tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post7839444145633765252..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Let's Look-see at Sue Mengers' Bev Hills Party PadYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79642397917205124662011-12-01T09:23:52.372-08:002011-12-01T09:23:52.372-08:00love this. just love this. the bruised and tattere...love this. just love this. the bruised and tattered pool is my favorite part. when i saw the pics of the pool & courtyard, i thought wistfully, "oh, so sad. someone loved that pool, but now it's just resting, waiting to be reborn." menger's style was so perfectly 80s. perfectly 80s! rest in peace, mrs. ugh. i need a mocktail and the soundtrack to valley of the dolls. xBabe Parishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73057220448215155532011-11-29T13:23:51.367-08:002011-11-29T13:23:51.367-08:00Something about it reminded me of the Robert Evans...Something about it reminded me of the Robert Evans house, Woodland...probably that mirror suspended in Sue's guest bath. I did a little search, sure enough, John Woolf designed them both. Robert had that cool fireplace with hidden smokestacks.<br />Very cool spots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-43860009252467018382011-11-25T13:41:35.877-08:002011-11-25T13:41:35.877-08:00I toured the house recently, and the lady's ro...I toured the house recently, and the lady's round bath is to die for. I really hope this Woolf is not torn down. It is a great couple's house and with a little restoration could be a show-stopper. Sue had a lot of furniture crammed into this space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-42286554554724868312011-11-24T16:31:54.919-08:002011-11-24T16:31:54.919-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Mama.Happy Thanksgiving Mama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-35041818372108739462011-11-24T12:26:36.925-08:002011-11-24T12:26:36.925-08:00Where "John Travolta met Lawrence Olivier&quo...Where "John Travolta met Lawrence Olivier". Wonder if, and if so, how, that went . . . . The mind reels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-79943880421220269142011-11-24T07:22:03.886-08:002011-11-24T07:22:03.886-08:00As ugly and as grotesque as the town she consecrat...As ugly and as grotesque as the town she consecrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-26586438325693852002011-11-24T06:40:25.223-08:002011-11-24T06:40:25.223-08:00Ms Mengers was from an era when there actually WAS...Ms Mengers was from an era when there actually WAS talent to represent! Also, speaking of Mr. Geffen, does he still own Angelo drive? I know you said he was floating it out at 100M back in 2007. Was it ever photographed after he remodeled it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65060107778733324782011-11-24T05:41:58.223-08:002011-11-24T05:41:58.223-08:00Pollyanda I want do have a drink with you!Pollyanda I want do have a drink with you!Desert Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-23328217720234070702011-11-23T19:13:11.297-08:002011-11-23T19:13:11.297-08:00HA, BLAST FROM THE PAST....... MANY YEARS AGO... m...HA, BLAST FROM THE PAST....... MANY YEARS AGO... my friend was working as realtor asst.for one of those "grey ladies"...realtors..you know all button upped, well my friend hung himself and the grey lady(a guy) is ah now the grey shamu. HUGE, anyway.so,.my buddy ,the hot guy, was wild, he put leather harnesses on the greek statues around the pool, (no longer there) while he house sat for a couple months. ha, so funny to see this house again, many fun saturdays at the pool while he was there.pollyandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-51102110766967755612011-11-23T17:22:59.813-08:002011-11-23T17:22:59.813-08:00One more thing...Forgot to mention that Ray Bolger...One more thing...Forgot to mention that Ray Bolger's grecian-style MCM house next door, at the corner of Lexington and Beverly, was demolished for the over-built place that you can't miss today, even when you try your best to avoid it.Rosco Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65062135609413323832011-11-23T17:04:01.826-08:002011-11-23T17:04:01.826-08:00Mama Dearest: Thanks for this holiday special, an...Mama Dearest: Thanks for this holiday special, and happy Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Graydon Carter wrote an homage to Sue Mengers in the December 2011"Vanity Fair" on p.72. The house is mentioned. <br /><br />I saw her a few times around town. One time, she pulled her Mercedes SL (as Our Mama would say, "natch") into the driveway of the parking garage next to Williams-Sonoma on Beverly, and tapped her nails while I navigated through a throng of pedestrians across the sidewalk. I could almost hear her growl under her breath, "Get the f*** out of my way." Her sunglasses with a small rhinestone initial need no comment.<br /><br />The house looks beautiful and not really outdated, in my meaningless opinion. It's a timeless, elegant kind of style that is admired by a certain generation that is slowly leaving us. I'd like to own it, but I admit, I'd hire one of Our Mama's nice gay or otherwise decorators to streamline the day-core. Can't beat the location and the ability to walk to the BH hotel for drinks, leaving the car keys at home.<br />Happy Thanksgiving fellow chil'ren!Rosco Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-29901706394083350272011-11-23T15:33:09.374-08:002011-11-23T15:33:09.374-08:00One word for this property: GLAMOUR! Old style Hol...One word for this property: GLAMOUR! Old style Hollywood glamour, the type that is of a dying breed and that is housed within the walls of a place like this.<br /><br />Sue Mengers was a legend and her house lives up to its owner. Hollywood Regency is my absolute favourite style. This house, with just a few interior updates, would be immaculate. <br /><br />If those walls could talk.Viva!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-30926561340742173662011-11-23T15:22:49.138-08:002011-11-23T15:22:49.138-08:00And, the reason Alphonso Bell sold the house was h...And, the reason Alphonso Bell sold the house was his child died in the pool right after they moved in. They couldn't bear to live there after that. And... the house is not updated. And... the square footage of 4,434 sq. ft. includes the two car garage that was converted to office/staff rooms years ago. The actual house is around 3,500 sq. ft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7604197531235722312011-11-23T15:17:19.214-08:002011-11-23T15:17:19.214-08:00Woolf's work is wonderful. Classic in every wa...Woolf's work is wonderful. Classic in every way. It's too bad Mengers didn't have any taste with decorating... <br />I was in this house years ago when John Cottrell owned it. It's a small house in relation to how most folks want to live these days. Let's hope a Diva of some sort will buy the house and save it for a few more years. Most agents around town feel it's a lot to build on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-90556071531727992082011-11-23T12:40:06.683-08:002011-11-23T12:40:06.683-08:00Delish and super John Wolfe...I only pray that som...Delish and super John Wolfe...I only pray that somebody doesn't come along and demolish or alter what's perfect!<br /><br />One could hear Donna Summers at the Pink Hour...those were the days!The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.com