Jeryl Brunner - My City, My Los Angeles: Famous People Share Their Favorite Places

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Copyright 2013 Jeryl Brunner

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Editor: Amy Lyons

Project Editor: Tracee Williams

Layout Artist: Maggie Peterson

Cover Design: Bret Kerr

Text Design: Lisa Reneson, Two Sisters Design

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brunner, Jeryl.

My city, my Los Angeles : famous people share their favorite places / Jeryl Brunner.

pages cm

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-7627-9320-4

1. CelebritiesHomes and hauntsCaliforniaLos AngelesGuidebooks. 2. Los Angeles (Calif.)Guidebooks. 3. Los Angeles (Calif.)Biography. I. Title.

F869.L83B78 2013

979.494dc23

2012050358

To Jodie Berlin Morrow, Ph.D., my teacher, guide, mentor and friend who sees with her heart

To look at a thing is very different from seeing a thing. And one does not see anything until one sees its beauty.

Oscar Wilde

And for my nephews, Curt Brodner and Eli Brodner

There is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Even if were apart, Ill always be with you. If there ever comes a day when we cant be together, keep me in your heart, Ill stay there forever.

A.A. Milne

Stay curious.

Love,

Aunt Jeryl

Im from LA, second generation on both sides. I love the fact that a half hour away you can be in the snow, at the beach. I love how spread out it is. When youre an Angeleno you know how to get around the little back sides and find the little historic sectionsthe El Salvadorian parts of town, Koreatown, I love all that ethnicity of it. I love the diversity. Bonnie Raitt, Grammy-winning artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter

Los Angeles is known as the City of Angels. But who knew that so many angels in and outside LA not only had my back, but encouraged, inspired, and rallied like crazy on my behalf. I am truly overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity and kindness of these angels.

Karissa Fowler, Kelly Nagle, Mark Morrison, Betsy Israel, Cheryl Kramer Kaye, Abbie Kozolchyk, Margy Rochlin, Tina Reine, Patrick Dragonette, Skelly Holmbeck, Hayley Doner, Carla Schwam, Karina Arutyunyan, Steve Rabineau, Bryan Bantry, Jodi Lobis, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Luba Kanor Abrams, Ron Abrams, Sarah Evans Thelen, Greta Vanhersecke, Karen Tina Harrison, Max Jacobson, Trisha Cole, Nadia Al-Amir, Kim Marshall, Gulla Jonsdottir, Rachel Axler, Tammy Peters, Julie Besonen, Aik Wye Ng, Gigi Schilling, Dave Carpenter, Tova Laiter, Hillary Zuckerberg, Barbara Zuckerberg, Arlene Winnick, Bonnie Reuben, Marian Gerlich, Jane Summer, Shelly Howell, Lisa Gilbar, Lainie Munro, Molly Shannon, Ilene Angel, Heather Gary, Lloyd Zuckerberg, Karen Jones, Jennifer Cooke, Danielle Patla, Leslie Lefkowitz, Nora Walsh, Gail Migdal Title, Deborah Glusker, Jodie and Bruce Morrow, Tena Clark, Katrin Sosnick, Patti Adcroft, Marina Morrison-Keiler, and Nancy Winston.

To Chad Greer. Thank you for your extraordinary photography and profound and amazing commitment to this book.

To Carol Martinez who got My City, My Los Angeles early on and reached out to so many on my behalf.

To Rick Newman who is as talented as he is kind. You are a rock star!

To Rick Guidotti who sees so much magic in people and captures them like no other in his photos.

To Karen Schaler for your beautiful devotion and for being so stellar. And Clint Page Henderson, Im still speechless! Thank you!

To the 582 and Hamptons lovelies: Dana Lowe, Kevin Allen, Sarita Varma, Nicole Deutsch, Lisa Tucker, Lynn Sadofsky, Dina Goldfinger, Laura Begley Bloom, Jonathan Bloom, and Zahra Elmekkawy for your support, kindness and for making me feel so special.

Thank you, Jenica Bergere, for your giant heart and for getting so many people excited about My City, My Los Angeles. I am astounded by all you did on my behalf.

To Paige Morrow for your beautiful wisdom, guidance, talent, and for being such an extraordinary and generous connector. You are a treasure..

Zach Pollack, not only are you a stupendous chef and writer, you are such an unbelievably kind soul. WOW! Thank you!

To the incredibly talented Josh Lobis. Thank you for talking up my book to so many cool people (like you).

To Ruth Vitale for believing in me so much, your can-do unstoppable-ness and all around amazingness.

Thank you, Dina Zuckerberg, for caring so much for My City, My Los Angeles and for being such a great friend.

Simon Baitler, Carla Migdal, and Lily Baitler you are superstars! Where do I begin? You took me in, shared the treasures of your city. You gave of yourselves, shared your family, your friends. Then you gave some more. And Simon, I dont know what this book would be with without you. But I do know that my mother thanks you too.

Thank you to my family, extended family and their loved ones: Sherry, Bonnie, Curt, and Eli Brodner, Charles and Claire Brunner, Naomi, Hal, Adam, Kathryn, Brianna and Nicholas Kaufman, Marsha and Fred Drachman, Alise Drachman Beccaria, Pat Beccaria, Chuck, Bruce and Stephanie Bernzweig, Andrea Brunner Behrens, Jack, Emma, and Noah Behrens, Renee, Andrew, Rebecca and Michael Paratore.

Thank you to my associate, Laura Cain. You are terrific. What a pleasure to work with you!

To CarolLee Kidd and the staff of CLK Transcriptiona truly talented bunch!

To the wonderful and devoted people at Globe Pequot. To my editor, Amy Lyons and to Tracee Williams, Joanna Beyer, Bret Kerr, Sheryl Kober, John Spalding, Amy Alexander, Anita Oliva, Lisa Reneson and Laurie Kenney.

To my agent, Jessica Regel, who continues to nurture my voice. And to Tara Hart, Laura Biagi, and the fantastic Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency staff.

To the many people who shared their passion for Los Angeles and lent their beautiful voices to this book. I am honored to include you.

As the writer and director Luciano De Crescenzo said, We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other. Thank you for holding me up and letting me fly.