Greetings!

Diane Keaton was a hoot!  Last week at the 92Y (92nd Street & Lexington - UES) she hosted an hour of talk & questions followed by a book signing.   The rain was pouring down as I exited the taxi on Lexington.  I heard laughing & screaming & turned my head to see - just guess - Diane Keaton running by with a group of women, her entourage, she later explained.   She flew by as if she were a girl of 18. Believe me, it was so fun to see and inspiring.
  
Keaton is 68, as she willingly announced, later, from the stage.   The talk was parts reminiscent, hilarious, poignant & fascinating, all delivered in her brilliant & kooky style.   She was harking her latest book, Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty.  Inside the cover of my copy she wrote:  'Hey Lizard!' with her name signed below.   With all of the many people in line to see her & to have their books personalized, Keaton took the time to thank me for coming & shook my hand.  She is a woman who knows the business.   I am glad I went.  

92Y.  This is a great NYC institution.  I love it!  The list of people who deliver talks is staggering & impressive.  I saw Arianna Huffington interviewed by her good friend, Barbara Walters recently; it was another superb evening.   When my catalog arrives (I am a Friend of 92Y) I dive into it immediately to see who is coming next.   Many of the talks are sell-outs; just an indication of who is taking time from their crazy schedules to appear.  The 'on-stage' events are only a fraction of all that occurs here.  Check out the website: 92Y.org. 

Ciao for now!

Tonight.   92Y.  Upper East Side.  Diane Keaton.  

Received my 92Y catalog, saw this event & started making plans.   By the time I bought tickets (3), the main floor was TOTALLY sold out.  We (three) will be in the balcony at the back, the very back.  Carol is bringing opera glasses, Courtney is bringing tissue (nosebleed section) & I will provide the O2 tanks.  It should work. 

Really, the 92Y auditorium is small-ish enough that there are no truly hideous seats (I hope); we will be laughing so much we will hardly notice, anyway.   We will all receive her latest book to be signed by Ms. Keaton following the talk.  Now that makes even distant seating worthwhile.   This evening should be a hoot!


Check out 92Y.org.   What a joint!