Eve's Hollywood

The waitresses all wore little black elastic tops and tight black pants, and they were all blond and not easily tricked. The busboys were what gay men currently referred to as “twinkies,” which meant they were cute enough to eat.

Fashion was rampant, L.A. fashion at its peak of tomorrowness. Everyone looked healthy and lithe and contemptuous of trends and popular obsessions. Just about all of them wore clothes from thrift shops, shops they’d sacked from Marin County to Redondo Beach.

She made enough money to get her own West Hollywood apartment, gas, and drugs, and not have to be in a regular office where they expected her to wear shoes.