WHO’S THAT LADY?
Malibu’s Caitlyn Jenner is making the rounds after penning a new tome including intimate details of her gender transition.
Her first book is called “The Secrets of My Life” written with contributor Buzz Bissinger. Together, they detail Caitlyn’s journey from sports hero, heartthrob and Olympian Bruce Jenner to an LBGT icon with the blue dress. It tells the tale of her past, her transition and a life spent in the public eye.
Hiding must have been the hardest part for Jenner, who recalls speeches as the man who won the 1976 decathlon. His role was to play the all-American hero.
What the audience didn’t know is that this pinch-your-cheek all American was playing the role of something he was not.
“They didn’t know that underneath the business suit, I am wearing panties and a bra. That is not Bruce Jenner, but a woman I will come to call Caitlyn.”
SO LONG, COWBOY
Malibu’s Glen Campbell hung up his cowboy hat quite a while ago and now he’s giving it one last blast. Glen, who is in the final stages of Alzheimer’s Disease will release his final studio album. Appropriately, it’s called “Adios” and will be released in June.
The singer, who is a close friend of Malibu director James Keach, recently turned 81.
The country crooner recorded “Adios” after his 2011-12 “Goodbye Tour,” which was captured in the Oscar-nominated 2014 documentary “Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me.”
Like the singer’s life, the album has an interesting back story. It came about after the Rhinestone Cowboy and his wife, Kim, spent time with legendary banjo player Carl Jackson. They spent hours reminiscing about the songs Glen had always wanted to record but never got around to.
The project was not easy but the results may be well worth the effort.
The album will feature Campbell’s special take on classics by Jimmy Webb, Bob Dylan and Roger Miller. And there is icing on this Campbell cake. It includes collaborations with daughter Ashley Campbell, Vince Gill and Willie Nelson. The Willie duo is especially sweet, with a heartrending version of Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away.”
HOFFMAN’S HALLMARK
An iconic film has lots to celebrate this year. It’s hard to believe but “The Graduate” hits the ripe old age of 50.
It arrived at box offices in 1967 and charmed audiences from coast to coast.
Funny to think that director Mike Nichols took a chance on a little-known actor fresh out of Santa Monica College named Dustin Hoffman. And the rest is Koo-koo-ka-choo.