MAE WEST was on the mind of a plucky Arizona reporter this week. As the venerable Tucson Citizen rides off into the sunset, their prickly newshounds decided to reveal savory tidbits that had been swept under the carpet years before.
• • According to the Tucson Citizen: The gloves and muzzles are off! As the newspaper prepares to close, Calendar staffers cull 35 years of experiences and tell all about their most memorable celebrity encounters: some good, some bad. Divas, divos, sourpusses, hot lips, evil pets — — we've come across them all. But now we're naming names and sparing no one! . . .
• • Ink-stained scribe Larry Cox offered, for instance, "The real poop on Mae West."
• • Larry Cox writes: One summer during the 1970s, I found myself in Los Angeles visiting a friend. He knew Mae West in a round about way and asked if I would like to meet her. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to meet a true screen legend. I was immediately surprised by two things: the modesty of her apartment and the fact that she was much shorter than I had expected. After a few minutes of small talk, a monkey scampered into the room. He took one look at me and showed his instant dislike. He then inched his way closer and closer to me — — and without warning, jumped into my lap. Just as Mae West said, "I think he likes you," the evil little bastard pooped all over me. It was a memorable afternoon, but not in the way I had hoped.
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• • “Dishin' the dirt: Citizen entertainment writers tell all!”
• • By Tucson Citizen
• • Published in: Arizona's Tucson Citizen — — www.tucsoncitizen.com
• • Published on: 11 March 2009
• • Photo of Mae West courtesy of Tucson Citizen
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• • Unfortunately, the very entertaining Tucson Citizen is about to turn the lights off. We bid the hardworking news team hail and farewell!
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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