A Holiday Toast to Those Familiar Names

Dear Santa, For all our favorite names and faces Here, in this most glitz of places, We wish the best of holiday seasons. With little rhyme and lots of reasons. Put these names high on your list And please make sure that none are missed. Cheers first to all the ladies lunching They stay svelte despite their munching We wish them all the best of tables-- And designer clothes with the best of labels. To Barbara Davis, Candy Spelling, Sandy Moss--please, no telling What goodies wait beneath their tree-- From Lew and Aaron and Marvin D. To cooks and restaurateurs, applause-- Jimmy, Pam Morton and Kirk Niklas, Michael Roberts, Piero, and Wolfgang Puck, Michael McCarty, and with any luck Next year, Terrail’s Ma Maison will be back-- With all the best tables for all the best flacks. Cheers, Mayor Tom Bradley, even though he lost And charity winners--La Liz, Barry Krost. Good wishes, Vanoffs--Felisa and Nick, To his partner Saul--and to Chuck, both a Pick. Good wishes--to haircutters at Yuki and Trampps And to John and Andrea--the Van de Kamps. Happy days--Fred Rappaport and his Michele Lee Happy New Year to every MOCA devotee. To Ken Kragen (for a nominal fee) Enough hands to reach ‘round the Christmas tree Joy to Andersons--Roy and Robert O. And to Fred Nicholas, a big ho ho ho. Joy to pols Ron Smith and Barbara Johnson, To Val Marmillion, Don G. Livingston. To the other Livingstons--Alan and Nancy-- Maggie and Harry Wetzel, greetings fancy. Good times to Jane and Marc Nathanson With your buddies, Bruce and Toni Corwin. To Ann and Don Petroni, a big Christmas wish. Greetings also Paige Rense, John and Joan Hotchkis . Feliz to do-gooders Palevsky and Annenberg-- Joan and Wallis, and if you haven’t heard Good times to the Arnolds--Dr. Klein and Anna Bing For Roz Wyman and Bob Fryer, let Ahmanson’s bells ring. Greetings George Page and Rusty Powell, Neil Papiano and Harold Ezell.