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blonde, lace-dressed lady, who was introduced as the richest and most intelligent of the Texan millionairesses. After lining my stomach with cocktails, David took Luisa, Jane and me off to the Maison Pierre for dinner. It was our first visit to this elegant restaurant, where we were greeted by the owner’s very attractive wife and an English head wa

Leo Bianchi’s death set up a long-brewing war for control in Kansas City, one that would end with pretty much everybody losing and K.C. becoming a wide-open city. Rita, freshly paroled and anxious to do something beyond cook for and clean up after Harvey and his crew of assholes, took over managing the money and running the murder for hire side of

Cincinnati-born Theodosia Burr Goodman, whose father was a Jewish tailor from Poland, became Theda Bara (an acronym of “Death Arab”).

Of the many places I waited in NYC, by far the most memorable was Phebe’s Wine and Dine (whine and dine) on the Bowery. It stayed open until four a.m. and served four very distinct clienteles: actors from local downtown theater companies (including Michael Chiklis, who was the NICEST guy, even to the waitstaff); NYU students, who would buy a $5 pit

Lois Lenski,