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Famous Friday

While Colleen and I were in Ireland, we visited the Cliffs of Moher. What a beautiful, majestic site to behold. If you are afraid of heights, like I am, you might feel a little queasy. However, for those with a healthy set, like Colleen, you might even dare to climb over the little guard rail and pretend you are going to jump. I really enjoyed that. NOT !

While we were on the top of the cliffs, we saw Bill Maher and his girlfriend. We took a few pictures of him and then went on our merry way. But the story gets better.

After sightseeing at the cliffs, we left to find the ferry boat which would take us to Tralee. We got there in plenty of time, since the ferry hadn't arrived yet. Guess who parked next to us ? Yes, Bill Maher and his girlfriend. He proceeded to get out of his car and come over to us. He popped his head into our car window and asked us if we knew when the ferry was scheduled to dock. We did and we told him. Then we chatted about the cliffs and about how his political views were a bit too liberal for my taste. Oh, that's right, I was only thinking that.

So, that's the story about seeing Maher on Moher. Happy Famous Friday.

Famous Friday

Ted Kennedy died this week.

Here are some pictures taken with him back in the eighties. There's more to this story than what you see. I'll have to save the tantalizing details for another post in the future. For now, we'll let the poor man rest in peace. God love his philandering ways.

Famous Friday

My ex and I met Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife, Joan, when he was running for President in 1984 against Ronald Reagan. These pictures were taken in a condo in Brigantine, NJ. I don't know who the photographer was, but he did a hatchet job on our heads. I don't hold a grudge, but, damn him to hell for all eternity. Only kidding. Yeah, sure.

Here's Joan Mondale.

Then we also attended a fundraiser for Geraldine Ferraro in a casino in Atlantic City.
She was a very nice woman, with a great smile.

That was the year that I also met Robert Redford. But, unfortunately, I have no picture taken with him. The memory I have of that balmy night was of him holding my hand gently and saying, Please, call me Bob. We chatted for about 5 minutes and then our moment was over.
Now, that man was hot !!!!

Famous Friday

The Burke family made headlines in our local newspaper when we went on a trip to Washington DC. Daddy was a friend of, then, Congressman Jim Florio of New Jersey having helped him in his successful gubernatorial campaign. So we were all invited down to visit him in his congressional offices prior to him moving into Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion.

As we were going into the Rayburn building, Colleen was detained for hiding a concealed weapon.The cop was all business when he searched her Holly Hobbie pocketbook. Lo and behold, he found what he was looking for. Yes, my friends, a life of crime was nipped in the bud when the officer discovered that yellow plastic water pistol and took it away from her.

p.s. I took a picture of the newspaper photo, and that was bad to begin with, so excuse the darkness of the pix. Remember, if you click the picture it will get larger and you can see all the boogies on there adorable faces.

Famous Friday

I've had a lot of men in my life, but none more memorable than these five. Oh, what fireworks we made!!

Happy Fourth of July to all my old and new friends.

Famous Friday

Here's a picture of Chevy Chase, Bill Bradley, and Dustin Hoffman in the "green room" backstage at a fundraiser for the Senator. Dustin just got back from the toidy. I quickly ran into the said toidy and used the same facilities that he used. And I didn't even wipe the seat.

Harry Chapin, the singer who wrote Cat in the Cradle, was in the chair next to Dustin. You'll have to take my word for that since I don't have a picture of him.

I love Chevy because he is tall and adorable and funny. I was a drooling stalker with a camera that day. He was never out of my sight, except for that time I went into the crapper to sit on Dustin's seat.

Here he is trying on Bill Bradley's New York Knicks uniform:

I think I like him better bending over than standing up:

I had just given some guy my camera, because I thought that I'd stand next to Chevy and get a photo with him. That was when he pulled me down on his lap.

 

Too bad my husband was standing across the room. Who knows what could have happened??

Famous Friday

I met Dustin Hoffman a few times during the years. As a matter of fact, I met his first wife, the ballerina, as well as his second wife, the lawyer.

The first time I met him was backstage at a Bill Bradley fundraiser. Dustin's arm came up and settled on my left shoulder so that he could raise himself to see what was going on. He used me for about five long minutes. I was so excited I almost peed my pants. But, being the sophisticate that I was, I pretended that it was normal for a major movie star to use me as a forklift. He had probably forgotten to don his shoe lifts that morning.

We smiled at each other. I think it was at that moment that he fell in love with me. I'm sure of it.

However, on meeting me again, Dustin played coy and pretended not to remember me. That's what the "profile" picture is showing. That's me chastising him for his convenient lapse of memory. Ernestine Bradley, the senator's wife, is listening to me bring that man down a peg or two.

Famous Friday

This was one of the biggest highlights of my life. Jack Nicholson had his arm around my shoulder for at least 20 minutes. I kept thinking when will he remove his arm from around me? How long can this last? Is he feeling what I'm feeling? How long would it take to get my ball and chain out of the room? Am I wearing underpants?  Oh, the thoughts flying through my head. Mercy me !!!

Famous Friday

There was a cluster of famous and semi-famous people at one NY party we attended in the late 1980s. When I tell you their names, you probably won't think you know them, but you will. The first one is John Randolph.                    

You might remember him from You've Got Mail. He played Tom Hanks grandfather, and Dabney Coleman's dad. He's been a character actor for a very long time. His bio is as long as my Uncle Austin's nose. We sat next to each other at this luncheon. He was not too chatty. I had to do all the work. He looked a little bedraggled by the time I got up to mingle. As I walked away, I think I heard him mutter, "Thank God that bitch is done talking".

As I commenced working the room, I spotted Ron Silver, who was sitting all alone at his table. I grabbed the seat next to him just in time for the waiter to serve desserts. We talked all through dessert. Actually, he did most of the talking and was very inquisitive about me and my family. This, of course, was a welcome relief having just come from sitting next to mister grumpy pants.

Here's the picture of Ron and me. Don't we look like we're on a date? 

 

You may have heard that he died in March. It is a shame, since I'm divorced now. Isn't that always how it works out? Now I'm free and he's dead.

Famous Friday

Back when I was with my baby daddy, he was involved in politics. Not the little townie stuff. No, he rubbed elbows with the big politicos. And, as we all know, the big wigs' best pals, besides other big wigs, are famous movie and TV stars.  We were invited to many fancy parties and met a lot of celebrities, ranging from the heights of the A-List to the depths of the D-List.

I don't get to run in those circles anymore, because of the divorce thingy. So, now that I have a blog of my own, I thought that I'd share my memorable pictures with you. I hope you get a kick out of them. On Fridays, I'll post a picture of my famous encounters, at least until I run out of them. Enjoy !!!

Our Vice-President: pre-plugs.