Today is Oscar day. What the heck was I thinking by going to Hollywood for my son’s birthday yesterday to see “Alice in Wonderland?” He’s 22.
Well, we do things like that. Insane Traffic. Insane Parking. Insane People. And… Insane Movie! It was awesome btw. But they were setting up Hollywood Blvd for the Oscars, bigtime.
Walking the streets of Hollywood at this time is a radical experience. Coming out on the plastic covered red carpet at the Kodak Theater to see all the Press was nuts. And all waiting for me, no less! Not. Kathie was trying to call my agent, saying that I wasn’t even informed! The noive…. But they we’re getting ready for the biggest show on the planet which airs today.And who’s my fav? Avatar, duh.
Alice in Wonderland in 3D was spectacular. Tim Burton really pulled it off this time. See it. Live it. But don’t smoke it. Afterwards, we headed off to Culver City for some cool Mexican at Kay and Dave’s.
Today for Oscar? Big ass party.
Headed down towards LAX to meet with some doods from the Phillipines. Why? Can’t say just yet, …as it’s something really awesome. But I was in a Starbucks and was approached by cool Fireball fan, Sergio Lopreiato. Sergio is Vice President of Cielo Enterprises in Pasadena. They do awesome things for the environment, and… he and his son dig cars and have been watching “World’s Most Expensive Rides.” Cool.
Thanks for watchin,’ Sergio!!
There I was, tooling around in a silly orange Camaro, when I hit traffic on PCH in Malibu. Why?
‘Cause some rich dood with a Ferrari decided to park right in the middle of the highway! Can’t you believe it!!??? I mean, the noive….
May have had something to do with the fact that he got WHAM, BAM THANKYOU MA’AM’D from the rear. I figure it’s about $50K work of work. Maybe I shoulda left my card?
…Elephants.
Last night Kathie and I were getting ready for a great dinner. Sit down and watch “Taken.” Awesome flick. Pasta was done. Salad was made. Plates were out… when suddenly.
FADE OUT:
All the lights went out in the house. But not just ours. EVERY house within a mile was BLACK. So, we pulled out a flashlight, searched for matches and found two. Lit some candles and scooped the dinner.
The dogs were freaking, as they never experienced a black out before. The rain escalated to thunder and lightning. BIGTIME. An hour previously, as the dark grey went darker, Kathie saw something large fly by the bedroom window and land on the roof. What is it? Still don’t know yet.
We chowed by candlelight, ate and enjoyed ourselves. Afterwards, I switched everything to the “off” position, we read by the candles to the likes of Rebecca Beard and went to sleep. Midnight rolled around and I awoke to a bright light in my face. One I forgot to turn off. I checked downstairs for anything else, then scrambled back into bed.
CUT TO: 1:30am. A smell. A smell of garlic. A smell of burnt garlic. Kathie had a dream that she left the water running in the tub. It scared her and she woke me up. I went back downstairs and checked to see… that the stove burner was still ON. We forgot to put the pasta away in the dark and it continued to cook for 6 hours!
Needless to say,… it’s done.
Ah. Life’s an adventure. Welcome to it, folks.
(Photo: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
So, there I was, minding my own business… sitting in my cozies and on the computer when… BAM! I get a call from my friend jt. He says to me, he says… “Fireball! Does Kathie have a long dress?” I’m like… “what?”
Then, he proceeds to say “If you can get down here right smack quick, you gotta come to this here party. Only 40 people and the “Princess” wants to meet you.” And I said… “what?” He SCREAMS….“A PRINCESS! AN HONEST TO GOODNESS ROYAL FEMME!!”
I sat there, thinking… “What the heck did he just say?” So…
BAM! In the car we went to Santa Monica, Suit, Dress, Tie. TIE???? WHAT THE TICK???!!! Yup, I caved…. Put the tie on. She was a Princess and I had to look snappy for royalty. I even changed my undies.
And was she for real? You better believe it. Princess Lilly Lawrence. Godchild to Onassis. Family friend of JFK and Jackie. Wow. I was sweatin’ bullets…
AND………she was a sweetheart. And… it was Christmas. And… we had a blast! We even met LA Times Journalist, Ann Brenoff and her daughter Sophie. Great people. And, did I mention that Princess Lilly had several of Elvis’ cars? More on that later.
Party with the Princess. …”What?” How the heck did THAT happen?
It’s the Holidays. And I’m makin’ candy. Toffee and Carmels to be specific. Why?
What, are you kidding? Check out these lip smackers and tell me you don’t want some. I just gotta figure out a way to convince Kathie that we need to keep some for ourselves. (They’re gifts… DANGIT!)
And what else is goin’ on for the Hoopy Halidays? LOTS OF CHEER! Went to the SRF Mt. Washington to spread happy cheer and relax, then gotta NIPLICK from my doggie BUG, then Kathie built a few stuffed poochies for outr lil’ nieces and nephews. IN THE KITCHEN! Spank! Now where to I keep my carmels??!!!
Shhh… she’s probably gonna read this. DON’T SAY A WORD!
So, you guys awake yet? Writing this at 11am… and I’m STILL full from last night. Probably ’cause I had two dinners.
That’s what happens. Extended families brings extended stomachs. Although, everything was pretty tasty. Let’s see, how about a re-cap?
Tofurky. Yes, I’m vegetarian and I wasn’t too sure about a Tofurky experience. But it was… AWESOME. Then, Chocolate Pudding from scratch, thank you very much. (Maybe I should had that first?) Then, peas, pie and several other things that start with “p.” Then, I had to pee. So, …things went well.
How about you guys?
So far this week, there seems to be a shift in thought. While everyone is concerning themselves with the “economy” and all things bad, I reserve to ignore it all. And there are others doing the same. Join in… it’s a MOVEMENT.
My Dad, Tony, is a tremendously giving person. He been giving so much, that what’s coming to him is overwhelming. Where do I begin?
1. A published book. 2. A documentary being filmed on his life. 3. A new Musical that he wrote is being received as being “brilliant.” 4. A major actor just signed Monday to a screenplay that he and my Mom wrote over 30 years ago. Did I mention he’s 81? 5. The Writer’s Guild wants to do a performance study for his Musical. 6. His book of Poems is being published. Whew!
Who else? Kathie, my wife. 1. Signed to build a costume for the “Ellen DeGeneres 12 Days of Christmas.” 2. Creating the character for Buddy Cruise. 3. Writing a new Children’s Book.
Others. 1. Andy and Jennifer are getting married in May… on a cruise. 2. My sister, Jordana, just got a $100,000 grant for her school drama department. All this, and many others. What’s their secret? They think positive thoughts. All the time.
And what’s going on with me? Just some stuff. Good stuff. Really good stuff. The kind of stuff that makes you want to put extra chocolate in your Cocoa Latte.
In the broad daylight he comes, scampering like… a LITTLE MOUSE! Now I know where my dog food is REALLY going.
Join me for some serious DIY…
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