……………………..PARTY TIME!……….Almost every weekend on Fire Island someone was throwing a huge party….On this particular weekend, an Hawaiian themed party was happening…..Frank Massandrea, on the left was a very close friend of Jac and I. He was a bridal designer, and one of the best in the business. Jac modeled in all of his shows, and she did “looks” with him…..He revolutionized how bridal shows were presented. Instead of the boring staid showroom shows that were typical of the bridal industry, Frank took them out of the showrooms, and put on extravaganzas using lots of models on beautiful sets…Each of his gowns was a fantasy, and I used to marvel how he could come up with these fabulous gowns season after season mostly in white……I remember one season he did the “Jezebel Collection”…..It had an antebellum theme. and he opened the show with RED brides in full skirts…..He was one of the most talented people I have ever know with impeccable taste, but above all he was the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back. We loved him…….Rick Costello, to my right, was my show room manager at Anne Klein, and was also a very dear friend of ours……He was one of the sweetest, kindest people I ever knew…A person who would drop everything if you ever needed him…Rick was very smart and a great people person……a real charmer with a fabulous smile…That’s why he was such a great manager………Three handsome ITALIAN boys!!! LOL….Frank decided to whip up these BIG Hawaiian shirts in his sample rooms for us to wear to the party. It was a pool party at a large house that was on the beach. Lots of models were there who were invited for the weekend by different designers…..The party started at 7pm and lasted until the last person left which was usually after dawn. Sometimes we would sit on our deck, and see stragglers walking on the beach making their way home from the party or where ever they ended up…A good time was had by all…Then, if we weren’t too hung over…we would head down to the beach, and used to have very competitive paddle ball games….singles and doubles……Jac was the cheer leader!….It definitely was the best of times………I know Jac, Frank and Rick are partying it up in Heaven right now looking down on me…….There is no fun in Mudville when you’re the only one left to play………I miss them beyond.