Multiple Degrees of Seperation

[Blair N. Cummings]

The resurrection of songs from the Love Machine ST reminded me of a (barely) relevant episode from my own life.
Decades ago, I was absurdly employed as a doorman at a Cenral Park South hotel (long gone) that served as a transient home for passing rock bands as well as more or less permanent abodes for the likes of Luciano Pavarotti and Montserrat Caballe (New Yorkers will get the idea). I often saw Hal David strolling by (and was assured that I was the only one who recognised him). Anyway, when the property was sold and I was to be laid off, I was taken into the office of the manager who was for some unfathomable reason the recipient of Jaqueline Susann`s working desk upon her demise a few years earlier. I`m not really sure what the point of this is except that I was fired while comfortably leaning on the desk where Valley of the Dolls and The Love Machine were written. Not many others can say that ...or really would want to.

[vincent.cole]

Bonjour Blair;

That is a very interesting story!!

[ron hertel]

Hey Blair!

Is your "real name" Robin Stone ???