tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37264912902285995402024-03-12T18:38:45.847-07:00Georgina's WorldNews and comments from Georgina Spelvin (Miss Jones in the 1974 erotic film, The Devil in Miss Jones).Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-53651386361080819542012-08-25T17:49:00.002-07:002012-08-25T17:49:57.047-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">I despaired of seeing a really good movie ever again. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then came <a href="http://www.hopesprings-movie.com/" target="_blank">Hope Springs</a>. <br /><br />Granted, I would pay good money to see Meryl Streep or Tommy Lee Jones read a phone book, but here they have a damn good script, great surrounding cast and location, and master director David Frankel (The Devil Wore Prada) to aid and abet.<br />Things are looking up. <br />Must mention Steve Carrell, who held the helm as the shrink that pulled it and them together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">it may make you want to have sex again.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-82205267028186294262012-08-14T14:14:00.000-07:002012-08-14T14:14:04.018-07:00BIG WHOOPS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My fingers are getting as unreliable as my eyes.</h3>
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It's Charles Shea <span style="font-size: x-large;">Le</span>Mone.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's HOT in LA</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey, June and July were gorgeous. We're due. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Speaking of hot .... Charles Shea LeMone has a new book out. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Spring of Unexpected Consequences. Now <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Unexpected-Consequences-Ch%20%20arles-LeMone/dp/1936553287/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8%20%20&qid=1343393689&sr=1-1&keywords=charles+shea+lemone+th%20%20e+spring+of+unexpected+consequences" target="_blank">available</a> at Amazon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I met Shea through Jim Morris, my lunch buddy who wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Above-Beyond-Jim-Morris/dp/1468115774/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344293653&sr=8-1&keywords=Jim+Morris+books" target="_blank">Above and Beyond War War Story</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">(and the acclaimed Dumbo Drop</span><span style="font-size: large;">) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Jim is a master story-teller with a quirky slant on things. He makes you think whilst he's entertaining you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, I love a good blood, guts, gore, 'n' glory combat story. A totally foreign world to me. But his new book, "Telequah" is a stunning departure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another new-to-me world: today's Native Americans. Specifically the eponymous tribe involved in this gripping adventure. <br />
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So anyway, Jim gave me a copy of "<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%5Bhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/185-6945551-232%20%207934?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Shea+LaMone&r%20%20h=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AShea+LaMone&ajr=0" target="_blank">A Dance In The Streets</a>,"and I got hooked on LeMone. Be careful. He's is addicting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think Corner Pride may be my favorite, though. Here is a rare snap of Shea as the teen whose coming of age struggles in a black neighborhood of Philadelphia are it's grist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Another friend who continually astounds me: the very talented painter, Denise LaFrance. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51214214@N05/" target="_blank">Her stuff</a> is gonna be worth big bucks one day. I need more walls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's now time to run cold water over my wrists and temples and have a nice lie down. DAMN, IT'S HOT.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-33172691318770481002011-11-02T16:24:00.000-07:002011-11-02T20:53:36.677-07:00Yes, Virginia, therr IS a GREAT PUMPKIN<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have here a "Klong" </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEi2zp27KJOWZkYRUPuzzsvi4Cwltk7tV2l4Qd081GmHy80U7JogrsHWUs-UfIowMQ7ppVS_e6i4MCsdomjRchWIV4JZvpX6OVZT0nd-jycoJTpYzzH2GxCX_W-v5Wl36Nn4riRy_dnA/s1600/What%2527s+this.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEi2zp27KJOWZkYRUPuzzsvi4Cwltk7tV2l4Qd081GmHy80U7JogrsHWUs-UfIowMQ7ppVS_e6i4MCsdomjRchWIV4JZvpX6OVZT0nd-jycoJTpYzzH2GxCX_W-v5Wl36Nn4riRy_dnA/s320/What%2527s+this.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">sent to me by the couple from</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Hamburg who were here to do an interview with me for promotion of the the chamber opera he, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Thies Mynther has written. Sandra ran camera. John is on left, leaning on Thies, Miriam of Cabaret fame is sweetly supporting yours </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ4JC0JQbkBd_CG4v8MwROb12bqjKQkfRYuII81YnepPNsJiw9qRwmquZHl_Vg7RDR-m8WC2mkjnvtwTmrmG35fzJhKhtn2KgdjbNA5xE1qpYFZOJJbzUOFonHnXGpHAPNzHwqZAdaNI/s1600/theis+sandra+jw+cg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ4JC0JQbkBd_CG4v8MwROb12bqjKQkfRYuII81YnepPNsJiw9qRwmquZHl_Vg7RDR-m8WC2mkjnvtwTmrmG35fzJhKhtn2KgdjbNA5xE1qpYFZOJJbzUOFonHnXGpHAPNzHwqZAdaNI/s1600/theis+sandra+jw+cg.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">truly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">John's cousin, Rafael completes the picture being shot by Sandra, seen in mirror, if you look closely. </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another gift has been the Kindelization of my book and it's announcement crafted by the producer of the audio version of the book - which will be released the first of the year, Sam Caldwell. It follows this post.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My e-book publisher has added a personal photos page along with a link to a Kindle friendly webpage hosting additional photos. The Kindle friendly webpage will be continuously updated with new photos from my past and as well as more recent snaps.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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Marsha was one of the original <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Ayxo4cITk">War Babies</a>: the improv group that John was with when we met.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I can't speak for the dialog, but the DANCE STEPS were a faithful recreation of every tippy tap in the fabulous Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds movie. I'll swear to that.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Dance steps, I remember. Dialog, not so much.</span><br />
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Ms. Myers' portrayal of the gossip columnist who stitches the story together for us was HYSTERICAL. My sides still ache.<br />
There's one more weekend left of this treasure. If you can make it, you won't regret it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The painter man asked, "What color." </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshhC1mjS4N9TqE5d4FR1woKMOH3UW0yn8567-2A3nVSmRxwiEbPU3VojkKygmE8B_S7yE3vk3V3HKqheq4iusyKCYo0vWBIhuouQruHJXqJ_Fmwm9vCTHfVcRoHQizeci-vh3eoD2x1A/s1600/paint+prep+010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshhC1mjS4N9TqE5d4FR1woKMOH3UW0yn8567-2A3nVSmRxwiEbPU3VojkKygmE8B_S7yE3vk3V3HKqheq4iusyKCYo0vWBIhuouQruHJXqJ_Fmwm9vCTHfVcRoHQizeci-vh3eoD2x1A/s1600/paint+prep+010.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshhC1mjS4N9TqE5d4FR1woKMOH3UW0yn8567-2A3nVSmRxwiEbPU3VojkKygmE8B_S7yE3vk3V3HKqheq4iusyKCYo0vWBIhuouQruHJXqJ_Fmwm9vCTHfVcRoHQizeci-vh3eoD2x1A/s200/paint+prep+010.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshhC1mjS4N9TqE5d4FR1woKMOH3UW0yn8567-2A3nVSmRxwiEbPU3VojkKygmE8B_S7yE3vk3V3HKqheq4iusyKCYo0vWBIhuouQruHJXqJ_Fmwm9vCTHfVcRoHQizeci-vh3eoD2x1A/s1600/paint+prep+010.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;">"The same," we said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No good. A number must be chosen and properly recorded. It's never easy.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-18560067631546816252011-09-20T14:52:00.000-07:002011-09-20T14:52:04.623-07:00Roots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This just in from my pal Howie Gordon (screen name <a href="http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=Richard+Pacheco&pbx=1&oq=Richard+Pacheco&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3524l3524l0l5750l1l1l0l0l0l0l251l251l2-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=f31b735b7e050d26&biw=1064&bih=601">Richard Pacheco</a>)<br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The Berkeley Gordon men return to Scotland and don the great Clan Gordon kilts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L8xrToBJignuMMN4zUhSeMCS501BavQhH1A-S5WwS7O_d_DOl7vZZllh_jtJSzPmpffmZMf6O8N4kNCby6q9ZChcAHSv4mX3rXOa9JS9f1UYQRHhR-OceOy1nIZuZxhpqBriMGlG1fQ/s1600/The+Gorden+men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L8xrToBJignuMMN4zUhSeMCS501BavQhH1A-S5WwS7O_d_DOl7vZZllh_jtJSzPmpffmZMf6O8N4kNCby6q9ZChcAHSv4mX3rXOa9JS9f1UYQRHhR-OceOy1nIZuZxhpqBriMGlG1fQ/s640/The+Gorden+men.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br />
Underneath, we're wearing tefillin. Put that in your haggis and smoke it, Mel Gibson! <br />
Happy New Year!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aye, wud but that I could hae stood thar wid dae bonny lads. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're probably related. Me Da's pap did cum fra The Isle of Montrose. And in this picture, Howie looks a lot like a lot of my cousins. OK. I know you're Jewish, Howie - and a happy new year to ye - but you do look like kin. No wonder we had instant empathy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-89055723191183669912011-07-10T17:01:00.000-07:002011-07-10T17:01:12.509-07:00For a GOOD TIME call 818-561-5878<span style="font-size: large;">And I mean a REALLY good time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">818-561-5878 will take you to an answering service where you can reserve seats for <i><b>Choices</b></i> at 8pm on Tuesday, July 12th, 19th, or 26th. And if you whisper "I'm a friend of the theater" at the box office, tickets are only $10! Parking is available on the street north and south of Pico for FREE. The theater is just 2 and 1/2 blocks West of La Brea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and director/co-author <a href="http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=renny+temple&aq=f&aqi=g4g-v1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=fce33a84b0764b22&biw=1079&bih=601">Renny Temple</a></span>, <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We laughed - a lot - and, yes, cried a little. Triumph over serious coke addiction and INCARCERATION is not all laughs. Still, Jed's comedic skills almost made it so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Live theater here in moooovieland is rare. Good - really good - live theater is scarce as hen's teeth. Don't miss this opportunity if you can help it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, all you poor folks who live somewhere other than Los Angeles are outta luck. Sorry. Maybe someone will come up with the $ to record this on a DVD. Any offers?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going back for a second dose on the 19th and taking <a href="http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=theis+mynther&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1ec92a21f3882047&biw=1079&bih=601">Theis Mynther</a> and his partner, Sandra. They're coming to LA from Germany to record some promos for the Hamburg Premiere of "Expose," a musical adaptation of <a href="http://georgiespelvin.com/page1/page1.html"><i>The Devil Made Me Do It</i></a> that Theis has written. I've heard some of the score, and I LOVE it. More of that later.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-47891116632547925862011-06-21T17:47:00.000-07:002011-06-21T18:01:53.569-07:00Doin' the Kitchen Redo - Oh vo-de-o-do!<span style="font-size: large;">Last month John said, "I think it's time to remodel the kitchen. I'm thinking new counter tops and cabinet doors."<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that sounded simple enough.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He called a few contractors and got bids. We fell in love with Jenny Housey of <a href="http://www.golanremodeling.com/">Golan Remodeling</a>: a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_%28person%29">Sabra</a>. Soft-spoken, but easy to picture with an Uzi if circumstances warranted. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, she was on our side all the way.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next thing I knew, the rest of the kitchen went oopsdefloop </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">out the garage door into a dumpster. Not as easy as it sounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oj4PgwLfvVlxuklcXG7b2Ha7OCSQbAMb-nIB5M5uHyHKBqW5djIJcftXA2A84o9ZgJgH_4777kGbdcKG3YLgsLXiLC7H4YqJR1ICv6Jwo9OquZ2heKmrk93Li9ohy0d2H9pt2muf4xc/s1600/03+temp+stove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oj4PgwLfvVlxuklcXG7b2Ha7OCSQbAMb-nIB5M5uHyHKBqW5djIJcftXA2A84o9ZgJgH_4777kGbdcKG3YLgsLXiLC7H4YqJR1ICv6Jwo9OquZ2heKmrk93Li9ohy0d2H9pt2muf4xc/s200/03+temp+stove.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasorw-kXQgW9b6SUdJct8jhDlPhKSKOymbaj3W8YTANTx3Om4nv3UfsHZ3dmupwNJgxOiVRkrs7Nvijr8ElhNYX0CUzLFtfNIajtofFhQyNcwGHkCwLLYCEs5eK-04ejARsDaxR5pPMM/s1600/04+temp+counter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasorw-kXQgW9b6SUdJct8jhDlPhKSKOymbaj3W8YTANTx3Om4nv3UfsHZ3dmupwNJgxOiVRkrs7Nvijr8ElhNYX0CUzLFtfNIajtofFhQyNcwGHkCwLLYCEs5eK-04ejARsDaxR5pPMM/s200/04+temp+counter.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A temp kitchen materialized on the dining room table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Fine for cooking.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Washing up? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once it's installed, John is a very happy camper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much for "just new counter tops and cabinet doors." Hell, it's his kitchen. </span><span style="font-size: large;">He did all the negotiating and contracting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got one of those eco-friendly on-demand units. Takes a little longer to get hot water at the kitchen sink, but I'm getting used to washing up with cold water. At the new sink, washing up with anything is a joy.</span><br />
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Musican, composer, raconteur: I groveled before his quiet, unassuming, personage at a book signing/reading fest organized by the ever-resourceful <a href="http://newtextureblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/drew-friedman-and-wyatt-doyle-get.html">Wyat Doyle</a> last year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was so overwhelmed by Mr. Friedman's MUSIC, I almost forgot to get him to sign my copy of <i>Black Cracker</i> - almost. I've read that book three times. Not because it's hard to understand. Au contraire. Because it's just that damn entertaining, even while it's provoking hell out of one's thoughts.</span><br />
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When Wyat emailed me that Josh was going to be in town this week, I started trying to find a way to make it to one of the only two (alas) appearances he will make. Much depends on what state our house is in by then. Oh yes. We are in the throes of FINALLY getting John's kitchen built. I promised him the sales of <a href="http://georgiespelvin.com/"><i>The Devil Made Me Do It</i></a> were gonna pay for a new kitchen for him who loves to cook and is so very good at it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, it's taken a few years, but we're finally getting it done!</span><br />
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It's been such fun camping out in the living room </span><br />
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The newest member of the household, Miss Puss, is less than enthusiastic about the whole thing.<br />
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</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-1125406446443774622011-05-11T15:48:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:51:43.412-07:00ALERT THE MEDIA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5nVUV8mlnieUIPInSDxHjYTZeopUCZgqG8KjzBLKZWkQCtUpZj7bd8vhdpNOt3grSGlibv-_0g6bJmU_pwScIWa9QnPPPF9zigeNVMK5_XPvyAd29mnArvuIR6V5ugZz5_pWKidpFWw/s1600/John+at+bookfair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5nVUV8mlnieUIPInSDxHjYTZeopUCZgqG8KjzBLKZWkQCtUpZj7bd8vhdpNOt3grSGlibv-_0g6bJmU_pwScIWa9QnPPPF9zigeNVMK5_XPvyAd29mnArvuIR6V5ugZz5_pWKidpFWw/s200/John+at+bookfair.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">My far-better-half, John, is taking me out for dinner and A SHOW this coming Sunday evening, May 15th at the Studio Grill in Gower Gultch, southwest corner of Sunset and Gower in Hollywood. Email cabaretidol@yahoo.com for reservations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now they've brought her back to do a show of her very own. Well, her side-kick, Raf Mauro, who happenes to be John's cousin </span><br />
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My first "leading man" from those gory glory days - Harry Reems - got in touch! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much more than a leading man, it was he who <br />
introduced me to Jerry Damiano, director of the ever-popular Devil in Miss Jones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish someone would publish Harry's story. I think he remembers all the stuff I've forgotten. Well, he's much younger than I. <br />
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Here just some of the good stuff about him that's "out there."<br />
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Harry Reems </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715857/">filmography</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reems">biography</a><br />
and a wonderful <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10988/">article</a> in the e-zine New York Movies.</span><br />
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</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-76391333821445113452011-04-27T15:08:00.000-07:002011-04-27T15:10:53.355-07:00The Lusty Month of May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1fbSSjr6y5Q4ZvWWrTyKT6TZopaycjx4mVm_BtrlzIQDjYzJcvyuVb1isyXzxIU1fghFc4taGUZoVy6DXaXch8kpmPD0W-goCXPbdZpjx6yUuvXUXAuPu39k0v8EqkI5VNlmzKBhFkw/s1600/Happy+East+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1fbSSjr6y5Q4ZvWWrTyKT6TZopaycjx4mVm_BtrlzIQDjYzJcvyuVb1isyXzxIU1fghFc4taGUZoVy6DXaXch8kpmPD0W-goCXPbdZpjx6yUuvXUXAuPu39k0v8EqkI5VNlmzKBhFkw/s400/Happy+East+card.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Tra la. It's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Secret-Name-Jim-Morris/dp/0312993412/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303938706&sr=1-1">here</a>. That shocking time of year. When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, It's official. From Seders to Sunrise Services to the idiocy of "Daylight Savings" (where? in a jar?) to the inarguable tilt of the planet and the Whickershim wirlings of the wild Wiccan waifs: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nobody throws an egg-fest like these ritcheous elves. </span><br />
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Poor Miss Puss is gonna miss her dirt baths when it's finished. Who <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our neighbors with the pool stopped by to tell us a new tenant has moved in. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tommy+flanagan&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=RJK4TdDUBu3ciALSuoEg&sqi=2&ved=0CB4QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=585">Tommy Flanagan</a>. No shit. We haven't seen nor heard any sign of a motorcycle - yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">House owner and friend, Sean, said Mr. Flanagan said we were still welcome to use the pool, but I'd be way too shy to just go over and introduce myself. Maybe if we meet one day in the drive way, I'll mention it. Or maybe I'll just climb over the fence and fall in accidentally. </span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-43768038351428675752011-04-17T15:44:00.000-07:002011-04-17T15:45:51.826-07:00Did Debbie Does Dad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Not dark of night, nor hail, nor gale, nor even raging sciatica was gonna keep me from seeing the scion of my BBFL Richard Pacheco's son, Bobby, in his one-man tour-de-force, <a href="http://www.debbiedoesmydad.com/">Debbie Does My Dad</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's what I emailed my pal, Penny Antine when she asked me how the show went. <br />
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"You missed an AMAZING piece of theater and a look at a talent that, if there's a god at all, is gonna be BIG - in any arena he chooses. Of course, the biz of show does not always reward ability and talent, but it sure helps if you have it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bobby was PHENOMENAL. Howie, his ladywife, Jeremy and Bobby's two sisters were all popping their vest buttons, as well they should.</span><br />
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I am so glad I got to see this at this time. I know it's got, as we say in the biz, LEGS, and the next venue may not be as convenient or affordable. Yeah, the Pantages is convenient to our Hollywood Hills home, but the prices!!!</span><br />
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And so I have.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-69889595815785491002011-04-13T19:31:00.000-07:002011-04-13T19:31:02.917-07:00The Burbank Marriott Celebrity Show<span style="font-size: large;">True to his word, NY based radio host and horror film maven, <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/beckoffshow">Matt Beckoff</a>, knocked me up (in the British sense, i.e., stopped by) at 8:30am Sat. April 2nd, 2011 and ferried me to the Burbank Marriott <a href="http://www.hollywoodshow.com/">Celebrity Show</a>. We made it a more comfortable 9:30 the next morning. I filled that extra hour Sunday pulling weeds in the front yard. Big mistake. After a week of daily physical therapy at the spa, I can again face the monitor and get this blog post up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, yeah. I said never again and I meant it. Still do. But then I found out I would be seated at the Police Academy table. And though I am only represented as a leg on the <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/features/police-academy/">original promo art</a>, that leg grew legs, as we say in "the biz." That is, much good has come of that brief and limited exposure, not the least of which were the residuals that kept me on the SAG health plan. Thank you <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/17/police-academy-update-paul-maslansky/">Paul Masslansky.</a> As I say in the epilogue of my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Made-Me-Do/dp/0615199070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302652807&sr=8-1">book</a>, "...may your tribe increase."<br />
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The Police Academy contingent </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alas, my secret love, <a href="http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=george+gaiynes&cp=14&pf=p&sclient=psy&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=george+gaiynes&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=bf49a1ee2bf6003">George Gaynes</a> couldn't make it after all. 'Twas put about that he had the flu. At 91, I suspect he may have had a touch of my major malady, the fuggits. Naaaah. Not the mighty Comander Eric Lassard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Donovan Scott and my far-better-half, John, are old improvisation buddies, so I felt completely comfortable with him when we did our "hot" scene in the first Police Academy film. But, in truth, around the rest of the company I felt like an impostor. "What business had I on a set with these pros? I was a porn actress for pity sakes." My perception, entirely. But, I was so flummoxed by it all, that when <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807571/">Bubba Smith</a> asked me if I'd like to join him for dinner, I stammered something about not eating dinner the night before a shoot or some such tripe. I was terrified that he'd think I was "open for business." If I'd known anything about him, or had taken the time to get to know him at all, I would have realized how really stupid that was. I do now. And I am soooo glad I got a chance at this gathering of "the old guard" to apologize to him for my seeming brush-off. I even got to sit next to him at lunch on Sunday - be still my heart! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">AND, speaking of great gals, eternally effervescent <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=marion+ramsey&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=D-CkTbO6HNDrsgbU9KmQCA&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1092&bih=585">Marion Ramsey</a> was there, as ebullient, adorable and funny as ever. <br />
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</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-82712754140870261382011-04-13T18:53:00.000-07:002011-04-13T18:53:04.517-07:00What's going on?Was unable to post the blog I spent several hours preparing. I am trying this simple sentence to see if it will "fly." If so, I'll go back and try to find out what I'm doing wrong on the full post.Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-28283790005122145952011-04-05T15:10:00.000-07:002011-04-05T15:13:09.454-07:00Doing Debbie Does Daddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEsOYVpYlUQreo7sDjHjiMX3C2SHrvgE7SZEbPQHyjhzgN3fkEekyanEigb5_K_Db3AeaVWrz9firiB_70YIcd_ijGtjHbuHqSrZgZrLinXhbc2nhAfOOoK4TR7m1EylEXG-mDo7vocE/s1600/poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEsOYVpYlUQreo7sDjHjiMX3C2SHrvgE7SZEbPQHyjhzgN3fkEekyanEigb5_K_Db3AeaVWrz9firiB_70YIcd_ijGtjHbuHqSrZgZrLinXhbc2nhAfOOoK4TR7m1EylEXG-mDo7vocE/s400/poster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>John and I are taking our pals Lanny and Jerry to see this Friday night April 8th at <a href="http://www.highwaysperformance.org/">Highways in Santa Monica.</a><br />
(Sorry for the old date on the flier.)<br />
Here's a review:<br />
"In Debbie Does My Dad performance artist Bobby Gordon uses spoken<br />
word theater to tell the bawdy and beautiful story of his experiences growing up as the son of a former adult film star.<br />
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Gordon’s father, Howie Gordon (Stage Name Richard Pacheco) won Playgirl<br />
Man-of-the-Year Honors in 1979 and had a Hall of Fame X-Rated acting career appearing in over a 100 features.<br />
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Having spent his childhood “in the shadow of his dad’s erection” Bobby Gordon dives into his experiences dealing with overly excited friends, meeting (or really failing to meet) unreasonably high expectations from female classmates in school, his own sexual development, confronting and rebelling against his father, and ultimately working to redefine manhood for himself.<br />
Nothing is what you’d expect in this show where the words “sensitive” and “male porn star” go together as easily as “masturbation” and “inevitably getting walked in on by your parents.” Gordon offers an intimate window into his journey to come to grips his father’s former career, and create a world where a man can be an emotional and a sexual being; a world where fucking and feelings can co-exist.<br />
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"Bobby Gordon plunges into the creative rhythms, images and sounds of spoken word poetry with courage, honesty and sensual delight to talk about sex, porn and fathering. This is a must see show." – Warren Nebe, Director of Drama For Life<br />
<a href="http://www.lasnark.com/2011/03/29/debbie-does-my-dad-growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-my-dads-erection/9652">More info and ticket availability.</a> <br />
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I'll post a post mortem on the Hollywood Celebrity Show that I attended last weekend in a few days. As expected, leaning over a table to sign pictures and posters and lord-only-knows-what-all for two days, has landed me in backache hell. This too shall pass.Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-73547473455662822422011-03-26T17:25:00.000-07:002011-04-01T13:48:13.570-07:00NEVER SAY NEVER<span style="font-size: large;">Just got a <a href="http://forum.adultdvdtalk.com/forum/topic.dlt/topic_id=161024/forum_id=15/cat_id=1/161024.htm%20%20%20%28see%20top%20of%20page%29">link to a review</a> that's just too flattering not to pass on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah. I know. I said never again. I swore off celebrity signing shows because I can't sit for six hours without going straight to backache hell. Soooo, I initially turned down an invitation to be a signer at The <a href="http://www.hollywoodshow.com/">Hollywood Show</a> extravaganza at the Marriott in Burbank Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then my friend Scotty (<a href="http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&sugexp=gsis&xhr=t&q=donovan+scott&cp=10&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PXeOTZKMOoPYgQe0k5iyDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1092&bih=585">Donovan Scott</a>) with whom I shared a scene in Police Academy said he was going to be there. Well, any chance to hob nob with Scotty - the funniest man alive - is a treat not to be missed. And, hey, thought I, I'll get to see another of my secret loves, <a href="http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=george+Gaynes&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=e4GOTYC5EIrbgQeBkr2_DQ&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1092&bih=585">George Gaynes!</a> AND the rest of the <a href="http://www.empireonline.com/features/police-academy/">Police Academy bunch</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alas, it seems George can't make it. Drat. I just Googled him and learned that he's now 91! I'm only (ONLY) 75, and I'm not sure I'll survive it. But I'm going in. One more once. <br />
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Well, no sooner did I agree to join the Police Academy crowd, than I got a call from another old friend: talk radio host <a href="http://www.examiner.com/horror-in-philadelphia/book-review-confessions-of-a-scream-queen-by-matt-beckoff">Matt Beckoff</a> <br />
who invited me to share his table. Well, what a delimma. Guess I'll just have to shuttle back and forth between tables. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Note to self. Wear comfortable shoes.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-13272639307915894682011-03-07T07:35:00.000-08:002011-03-07T07:35:56.804-08:00The Big Don'tFebruary 27th John sez: "You're going to be 75 March 1st, you know."<br />
Me: I know.<br />
John: So, shouldn't we do a big "Do?"<br />
Me: Let's Don't.<br />
John: Why not?<br />
Me: I'm tired.<br />
March 1st, my 75th birthday. <br />
John: So, you wanna go out to dinner or something?<br />
Me: I'd rather have you cook. It's always better.<br />
John: I blush. So what do you want for dinner?<br />
Me: Meatloaf.<br />
John: We had meatloaf two days ago.<br />
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John: Yeah.<br />
Me: So? What's the problem?<br />
John: There's no room on the table.<br />
Me: Help me put the flowers out on the patio.<br />
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John: It's gonna rain more.<br />
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Steve Lopez made me a poster.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Pictures are from gathering of former employees of the LA County Medical</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Association Communications Department</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">last year at Howard Bender's estate. Conversation from last night.)</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-24708259206132052642011-02-22T17:31:00.000-08:002011-02-22T17:33:12.790-08:00Meet Miss Puss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm2zX9ysZn2qviJCk1bx2WFH_mTqHRbNU556jjAFlXVlrpUf0O5FZy0uG0Xbu11Z3NX0hyphenhyphenx0k5HZ0nDidUIvRvYwKytg-LUMLf1sTZxhccO13K_Jnv_PPDxLFSyA6BuHn8ftSS7oeGSc/s1600/kitty+profile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm2zX9ysZn2qviJCk1bx2WFH_mTqHRbNU556jjAFlXVlrpUf0O5FZy0uG0Xbu11Z3NX0hyphenhyphenx0k5HZ0nDidUIvRvYwKytg-LUMLf1sTZxhccO13K_Jnv_PPDxLFSyA6BuHn8ftSS7oeGSc/s200/kitty+profile.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">She came.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She saw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She took possession of the couch and our hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're still not sure what her real name is. As T.S. Elliot said, "...a cat needs a name that's particular,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Else how can he keep up his (her) tail perpendicular,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Or spread out his (her) whiskers, or cherish his (her) pride?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So we use Miss Puss until we learn her "ineffable effable</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Effanineffable, Deep and inscrutable singular Name."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For now, it's just Miss Puss. A HAH, I hear you say. So Georgina FINALLY consented to put her pussy up on the</span><span style="font-size: large;"> web!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSyTT_Rp1GHpmgKMvircEeJHYSV0K8OeVgjHVTrJxVj4iegwc0KVJHigWgG25PPDJPP0K5N4FsZMsNoe1AWQtten8O0u-epDIwo9iXYtLl0lasZyqqs0Bx3xwZXuXYcgFOgf1M9yEbk8/s1600/john+kevin+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSyTT_Rp1GHpmgKMvircEeJHYSV0K8OeVgjHVTrJxVj4iegwc0KVJHigWgG25PPDJPP0K5N4FsZMsNoe1AWQtten8O0u-epDIwo9iXYtLl0lasZyqqs0Bx3xwZXuXYcgFOgf1M9yEbk8/s200/john+kevin+me.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> My reporter friend, Kevin Modesti, whom I met when he was covering Marilyn Chamber's Bon Voyage party at</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Pismo Beach last year, (if you didn't know, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/link%20http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-marilyn-chambers14-2009apr14,0,2571017.story">Marilyn</a> died April 12th, 2009)</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, so anyway - John and I got chatting with Kevin and we have since become lunch buddies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He brought his new pal, Randy Farhi </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">along to the last such meeting. What a bright, charming lady. Her brother, Paul Farhi, is a reporter with The Washington Post and is a frequent guest on the political shows on MSNBC and such. Sorry, I can't resist dropping a name when it's such a significant one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kevin and I exchange books. I read something I think he</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">might like, I pass it along to him. He does the same for me. Now we've got Randy in the loop. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poor dear. I just laid the first of Neal Stephenson's marathon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quicksilver-Baroque-Cycle-No-1/dp/0060833165/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qi%20%20%20d=1298421353&sr=1-4">Baroque Cycle</a> (a not-so-brief history of commerce and communication) upon her. It's called Quicksilver and it's quite addictive. I'm sure I shall rot in hell for leading her down this path.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, now I have two "new" eyes. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3hYWZf70teNkQDyOAjJl0NDEieEYnd8r51DD7SxQE50gtdZ28eWYJ_M7CEGEv_tejCxwjHbO1NNvcFAWWvNomrpfuQPnSlgdoNI4clmfWFnxew6nANmSRB9F4jTMwINv1EX7FxD7cr4/s1600/eyepatch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3hYWZf70teNkQDyOAjJl0NDEieEYnd8r51DD7SxQE50gtdZ28eWYJ_M7CEGEv_tejCxwjHbO1NNvcFAWWvNomrpfuQPnSlgdoNI4clmfWFnxew6nANmSRB9F4jTMwINv1EX7FxD7cr4/s200/eyepatch.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's me with just the first one done and the second still under wraps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">New kitty is not impressed.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTsABMSLC6VAIkZXqZqWgyGaBcHsaYWoccsVG83RR-N7g7D0sz2ewzPGDkZSMm5Vb3mp001NttJdwbvTIUbN0iMl8hDWIipCwkkn4xA4tL2vtuazpGM-ig8JSHXrlbuqxRYXb3Px3U_g/s1600/robert+feinfield.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTsABMSLC6VAIkZXqZqWgyGaBcHsaYWoccsVG83RR-N7g7D0sz2ewzPGDkZSMm5Vb3mp001NttJdwbvTIUbN0iMl8hDWIipCwkkn4xA4tL2vtuazpGM-ig8JSHXrlbuqxRYXb3Px3U_g/s1600/robert+feinfield.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A shout out to Doctor Robert Feinfield, my surgeon - who just happens to produce music in his spare time </span><span style="font-size: large;">for a <a href="http://www.orbis.org/Default.aspx?cid=8923%E2%8C%A9=1">good cause</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My dentist is a sculptor. I expect my GP to hand me a movie script any day now. Gawd, I love living in El Lay.</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-5700534126636966162011-02-02T16:19:00.000-08:002011-02-04T10:40:33.523-08:00MemoriesEven though the few moments I got to share with John on camera are not included in this tribute - I spent a long time savoring these images. I gather the score is John signing and playing one of his own compositions.<br />
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John was an accomplished Blues musician and produced a well reviewed CD called In The Kitchen. His CD may be still be purchased for $20 from his estate. Checks or money orders should be sent to:<br />
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John Leslie Blues Band c/o<br />
Kathleen Nuzzo P.M.B. 103 38 <br />
Miller Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941 <br />
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What a guy!Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-23315874437147222062010-12-22T16:40:00.000-08:002010-12-22T17:05:40.964-08:00FREE STUFF<span style="font-size: large;">So I went to the Office Depot to replace our Canon copier and they didn't have one. The cute sales guy talked me into getting a Hewlett Packard <a href="http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/can.do?landing=printer&lanAttr=HP+ePrint&category=Yes&catLevel=1&storeName=storefronts">"all-in-one" </a>even though I had no use for a scanner or fax. It's a lovely little machine, but not what I need. So, as I should have done in the first place, I went on line and got what I wanted delivered in a smart two days in spite of holiday traffic. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sooooo. If anyone in the Los Angeles area wants a practically new copier etc. email georginasworld@gmail.com and we'll figure out how to get it to you. I'd like to see it get a good home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of good homes - Mr. Welsh has notified me that his mourning period for our dear departed cat, Bubba, is at an end and he is ready to audition a replacement. If anyone has a spare cat, preferably with all the shots and stuff in place, let us know. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rain continues. The garden if loving every minute of it. </span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-89455483909068867582010-12-11T17:02:00.000-08:002010-12-15T23:31:54.956-08:00GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAFoEsWFj3mDbBiMlUHmwnHGuxEt40CIbyA6QZgXorUmH-ab-jUPGQPAZmYzN2OjRSJM0tDSQO2GD6td8KZiYBLbj5e47Dand_uv8WbUWrGeEwjvZUveCmYvh-1etURhYmxVwLAqY-iM/s1600/Mims.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAFoEsWFj3mDbBiMlUHmwnHGuxEt40CIbyA6QZgXorUmH-ab-jUPGQPAZmYzN2OjRSJM0tDSQO2GD6td8KZiYBLbj5e47Dand_uv8WbUWrGeEwjvZUveCmYvh-1etURhYmxVwLAqY-iM/s1600/Mims.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">First the good news.<br />
My buddy and fellow Gypsy Emeritus, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL-YjX0ulmY">Miriam Birch</a> has made it to the finals in the Great Cabaret Idol contest!<br />
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We'll be in the house cheering her on Sunday night. Looks like it may already be a sold-out house, but you can go to www.facebook.com/cabaretidol.<br />
Once there, "like" the page, and get updates on show times, dates and guest judges for the week.<br />
If you message James on www.facebook.com/cabaretidol, give (1) your name (2) how many tickets you would like and (3) that you are coming to support Miriam Birch.<br />
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Now the not so good news.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Leslie Passed Away Monday, December 6, 2010<br />
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John was a major adult film actor appearing in close to 300 films and one of the first adult film actors who made a successful transition to director. John unexpectedly died at home of an apparent heart attack. Friends were not aware of health issues and remarked he had reported to work shortly before his death.<br />
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John was also known for his skill as a blues musician, cook and artist. John was a youthful 65.<br />
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I loved those guys - as did my best bud, Howie aka Richard Pacheko. Here's what he had to say.<br />
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John Leslie - Extra Crispy<br />
Just returned from the crematorium where I stood next to John's wife, his best friend Joey, and his dog Holmes as we all held each other up, said good-bye and then watched as they loaded his shell into a very big oven. It kinda looked like an industrial, working-class, MRI machine. Never saw one of those ovens before. Don't really care if I never see another one again.<br />
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On the way back across the Bay, I listen to the John Leslie Blues Band on a CD. It's very comforting to hear John's voice again. I will have to get used to the idea that there will be no more new conversations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: large;">John will be missed by family, friends and fans.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-5272496741065897322010-12-04T14:55:00.000-08:002010-12-04T14:55:23.650-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Terri Childress, a delightful lady from Virginia, requested a review copy of my book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_23?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+devil+made+me+do+it&x=0&y=0&sprefix=the+devil+made+me+do+it">The Devil Made Me Do It</a>. Of course I sent her one. Here's her response:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello Georgie!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've posted my review for the book:<strike style="color: blue;"><br />
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I'm 'Stormie'<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Thanks again for sending me an autographed copy. I'm still tickled<br />
pink over it. Have a wonderful weekend,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Had a lovely visit with my book doctor, <a href="http://www.davidhenrysterry.com/">David Sterry</a>!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Got to meet his adorable, talented, wife <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arielle-Eckstut/e/B001H6U9HU">Arielle</a> (nee Eckstut), mother of the amazing Olive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had lunch at the cafe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Olive entertained us with pithy observations </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks much for fitting us on your packed dance card.</span><br />
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</a>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3726491290228599540.post-90786713316599834762010-11-14T17:00:00.000-08:002010-11-14T17:12:26.852-08:00They grow up so fast...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I did a steamy scene with Howie Gordon for a film called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgCatqh5bQU">The Dancers</a> back in the dim dark dawn of time, his lovely wife was right there on the set, holding their infant son in her arms. It was the best experience I ever had on a set during my long and checkered career. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's Howie - then known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pacheco">Richard Pacheco</a> - and me at the Adult Film Awards ceremony that year. </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4-2PE_1IjAvymq6kQV2lRxG8wHhmAxlU9So0A_MVUKB0XddWQO114UUc2mPCrdBcM8EylN3umDnxsQHebxnnMjg0QuVkRW1gA-9Shsx-PD26yhHKI5eyozhmV7T1qbk57ncXZigfcGs/s1600/GS-Howie+in+Dancers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4-2PE_1IjAvymq6kQV2lRxG8wHhmAxlU9So0A_MVUKB0XddWQO114UUc2mPCrdBcM8EylN3umDnxsQHebxnnMjg0QuVkRW1gA-9Shsx-PD26yhHKI5eyozhmV7T1qbk57ncXZigfcGs/s320/GS-Howie+in+Dancers.gif" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now - that infant is all grown up </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID04qKudDjjGMq_ZgsOPteJdNMg8Ek6lFK4dTbSMA0himm2k_srhjko9KWJd0w5pUSNQmfX-GwTN5BNtKLy11xCP7Mr67SvajiesBfQf3Q8_WVIaCB_MGzkUjPnBFq1OJzSEaVAagR1Y/s1600/bobby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID04qKudDjjGMq_ZgsOPteJdNMg8Ek6lFK4dTbSMA0himm2k_srhjko9KWJd0w5pUSNQmfX-GwTN5BNtKLy11xCP7Mr67SvajiesBfQf3Q8_WVIaCB_MGzkUjPnBFq1OJzSEaVAagR1Y/s200/bobby.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> and presenting a unique take on the porn world that I have every intention of seeing when he brings it to Santa Monica in the spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile - if you're in the San Francisco area - check it out. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/138178%20"><span style="font-size: large;">Tickets and further information.</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I just know it's going to be a very moving performance.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As we say in the Biz of Show, Dear Bobby, please know I wish you a warm hand on your opening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The review: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In Debbie Does My Dad performance artist Bobby Gordon uses spoken word theater to tell the bawdy and beautiful story of his experiences growing up as the son of a former adult film star. <br />
Gordon’s father, Howie Gordon (Stage Name Richard Pacheco) won Playgirl Man-of-the-Year Honors in 1979 and had a Hall of Fame X-Rated acting career appearing in over a 100 features. <br />
Having spent his childhood “in the shadow of his dad’s erection” Bobby Gordon dives into his experiences dealing with overly excited friends, meeting (or really failing to meet) unreasonably high expectations from female classmates in school, his own sexual development, confronting and rebelling against his father, and<br />
ultimately working to redefine manhood for himself.<br />
Nothing is what you’d expect in this show where the words “sensitive” and “male porn star” go together as easily as “masturbation” and “inevitably getting walked in on by your parents.” Gordon offers an intimate window into his journey<br />
to come to grips his father’s former career, and create a world where a man can be an emotional and a sexual being; a world where fucking and feelings can co-exist.<br />
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"Bobby Gordon plunges into the creative rhythms, images and sounds of spoken word poetry with courage, honesty and sensual delight to talk about sex, porn and fathering. This is a must see show." – Warren Nebe, Director of Drama For Life<br />
</span>Georgina Spelvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594774336437277290noreply@blogger.com0