• • A press party at Bill's Gay Nineties on 31 January celebrated the MAE WEST episode on "DEAD FAMOUS" with some live wires.
• • Electrifying E.J. vamped it up with a rendition of "Frankie and Johnny" [brought to Broadway in 1928 by Mae West in "Diamond Lil"] and a couple of Cole Porter favorites.
• • Mustaches printed in 1940 by vaudevillian Bill Hardy [original owner of the world-famous nightspot at 57 East 54th Street that opened in 1930] made for mischievous photo opps.
• • Broadcast legend Joe Franklin came up to see Mae, his old friend, and left with a big contest prize - - thanks to his knowledge of Mae nostalgia - - as well as a giftbag loaded with Dewar's 12-year-old Scotch Whiskey, Nat Sherman's cigarettes, and beautiful products courtesy of Joico, Sampar, and Jane Iredale.
• • Spend Saturday with Mae on cable TV.
• • • • MEDIA ADVISORY • • • •
• • WHAT: DEAD FAMOUS: GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS. Each week, hosts Gail Porter, a self-confessed skeptic, and Chris Fleming, a psychic able to detect paranormal events beyond the range of five senses, set off to investigate reported sightings of legendary figures such as Mae West [or James Dean, Lucille Ball, Jim Morrison, or Marilyn Monroe]. Part travelogue, part "X-Files," DEAD FAMOUS: GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS explores the beloved locales of the world's most famous departed to unveil the real story of their lives... after their deaths.
• • WHEN: Tuesday evening 31 January 2006 [10:00pm ET]; episode repeats Saturday 4 February [2:00pm ET].
• • WHERE: A&E's Biography Channel [TVPG].
• • WHO: Psychic Chris Fleming, Gail Porter, LindaAnn Loschiavo, Joe Franklin, Ward Morehouse III, psychic Terry Iacuzzo, Conrad Bradford, along with several Mae West fans and friends.
• • WEB: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com
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Mae West
• • Photos from 31 January 2006 at Bill's Gay Nineties
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Mae West.
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