CALIFORNIA
JUDY IN MALIBU
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A gorgeous woman but didn’t believe it — loved dogs more than folk —— Judy and her husband Howard lived high up in the Malibu hills. I rented a room from them for several months during this time between LA and Istanbul.
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TIME BANDITS
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The bouncer at Hat’s — Tony Selage, violinist — Vito L— time bandit & freeloader—— I was a lost soul back then, with no home of my own, and attracted all manner of time bandits, pleasant people who will eat up your life. There are a lot of them in LA.
ERSATZ JAMES DEAN
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“James Dean” in LA 2001 — He really believed it! —“The studio faked the crash”—— He really did look like the legend might have, had he lived past 25.
VENICE MAN IN A HAT
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Richard Lubitsch “Collaborator”—— and this strong-featured fellow in a bowler.
VENICE ACTOR
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Saw him on the Venice Boardwalk, liked his face.
CHOW DOG IN MALIBU
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Judy had five chows and the house was immaculate. We none of us knew how she did it.
AUNT JANICE & RAY
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My godmother, her husband Ray LaClair & their cats, at home in Avila Beach. Last of the 3-Martini, smoking WWII generation. My parents were dead and I was in a state of flux. So I cherish this happy visit with family elders, now gone but fondly remembered.
AVILA BEACH
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Beautiful retirement community up the Coast of California from LA.
BIG SUR ON MY BIRTHDAY
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20 August 2001 I am 51 today— All my life I’ve loved Big Sur on the high cliffs of the California coast. I stayed at an inn over the ocean and, despite all the hospital stuff and the uncertainty, had a fine time.
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Fear of crashing can be worse than the crash itself. This was a happier birthday than the year before in Kas, when an unwise romance was at its worst and so was he.