 Johnny Grant, the mayor of Hollywood, introduces me after the showing of "Guns, Girls, & Gangsters. Johnny and I go back to when I was a 15-year old usherette at the Pantages Theater. He said some very nice things about me (then and last night), and I love him dearly. | ||
 Will the Thrill and Monica the Tiki Goddess came from San Francisco where you can see them at the Parkway Theater. |  Actress Sandra Giles came to say hello. | |
 Waiting for me with a bouquet of flowers was Skip E. Lowe, my dearest friend and confidant. To my left is my long-time girlfriend, Joan Copeland. |  Fellow glamour-girl June Wilkinson lent her support too. June and I did two movies together. | |
 Hollywood super-manager and friend, Jay Bernstein. |  After the movie, I sat for a Q & A session with the packed house. The flowers you see next to me came from Tony and Jill Curtis who were not able to be there. The note from Tony read: "Since I couldn't be there, this will remind you that I was your first." Now, did he mean co-star or what? | |
 Anyone who has looked at my web site knows super-actress & model, super-photographer, and super-girlfriend Julie Strain. |  Perry didn't waste any time meeting Julie's new protege Arban Ornelas. | |
 I tried to sneak out... |  ...but the fans wouldn't let me. This is a Dutch fan, Roy Von Hindermann, who cancelled a trip to Vietnam and came to the U.S. for my tribute. Thanks, Roy, for the delicious chocolates. Thomas and I ate them before we went to bed. | |
 The night wouldn't have been complete without a hug from my agent, smart, sassy, & sexy Debbie Deuble of the Don Buchwald Agency. |  After the tribute we went to Spago, our favorite eatery, where celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck prepared his special soft-shelled crab and salad for me. | |
 After dinner toy-boy Thomas and I said good night to Janet Edwards (Vince's widow)... |  and good night kisses... | |
 ...and one last hug to Skip. This has been a night I'll always remember. My thanks to all of you who came. All my love. |  Here's a photo just sent to me by Don Wilson, who looks more like Elvis than Elvis did. Don just started his own Mamie Fan Club page on Yahoo. Thanks, Don--for coming to the tribute, for the photos, and for everything. | |