


“Any actor who opens a restaurant should have his head examined.” Dean Martin, of Dino’s on the Sunset Strip
Once upon a time the King of Cool, otherwise known as Dean Martin, was a partner in a restaurant on the Sunset Strip. The restaurant was a hit in the… Read more “Any actor who opens a restaurant should have his head examined.” Dean Martin, of Dino’s on the Sunset Strip →

The bored and dissolute nightclub crowd – in many incarnations – ghosts of 1926
Club Casa Del Mar opened in 1926 – Whoa – this image… The bored and dissolute nightclub crowd, the possibly under-age cigarette girl, the gentleman… or mobster center frame… Brushing… Read more The bored and dissolute nightclub crowd – in many incarnations – ghosts of 1926 →

Bobbing for apples at the Cock and Bull in Hollywood – a long time ago… Photographer, Lee Weber

Kenneth Turan, Robin Williams’ rise no surprise to a writer dazzled by unknown comic
…He took on different characters with different accents, roamed to all kinds of locations, both physical and metaphysical, made lightning-fast comic connections in time and space that were at once… Read more Kenneth Turan, Robin Williams’ rise no surprise to a writer dazzled by unknown comic →

Sometimes in Hollywood only a drink will do…
I’m not advocating intemperance – but… – –

COME FLY WITH ME
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