Category Archives: American Icons
American Icon – Betty White
Watch the tease for Betty White’s upcoming Saturday Night Live appearance. I’m telling you…we’re going to laugh (and watch!) like it’s 1975! Who knew Betty white has a hottie husband? You go, Betty!
Dinner Party Talk – King Tut
This weekend, after a 30 year tour, the Pharaoh King rides his sarcophagus back into NYC for “King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” (which runs through January 2011). Amazing that this young leader who came to power … Continue reading →
American Fun – The Trampoline
When I was a kid, jumping on a trampoline was both exhilarating and a little scary. (My mother always thought I was going to break my neck.) The New York Times announced today the death of 96-year-old George Nissen, the … Continue reading →
Gossip – O Kitty!
Kitty Kelly, Queen of the Unauthorized Biography, has done it again. Out this week is her 525 page-turning biography of Oprah. Plan for brouhaha. According to the publisher, “readers will come away with a greater appreciation of who Oprah really … Continue reading →
In Memory – Julia Sugarbaker
The incredible Dixie Carter died over the weekend. Recognized by most for her long run as the feisty Julia Sugarbaker on “Designing Women,” she was a talented actress and singer. Her monologues on Designing Women were both hilarious and often … Continue reading →
Life 101 – Easy Easter from Bruce & CBS
Dinner Party Talk – Whitney replaced?!
Do yourself a favor and listen to Lin Yu Chun, competing on the Chinese reality show called Super Star Avenue. Whitney has had to cancel a few performances because of throat problems (is that what you call it?) but she … Continue reading →
Save the Rosendale Theatre
There aren’t many family run, single-screen movie theaters left in America… but there’s one in Rosendale, New York (where I had my two restaurants), a great old mining town with an amazing theater. A group called the The Rosendale Theatre … Continue reading →
American Icons – Johnny Cash
American icons – huh?
In our fallen icon department…. Here’s the surreal one where Tiger Woods gets questioned by his dead dad Earl. Awkward! Does this make me want to run put on my Nikes? Or run to my room? What do you think?