Beverley Copout

 

Primarily as a result of the ownership by my friend Sasha Lyons of a condominium on North Doheney Drive in Beverley Hills, I was able to meet up with a lot of old friends in southern California and make some new acquaintainces.

The advantage of being able to stay in a luxury apartment situated within walking distance of  Sunset Boulevard and Holywood in the Los Angeles area (except that no one ever walks anywhere in the Los Angeles area!) cannot be over-estimated.  Elsewhere I describe how it was "spitting distance" from Shirley Jones (except that no one ever spits).  It also enabled me to meet up again - after a lapse of 20 years - with the wonderful Interlandis in Laguna Beach.

Another enjoyable experience was making the acquaintance of that glamorous actress Susan George who inhabited the same condo block and who I met several times when taking the elevator (they don't have lifts in Los Angeles).