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DINNER WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

MET RICHARD’S BROTHER, ROGER. SO NOW I’VE MET THREE OUT OF FOUR OF THE PERRY BROS. WE HAD A FUN DINNER AT CECONNI’S WITH ROGER’S PARTNER, CAROLYN AND HER DAUGHTER, KATHRYN, A UCLA LAW STUDENT. WE TREA...

“THIS IS IT” THE MICHAEL JACKSON MOVIE

Last night Richard and I went to see “This Is It” at Rod Stewart’s home. It is an absolutely wonderful documentary all about the final show Michael had been rehearsing before he died. I hadn’t realize...

FAMILY

I’ve been staying at my son and daughter-in-law’s for four days. I like doing that. It is a calm, cozy, clean home. Simone has rules—you don’t wear outdoor shoes indoors; You don’t cut things directly...

A FUN DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Brad Hillstrom is a doctor and a business man with companies involved in medical systems. Last month, he accompanied Richard and me to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale Arizona, where Richard had a full p...

ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM

My computer was contaminated and, though I wrote 3 or 4 blogs I couldn’t send them till today. Sorry about that. So there’ll be a bunch getting posted all at once. Last Saturday, My dear friends Jodie...

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE

We saw “Precious“, the remarkable, powerful film directed by Lee Daniels. It opened the New York Film Festival. I read the book, “Push” —by Sapphire–more than a decade ag...

FUNDRAISING IN DALLAS, PARTYING IN NEW YORK

Sunday I flew to Dallas to do an evening event in the magnificent home of Trea Yip to benefit the Women’s Media Center. It was an exciting group of women of means…activists, advocates, writers, ...

MY MENTOR: DR MICHAEL CARRERA

Last night there was a gathering at the Harvard Club to celebrate and honor the 25th anniversary of the Children’s Aid Society Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention program created and run by Dr Micha...

MAGICAL EVENING IN ATLANTA

I don’t usually describe a fundraiser as magical but Tuesday night’s was. A G-CAPP board member, Walter Jospin and his wife Wendy, opened their home last night for a gathering that did fee...

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