For about 8 years, Phyllis Diller had hosted an annual “Dustbiter luncheon” at her home. It began with a party that Sandy Beach (really), the secretary who replaced me, gave to celebrate Phyllis’s birthday back in 2003 or 04 — I can’t remember exactly. Phyllis had so much fun with the 6 of us that she decided to have a reunion at her house every year after that. It started out as a birthday party, but Phyllis didn’t like the idea of everyone bringing her presents, so she changed it to the third Sunday in August and that’s when the handful of us gathered at her mansion every year until this last reunion in 2011. In this picture, Phyllis is 94 years old and dang if she doesn’t look better than I do! (Let’s hear it for plastic surgery.) Part of it, I’m sure, was Phyllis’s constant drive to be… Read More »
What do Phyllis Diller and wine have to do with each other ?
My previous blog was titled “Phyllis Diller and Wine” because those were the two things I actually knew enough about to feel comfortable writing about them. I’ve expanded a bit to include my cats and things that go on around the neighborhood and how I stay busy with golf and pottery, but originally I started with this explanation of what I thought I was doing, and it’s still pretty accurate: So what DO Phyllis Diller and wine have to do with each other? … not a lot. Except that those are two things I know about. I worked for Phyllis Diller for nearly two years back in her heyday in the 70s. And as for wine, well, I’ve taken a lot of classes, visited a lot of vineyards, talked to a lot of winemakers and am diligent about doing my homework — you betcha! As for Phyllis and wine, the only wine… Read More »
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