the company three years ago with The Justin Fox, Dario Furtlati, Richard Having a Leg Up Black’s character is hypnotized. Cunning Little Vixen at the Granada. and Diane Tucci, Geoff Green, Lisa How ironic that while talking about But, in a video for Netflix, she says The opera tells of the real life of Babcock, Tammy Hughes, Ralph a balanced life, Montecito’s most she found it “disturbing” how ter- Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, wonder- and Diana MacFarlane, Peter and famous resident fell ribly she was treated when heavier, fully played by Metropolitan Opera Mireille Noone, Leslie and Bonnie over on the stage at her 2020 Vision wearing a fat suit to achieve the over- veteran Raul Melo, on a small island Joseph , Gina Tolleson, Mike and speaking event at the Forum arena in weight look. off the coast of Italy, where he meets Heidi Hollander, and Alan and Lily Los Angeles. Paltrow revealed her first day wear- the show’s lovelorn postman, sung by Koslowski. After tumbling down in front of hun- ing it when she walked through the tenor Daniel Montenegro, who helps dreds of fans, Oprah, 66, exclaimed: lobby of ’s Tribeca Grand. woo his love, soprano Sarah Vautour, Fighting Fire “Wrong shoes!” “It was so sad and disturbing. No ending in their marriage. Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry, Following the mishap, she decided one would make eye contact with me Neruda returns from South America who performed at the Kick Ash bash to go barefoot before switching to because I was obese. I felt humiliated to find the mailman following in his at the Summerland estate of Pat and more sensible footwear and then hav- because people were really dismis- footsteps as a dissident author criti- Ursula Nesbitt after the catastrophic ing an ice therapy sleeve on her leg. sive.” cizing injustices of the Italian govern- mudslides in Montecito, is now doing “It’s nice to be talking about balance ment, meeting a tragic end. the same for fire ravaged communities and then fall,” she commented. Dream Machine It certainly got my stamp of approval! in Australia. Sole searching, indeed... Bentley has come out with its most The American Idol judge, who just expensive car ever. Punk Rock Patti announced her pregnancy with Magical Meetup The British marque is producing Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom, only 12 hand-made 200 mph Mulliner opened the doors of their charming will perform at Bright Pioneer Park Bacalars costing $2,562,000 a piece. Padaro Lane beach house for a con- in Victoria, with locals from the bush- The ritzy autos have two seats, a cert by veteran rocker Patti Smith, fire-affected town of Corryong being six-liter engine, and accelerate from 73, which raised $100,000 for CADA bussed to the concert, with tickets also zero to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. – The Council on Alcoholism and allocated to communities in the north- Surprisingly it has no fixed or con- Drug Abuse – which hosts its 34th east and emergency services workers. vertible roof, and the price could buy annual Amethyst Ball “Motown at the “As a native Southern Californian at least the equivalent of ten Bentley Miramar” on March 27. I know firsthand the devastation of Continental GTC convertibles – which The bustling beachside bash, spon- wildfire across my home communities comes with a fabric roof and cost from sored by Earl Minnis and designed and was particularly heartbroken by $230,632. by Montecito event planner extraordi- the Australian bushfire,” the former It will be available for 2021 delivery. naire Merryl Brown, featured Smith, Dos Pueblos High student posted on Alan Rose and Joe Buttitta reunited at Disneyland How long before we see one in our dubbed the Punk Poet Laureate, sing- Instagram. It was a nice coincidence when rarefied enclave I wonder? ing with guitarist Tony Shanahan. She “Australia has always given me so former veteran KEYT-TV weather- also co-wrote the Bruce Springsteen much love and support so FIGHT ON man Alan Rose, who now works at Rest in Peace hit “Because the Night” and 13 years is one way to return that love and help KOAA-TV in Pueblo, Colorado, took On a personal note I remember ago was inducted into the Rock and provide a little bit of joy to a commu- some time off from his vacation to James Lipton, the erudite host of Roll Hall of Fame. nity that’s given me so much joy.” Palm Springs to visit Disneyland. Inside the , who has died Among the supporters turning out Katy, who has just postponed her The complex’s California Adventure in New York after a courageous battle were Bob and Patty Bryant, Doug 150-guest nuptials to Bloom in Japan was hosting its annual food and wine with bladder cancer at the age of 93. and Marni Margerum, Jeff and in June because of the coronavirus, festival, drawing media from through- During his 22 seasons presenting Hollye Jacobs, Palmer and Susan is in Oz for a cricket match final in out the country, including KEYT-TV the popular Bravo TV show, he inter- Jackson, Paul and Jane Orfalea, Melbourne. morning anchor Joe Buttitta, and the viewed more than 300 Hollywood dynamic duo reconnected. guests. “It was only for a few minutes, but it I met him a number of times at Merryl Zegar, Geoff was nice to catch up,” says Alan. events, notably the Green and Bruce annual Rita Hayworth Gala for Heavin at the CADA Bare Necessities the Alzheimer’s Association at the benefit (photo by Lisa Field) It sounds like one of the hilarious Waldorf Astoria, thrown by Princess awkward plots from her days work- Yasmin Khan, daughter of actress ing on TV series Seinfeld. Rita Hayworth. While shooting her latest film Lipton, who was dean of the Actors Downhill in Austria with , Studio, was much liked by his guests Montecito actress Julia Louis- because he would talk about their art Dreyfus, 59, took time out of her busy and not the usual celebrity chatter or schedule to visit a sauna. project promotion. But her relaxation was cut short when she, while completely naked, Sightings: Rocker Nick Jonas and walked in on two nude men already actress wife Priyanka Chopra riding enjoying the steamy atmosphere. horses on the beach in Carpinteria... “I just went ‘Boop!,’ turned around Actor Shia Labeouf checking out the Lynda Weinman, and out I went,” recounts Julia. “I am galleries at the SB Museum of Art... Patti Smith, and not comfortable in that situation, but Ryan Gosling and wife Eva Mendes Lynn Robb (photo no disrespect to anyone who is.” at the San Ysidro Ranch by Lisa Field) Seeing the Other Side Pip! Pip! Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow says her least favorite performance Readers with tips, sightings and was in Shallow Hal, which she describes amusing items for Richard’s column as “a disaster.” should e-mail how at richardmin The 47-year-old Oscar winner [email protected] or send invitations co-starred with Jack Black in the 2001 or other correspondence to the Journal. romantic comedy, in which she played To reach Priscilla, e-mail her at pris an obese woman who is seen as a [email protected] or call much slimmer version of herself after 805-969-3301 •MJ 12 – 19 March 2020 • THE VOICE OF THE VILLAGE • MONTECITO JOURNAL 41