The Andy Warhol Diaries Part 59

Beauregard from Details Details came by and left a new issue, they're going national. came by and left a new issue, they're going national.

Went to see Stand by Me Stand by Me at the Coronet or Baronet. These four little kids and there's the Fat kid, and the Brilliant kid and the Crazy kid. The only disappointing thing was that the kid who's a writer they show writing about it later in life, and this really cute little kid has turned into Richard Dreyfuss! It should've been Richard Gere. Then I would've been happy. at the Coronet or Baronet. These four little kids and there's the Fat kid, and the Brilliant kid and the Crazy kid. The only disappointing thing was that the kid who's a writer they show writing about it later in life, and this really cute little kid has turned into Richard Dreyfuss! It should've been Richard Gere. Then I would've been happy.

Thursday, August 14, 1986 I originally stopped eating meat to see if I was allergic and I wasn't, but now I just don't eat it much because I didn't miss it.

Candy Pratts came by the office, she was really upset about Way Bandy, she'd been with him the week before and said he looked great. There's a rumor that he drank Clorox to commit suicide. But I saw him once on TV talking about he always washed his food in Clorox, so do you think that's how the rumor got started?

Friday, August 15, 1986 Read the weekend section of The New York Times The New York Times which had really interesting art stuff in it, about a kid who draws dollar bills and pays for meals with it, then gets change. which had really interesting art stuff in it, about a kid who draws dollar bills and pays for meals with it, then gets change.

Sat.u.r.day, August 16, 1986 Went to dinner with Wilfredo and Len and Beauregard at Barocco ($165) and then we walked up from Church Street to a new place called Sat.u.r.day's that's called something else during the week. We got there and it was all beautiful straight models, dressed to the hilt, accessorized with jewelry and T-s.h.i.+rts torn just the right way, like Weber photographs, and they all look like they just fell out of a magazine. And the right age, like twenty-eight to thirty. They parked their motorcycles out front. And beautiful girls, too. This place overflowed onto the sidewalk, it was so chic. I could've stayed there longer but we left at 2:30 (drinks $40).

Sunday, August 17, 1986 My nephew's in town, and he's graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and he wants a job setting up our office and Interview's Interview's with computers. Donald. He has a friend who'll advise us on the hardware and he'll advise on the software, the applications. I had him talk to Gael, call her in the country. He'd probably do a good job. He'll probably like one of those with computers. Donald. He has a friend who'll advise us on the hardware and he'll advise on the software, the applications. I had him talk to Gael, call her in the country. He'd probably do a good job. He'll probably like one of those Interview Interview girls. He's a good catch-he's cute and smart. If he works for us, he'll have to change his name to Warhol-I couldn't take a "Warhola" running around the office. Oh, and Beauregard told me that girls. He's a good catch-he's cute and smart. If he works for us, he'll have to change his name to Warhol-I couldn't take a "Warhola" running around the office. Oh, and Beauregard told me that Details Details is running a thing on people's real names. Like Annie Flanders was just something like Schwartz. It really worked for her. And Beauregard's real name was Billy Stretch. is running a thing on people's real names. Like Annie Flanders was just something like Schwartz. It really worked for her. And Beauregard's real name was Billy Stretch.

Went to the Cooper-Hewitt Hollywood show and there were so many many people there looking at movie-star stuff. I can't believe there's not a movie museum anyplace. They had a Marlon there, but somehow the placard had come off so I don't know who had loaned it. people there looking at movie-star stuff. I can't believe there's not a movie museum anyplace. They had a Marlon there, but somehow the placard had come off so I don't know who had loaned it.

Monday, August 18, 1986 The day started with Jean Michel calling from Josie's, she's the South African Calvin Klein model. He's not in a gallery now. He left Mary Boone and they're both glad. He wants to be with Leo, but I don't think Leo's taking anyone on. Jean Michel would just like to have one show there, though, even though he knows Leo won't sell anything.

Tuesday, August 19, 1986 I got Wilfredo invited to the Tama Janowitz dinner that everybody wanted to go to, but then he said he was going to see the guy who plays the harp at Radio City Music Hall. I couldn't believe that. He said he'd come after dinner.

Sam picked me up. I was working on my Wig painting. Jumped in a cab and went to 73rd and First Avenue to Petaluma for Alan Rish's dinner for Tama, and it was a really great crowd. Alan Rish finally gave a really great party. Paul Morrissey was being funny, he knows I've hated David Weisman ever since Ciao Manhattan Ciao Manhattan so he brought him over and said to me, "Andy, may I present David Weisman," and I just-I couldn't do it. I couldn't let bygones be bygones. I looked away from him, I didn't want to do it. Weisman's now a producer on so he brought him over and said to me, "Andy, may I present David Weisman," and I just-I couldn't do it. I couldn't let bygones be bygones. I looked away from him, I didn't want to do it. Weisman's now a producer on Ironweed Ironweed, Jack Nicolson's going to star. Paul Shaffer came over and said why didn't we work on a TV special together, produce it. I told him he could be the new Ed Sullivan and he liked that. The party began when Dianne Brill arrived with her t.i.ts and a big better-looking version of her ex, Rudolf, and the Savitt girl had a not-as-attractive version of Rudolf with her her. It was the creme de la party scene. Patrick McMullan and I talked, he said he's really getting into girls now.

They put me with Tama at her publisher's table, Crown. Which is also our publisher for the Party book, I guess, but n.o.body said anything to me like that they knew about it. It was a wild party, lots of table-hopping, and Tama had her Texas millionaire boyfriend there. Paul Morrissey's acting discovery from Mixed Blood Mixed Blood, little Rodney Harvey, was there, and Rene Ricard and Susan Blond and her husband. Anita Sarko, and Michael Musto wearing a slave costume. Billy Norwich from the Daily News Daily News was there and Lou Reed's wife, Sylvia. And Steve Aronson with Kathy Johnson. So it was fun. Tama left, I guess she went home to f.u.c.k her boyfriend. Some people were going down to a party at Revolution. Sam walked me home and we bought the was there and Lou Reed's wife, Sylvia. And Steve Aronson with Kathy Johnson. So it was fun. Tama left, I guess she went home to f.u.c.k her boyfriend. Some people were going down to a party at Revolution. Sam walked me home and we bought the Enquirer Enquirer and a Dove Bar at the Food Emporium. Got home and PH called to find out if I saw anyone near her gold Fiorucci bag-it got stolen at the party and her camera and keys were in it. and a Dove Bar at the Food Emporium. Got home and PH called to find out if I saw anyone near her gold Fiorucci bag-it got stolen at the party and her camera and keys were in it.

Monday, August 25, 1986 Martin Burgoyne called and he asked me to do a drawing of him for a benefit to help pay his hospital bills.

Gael brought me the Don Johnson Miami/Las Vegas issue which had just come in. It looks sort of exciting, and I told her that. Then Fred told me to be sure to tell that to all the Interview Interview kids, so as I saw them, I did. I even told Robert Becker I liked the art part, which I actually did for the first time-it had young stuff in it, the clubs and things. Oh, and the best quote in the issue was John s.e.x's-that the Fontainebleau hotel made a big impression on him when he was little so he's been trying to wear the lobby kids, so as I saw them, I did. I even told Robert Becker I liked the art part, which I actually did for the first time-it had young stuff in it, the clubs and things. Oh, and the best quote in the issue was John s.e.x's-that the Fontainebleau hotel made a big impression on him when he was little so he's been trying to wear the lobby ever ever since. since.

Tuesday, August 26, 1986 Martin Burgoyne called and said he'd come over with a photograph of him and Madonna that I could use for my drawing, but I said he should rest and save his energy, that I'd have it picked up for him.

Thursday, August 28, 1986 Linda Stein cancelled my tickets to see Madonna in the David Rabe play. Goose and TomTom Goose and TomTom. She said her ex-husband Seymour said I was "press" and wouldn't let me come. They're all alike, those record people, so she's on my s.h.i.+t list now. Martin and Keith are going.

Fred's clipping out all the pictures of this Chambers kid who killed the girl in the park, I don't know why. And he said he's rehiring Robyn Geddes! It's like hiring Brigid, it'll be another zombie. I mean, if he was really recovered from his problems (laughs) (laughs) he wouldn't want to work for us anyway, right? Fred said Robyn was "the best worker" he ever had. he wouldn't want to work for us anyway, right? Fred said Robyn was "the best worker" he ever had.

And Paige was upset because Fred criticized her about this thing she does during lunches when she gets nervous-she sort of leafs through the magazine-and she said that was her style of selling and if he was going to criticize it, that in that case she just wouldn't do lunches anymore. She said not to tell Fred she was upset, but I did call Fred and reminded him that she sells sells more ads than anybody, and he said that he hadn't said it in a bad way. more ads than anybody, and he said that he hadn't said it in a bad way.

Nick Rhodes called from London the other day and said they had a girl. I think he was disappointed. They're coming here in September.

People from Denmark talked to Fred and want me to do a Hans Christian Andersen portfolio.

Sat.u.r.day, August 30, 1986 Martin called me in the morning and he wanted to give me his ticket to Madonna's play. He'd already seen it and was too tired to sit through it again, but he said he'd meet me afterwards and take me to the party at Sardi's. Worked till 7:00. Went to the Mitzi Newhouse Theater (cab $6).

The best thing about the play was the costumes which were done by Kevin Dornan who was once the fas.h.i.+on editor at Interview Interview, our first. Madonna changes outfits all the time, from one beautiful one to another one. And Sean Penn wore a gun holster and fuschia socks and shoes. The play was like a Charles Ludlam, abstract. Madonna was good when she wasn't trying to be Judy Holliday or Marilyn. She chewed gum through the whole two hours and I did, too. She was blowing bubbles and everything. They didn't do any curtain calls. Liza was there and I went over and said h.e.l.lo, and after reading in the Enquirer Enquirer that she weighed 200 pounds, she wasn't fat at all, really. Marc Balet was there and I got mad at Kevin because here he'd gotten Marc two tickets and hadn't offered me one. that she weighed 200 pounds, she wasn't fat at all, really. Marc Balet was there and I got mad at Kevin because here he'd gotten Marc two tickets and hadn't offered me one.

After the play Martin met me backstage and there was a big candy chocolate leg there from Krn and everybody was eating it, and Martin was, too. And it's so sad, he has sores all over his face, but it was kind of great to see Madonna eating the leg, too, and not caring that she might catch something. Martin would bite and then Madonna would bite. I like Martin, he's sweet.

We went in Madonna and Sean's limo to Sardi's. The big bodyguards were with them and they said to the photographers, "If you take one picture we'll kill you." And there was Ron Galella and I felt bad, but what could I do?

Warren Beatty came over and said, "Hi, how are ya?" He looks old, he doesn't look good, but I think he looks unattractive on purpose, because if he just did a few things he could be a knockout again.

At 2:00 I left and went to Broadway myself and got a cab, and none of the photographers cared because I was alone (cab $6).

Sunday, August 31, 1986 It was a weekend of illness. It was Martin, and that rabbit's foot that Stephen Sprouse gave me last Christmas-when I picked it up it just disintegrated. I'd left Martin at the party, he was having fun, even still at 2:00. The dogs weren't feeling well. Jed was in London, I guess, and they miss their weekend vacations.

Tuesday, September 2, 1986 Fred turned down the big licensing deal, it was kind of a relief. He said so, too. He said he couldn't put all that time in.

Wednesday, September 3, 1986 The morning started off with the bad news that our Ric Ocasek video was cancelled after Vincent had worked for a week scouting locations.

Stephen Sprouse came and brought me the Debbie alb.u.m he did the cover for and it looks great, clever, he really is a good art director, he knows how to use his handwriting and everything. Ric Ocasek came by, he felt guilty.

Robyn came by, and Fred got mad at me for not wanting him to work there again. Fred says Robyn's a changed person, but there's so much action in New York, I don't know if he's doing a smart thing to come back. Now he knows how to silkscreen. Then my nephew who knows the software came and he was waiting for the other kid who knows hardware, and they were going to talk to Gael. His friend's name is David Patowsky or something like that. He's from Pittsburgh, too. These kids should change their names before they come to New York.

Yoko called and invited me to the Medea Medea j.a.panese thing in the park. I invited Jay and we cabbed up to Yoko's and the traffic was so bad it took an hour to get to West 72nd Street (cab $7.50). When we got to the Dakota we saw the limo was still there, we went upstairs and they were all just leaving, they'd called and found out it was a "rain or s.h.i.+ne" concert, and it was really raining, I forgot to say that. j.a.panese thing in the park. I invited Jay and we cabbed up to Yoko's and the traffic was so bad it took an hour to get to West 72nd Street (cab $7.50). When we got to the Dakota we saw the limo was still there, we went upstairs and they were all just leaving, they'd called and found out it was a "rain or s.h.i.+ne" concert, and it was really raining, I forgot to say that.

So we went, and we sat in the park and it was the first day I didn't wear my double jacket and it was pouring. Sean left. I started chewing gum just to keep warm. It was a modern version of a j.a.panese group doing Medea Medea. It stopped raining. Afterwards we had to go backstage and the j.a.panese are so interested in me for some reason. They interviewed me and Yoko. Ran into a lot of friends I haven't seen in forty years.

Then got into the limo and went back to Yoko's and she had store-bought food, it was like the way we entertain at the office. Sean talked to us, he was being friendly, but he was bored. But Jay knew the secret of how you tear a phone book in half-you bake it in the oven until it gets dry and then you can tear it, and I said, "Well Sean, if you're bored, why don't you learn how to read the phone book. I mean, do you know the last last person in the phone book? Do you know the first person?" So then we started looking and he called information and asked them for the number of AAAAAAAA Bar and they would say, "The AAAAAAAA Bar? Yes, sir." And then we called and asked for Richard M. Nixon's number and they said, "Wait a minute," and then there was a click like they were tracing us and Sean got scared and hung up, and then I scared him by telling him that it wasn't person in the phone book? Do you know the first person?" So then we started looking and he called information and asked them for the number of AAAAAAAA Bar and they would say, "The AAAAAAAA Bar? Yes, sir." And then we called and asked for Richard M. Nixon's number and they said, "Wait a minute," and then there was a click like they were tracing us and Sean got scared and hung up, and then I scared him by telling him that it wasn't really really hung up, even when you hang it up. And then Sam- Yoko's Sam-called the White House and a recording said if you wanted to talk to President Reagan to call back between 1:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon. And then we dialed F-U-C-K-Y-O-U and L-O-V-E-Y-O-U to hung up, even when you hang it up. And then Sam- Yoko's Sam-called the White House and a recording said if you wanted to talk to President Reagan to call back between 1:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon. And then we dialed F-U-C-K-Y-O-U and L-O-V-E-Y-O-U to see see what happened, so we had so much fun. what happened, so we had so much fun.

Thursday, September 4, 1986 A lady came to pick up her portrait and I noticed a scratch on it and I'm standing in front of the scratch trying to hide it when Rupert walks in and makes a big speech about it. About the scratch. One of those days.

Worked till 8:00. Took Wilfredo and Sam with me to dinner at Castellano with Philip Johnson and David Whitney. David wasn't drinking so he was reserved. Philip was thrilled with the young kids. We walked back to Philip and David's apartment and they invited us up, it was the first time they were having people, and some kids were coming out of the building as we were going in and they yelled dirty things like, "You're going up to f.u.c.k."

It was great up there, my Cow wallpaper in the bathroom. And it's kind of great, their life, eating at the same restaurant every night. Then we went downtown to the benefit for Martin Burgoyne at the Pyramid on Avenue A (cab $8, admission $30). Martin gave us big kisses and that threw me for a loop. Stayed five minutes. Madonna had been there and left.

Friday, September 5, 1986 Picked up by Benjamin, forgot he was coming. We took interviews interviews..

Worked all afternoon. Steve Rubell called and said that at 7:45 he was having people backstage and for something to eat before the MTV awards which were at the Palladium. No cabs. I kept walking and I had bundles that filled up my hands. And in the pouring rain with my hands full people were stopping me for autographs! autographs!. So stupid. Dropped my packages off and got a cab down to the Palladium. They had it all roped off and you needed a ticket (laughs) (laughs) to get on the sidewalk (cab $8). to get on the sidewalk (cab $8).

Our seats were in the balcony. Grace Jones was at my table, but of course she wasn't there yet. Her manager asked me would I accept her award for her if she wasn't there on time and I said, "No!" Grace finally appeared just seconds before she had to go up, she had a five-foot hat on, it hit people two feet in either direction.

Went home (cab $6) and read the Tony Zanetta book that said David Bowie got his ideas from copying Andy Warhol in the beginning, about getting the media's attention.

Monday, September 8, 1986 Vincent called and said that the record company wanted us to do the Ric Ocasek video after all, if we could get it done by the sixteenth.

Couldn't get a cab. Then these two ladies stopped for me and said, "Get in the car," so I did. One said, "I'll take you anywhere, I'm just a housewife from out of town." She said she was looking for a job and I told her to call Gael. Maybe she could be a driver. They took me to the West Side, and it was great, they didn't talk much (newspapers $6).

Wednesday, September 10, 1986 I have a new bodyguard, finally. Agosto's brother, Tony. He's going to walk me in the morning and then help around the office in the afternoon. Agosto's upset because I guess he'll have to be on good behavior, but they'll never even see see each other. each other.

And Sam's reading Popism Popism and he asked me who "The d.u.c.h.ess" was. He didn't know. He sits next to Brigid at work all day and he didn't have a clue it was her. and he asked me who "The d.u.c.h.ess" was. He didn't know. He sits next to Brigid at work all day and he didn't have a clue it was her.

Susan Pile called from L.A. and she was talking about how Jon Gould is in the hospital out there.

Friday, September 12, 1986 Paige took the Dolly Parton portrait to be taped for the Today Show Today Show, in a segment on the Neiman-Marcus catalogue.

I'm doing the Gotti cover for Time Time.

The lawsuit against the Gitano clothes company is going on. They're the ones that were making "Interview" clothes, and even came to us wanting to do a joint ad campaign-that's how we found out about it. To file papers it cost $30,000 and we weren't going to do it if the bond we had to post was really high, but it was only $10,000, so we did, and then Gitano changed it to "Innerview." And they said they were going to use block block letters for their logo, but then they changed it to letters for their logo, but then they changed it to script script letters, so then it letters, so then it really really looked like looked like Interview Interview anyway, Gael said, so we continued suing. anyway, Gael said, so we continued suing.

Sat.u.r.day, September 13, 1986 Walked downtown a little and then cabbed ($5). Sam was already there, he had to do paperwork for Fred. He showed me his high school equivalency diploma and so he really did stick with it and get it, that's good. I worked on the Gotti drawing.

Left at 8:00 to go to Madison Square Garden to see Elton John (tickets $40). He came out like an angel in a halo with a red wig, plus a tommy-hawk wig. And oh G.o.d, is he fat. He had on a silver-lame caftan, but tight-a skintight caftan-and the audience loved him. People were coming up to me the whole time for autographs. This big butch guy thanked me for giving his girlfriend one and then he walked her to the bathroom and she's so lucky, it's so nice to have someone care about you. When they came back he thanked me again. At 10:00 Elton was still going strong but I had to leave to go to Indochine to meet Wilfredo.

Monday, September 15, 1986 I think Time Time probably wants a painting of Gotti but I did a collage because I think it'll look more interesting, more abstract. But they probably won't like it, they'll probably say they wanted a canvas. probably wants a painting of Gotti but I did a collage because I think it'll look more interesting, more abstract. But they probably won't like it, they'll probably say they wanted a canvas.

Gerry Grinberg from North American Watches doesn't like my design idea of hanging lots of the same watch faces off of one bracelet. You know, "multiples," like my paintings. He says men wouldn't buy that. They just want one watch face on a band.

My tuxedo has moth holes in it. Now they're in that that closet, too, but I don't want to take the clothes out of there and risk maybe spreading the larvae around. I'll have to do a big vacuuming. closet, too, but I don't want to take the clothes out of there and risk maybe spreading the larvae around. I'll have to do a big vacuuming.

Went to a screening at the Coronet of the new Blake Edwards movie. Behind us was Tony Bennett with his art teacher. Tony said he's doing a portrait of Frank Sinatra.

Tuesday, September 16, 1986 Went to the Calvin Klein thing at Bergdorf's. They had covered the whole fountain in Grand Army Plaza with a tent and then there was another tent, too, and it was a fas.h.i.+on show for Calvin's first one-of-a-kind clothes. It was really rich. It reminded me of one of Halston's shows, and so that was really sad. Calvin's gone from bluejeans to couture. Fred was there and Kate Harrington.

Paige walked me home.

Wednesday, September 17, 1986 Charles Rydell was at the office one day last week and he lives in Port Jervis, New York, and there was a kid also coming in from Port Jervis on the bus, and they happened to start talking about Bridgehampton and they talked for about half an hour and then the kid said, "I only know one person in Bridgehampton-Charles Rydell." And Charles told him, "But I'm Charles Rydell." And the kid looked at him closely and said, "Oh yes, it's you, isn't it." I mean, this was so abstract. Charles comes in for French lessons once a week and he brought this kid with him to the office.

And everybody's talking about the Ba.s.s husband, Sid, leaving his wife for Mercedes Kellogg. And at the Calvin Klein thing I ran into the Daily News Daily News columnist Billy Norwich who said his real name was Billy Goldberg but that he's from Norwich, Connecticut, and he said he kept calling Mercedes in Paris to try to get a comment and she wouldn't return his calls, so finally he left a message with the desk that it was Mick Jagger, and she called him back in five seconds-"Hi, Mick! And he said, "It's not Mick, Mercedes-it's Billy Norwich," and she said, "You devil, how dare you do this!" And he said, "You're talking to the press anyway, so why not give me a tidbit." It was "Suzy" who broke the big story. If I were Anne Ba.s.s I'd take a gun and shoot Mercedes. Can you imagine just stealing another woman's husband? columnist Billy Norwich who said his real name was Billy Goldberg but that he's from Norwich, Connecticut, and he said he kept calling Mercedes in Paris to try to get a comment and she wouldn't return his calls, so finally he left a message with the desk that it was Mick Jagger, and she called him back in five seconds-"Hi, Mick! And he said, "It's not Mick, Mercedes-it's Billy Norwich," and she said, "You devil, how dare you do this!" And he said, "You're talking to the press anyway, so why not give me a tidbit." It was "Suzy" who broke the big story. If I were Anne Ba.s.s I'd take a gun and shoot Mercedes. Can you imagine just stealing another woman's husband?

Friday, September 19, 1986 You know, I do think I started this whole bluejeans-with-a-tuxedo-jacket thing because years ago after I wore that to a few big events and was photographed, all the kids began doing it and they're still doing it.

Sam and I had a fight, he was mad and not speaking to me. He wants to be a big shot so he gives anybody who wants to show me portfolios appointments appointments with me and then I get stuck looking at them and wasting all this time so Sam can act like he's very important. with me and then I get stuck looking at them and wasting all this time so Sam can act like he's very important.

And the MTV deal-Vincent says it's happening, they're sending us contracts this week, we'll be doing half-hour weekly shows.

Sat.u.r.day, September 20, 1986 I waited for my new bodyguard Tony but he didn't show up. He forgot. I went myself and pa.s.sed out magazines uptown. A boy picked me up and I took him into Christie's with me, his name was O'Riley and he said he'd written a paper on me in school, but then after being so thrilled he talked about a "girlfriend" so I was let down, but I didn't care, he was a nice kid.

Walked all the way to the office. Called Jean Michel and he was going to a party at Madam Rosa's, that club downtown, so went there (cab $6) and it's a cool place-when somebody famous comes in n.o.body cares. Then we left to walk over to Odeon for dinner and there was this "hooker" on the street and it turned out to be Jane Holzer. She was so fat, I couldn't believe it. She said, "We're shooting a Lou Reed video. I'm in it." She was in costume. I hate Lou Reed more and more, I really do, because he's not giving us any video work. She was getting $100 for the day and she'd been working since 9:00. He wasn't even there, he was doing his part the next day.

Sunday, September 21, 1986

Kenny Scharf called and said there was a party for his wife Teresa's birthday in the park near the rowing bridge you go over to get across the lake.

Met Stuart and went up there and finally found the party and not too many people were there, but in a few minutes suddenly everybody arrived and there were seven birthday cakes. Keith showed up and Alba Clemente was with her little girl and Maripol was there and she's going bankrupt, there's a sale of her stuff on Tuesday.

Ann Magnuson was there and I like her. n.o.body's talking about her in the movies yet. I guess they're waiting to see reactions.

Susan Pile called and said she got a job at Twentieth Century Fox that starts in October, so she's leaving Paramount. And the Diary can write itself on the other news from L.A., which I don't want to talk about.

[NOTE:Jon Gould died on September 18 at age thirty-three after "an extended illness." He was down to seventy pounds and he was blind. He denied even to close friends that he had AIDS.] AIDS.]

Stephen Sprouse called with good news-he said that he signed a deal with Andrew Cogan and that I'm responsible because he met him through me and so he wanted me to be the first to know. Isn't that great? He'll have his own store and a collection.

Monday, September 22, 1986 Tony picked me up and we went to the Liza Minnelli memorial for her father at MOMA (cab $4). Stood in the back next to Bobby De Niro but I didn't recognize him with a ponytail.

Doug Cramer who gave me the job on Love Boat Love Boat was there and he said that when I go to L.A. on December third that s.h.i.+rlee Fonda would give a party for me, and I don't know anything about this trip and I have a feeling it conflicts with something. I guess the whole place there was filled with movie stars, but they look so different in the morning. Martin Scorsese made a speech and they showed clips from was there and he said that when I go to L.A. on December third that s.h.i.+rlee Fonda would give a party for me, and I don't know anything about this trip and I have a feeling it conflicts with something. I guess the whole place there was filled with movie stars, but they look so different in the morning. Martin Scorsese made a speech and they showed clips from The Pirate The Pirate with Judy and with Judy and Some Came Running Some Came Running and it was just great. and it was just great.

Read in the papers about the woman who fell nineteen floors down an elevator shaft, and it turns out she'd come to one of Paige's advertising lunches at the office. She worked for Chanel. She was in the elevator with her husband and another couple and it got stuck and there was n.o.body around so she crawled up and she fell. Can you imagine how horrible it was being in the car and knowing knowing she was falling? she was falling?

And Sam's still mad at me, so to teach him a lesson and make him feel he was missing out on so much glamour by being mad, when I got to the office I had Wilfredo write in my date book for every night this week: "John Travolta ... Diana Ross ... Warren Beatty," but he did it all in the same handwriting, he wasn't clever enough to vary it, so I guess Sam will realize it's a fake. Because, see, Sam always checks my book and when he sees I'm doing something glamorous that night he plays it goody-goody all day so I'll invite him.

My nephew Don and his friend David were around, working on the computer things at Interview Interview. I don't know if they really know what they're doing or not. And then Donald says he's not sure he wants to go into business with David, that he's kind of hard to be with-I'm letting them stay in that apartment I own downtown on Hanover Square, the one Richard Weisman said was a good investment to buy when it went co-op.

Tuesday, September 23, 1986 Was picked up by Tony and we went over to the Animal Medical Center to see the specialist for the dogs. And they have to go back next week for a blood test. Went back downtown. Bought extra Time Time magazines ($6). With my Gotti cover, they picked a nice one for the cover, and it's one of those weeks where magazines ($6). With my Gotti cover, they picked a nice one for the cover, and it's one of those weeks where Time Time and Newsweek actually have different covers. and Newsweek actually have different covers.

Cabbed downtown ($6) and Sam had read my appointment book so he saw that I was having "dinner with Cher" and he immediately started talking to me again. I guess he actually does believe I'm seeing John Travolta and Diana Ross this week, too.

Wednesday, September 24, 1986 I hear Diane Keaton came to the office early one morning at 9:00 or 9:30 because she wanted to see the building. She wouldn't come for lunch. Who does she think she is?

Worked till 8:00. Sam stayed on. Fred looked in the book and saw all the Diana Ross and Cher and Warren stuff and started to tell me that when I saw Warren to behave myself or something -he thought it was real, too-and I just cut him off. Sam must have told him about my "big week"-he still doesn't know it's all a joke. I regret doing it now because it's all going to turn out to be cruel, because Wilfredo is laughing behind his hand about it and everybody at the office is in on the joke, watching Sam being nice to me, waiting to be invited to these dinners, and oh, I'll just have to tell him that these dinners were all cancelled at the last minute or something. thought it was real, too-and I just cut him off. Sam must have told him about my "big week"-he still doesn't know it's all a joke. I regret doing it now because it's all going to turn out to be cruel, because Wilfredo is laughing behind his hand about it and everybody at the office is in on the joke, watching Sam being nice to me, waiting to be invited to these dinners, and oh, I'll just have to tell him that these dinners were all cancelled at the last minute or something.

Thursday, September 25, 1986 Calvin Klein got married to Kelly in Rome. Got to the office and Sam asked about my upcoming dinner that night with Warren and Cher and I just said I couldn't make it and did he want to go to dinner and a movie and he accepted that. And n.o.body better tell him.

The Beverly Hills police detective in charge of the Ronnie Levin case called Interview Interview looking for PH because he read her Don Johnson interview where Don talks about knowing Ronnie. So she gave him the names of two people he should talk to in L.A. to help prove that Ronnie isn't still alive somewhere, which is what the "Billionaire Boys Club" kids who're on trial for his murder are saying. looking for PH because he read her Don Johnson interview where Don talks about knowing Ronnie. So she gave him the names of two people he should talk to in L.A. to help prove that Ronnie isn't still alive somewhere, which is what the "Billionaire Boys Club" kids who're on trial for his murder are saying.

Called Keith to get Martin Burgoyne's number. I said we really wanted Sean Penn for the cover and Martin offered to talk to him.

Cabbed to 52nd Street to meet Sam to see Shanghai Surprise Shanghai Surprise ($5). I was the only one awake in the theater but the movie isn't bad. Madonna was beautiful, the clothes were great. Sam dropped me (cab $4). ($5). I was the only one awake in the theater but the movie isn't bad. Madonna was beautiful, the clothes were great. Sam dropped me (cab $4).

Sunday, September 28, 1986 Paige was going out to Brooklyn to see Christopher O'Riley, the cute pianist who's Stuart Pivar's friend and she didn't invite me to go, too, so she must be interested in him.

I'm seeing Lincoln Kirstein's name in all these Anne Ba.s.s articles and gee, I'd really like to do a good interview with him myself. These old guys will pop off soon and they're so interesting. I went over to his house once on 19th Street. Jamie Wyeth took me.

Monday, September 29, 1986 I asked Sam to get lunch and he sort of refused. He's starting typing lessons, we're paying for it, and he's taking French, too.

Cabbed to 59th and Park to Nippon ($6). Sam and I talked shop (dinner $77). Then went to the Baronet (tickets $12). There was no line so we thought it would be empty inside for Blue Velvet Blue Velvet but we got in and it was packed. And what a good movie, so weird and creepy. A lot of couples walked out. And Dennis Hopper was finally good. Now he should do straight roles. He's handsome, he could get the old Rock Hudson roles. Isabella Rossellini could've been so beautiful without that awful wig. I can't believe she could do a movie like that without breaching her Lancome contract. Went home, looking out for weirdos. but we got in and it was packed. And what a good movie, so weird and creepy. A lot of couples walked out. And Dennis Hopper was finally good. Now he should do straight roles. He's handsome, he could get the old Rock Hudson roles. Isabella Rossellini could've been so beautiful without that awful wig. I can't believe she could do a movie like that without breaching her Lancome contract. Went home, looking out for weirdos.

Watched a Betty Grable movie on TV and the color was so great, she was such a beauty, and they just can't color like that now. Great color and great makeup.

Tuesday, September 30, 1986 Took a few time capsule boxes to the office. They are fun-when you go through them there's things you really don't want to give up. Some day I'll sell them for $4,000 or $5,000 apiece. I used to think $100, but now I think that's my new price.

I got the paper and there was an item about (laughs) (laughs) how Lancome loved Isabella Rossellini in how Lancome loved Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet Blue Velvet so much that they renewed her contract for another five years. so much that they renewed her contract for another five years.

Thursday, October 1, 1986 Fred called me in the morning really mad, he said how could Paige and Vincent and I have put an ad for Andy Warhol portraits in the Neiman-Marcus catalog. He was in Europe or something when we did it and he was so mad, saying how tacky it was and that we're the laughingstock of Texas. I just said life was too short to get so upset about a stupid mistake.

I went to see Bernsohn and he said he'd just bought $2,500 worth of Charivari clothes and that he was going to fill up his closet with Armani, and I'm thinking, "G.o.d, so this is why he charges so much."

Invited Sam and Wilfredo to James Brady's New York Deli party for his book. Got stuck at the door with Steve Rubell talking at me and spitting in my face the way he does. Claus von Bulow's girlfriend Andrea Reynolds was there. She said she throws a chicken in the pot for Claus because she believes rich people should cook. She's so stupid. G.o.d. It was a funny nothing party.

After dinner we went down to the Puck building for the party for the first issue of Spy magazine Spy magazine (cab $7). Dropped Sam (cab $6). Wilfredo, too. Home at 12:00, and watched (cab $7). Dropped Sam (cab $6). Wilfredo, too. Home at 12:00, and watched The Tonight Show The Tonight Show and all these TV people have these white white teeth and there's nothing else that white on the whole show. It drives me crazy. Can't they make them more natural? and all these TV people have these white white teeth and there's nothing else that white on the whole show. It drives me crazy. Can't they make them more natural?

Thursday, October 2, 1986 Steve Rubell also told me while he was spraying spit all over me that Barry Diller was giving a big party for Calvin Klein's new marriage and where should he have it?

I took Sam to the Whitney Museum party for Keith and Kenny that I was hosting. Michel Roux of Absolut Vodka was giving it. Keith asked me what big movie stars I was bringing. He said Nick Rhodes was in town and I don't know why Nick hasn't called me. I know he's been here a while. He's being distant.

Got to the Whitney early, had to do some press. Some museum people were there but Tom Armstrong wasn't. Later he said he didn't come down because he was "upstairs hanging Sargents." Another distant person. And Cornelia was distant, too. And then we went upstairs because it was cooler there. Jane Holzer came around 8:30 and we walked to Mortimer's and the block was roped off for the party.