Birthday Girl: O, You Beautiful Dahl

Here we find Miss Arlene Dahl, 81 today, in Gainsborough mood. One doesn't usually associate the first Mrs. Lamas with period costume, and while she does look more at home in Balmain or Travilla, she rather carries it off. The fifties patio table? Not so much.

Boundary Issues

Hmmm. Not to wax even vaguely territorial, and Lord knows he's got nothing to worry about in terms of competition from the Café, but couldn't an argument be made that in taking on the authorial career of Miss Arlene Dahl, dear Joe.My.God might be straying dangerously close to matters more usually dealt with by Thom, TJB, or even little me?

I mean, really - we don't spend too much time in the worlds of politics, circuit parties, or American Idol; can't he leave bemused appreciation of the follies of yesterday's stars to us? On the other hand, it's fun to see the regulars over there react; they're not quite sure what to make of it all, something that would certainly not give Bill, Jason, MJ, Marksparky, Peenee, Scooter, or Larry a moment's pause...