Birthday Boy
It was a busy week of birthday celebrations as I marked my Medicare moment, the 25th anniversary of my 40th.
My longtime friend Cat Pollon ventured up from her home in the Big Orange, bunking at the Hotel Californian, given her usual accommodations at the San Ysidro Ranch were out of action.
Dinner at Lucky’s, hosted by friends Robert and Robin Fell, kicked off the festivities, followed by a dinner party at Tydes at the Coral Casino hosted by Gretchen Lieff with my trusty shutterbug, Priscilla, and writer-artist Beverley Jackson, who is winging her way to Paris in the fall to coincide with her 90th birthday.
Just 24 hours later, we were at Blackbird at the Hotel Californian for a dinner hosted by hostelry manager Carlos Lopes.
And how was your week?
On the Money
Former Oscars host and TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres figures prominently in the latest Forbes Magazine rankings of celebrity earnings.
Ellen, 60, is listed at 15 with an annual income of $87.5 million, while former Dos Pueblos High student Katy Perry, 33, is number 19 with $83 million.
The list, headed by boxer Floyd Mayweather, 41, with $285 million and actor George Clooney, 57, with $239 million, also includes Depeche Mode founder Martin Gore, 56, at 44 with $53 million and comedian Kevin Hart, 39, who tied the knot in Montecito to Eniko Parrish two years ago, just five places above with $57 million.
