Ah, the fragrance of Pink Slip No....
Ah, the fragrance of Pink Slip No. 5:
Sydney Weisman of Midtown L.A. notified us of a new cologne in local Thrifty stores whose motto is, “The economy stinks. You shouldn’t have to.”
Its package shows a bar graph, with the last bar dipping into the red.
It’s a pricey $12.50 and subtitled . . . “Poor Hombre.”
It’s named . . .
Recession!
We predict it will inspire a successor from a famous actress: Elizabeth Taylor’s Ration.
What Recession?
For just $2,000, the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills will treat you to two nights in a corner suite, an assortment of Russian vodkas, Beluga caviar and blini, the use of a chauffeur-driven limousine and tickets to see the exhibit of Catherine the Great’s art treasures at the Armand Hammer Museum.
Yes, you, too, can be Empress for a Day, or two.
Pop Quiz Time:
Which of the aspirants for President once lived in Compton?
List of the Day:
The ACE Awards, the cable industry’s tribute to itself, were given out at the Pantages Theater the other night--all 58 categories’ worth. Still, we think several cable awards were overlooked, including:
* Most Incredible Sport Thought Up by ESPN: Lumberjack contests, featuring chain saw-cutting, ax-throwing for accuracy, and pole climbing.
* Most Exciting Discussion: (Tie) Cher and her hairdresser; Ali McGraw and her makeup expert.
* Anchorman Who Came Closest to Disaster: CNN Headline News Anchor Don Harrison, who was on the brink of reporting a phony tip that President Bush had died at the banquet in Japan when a producer shouted, “Stop,” off-camera.
* Best Cubic Zirconia Ring: Home Shopping Club.
* Career Achievement Award, Public Access TV: Mary Ellen Tracy, who once hosted a sex education show on Channel 3 of Century Cable while unsuccessfully appealing a prostitution conviction. Tracy bills herself as high priestess of a church that uses sex in its rituals.
* Most Exciting Infomercial Product: Jack LaLanne’s juice compactor.
* Best Grin: Self-improvement guru Tony Robbins.
* Most Suspenseful Series: The Weather Channel.
* Cable Company With Best Record of Installing Service at Promised Time: No nominees.
Quiz Answer:
The drilling-bit salesman was transferred to California from Texas in 1949. During the following months, Compton, as well as Whittier, Huntington Park and Bakersfield, served as homes for the family of . . . George Bush.
miscelLAny:
A survey found that the most popular names for boys born during a recent 12-month period in L.A. County were: 1. Jose, 2. Michael, 3. Daniel, 4. David, and 5. Christopher. For girls, the most popular were: 1. Jessica, 2. Stephanie, 3. Jennifer, 4. Maria and 5. Elizabeth.
