Personal Experience

WHAT DID JAN MICHAEL VINCENT AND MEL GIBSON HAVE IN COMMON?

To be honest, we were surprised that Jan Michael Vincent lived as long as he did, considering how crazed from alcohol and drugs he was. In the early 80’s, Jan sometimes turned up at Joe Allen’s restaurant – a hangout for actors, and he was always loaded. We remember one night we encountered him (he was still handsome) leaning against the wall in the hallway leading to the bathrooms. Girl-fans were trying to flirt and chat but he staggered and slowly slid down the wall to the floor in a heap. He had to be helped out. We only recall seeing one other famous actor so out of his mind in public: Mel Gibson. We were in an after-hours LA club (80’s) and a very drunk but cute Mel, was bouncing around the dance floor with many females in hot pursuit. One after another, these predatory girls took him outside to their cars for “private time” with him. He staggered back looking a mess with lipstick on his face. They also passed him around like a toy for kisses on the dancefloor. Worse things can happen…

Above: Jan in 1983

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OUR SUPERMARKET ENCOUNTER WITH LUKE PERRY

Shocking to hear that BH90210 heartthrob Luke Perry, 52, suffered a “massive stroke!” He seems way too young and healthy. We had a delightful and unexpected encounter with the actor around twelve years ago. We were shopping at Ralph’s on 3rd St and walked away from our shopping cart to browse the produce department. When we returned we found a distracted looking man in a baseball cap and sunglasses dropping items in OUR cart. (Understandable – we grab the wrong cart sometimes too) We joked “are you sure you want all those Lean Cuisines?” He looked startled and laughed as he removed his stuff and we realized it was Luke Perry! He was very sweet and it was a fun supermarket memory.

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OUR OWN BILL COSBY EXPERIENCE

It’s a glorious day for women because Bill Cosby is finally being recognized for his crimes. This is a man who felt entitled and above the law, so justice is considerably sweeter. We never for a moment doubted his guilt because we had a first-hand experience with his criminal methods. Back in the 70’s, I was at a Playboy mansion party with a cute college friend named Jacqui who was an aspiring actress. Cosby was at the party and he invited her to his home for a glass of wine. Since we had come to the party together in her Volkswagon, I tagged along, eager to check out the house itself. While Jacqui sipped Cosby’s fancy wines and played a little pool with him, I overheard him asking her to give him a sample of her acting by “pretending to act drunk.” (apparently a well-used line of his) I was casually looking around the large house when I got the awful feeling that Cosby’s wife was asleep there! Horrified, I whispered to Jacqui that we should leave immediately and dragged her out, despite Cosby’s protests. Since the Cosby scandal exploded, I love reminding Jacqui that I saved her from a possibly gruesome fate…

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