it in your city: www.starsonice.com.)They took a different approach this year, featuring up-and-comers rather tha
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CELEB SIGHTINGS: CELEB SIGHTINGS 3–FIRST THIRD OF 2010
CELEB SIGHTINGS 3--FIRST THIRD OF 2010 I’ve been re-miss on reporting my celebrity sightings around town this year, mainly because I haven’t been around town much myself; I’ve spent the better part of 2010 so far stuck in the house w
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PARTIES: BUMP IT UP, GONPACHI, AND MORE!
RECENT PARTY WRAP-UP Since my back has been doing somewhat better, I’ve returned to the party scene, though still not exactly my totally fun self. (And packing a few extra pounds from three months of total inactivity, so don’t be surprised
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TELEVISION: THIS WEEK’S TELEVISION THOUGHTS
THIS WEEK’S TELEVISION THOUGHTS I have lots of parties, restaurants, and celeb sightings to share with you, but they must wait a day because I feel the need to discuss some of this week’s television with you. First up--last night’s Dan
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