It's Not About Me!

TRIBUTE: TRIBUTE TO MY PRECIOUS LITTLE MOTHER

I've begun this tribute to my precious little mother, May Rose Salkin, several times, but just can't get through it in one sitting. As I speak with the oh-so-many people who loved her, new thoughts come to me to share with you.

TRIBUTE: CLARENCE, THE SINGING DOG

TRIBUTE: CLARENCE, THE SINGING DOG Mr. X and I could not have asked for anything more out for our choice of the one being to share our lives. Clarence was the best dog I’ve ever seen or heard of. Not only was he the sweetest, most loving and caring and affectionate pal ever, but he literally didn’t give us even one second to be angry at him for in the almost eighteen years that we were blessed to have him with us.

CELEB SIGHTINGS: CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS 10(!)

4/13/11 The biggest sighting EVER! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Sitting just four rows in front of me at the Ahmanson Theatre for opening night of God Of Carnage. They both had slicked-back longish hair and were as quiet and sedate as can be. I don’t get excited over any sightings, in general, unless it’s a sports guy or someone I have a slight celeb crush on, (Simon Baker, Hugh Jackman, Tom Welling,) but I was positively giddy over this one. They’re my favorite couple ever. I love their kindness and generosity, and am so thrilled that they found each other in time to share their riches, including of spirit, with so many children.

LIVE PRODUCTION: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: OVO

In all my years of observing every kind of cultural event, even going back to when I was a wide-eyed child in New York City, I've never seen anything that comes close to a Cirque du Soleil show. I haven't seen nearly as many of their thirty different versions as I would like, but each one I have been lucky enough to observe has been spectacular. OVO is no exception.

DINING/UPCOMING EVENT: DINE LA
DINE LA As someone who spends at least three months a year in New York City, I've always appreciated Restaurant Week. Although it began in 1992, I never heard of it until the winter after 9/11. (Which happened in 2001, for those of you l
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GIFTING SUITES: THE DPA GIFTING LOUNGE
THE DPA GIFTING LOUNGE Well, the Golden Globes have come and gone, but the afterglow of the attending gifting suites lingers on. With my January 14 birthday falling the day before the awards telecast, (which I wanted to spend not working,
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GIFTING SUITES: GBK GOLDEN GLOBES LOUNGE
GBK GOLDEN GLOBES LOUNGE Well, the Golden Globes has come and gone, but the afterglow of the attending gifting suites lingers on. I had only one day to check them all out, so I was able to make it to only three. (But they’re the ones th
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GIFTING SUITES: SECRET ROOM GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS STYLE LOUNGE
SECRET ROOM GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS STYLE LOUNGE Well, the Golden Globes has come and gone, but the afterglow of the attending gifting suites lingers on. I had only one day to check them all out, so I was able to make it to only three. (But
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AWARD SHOWS: GOLDEN GLOBES 2012
GOLDEN GLOBES 2012 I have to thank those of you who sent me Happy Birthday messages on Saturday, (the day before the Globes telecast,) by every method, (save for carrier pigeon.) They actually all really helped me get through my most diff
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (YEAH, RIGHT)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (YEAH, RIGHT) I'm writing Happy Birthday to myself even though I'm not feeling it this year. Every year since I left home at nineteen, I've called my mother at 5:03AM on the east coast, the time of my birth lo those m
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TRIBUTE: TRIBUTE TO MY PRECIOUS LITTLE MOTHER
TRIBUTE TO MY PRECIOUS LITTLE MOTHER I've begun this tribute to my precious little mother, May Rose Salkin, several times, but just can't get through it in one sitting. As I speak with the oh-so-many people who loved her, new thoughts com
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MISCELLANEOUS: I’M BACK…AND CRUSHED BEYOND BELIEF
I'M BACK...AND CRUSHED BEYOND BELIEF I know that I have to get back to work at some point soon, now that I'm back in Los Angeles, but the unexpected death of my precious little mother, on Christmas Day no less, while we were visiting her,
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 [With the loss of my precious mother on Christmas, I'm obviously not in the mood to celebrate, except her life. But I don't want to impose my misery on you guys, so I'm re-printing my New Year's Eve suggestions from t
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NOTICE
SAD NOTICE On Christmas Day, Karen's precious little mother, May Rose Salkin, the most adorable woman who ever lived, passed away. Karen's beside herself with grief and has to take a little bit of time off. She'll publish a tribute to her
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