Psychic John Cohan’s 35th year of predictions for me:
• Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney’s feud triggers a fistfight
• Norah O’Donnell gets her own talk show
• MeMeMeghan and Prince Empty, trial separation. He’s welcomed back home
• Matthew Perry to Ireland for contentment and finds a non-showbiz lady
• Jennifer Garner and the guy in her life John Miller make a baby
• Gayle King’s new relationship with a politician doesn’t work
• Judge Judy stars in a movie as an actress. Whaaat? I mean, please! (Even she doesn’t believe this)
• Mamie Van Doren ’50s/’60s sex symbol, now in her 90s, makes a song album
• Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher’s son Todd finds brother Alain he never knew he had
• Eva Longoria gets Oscar nom plus lawyer to sue soap operas’ Lauralee Bell
• Sean Penn sued by workers who claim he inflicted mental cruelty
Purring ‘Purple’
“The Color Purple.” A novel in ’82, won the Pulitzer ’83, was Spielberg’s 11 Oscar nominations film in ’85, plus a B’way play. This story of a black Southern woman who suffers her husband’s abuse over decades is returning. It’s coming back at us again. It’ll star Fantasia, who was already in one of its incarnations, plus Taraji P. Henson. We get it December 2023.
Heard here
Question: Why is flooding TV mostly medical and disease and sickness commercials? . . . SOMEONE looking like Glenn Close riding the subway behind a mask . . . ICELAND must be thawing. Booked for the holidays is a burlesque blowout starring stripper Maine Anders . . . ALSO thawed out must be ex-Club Kid Richie Rich, big with Party Monster Michael Alig? This charmer’s now acting in Retro Stinga’s “Fearless,” whatever that is, at the Producers’ Club.
Farewell, dear friend
I knew Sen. Bob Dole. Our last in-person meeting and conversation was five years ago. Not mentioned in his obits were little tidbits we laughed over: He and Transportation Secretary wife Elizabeth attended a big Christie’s gala in a taxi . . . In ’89 at an autograph show his brought $3 . . . His Schnauzer dog was named Leader . . . In ’95 someone wrote “Dole has strong dependable roots which he touches up every week” . . . And Bill Maher: “Dole went to the opening of Grand Young Opry.”
All treasures
GottaHaveRockAnd-Roll.com’s online public auction through Friday. Stuff like: hand-signed Elvis contract for his November 1954 third session, which was at Memphis Recording Service, Johnny Cash’s personally written lyrics plus his signature for “Country Boy,” which was the third song on his first released Sun Records album, Jerry Lee Lewis’ July 1957 poster from “The Steve Allen Show,” which was his initial national TV shot . . . AND pay attention. Since I’m not a total waste, here’s also more important info. Anyone know the new word cynophilist? It’s a noun. Etymology: From Greek kyon (dog) + philia (love). Pronunciation: sy-noh-fi-list. The meaning: One who loves dogs.
See, I told you, not a waste reading me.
Dr. Rock Positano forwarded a photo of a pile of dirty rumpled clothes and filled garbage bags. Snapped that morning on the Q train. His note: “Someone was sleeping under this heap. One patient took this picture on his way in to see me and quipped, ‘This is de Blasio’s version of “A Tale of Two Trains.” ’ ”
Only in New York, kids, only in New York.