The stars come out at

The stars come out at night
I realize I might have been a little hard on Barry yesterday. Palm Springs was and still is a Hollywood playground. Even though some careers are better left forgotten, we as a town, are indebted to many of the Hollywood Glitterati for making Palm Springs what is it today. You never know when you might find yourself seated two tables away from some (kinda) well known folk. In addition to Barry Manilow, we have many other famous/infamous residents regularly seen about town:

Trini Lopez
Carol Channing
Lily Tomlin
Suzanne Somers
Ruta Lee
Kaye Ballard
Debbie Reynolds
Keely Smith
Rudy Galindo
Jeanne Martin
James "Book em Danno" MacArthur
Gerald and Betty Ford
Bob and Dolores Hope

And let's not forget our famous resident stars of the past (okay some fall into my "Dead or Alive?" category) who put PS on the map back in the glory days:

Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Jack Benny
Eddie Fisher
Liberace
Greta Garbo
Elizabeth Taylor
Elvis Presley
Louis Prima
Clark Gable
Carmen Miranda
Ginger Rogers
Rita Hayworth
John Barrymore
Bing Crosby
Harpo Marx
Sammy Davis Jr.
Dean Martin
Lucille Ball
Steve McQueen
Lana Turner
Loretta Young
Jane Wyman
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Nat King Cole
Ali Mac Graw
Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker (definitely alive - sort of)
Hedy Lamarr
George Montgomery
Lena Horne

And of course we have streets are named after:
Frank Sinatra
Dinah Shore
Buddy Rogers
Gene Autry
Fred Waring
Mary Pickford

We also have the Celebrity Pro/Am golf tourneys and sporting events that bring in the best of the best:
The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tourn.
The Dinah Shore Nabisco Open
The Skins Game
The Masters tennis series

Some regular visitors seen about town:
J Lo
George Clooney
Arnold
Madonna
Bill Gates
Tom Cruise

Last but not certainly not least, our former Mayor, ever present in life and in death:
Sonny Bono
(aside: I found this photo of sonny grabbing marys ass pretty damn funny)

So to every visiting star, former resident, current resident, has-been, the Rat Pack and Barry: I say thank you. And to all of you hoping to catch a glimpse of fame when you come to our fair playground ... Come on down - you just never know who you might run into!