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My mother’s and my uncle Sandy’s cousin, Kermit, was, by far, one of the most eccentric humans on Planet Earth. To give you an example, as a child, Kermit was once served carrots on his dinner plate. He consumed all his food except the carrots. When his mother insisted that he eat them, he refused. […]

(the very first all-nude play/musical) or Two Things She’ll Never Know She rescued me from emotional devastation / I changed the direction of her life. In the mid sixties, after a very ugly divorce which left me emotionally devastated, nearly penniless, physically exhausted (in the mid-sixties, it was always the man’s fault no matter what…and […]

You must never think in the box You must never think out of the box For optimal creativity and innovation You must always think without a box * Lincoln Wells, modified by Larry Frank What you are about to read is in no way ego motivated. It is one of life’s lessons that I’ve learned […]

John Lennon was my neighbor, two buildings away from where I lived on West 72nd street, New York City. If John knew what went on in my building, he would have been quick to hang out there. Remember, it was the late 60’s, the Age of Aquarius. Seinfeld’s Building Was Tame Compared to Where I […]

Some background: In the 50s, my father was in the film production business. A young and ambitious Richard Donner was hired as a “gofer.” Donner eventually learned the trade and up and moved to Hollywood to seek fortune and fame as a film director. While he was working for my father, Richard would spend much […]

She was either in my philosophy or psychology class in university. Very attractive to say the least. I’d look forward to seeing Tina twice a week when our class met. In time, we’d casually chat after class about some particular point the professor touched on. Diego was a dashingly handsome hispanic student, always stylishly dressed […]

Tommy Davis, one of the members of The Orchids, a high school rock band I was part of, said he heard of a wild and crazy guy in the next town who could sing his brains out. Shortly thereafter, Bruce Buono had his orchid pink tuxedo with the flower monogram on the breast pocket. Over […]