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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.
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.
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BEAUTY: SUMMER BEAUTY IDEAS
SUMMER BEAUTY IDEAS Summer still technically has another month to go, though some people erroneously think that Labor Day is the end. (Look at your calendars, people! Autumn begins on Sept. 23.) Here in sunny Southern California, it’s basica
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MOVIE REVIEW: STEP UP 3-D
STEP UP 3-D This movie really doesn’t need big in-depth analysis. I can sum it up like this: fabulous dancing, the best 3-D ever, crap story, worse acting, and even worse dialog. Period. If you need deets, there are but a few. I saw it at
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TRIBUTE: DR. FRANK RYAN
DR. FRANK RYAN, R.I.P. Usually, if I’m writing a tribute to someone, I know them really well. That wasn’t the case with Dr. Frank Ryan, who lost his life when his jeep went over the side of the PCH in Malibu two days ago, but just meeting
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LIVE PRODUCTION: CONEY ISLAND ILLUSCINATION
RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS: CONEY ISLAND ILLUSCINATION Even though I’ll always be heart-broken over my precious Clarence, I realize that it’s time to start getting back to life. To that end, I just spent a week in New York with my little moth
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TRIBUTE: CLARENCE, THE SINGING DOG
TRIBUTE TO MY BOY, CLARENCE In The Prophet, when speaking “On Love,” Kahlil Gibran said basically, that without love, “…you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.” I’m so madly in love with
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UPDATE: THANK YOUS AND INFO
THANK YOUS AND INFO Please check back tomorrow to read my tribute to my precious boy, Clarence, the Singing Dog. I don’t know how coherent it will be, but I’ve been trying to put something together, through my tears. I want that column
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SAD NEWS: CLARENCE
CLARENCE I’m so much more than sad to report that our precious Clarence passed away at home at 2AM. I’ll write a tribute to him down the line, but for now we’re too devastated to even move. Thanks to everyone who offered their love
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CELEB SIGHTINGS: CELEB SIGHTINGS 4
CELEB SIGHTINGS 4 These are my latest celebrity sightings in Los Angeles, spied over the past two months, starting with the most recent and working my way backwards. [Note: Photo credits are in the body of the text, rather than under the pix
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MISCELLANEOUS: L.A. AND ME
L.A. AND ME July is an important month in my life. July 7 is my anniversary with Mr. X. The 8th is the day I left home as a teen-ager. 14th, my half birthday. And July 27 is my anniversary with LA. Guess which one I celebrate most often? July
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DINING: VILLAINS TAVERN OPENING
VILLAINS TAVERN OPENING When I saw the new film, The Kids Are All Right, one of the things that stood out to me was the interesting restaurant owned by Mark Ruffalo’s character. It looked like an oasis in a mysterious location. I found mysel
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