Yearly Archives: 2018

…………………Sorry to be a day late, but I couldn’t post this Christmas message from my brother’s home….As they say….better late then never………I don’t remember much about last Christmas. I was in a daze, and did what I was told, and went where I was led. Thank God for my brother Mauro and my sister in law Kathy who took great care of me……This first year without my Jac has been, without question, the most difficult and desperately sad year of my life, and now another Christmas has come……This one somehow feels like the first one without Jac. All of my emotions are heightened and raw….I didn’t know what to post or what to say so I started looking through the many many photos in my library, and this collage came up! I knew immediately that this was the photo to post. I can’t remember a happier Christmas….This is our Christmas story out of all the Christmases we lovingly spent together……One night while we were snuggled in our bed we heard a terrible crashing noise!….Our Christmas tree had fallen down and most of our ornaments that we had collected over the years had broken…..All of the memories of collecting them, from near and far, were destroyed in an instant…We saw our history, our happy times broken into a million little pieces of glass on the floor…..I had mentioned what had happened in a post…….The next thing we knew there was a big box behind our front door????The Ladies of the Coterie had gotten together and bought beautiful ornaments, which they sent to us. To say we were overwhelmed would be an understatement…….Jac was so happy, we both were, but Jac was like a little girl opening each present. It was pure joy. I will never forget her face….Every year since, Jac would store this special group of ornaments in their own container, and every Christmas when we opened the box, the joy and memories would come pouring out…..Last year I brought the tree out at Thanksgiving so Jac could enjoy it. Jac didn’t want me to decorate it, because she thought it would be too much for me, and it would take too much time. She just wanted me to sit with her and enjoy the lights………..This year I was determined to decorate the house and the TREE as we always had it……..something I was compelled to do……..for Jac…… I have been flooded with all kinds of emotions. Her loss has never been as painful as it is now…………..Then I opened THE box of special ornaments and all of the good memories and the joys of that time came over me like a tsunami…..I will forever be grateful for being able to have this time with Jac and the happy memories that you gave us….They will be with me forever………….This will always be, for us, the true meaning of Christmas………………………………..Merry Christmas everyone……………may God bless each and every one of you and all of your loved ones……………………much Love……………………….Louis

………………..The other evening, when I had my two QVC2 shows one at 4pm and 10pm, I took “My Girls” our for a Mexican dinner! They picked the place and I drove. Trying to get directions in a car with a gaggle of laughing girls is not an easy feat. Angela, Chantal, Jennifer and Kate were in the party, Maria and Brenda couldn’t make it. They were missed…..Of course Jac made her presence known, a sad but happy moment. We all drank to my Baby. I had a nonalcoholic beer and Kate had water……the rest had Margaritas…..I miss them……We had a good time before we all had to return for the 10pm show. I am happy to see how well Jen is bonding with everyone….she is now officially one of the girls!……much Love………Louis

………………………….This Christmas is special to me in so many ways……..both terribly sad, and happy……….Last year we didn’t get to decorate the house as Jac and I had done for so many years. I put up the minimal decorations….the wreath over the fireplace, the swag on the mantel and the tree with just the lights. I did this the day after Thanksgiving when Jac asked if we could have the tree now….I think she already knew what was to come even though Jac never said a word………………….This year I wanted to decorate the house exactly as we had always done. With each decoration joyful memories came flooding back. We made the platter of dough ornaments in 1987…………………… I did this for Jac so she can see it from heaven…………I pray that Jac can see it all and is with her Mom smiling her sweet smile……………………………………………….

………………………….I could not let this day pass by without exclaiming how much I love and miss my Jac. I will always remember that beautiful 17 year old girl with the eyes as blue as  the sky…..that beautiful voice and that sweet smile. I love you over the Moon and beyond the Milky Way forever and ever……….your boy…………..Lou

………………………Hi everyone………………….Yesterday was a special day! I met Maria, Kate and Chantal in NYC at noon at the Neil Simon Theater. We were seeing a Weds. matinee of “The Cher Show”. Bob Mackie was his usual wonderful self and got us all house seats!…….8th row orchestra right off the isle!! Before the 2:00pm curtain we went for a little brunch at Del Friscos Grill right down the block from the theater, and a half a block away from Rockefeller Center. We had a sunny booth and could see all of the people passing by. We had a great time. Yesterday was also the “TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY” Maybe some of you watched it on TV? We had the time to walk over and take a look and take some pics! There were so many people already and lots of security and metal fences. You could feel the excitement in the air…….As we were looking at the tree….it started to snow….Chantal said out loud exactly what I was thinking at that exact moment……”Jac is here with us and brought the snow”…….Jac is always with me, but it was nice to hear that we all were thinking the same thing…….One of Jac’s very favorite things was SNOW, and she would happily tell you that…………..Now about the show……..RUN….don’t walk to get tickets! It was a great show. There are three Chers from different periods of her life that tell her story, and they are all terrific…..Now the fourth STAR of the show is BOB MACKIE!!!!!! The costumes were MIND BLOWING……..If he doesn’t get the TONY AWARD for best costume….there is no justice in this world!!! I was astonished! The whole audience was astonished and the costumes got applause. He not only did the clothes for the 3 Stars, but he did all of the dancers and support players costumes too……….and the substitutes in case someone gets sick, because each costume has to be fit like a second skin…literally! If you remember Cher’s costumes you know what I mean! The audience gave a well deserved STANDING OVATION!. After we met Joe in front of the theater. He is Bob Mackie’s right hand, and is always with him. I’m sure many of you have seen him on QVC when he replaces Bob on certain shows. He is truly hilarious, and has stories upon stories! He had just left Bob at the hotel they have been staying at. They had a day of fittings for all of the substitutes, and it is exhausting work! The five of us went to a local bar for a hours worth of theater talk. It was lots of fun. Then we all went off on our way. The girls to PA and me to CT. Unfortunately, Angela wasn’t able to come. She had bookings at QVC that she couldn’t cancel. The whole idea of us going to see the Cher Show was Angela’s, so it really was too bad she couldn’t come…..next time……………….Monday…..Dec. 3rd is the official opening…..It will be fun to read the reviews………What ever they are…..take my word for it, and I’ve seen many many many shows………..this is not one to miss…………………………Happy Holidays………………………..much Love…………………………..Louis