Palison named her cat after this character. How could anyone not worship this woman?
As far as parties go, there was nothing particularly special going on at Palison’s --- and Alissa Milbert was notably absent. And of course I couldn’t ask Palison why, in case she thought I might be interested or something. There were just a lot of normal people there, and as I remember everyone was quite pleasant. Which is only appropriate, since Palison has a reputation for being very normal and pleasant herself, her on-screen alter-ego notwithstanding.
Lex and I chatted with Palison and her husband throughout the evening, and she was an extremely charming hostess. She regaled us with stories of her cute cat, Hannibal Lecter, and went into some detail about the various kinds of bra paddings she would use sometimes to enhance her bust.
“Should I wear the big tits or the small tits tonight, Bob?” she said, imitating her own conversations with her husband.
As the evening drew to a close and Lex and I were in her entryway saying goodbye, I looked down at a small table to see an impressive pile of tabloid magazines with her on the cover. Apparently, she was displaying these for her guests’ amusement. I took this as my cue to open a dialogue.
“Wow Palison, look at all this. I wish I could be in the tabloids!”
“You and me both, honey --- I only wish the photographers were as interested in me any more!” she replied.
“Oh please Palison, you are a goddess and you know it.” I was smooth! “And you know, I’m from Minnesota!”
Now I had handled the evening perfectly. I was a gracious guest, I acted all normal, I mingled with her friends, I complimented without being overbearing and all the things any washed up but fabulous Hollywood actor would love. But this mentioning of Minnesota --- this was my coup de grace, my piece de resistance. I was brilliant.
Because, for those of you not in the know or who may not remember, Palison’s famous series Little Mouse on the Scarie was set in Minnesota!
So by this little pronouncement of my being from there (which is not entirely true ---- I had been there for eight years before moving to California ---- but I hadn’t moved there until I was 18) was a subtle indication of a) my fanhood of Palison and her show and b) a clever bonding move. As if to say “you and I practically grew up in the same place, Palison! It’s just that for you, it was a TV set and for me it was real! Minus the bonnets and covered wagons, of course.”
“Wow Tom, so you’re from Minnesota? Well come on, then!”
Palison took me by the arm and led me back to her bedroom.
--------------to be continued-----------------------
5 comments:
LORD another cliffhanger!!!
If you stop blogging again now I will be forced to kill you.
Next installment: Coaster Punchman's Great Experiment.
Ha! Been there, done that.
Where is this going?! Besides the bedroom I mean?!
Yes, finally we're gonna get there, and after all this time (cue PG & E, where the entire neighborhood will have a blackout or gas pipe rupture, 'cause that's what they do)!
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