In 1988 I had a show at The Dorothy Goldeen Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" had just been a hit by Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield and the title begged for a matching motorized piece and party. The "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" Art Opening featured 21 new art pieces, sculptures and furniture as well as a gaggle of older pieces featured in the "What Have I Done To Deserve This Sale" room. There were also several special events, chief among them the 'What Have I Done To Deserve This Auctions' a "Famous Masters" auction and a thrift shop art auction, both of which guests bid for with the $500 of "What Have I Done To Deserve This" cash they received as they entered. The brilliant Del Rubio Triplets also debuted their version of "What Have I Done To Deserve This".
Barry Manilow and me.
Arnold McCuller and me in front of his portrait "Arnold, 40 Acres And A Mule". I'm displaying my finger with eight stitches in it after an unfortunate collision with an Exacto knife while making the piece.
Lesley Ann Warren and me.
Angelyne and me.
Last minute instructions before The Del Rubio Triplets debut their version of "What Have I Done To Deserve This".
Scott Whitman and Mark Shaiman, writers of the Broadway version of Hairspray, with Charlot Crossley, who is currently playing Maybelle Motormouth in the touring company.
Michael DesBarres and me in the "What Have I Done To Deserve This" Sale room.
Toni Basil and me.
In my art studio drilling holes in rubber fingers to make 400 souvenir keychains for my "What Have I Done To Deserve This" Art Opening to commemorate my finger disaster right before the show.
I never arrived at any of my art openings without my arm in a sling or a finger or two wrapped up. Racing too fast during prep always resulted in an unfortunate date with a hammer, drill or some other piece of equipment. In this case it was an Exacto knife and eight stitches.
Bud Cort and me.
Buck Henry.
One of the first places Jody Maroni, soon-to-be-sausage-king, set up stand after he moved to LA was at my opening.
The Del Rubio Triplets in front of "What Have I Done To Deserve This".
Andy Summers (The Police) and me.
Chris Wilding and Lance Loud.
Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy and me.
Peter Guber.
Ray Parker Jr. and me.
Pamela Segal Adlon, the voice of Bobby Hill on my favorite animated series of all time, King Of The Hill, and me.
Rodney Binginheimer in front of "Walt".
Stephen Bishop holding a souvenir "What Have I Done To Deserve This" Beverly Hills Coloring Book.
