J'AIME PJ HARVEY!!

Oops, I did it again!! I will miss another PJ HARVEY concert!! The three May concerts that she will give here in Paris are already sold out.  What  a drag....PJ is my favorite artist and I say that with a capital, "A".  The first time I saw PJ Harvey, I was invited to the  Hollywood Palladium  to go to a Bob Dylan concert by another guy named , Garcia.  As we were waiting for the first set to appear, out jumps PJ is a silver shimmering mini skirt wearing the highest platforms ever made...singing her heart out.  'WHO the hell is that?" I asked Garcia.  I was riveted by her presence, in love with her steamy voice...I had never seen anyone like her...Then I felt bad for Bob Dylan. How in the world was he going to top PJ's set?  Well, Bob and his band came on stage and it was one of the best concerts of my life..Boy, do I miss the Hollywood venues..I could of had a piece of PJ in Paris, but I blew it...too late...Does anyone have a PJ HARVEY ticket out there??

Merritt Butrick March 17, 1989

The first time I saw Merritt, he was wearing a nightgown and had red lipstick smeared across his lips. It was 1987 and I was working on my first feature film in Hollywood , DEATH SPA.  Merritt was playing his dead twin sister in the film hence the transvestite getup.

He was in his prime as an actor in the 80's. He starred in a cult TV series, SQUARE PEGS, featuring a  young, permed out Sarah Jessica Parker.  Merritt even had a Trekkie following since he had played Captain Kirk's son in two Star Trek movies. But I did not know or care about any of that stuff. To me, he was simply one of the most fascinating and beautiful people I had ever met.

As the editing room was directly across Merritt's apartment on Hollywood Blvd,  he and I began to spend more and more time together.  Soon we were inseparable.  Merritt was my first love, my soul mate. We were supposed to spend the rest of our lives together but fate had other plans.

When he was initially turned down to star in the film SHY PEOPLE, Merritt knocked on the editing room door at night with a toothbrush in hand.  He was sad that he lost the role ( he ended up getting it when the other actor got sick). He asked me to drive up to Sacramento with him that night to visit his parents. So there we were driving up Highway 5 singing to Joni Mitchell's BLUE album till 5 am.  I miss his voice.

Merritt died of Aids on March 17, 1989.  He was 29 years old. We were both so young, so full of life.

His last performance was in a LATC play, KING FISH featuring Buck Henry. Time Magazine wrote about Merritt, ' a star in the making'.

And a star you will always be.....

Je t'aime Merritt

Night at LE BARON featuring Yaz BUKEY

Last night, Yaz Bukely gave one of her soirees at LE BARON night club.  All the usual suspects were there  till 1 am then that's when the bridge and tunnel people start trickling in...This is usually the cue to make a fast exit. Yaz did  a hot little number on a covered piano that displayed her flesh in a most sensual way . That Dita chick better watch out! The only thing that really put a hamper on my night was the  music..or lack of it.  The DJ was spinning all this soft  crap from 2003....It made me feel like I was in a  Sophia Coppola film loop...I wanted to kill the DJ.  Did not even dance once!! At one point I screamed, "Give us some AC/DC!!!!'  Much to my disdain, we kept on hearing fuzz. As I pushed my way out of the club, who did I bump into but Malcolm MacLaren!  I told him about my 1980s memories of seeing him in NYC and in LA..He told me that he spent four years being a consultant for Steven Speilberg around the EMPIRE OF THE SUN era... Malcolm MacLaren was like a god to me when I was young...Ah, yes those were the years...Sex Pistols, Bow Wow Wow...What happened to all the good music?

WHITE TRASH RIVIVAL

Ok. I did something totally insane yesterday.  I bought a pair of ultra slim stone wash jeans!!!! Back in the late 80's in Los Angeles, my friend Regina and I would make fun of the  '818' ers..... These were people who had the '818' area code aka people living in the valley. And to make matters worse, the 818ers wore their stone wash jeans with open toe Birkenstocks  paired with white sport socks!!! Just the  thought of it still makes me feel nausous. So why Stone Wash in Paris 2009??? Maybe Balmain has something to do with it...I do not know. My man calls them my' Lituania hooker jeans'. Makes me feel sexy and tacky at the same time.  Is that ok to say???

Back stage Fashion Show

I forgot to add several back stage photos of Rue du Mail.....We all such a grand time!!

Post party Rue du Mail

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One of the best things about going to Fashion shows in Paris is being invited to the after party... A time to catch up with old friends and make new ones.....After party chez Rue du Mail by Martine Sitbon...