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A self-indulgent post about the Plaza, Kate Mara, Zorn's

marlo.jpgI cannot offer any brilliant observations about the Daytona 500 or the NBA All-Star Game. I did not watch either one.

I did take my daughter to FAO Schwartz Saturday, and when pointing out The Plaza across the street I realized I made a mistake in a Feb. 2 post about seeing Kate Mara at a party in Arizona.

I wrote that I interviewed her in a Plaza suite back in '06. Actually it was at the Waldorf. I did visit Marlo Thomas in a Plaza suite in 1968, though.

On Sunday, as promised, I visited Zorn's in Bethpage and bought $53 worth of chicken and other stuff. I alerted readers I would be available for pictures, but no one there asked for one.

During my visit with my sister, we watched old slides from our childhood. Sure enough, one of them pictured Uncle Bernie's backyard in Plainview, circa 1970, with several empty Zorn's buckets on the patio table.

OK, I'm done. I'll write about stuff you care about the rest of the day. I heard something about an Andy Pettitte news conference.

Comments (7)

" I did visit Marlo Thomas in a Plaza suite in 1968, though."

1968? How old were you?
How many bags did you have to bring to her room (or was it a room service meal?) and what kind of tip did that girl give you?

I was 8. My Aunt Caroline - professional name Lynn Masters - did her hair for "That Girl." She also did Barbara Eden's hair for "I Dream of Jeannie."

neil,what sides did you get?(do you like dark or white meat?)

Stuffing, steamed vegetables, creamed spinach, sweet potato.

I like dark chocolate, dark beer, dark chicken meat.

Thanks for caring. I think.

My Aunt Caroline - professional name Lynn Masters - did her hair for "That Girl"

CLEARLY
The hair gene pool in the Best family ran into a road block after Aunt Caroline

And Barbara Eden's hair for Harper Valley P.T.A.

How come your aunt didn't mention you on her IMDB listing? Does she have any Orson Welles stories from "It happened one Christmas"? He would have appreciated some Zorn's.

My aunt has an IMDB listing? Holy cow. That is weird. I remember when my mother and sisters went to LA in the summer of '77 when they were shooting "It Happened One Christmas." Believe it or not, I saw that movie before I ever had seen "It's a Wonderful Life," thus I did not hate it as much as everyone else did.

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