Lethal Dose

Read my piece on Hollywood Forever here.

Thanks, I think, to Sherrie for sending this along.

The “Poor Gabors” were found guilty! And have already started to pay for their crimes - in beauty:

That was then …

this is now.

She and Helen Golay, who was convicted of all four counts Wednesday, were accused of plucking Kenneth McDavid and Paul Vados off the streets, putting them up in apartments for two years and then having them run over in dark alleys. Two years is the period after which most insurance policies cannot be contested. Golay faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. She buried her head in her hands after the jury’s decision was read.

No doubt thinking of spending the rest of her life without hair and makeup - that is punishment!

Wishing she had stayed in the hair-removal business?

Rutterschmidt could be sentenced to 25 years to life on the conspiracy conviction. As the verdict was returned, she put her chin on her fist and looked blankly around the small, softly lighted courtroom.

The jury, which received the case late Monday, will continue deliberating the remaining counts against Rutterschmidt today. Golay’s attorney, Roger Jon Diamond, indicated that she would appeal. “The ladies did not do very well today,” he said.

Now, it’s a sad day when you mix those two up. And last night was one of those sad days:

Duchess

Main Entry:
duch·ess
Pronunciation:
\ˈdə-chəs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English duchesse, from Anglo-French, from duc duke
Date:
14th century

1 : the wife or widow of a duke
2 : a woman who holds the rank of duke in her own right

A store opened near my house called “Royal Dutchess.” I watched the paint job, I saw the letter, I wondered if Fergie had something to do with it, because her solo record and nickname is “The Dutchess”, too. When did the letter “t” get in there? Being a Duchess has nothing to do with being Dutch; you don’t see “Printcess” misspelled anywhere, do you? What is wrong with people? Google the misspelled “Dutchess” and you’ll get lots of hits. Can you imagine if Wallis Simpson was called “The Dutchess of Windsor”? Come on!

There’s only one tea in our house, dear.

While fresh young actors continue to drop dead at an alarming rate, Mickey looks plumper than ever … like a butterball turkey. Look at him with Brangelina: he’s probably thinking she doesn’t have enough meat on her bones, but combine them and they’d make a tasty meal, prolonging his life for another few months.

Or maybe they’ve adopted him? And what’s with those medals? Is he doing a Jacko-thing now? You know they’ve really gone over the edge when they start wearing faux-medals.

Ewww. My least favorite star - Mickey Rooney - is still pounding the boards at 87, this time
in England, doing “Panto.” Some highlights from the Telegraph’s recent interview:

“THE SPICE GIRLS?” booms Mickey. “Who are the Spice Girls?”

“You know who the Spice Girls are, honey!”

“I don’t,” he says, with a dismissive scrunch of the nose. “And I don’t like anything with a name like the Spice Girls.”

“What’s wrong with their name?”

“I’m sorry,” he says waving his hands in the air. “I’m from a different era. I’ve done film after film… Black Stallion, Boys Town. I’ve done musicals with Judy. Nineteen Andy Hardy pictures. I’ve known Sinatra and Sammy Davis Junior. I’ve worked with June Allyson and Perry Como…”

What follows is a fascinating romp through his depleted memory banks: entertaining the troops during the Second World War, earning a medal for his bravery which he is wearing today on his tweed blazer; how he reported at the Nuremberg trials for a newspaper; a visit to Hitler’s lair.

Read the rest here.

No! Marky and I love him … the oozing stigmata for years … he was like a zombie movie come to life. I hope it’s not true. It really does seem like way too much work.

Italy’s Padre Pio ‘faked his stigmata with acid’

By Malcolm Moore in Rome
Last Updated: 2:36am BST 24/10/2007

Padre Pio, Italy’s most-loved saint, faked his stigmata by pouring carbolic acid on his hands, according to a new book.

The Other Christ: Padre Pio and 19th Century Italy, by the historian Sergio Luzzatto, draws on a document found in the Vatican’s archive. The document reveals the testimony of a pharmacist who said that the young Padre Pio bought four grams of carbolic acid in 1919.

Pio: in matching stigmata, flowers and robe, spring collection.

“I was an admirer of Padre Pio and I met him for the first time on 31 July 1919,” wrote Maria De Vito.

She claimed to have spent a month with the priest in the southern town of San Giovanni Rotondo, seeing him often. “Padre Pio called me to him in complete secrecy and telling me not to tell his fellow brothers, he gave me personally an empty bottle, and asked if I would act as a chauffeur to transport it back from Foggia to San Giovanni Rotondo with four grams of pure carbolic acid.

“He explained that the acid was for disinfecting syringes for injections. He also asked for other things, such as Valda pastilles.”

The testimony was originally presented to the Vatican by the Archbishop of Manfredonia, Pasquale Gagliardi, as proof that Padre Pio caused his own stigmata with acid. It was examined by the Holy See during the beatification process of Padre Pio and apparently dismissed.

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, died in 1968. He was made a saint in 2002. A recent survey in Italy showed that more people prayed to him than to Jesus or the Virgin Mary. He exhibited stigmata throughout his life, starting in 1911.

The new allegations were greeted with an instant dismissal from his supporters. The Catholic Anti-Defamation League said Mr Luzzatto was a liar and was “spreading anti-Catholic libels”.

Pietro Siffi, the president of the League, said: “We would like to remind Mr Luzzatto that according to Catholic doctrine, canonisation carries with it papal infallibility.

“We would like to suggest to Mr Luzzatto that he dedicates his energies to studying religion properly.”

Valda Pastilles: have one with your stigmata today!

Ebay horror of the week*. I don’t know what’s worse - this contraption, or the description! At first, I thought it was custom-made, but it appears to have been an actual … product. Howie, buy it! Update: he already has one!

WHAT A HOTTIE! —————-”TOY”

“HOW WOULD YOU LIKE FOR HER TO SHAKE YOUR DRINK?”

”SHAKING AND ALL STIRED UP!”

“HERE:: WE HAVE A BOMB SHELL OR AS OLD SCHOOL,”" BUILT LIKE A BRICK S_ _ T HOUSE!”‘

”PUT YOU DRINK IN HER PELVIS DRINK TRAY MADE OF MEDAL . PUSH THE BUTTON AND

WATCH HER SHAKE IT”

”SHE ROTATES HER HIPS ROUND AND ROUND”

”HER BODY IS SOFT TO THE TOUCH OF SOFT RUBBER”

”LEGS THAT STRECH FOR MILES” (LEGS—- 7”—DOLL 13” —OVER ALL 151/4”)

”Boo B’s TRIPLE –D’s”

”ALBURN HAIR—- FLACHY BIG EYES—- PINK LIPS—– GOLD SHINY BAKINI”

”NICE”

1969 POYNTER PRODUCTS.INC.

CINCINNATI. OHIO PATENT PED.

MADE IN JAPAN

BLACK PLASTIC BOX, HAS CARD BOARD TAPED ON BOTTOM, I AM NOT FOR SURE WHY, MIGHT BE MISSING BATTERY OR CAPOINT COVER. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 2 YRS NOW AND HAVE NOT REPLACED BATTERS ,IF IT HAS ANY, BUT IT WORKS GREAT. AS IS !

Here’s Howie’s, still in the box:

*Thanks, Neal.

Photog Apollo Sputnik visits the LA County Fair.