“Mathilda”.

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/Matilda/ * “MATHILDA” is a strange. colorful, oddball story about to officially debut at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson. Charity Wu, the lovely CTG Development person, shared a glass of Pinot with us as Donna Guillaume and I ate dinner before the show.  She was meeting two other ladies, she said, and half-way through our drink, the ladies…

Obsessed.

My cousin Lauren knows how to write a GREAT note.  Basically, they sound like she just talked to me — and they capture her personality perfectly.  Vivi turned 2 and I got her color-blocked sandals (pink & orange), and some plastic pink chairs, just her size.  I knew they’d both be a hit — and…

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga.

I got to see Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett perform together tonight at The Hollywood Bowl.  We were seated next to a woman who told us she’s the agent for both Tony AND Lady Gaga … and she had brought her Aunt for the concert.  I thought it was so cool that she’d do such…

Let them eat cake.

Phil and Ellen Siegelman are my father’s best friends. We used to go on family vacations with them — and our other family friends, the Houles — way back when we were little.  Phil’s an excellent cook and he would whistle as he washed the dishes afterwards. For my father’s 92nd birthday, we flew up…

Larry David’s conversational quirk.

Several months ago we were at a fundraiser for Emerson College/Los Angeles at the mountaintop home of mega-producer Norman Lear.  Mysteriously, just as President Lee Pelton finished his remarks, and dinner was still hot on our plates, producer Larry David got up… and strode toward the front door.  At first I thought he was on…

Check mate.

We went to the theatre a few weeks ago — and I ordered the “Cinderella” tickets from Charity Wu and the kind folks at Center Theatre Group.  To my surprise, I got a check in the mail today from Mimi… so I hastened to thank HER for thanking ME.  My note back, however, did not…

Role model at the highest level.

https://airandspace.si.edu/I got to meet CHRISTINE HAZY who’s behind the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum.  She is very wise, very smart about making philanthropic connections, and someone I’d like to backstop in any way I can… so after she wrote us a letter thanking Vin and me for a fundraising luncheon we had at The…

Dior, Kimberly King and I.

Kimberly King worked as a personal shopper at Neiman-Marcus for years.  She’s got a list of Hollywood royalty that includes everyone from the Kardashians to very fancy women who shall remain nameless. She was offered tickets to “DIOR AND I”, a new documentary about Christian Dior.  It had a glittery opening at Los Angeles County…

Haas rocks.

After I wrote a “TY” to Simon and Nikolai Haas for opening their Studio to the alumni of Rhode Island School of Design event… I was surprised — and really happy — to get a lovely THANK YOU back from them. That’s one of the best things about writing a note. Sometimes I get one…