Is Fishing Better With a Full Moon? Let’s Get to the Bottom of It
The crime log of the Seal Beach Sun said an apparently drunken fisherman, wearing no pants, was observed along the San Gabriel River.
Hope he was careful with the hook.
Roasted by the readers: I wrote that the image on the so-called Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich, pictured here the other day, resembled a young Joan Crawford (see photo).
I, of course, have no way of knowing if it also resembled Jesus’ mother, as was claimed by the Florida woman who took one bite out of the sandwich. She sold the rest of it on EBay for $28,000 to an Internet casino, which will put it on display at the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championships at Venice Beach today.
I’m not making any of this up.
Anyway, Rick Mitchell, Steve Morgan and Crist (Thomas rejected my Crawford theory and voted for Jane Russell, instead.
And I’ve been swayed by the 1940s picture of Russell that Mitchell sent -- a shot known in the industry as cheesecake, by the way (see photo).
Turning to much younger bathing beauties: Phyllis Drury of Long Beach pointed out that the “sitting fee” in one ad wouldn’t apply to the model shown (see accompanying).
Un-kingmaker: So former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan has endorsed former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg for mayor. Well, that should doom Hertzberg’s chances, judging from Riordan’s past record. You may recall that in the 2001 mayoral election, Riordan backed businessman Steve Soboroff, who lost. So Riordan then backed current Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa in the runoff, another loser. If Riordan wants to get rid of incumbent James Hahn, maybe he should endorse Hahn.
Gentlemen, gentlemen...: In case you missed it, Pixar chief Steve Jobs described Disney boss Michael Eisner as a “loose cannon” the other day after Eisner characterized some of Pixar’s animation characters as “pretty pathetic.” The two studios, not surprisingly, are heading for a breakup.
Anyway, this was only the latest round of Feuding Moguls, a reality series in which Hollywood execs lash out at each other like schoolboys on a playground.
Let’s review some past cases [yes, this is a pop quiz].
Who said:
A -- Rupert Murdoch is a “schlockmeister.”
B -- Ted Turner is a “loudmouthed media mogul.”
C -- “Michael Ovitz is the anti-Christ, and you can quote me on that.”
D -- “I hate the little midget,” referring to Jeffrey Katzenberg.
E -- CBS boss Les Moonves is “the most highly overrated person in television.”
Answers: A: Turner; B: Murdoch’s New York Post; C: former NBC West Coast President Don Ohlmeyer; D: Eisner; E: Donald Trump.
miscelLAny: “For an article I’m working on, I e-mailed some questions to the National Park Service’s media relations person,” writer Norm Sklarewitz said. “I received this automatic unavailable message in reply: ‘I will be out of the office starting 02/07/2005 and will not return until 01/01/2007.’ ” Those government jobs....