October 2007 Archives

"The fullness of life lies in dreaming and manifesting the impossible dream."

- Sri Chinmoy

Even though I lived just a few blocks away from the man that thousands called Guru... I did not know him. Well, that was until I received a very strange phone call from one of his disciples... Ashrita Furman, ...

>> Continue reading: The Passing of a Spiritual Guru

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They say home is where your heart is. I say, home is where your health is.
As you may know from my previous blogs, my mom was admitted for emergency service into Jamaica Hospital on March 26th with what she thought was food poisoning. Several hours later she was on an operating table diagnosed with an incarcerated hernia, that’s where the intestines bust out and hold prisoner another organ, in this case her bowels… the short of it… if sh...

>> Continue reading: There’s No place like Home!

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So far this has been a cool year for creative festivals. I have been invited to either participate in, have been a part of, or covered for my TV show, Fran's World; the Long Island International Film Expo (for independent films), The Fringe Festival (for plays) and now the latest was the New Yorker Festival (for writers). Each bein...

>> Continue reading: Fast Talker at the New Yorker Festival

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Ever get so busy that you forget what day of the week it is? That was the kind of week it was for me.

DRUGS
Started out with getting up at 4:30 AM on Monday morning to catch a plane out to Dallas... land... and then an hour later get dressed for rehearsals for an imposter gig I was doing for a pharmaceutical company called, Meda--the makers of Soma, Astelin and Optivar. I had to memorize words that honestly at po...

>> Continue reading: Drugs, Breasts, Soap Stars and a Hometown Celebrity: My life in the fast lane

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