New York itâs cold and wet. Here itâs bright and sunny and warm and
beautiful
!
For dinner we went to the Brown Derby in Hollywood! Wow, was that ever fun. A lot of movie stars are supposed to eat there, especially at lunchtime. We didnât see anyone famous, though. The building is shaped like a derby hat. I once saw an episode of
I Love Lucy
that takes place there. The Cobb Salad was supposed to be the thing to get, so thatâs what I ordered. It was deliciousâgreens with roasted chicken pieces, bacon, hard-boiled egg, tomato, chives, and Roquefort cheese.
Peter and Lucy were real tired after the long flight, so we came back to the hotel after dinner. They went to bed, and Iâm wideawake. This is so much fun. Tomorrow Iâm going to Disneyland! Iâm like a kid waiting up for Santa Claus.
It feels good to get away from New York. I havenât been very happy lately. The policeman got out of the hospital in a couple of days after the âassault.â Heâd had several broken ribs and a punctured lung. Thatâs pretty serious, so I felt bad about that. Freddie wouldnât speak to me for a week, but I think weâre past that now.
So Iâm very excited to be here in California, where Iâve never been. Iâll have fun with Lucy, but at night itâs kind of lonely here in the room by myself. I almost envy Lucy for having a great marriage.
Almost
. Iâm not looking to join that club.
Okay, time to try and sleep. I have to get my rest and look my best when I meet Mickey Mouse tomorrow.
F EBRUARY 9, 1961
Oh, dear diary, magic, magic, magic! What a fabulous day. I was transported to another world, a fairyland, a place of dreams. Disneyland! It was everything I imagined it to be and more.
Lucy and I each got a âspecial season ticket book,â which included admission and coupons for ten rides for only3.75. It sounds expensive, but thatâs a good deal. If you bought tickets for rides separately, that would cost over6.00.
I did see Mickey Mouse and told himâI think it was really a
her
inside that get-upâthat I was in love with him, and I asked if heâd take me away with him somewhere, ha ha. There were other Disney characters walking around, too, and actors in costume, like Snow White. My favorite area was Tomorrowland, where we rode the Submarine Voyage ride and saw an incredible movie called
America the Beautiful
on a huge Cinerama screen. The monorail was amazing, I felt like I was in a science-fiction movie. The Western Mine Train in Frontierland was unbelievable. There were mechanical moving animals along the way that looked very real. We rode the Matterhorn Bobsled in Fantasyland twice. Lucy screamed like a teenager, it was so funny. I was a kid again, too, all day long.
I bought postcards, a Disneyland shirt, and a Mickey Mouse hat for Freddie, ha ha.
We stayed until nightfallâPeter had businessâand saw the fireworks over Sleeping Beautyâs Castle. The day went so fast, I couldnât believe it was over when the car Peter sent to pick us up met us at the front gates. I didnât realize how exhausted I was until I got in the car. After not sleeping so well last night, I was dead.
Tomorrow Lucy and I will explore Hollywood, then tomorrow night Peter gets off and is meeting us at one of the hot spot nightclubs.
What a vacation!
F EBRUARY 10, 1961
Well
, dear diary, I had a very interesting day!
And this evening I met a man and we have a date tomorrow night, without Lucy or Peter!
This morning Lucy and I walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard. We saw Graumanâs Chinese Theatre and all the hand-prints of movie stars. My favorite was seeing Marilyn Monroe. I wondered why Elvis Presleyâs prints werenât there, but I guess they donât consider him a movie star, even though he makes movies. Is there a place with singersâ prints? I donât know. And, oh, my gosh, we went in Frederickâs
beautiful
!
For dinner we went to the Brown Derby in Hollywood! Wow, was that ever fun. A lot of movie stars are supposed to eat there, especially at lunchtime. We didnât see anyone famous, though. The building is shaped like a derby hat. I once saw an episode of
I Love Lucy
that takes place there. The Cobb Salad was supposed to be the thing to get, so thatâs what I ordered. It was deliciousâgreens with roasted chicken pieces, bacon, hard-boiled egg, tomato, chives, and Roquefort cheese.
Peter and Lucy were real tired after the long flight, so we came back to the hotel after dinner. They went to bed, and Iâm wideawake. This is so much fun. Tomorrow Iâm going to Disneyland! Iâm like a kid waiting up for Santa Claus.
It feels good to get away from New York. I havenât been very happy lately. The policeman got out of the hospital in a couple of days after the âassault.â Heâd had several broken ribs and a punctured lung. Thatâs pretty serious, so I felt bad about that. Freddie wouldnât speak to me for a week, but I think weâre past that now.
So Iâm very excited to be here in California, where Iâve never been. Iâll have fun with Lucy, but at night itâs kind of lonely here in the room by myself. I almost envy Lucy for having a great marriage.
Almost
. Iâm not looking to join that club.
Okay, time to try and sleep. I have to get my rest and look my best when I meet Mickey Mouse tomorrow.
F EBRUARY 9, 1961
Oh, dear diary, magic, magic, magic! What a fabulous day. I was transported to another world, a fairyland, a place of dreams. Disneyland! It was everything I imagined it to be and more.
Lucy and I each got a âspecial season ticket book,â which included admission and coupons for ten rides for only3.75. It sounds expensive, but thatâs a good deal. If you bought tickets for rides separately, that would cost over6.00.
I did see Mickey Mouse and told himâI think it was really a
her
inside that get-upâthat I was in love with him, and I asked if heâd take me away with him somewhere, ha ha. There were other Disney characters walking around, too, and actors in costume, like Snow White. My favorite area was Tomorrowland, where we rode the Submarine Voyage ride and saw an incredible movie called
America the Beautiful
on a huge Cinerama screen. The monorail was amazing, I felt like I was in a science-fiction movie. The Western Mine Train in Frontierland was unbelievable. There were mechanical moving animals along the way that looked very real. We rode the Matterhorn Bobsled in Fantasyland twice. Lucy screamed like a teenager, it was so funny. I was a kid again, too, all day long.
I bought postcards, a Disneyland shirt, and a Mickey Mouse hat for Freddie, ha ha.
We stayed until nightfallâPeter had businessâand saw the fireworks over Sleeping Beautyâs Castle. The day went so fast, I couldnât believe it was over when the car Peter sent to pick us up met us at the front gates. I didnât realize how exhausted I was until I got in the car. After not sleeping so well last night, I was dead.
Tomorrow Lucy and I will explore Hollywood, then tomorrow night Peter gets off and is meeting us at one of the hot spot nightclubs.
What a vacation!
F EBRUARY 10, 1961
Well
, dear diary, I had a very interesting day!
And this evening I met a man and we have a date tomorrow night, without Lucy or Peter!
This morning Lucy and I walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard. We saw Graumanâs Chinese Theatre and all the hand-prints of movie stars. My favorite was seeing Marilyn Monroe. I wondered why Elvis Presleyâs prints werenât there, but I guess they donât consider him a movie star, even though he makes movies. Is there a place with singersâ prints? I donât know. And, oh, my gosh, we went in Frederickâs
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