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FROM LUCY TO IRMA TO JACKIE TO ME — I GOT MY HAIR DONE – ALERT THE PRESS!

May 3, 2013 by Vickie Lester

The most beautiful, statuesque, raven haired, blue eyed, Princess does my hair. Babies I walk out of her salon and I never feel better… Okay, there are some moments that involve the Mister – but we don’t go there on this weblog. At any rate the marvelous Jackie trained with Irma – who was Lucile Ball’s hair dresser: You want a “Lucy” moment? Voilà! The real “Lucy” moment involved foil arrayed over the crown of my head that could have […]

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A WINTERY VALENTINE’S DINNER INSPIRED BY LUCY AND DESI

February 5, 2013 by Vickie Lester

Butter lettuce, pickled shallots, pistachios, and cherry tomato salad Parisian pot roast, or Daube, or Étouffée, anyway it involves a chuck roast or a brisket and a lot of braising A crusty baguette A champagne coupe filled with berries and a splash of liquor – Chantilly creme optional Salad: the pickled shallots are what makes it piquant… Thinly slice one shallot and place in bowl. Sprinkle liberally with salt, a pinch of sugar, and squeeze a quarter of lemon over […]

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MID-CENTURY ROMANCE – THE HOME OF LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ

February 5, 2013 by Vickie Lester

In 1954, Ball and Arnaz moved their family into the informal ranch home Williams designed for them. The house, on a lot Desi reputedly won in a poker game, was located near the 17th fairway of the Thunderbird Country Club and was the first residence completed in the club’s development. The 4,400 square foot house had six bedrooms, a swimming pool (images 4 and 5) and a lanai- type signature Williams’ space (images 6, 7, 8) that combined and expanded […]

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LUCILLE BALL’S GOULASH SUPPER FOR TWO OR TWENTY

February 5, 2013 by Vickie Lester

We’ll do a little updating on this later in the day, something suitable for a wintery Valentine’s dinner, but for now, with love from Lucy: Note: I think “Accent” was MSG — unless you want a banging headache leave it out.

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IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN, BUT…

February 5, 2013 by Vickie Lester

They ushered in the sit-com and Desi ended up buying RKO and organizing their own studio, Desilu. They cared about each other throughout their lives, but sometimes the greatest love of your life doesn’t make the greatest spouse. Drinking, whoring, these things tend to get in the way – at least from the wife’s perspective. From the husband’s perspective the whoring only indicates your heart still belongs to your spouse… Look, I know this goes on still. I’m thinking of […]

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LUCILLE BALL – FROM CONTRACT PLAYER TO TV PIONEER

February 5, 2013 by Vickie Lester

But, she started her career as a model:

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J. Edgar Hoover at Del Mar Turf Club with Clyde Tolson

AT THE RACES WITH THE ‘G’ MEN

August 16, 2012 by Vickie Lester

J. Edgar Hoover (as I mentioned before, a big fan of “I Love Lucy”) and Clyde Tolson at the races in Del Mar: Cagney in “G Men”: Leo as J. Edgar:

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MARILYN MONROE and LUCILLE BALL have a brush with COMMUNISM

August 16, 2012 by Vickie Lester

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/7/newsid_2946000/2946420.stm Arthur Miller wouldn’t name names for HUAC and he was slapped with contempt – here his wife, Marilyn Monroe, reacts to the news in 1958 that Miller was cleared of charges. Now poppets, you will find I rarely stray into the political, but I’ll tell you something my dad told me (a guy who voted for Reagan and whose own father had spearheaded Republicans for Roosevelt), if you were young in the 1930′s the theory of Communism was very […]

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FROM LUCY TO IRMA TO JACKIE TO ME — I GOT MY HAIR DONE – ALERT THE PRESS!

A WINTERY VALENTINE’S DINNER INSPIRED BY LUCY AND DESI

MID-CENTURY ROMANCE – THE HOME OF LUCILLE BALL AND DESI ARNAZ

LUCILLE BALL’S GOULASH SUPPER FOR TWO OR TWENTY

IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN, BUT…

LUCILLE BALL – FROM CONTRACT PLAYER TO TV PIONEER

AT THE RACES WITH THE ‘G’ MEN

MARILYN MONROE and LUCILLE BALL have a brush with COMMUNISM

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