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Sunday, October 06, 2002 MEANWHILE, BACK IN L.A.i’ve actually enjoyed being back in los angeles, and i never thought i would ever utter those words. l.a offers a certain solitude that i dig. although, i will never understand the kooky laws that are unique to california. friday night i went to see the chicks with dicks strip show at club 7969. it was fun but awkward because by law a patron cannot stand within 6 feet of a dancer who has exposed nipples in a club that serves alcohol. huh ? i wanted to tip the girls, but i didn’t want to get scolded by the bouncer. MY FAVORITE SONG OF THE MOMENT everybody tells me that my fave song of the moment was big this past summer in new york city. it's called "at night" by SHAKEDOWN. BLOSSOM BUTTERWORTH my second favorite sketch from THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW is one called BLOSSOM BUTTERWORTH. it featured carol/blossom as the local star of the pacoima, california p.t.a theatre group and VICKI LAWRENCE as a much more talented woman who comes to audition for an upcoming production. it is hysterically hilarious beyond measure. in fact, i’ve ordered all of the COLUMBIA HOUSE collection of the tv series hoping that blossom will pop up on one of them, but no such luck. last week, while taping HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, i asked vicki if SQUARES is taped on the same soundstage that THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW was taped on and she said “yes”. i asked her if she remembered BLOSSOM BUTTERWORTH and she said “absolutely” and then she went on to recount some of the story line. by the way, my number one favorite sketch from the show is WENT WITH THE WIND. THE PAGEANTRY tonight, i was one of the judges at the QUEST FOR THE CROWN pageant along with fellow judges margaret o'brien , MINK STOLE, HEATHER TOM, NELL CARTER, anna maria horsford , RIP TAYLOR and ANNA NICOLE SMITH. the evening was hosted by the always funny BRUCE VILANCH, to benefit a charity called AID FOR AIDS. the show was a hoot and a half. at one point i laughed ‘til i cried. ANNA NICOLE told me that she had heard what i said about her and it hurt her feelings. she said “you called me fat.” i said “no, i didn’t” she said “yes, you did” i said “no, i did not” well, as soon as i got home i checked my past weblogs and it turns out that ANNA was right. in one blog i said that “ i predict that ANNA’S weight will top off at about 400 lbs” and in another blog i said “ANNA looked just like the late, great GINGER RODGERS, right before her death, all bloated and painted up like a baby jane sex doll”. my intention was to blog about shit that was on my mind, not to hurt her feelings, and for that i apologize (quite frankly, i never thought it would find it's way to her). her lawyer, HOWARD K. STERN, tried to explain to me that THE ANNA NICOLE SHOW is not as exploitative as i think it is. he said that ANNA is calling the shots and that she is like a “sister” to him. just as i was starting to tell him that my observations were based solely on my own sense of the situation and that watching the show made me feel like an accessory to a crime, TOM pointed out the camera that was angled behind my back. the same one that i told to stop filming me two minutes prior. i felt tricked. i felt like ANNA NICOLE SMITH. p.s. - KIMMY was very sweet. . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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