Did you ever get to hang out with him?
Not ‘hang out’ but I met him a few times. I grew up in Palm Springs and my father was Executive Chef at one of the top resorts. Palm Springs (and surrounding area) is actually a pretty small town in a lot of ways so my childhood and young adulthood was filled with celebrities.
I played golf (naked) with Henry Kissinger, sang (at age 3) with Liberace, knew Sonny Bono, met Ben Stein several times, had to be cleared to work by the Secret Service when Ford came to the live theater I worked at, went to church with Tammy Faye...it was just part of growing up there. Oh and Paula Abdul called my sister in law a bitch. LOL.