Barbara is a delight with a bright twinkle in her eye that tells you this is a woman living her dreams and marching to her own drumbeat. She read a couple of chapters from her book which sent guests rushing to purchase one for themselves...
I also learned at the party that Christie is a talk show host waiting to happen! She deftly introduced Barbara and led the audience in a brilliant Q & A. that was spellbinding. It was great to see Christie's mom Milly there too. I haven't seen her in 20 years since the Playboy days and she looks EXACTLY the same.
Other lucky guests included Bill Zwecker, Tom Gorman, Marisa and Dimitri Alexander (who are having a baby girl soon), Dori Wilson, Joy Germont, Barbara Kipper, Andrea Dres (who is with the Oprah Winfrey Show and was one of the 1500 lucky employees who recently got to take her family on the ocean liner cruise with Oprah and Gail), Katherine Smith, George Bliss, Maria Pappas, Susanna Negovan, Brenda Sexton, Leslie Hindman, Mary Lou Gorno and many others. Thanks for a wonderful evening Christie!
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Great coverage and beautiful photos for all of us who could not attend to enjoy. Thank you Candace.
In Chicagoland, copies of Cafe Tempest: Adventures on a Small Greek Island are available at:
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5233 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 773.769.9299
Fax: 773.769.6729
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Happy Summer reading all!
Thanks for the extra info and I'm glad you enjoyed the blog! Have a great summer! My husband is reading "Cafe Tempest" now.....I'm NEXT! :-)
FYI in the last picture, Susan Negovan's friend is Terry Poulos of The Greek Star. I believe he is also President of the Greek Media Club.
Love your new blog here at Kurman!
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Thanks so much for this info! I finally got his name from Barbara and added it to the blog. Glad you're reading it and hope you have a wonderful summer!