Some Like It Hot

“Look at that!  Look how she moves.  That’s just like Jell-O on springs.  She must have some sort of built-in motor.  I tell you, it's a whole different sex!”--Jack Lemmon in the 1959 film, SOME LIKE IT HOT

Everyone’s talking about JURASSIC PARK.  It came out last weekend so Alan and I plan to see it.  It’s amazing to think how they can make real-life dinosaurs seem so REAL on-screen.   I’m sure it will be a fun one that will surely keep me at the edge of my seat. 
THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES is playing non-stop on the radio airwaves.  It’s by Janet Jackson, of course.  I’m ready for a new one.
Paloma wrote a nice letter in her very own handwriting on the Les Hauts de Balaruc Residence Club stationery:
le 16th 06 93
Dear Michael,
Thank you for the movie guide.   That was interesting to read about movies coming up.  The movie with MADONNA, Tom Hanks and Geena Davis looks interesting (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN).  I liked “BIG”.  Have you seen it?   I found the idea pretty funny…talking about funny ideas I just saw “LOOK WHO’S TALKING”…I think that’s the English title; in French it’s ALLO MAMAN ICI BEBE.   That was pretty cute with John Travolta.  Have you seen it?  There are a lot of actors I like in this movie magazine:  Kurt Russell, Harriosn For, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn…and they talk about some of my favorite movies (SOME LIKE IT HOT; TOOTSIE, VICTOR/VICTORIA).   Some Like It Hot is for me one of the funniest movies ever made.  I am not really interested in BATMAN.  I saw the firs one.  That was entertaining but not unforgettable.  I will probably watch it on TV next year or in two years (on our local Showtime called CANAL+, they produce a lot of movies…even American ones.  I saw their name as an example on BASIC INSTINCT.

David Lynch’s movie, TWIN PEAKS, was produced by a French producer too:  Francis Bouygues (he is a house builder and the owner of the main TV Channel TF1).   He should be one of your customers.  He’s got a few bucks.  They’ve been talking about COLUMBUS over here as Gerard Deperdieu is a big actor here.  Ridley Scott has made pretty good movies.  I really liked BLADE RUNNER with Harrison Ford.  This movie magazine you sent also reminded me of how much I used to like RAISINETTES.  You know, the milk chocolate covered raisins you usually eat while watching a movie.  We don’t have that in France.  See…maybe that could be the way for us to become millionaires.  You should find new American things that would be really original and that we would have over here yet.  I would sell them here.  What do you think about that?  
I don’t know if I would give you my money.  You are coming from nowhere and in three weeks you are already a Registered Account Executive.  How scary!  Just kidding, Michael.  I am sure you know what you are doing.  I’m sure you are the best! 
Have you seen in the brochure you sent me thter is a picture of a MONT BLANC pen.  That’s the pen I told you about in one of my letters.  It looks like you have them in the States too.  It would not be interesting for me to put my money in your Schwab’s whatever.  Can you imagine how difficult it would be being so far?  It would take forever and you only want US dollars. I would lose money everytime I change my Francs.   Also, I don’t have enough English vocabulary to explain what I want and to understand everything. 
You told me about Jonathan.  He already has a bank account (with a pretty low interest rate, in fact).  I am thinking about something else; it’s some kind of account where it is better not to touch the money for eight years.  He would get a better interest and I would get about 1,250 French Francs of my taxes.  We don’t touch that money anyway.  It’s Jonathan’s so that he will be able to buy a car or whatever when he will be eighteen.
I agree we don’t have as cure Registered Account Executives as they do at CHARLES SCHWAB & CO.  I am of course talking about Michael Armijo especially.  I don’t think it would be interesting either for SCHWAB or for me to work together especially since we are going to be brok again.  In July we are going to buy our new car (the one I told you about), an OPEL VECTRA.  I am not that excited about Alexandre is.  I really liked our red PEUGEOT but we are going to sell it in 2-weeks (about $5000 dollars).  It looks brand new but it’s a 1986 car.
When you talk about the FRENCH OPEN I guess you are talking about Roland-Garros tennis in Paris.  My school was very close to that place.  In fact, the guys who pick pu the tennis balls come from my school…pretty interesting, right?  Well, I guess the guy you are talking about is Henri Leconte since he is the only French one who played a little bit.  Once in a while he surprises everybody (when he is not hurt; he always has something wrong).  He won the DAVIS CUP with Guy Fouget agains the American team (with Agassi…I don’t know how to write his name).   Leconte is pretty handsome but not very smart (it seems like at least—I don’t know him but they always make fun of him on TV). 
I can’t write anymore.  Too many people are talking around me.  So I’ll stop for now.
Write me and explain to me why I should choose you as my US stockbroker.  Do you work?
Love and Miss You,  Paloma
Here is my FAX number = 67 43 17 72
Summer begins on June 21st.  I'm happy because it will be hot.  Some like it hot, including me.  The day before is Father's Day.  Gloria sent Alan a Father’s Day card using a Henri Mattisse graphique that I liked.   She wrote the following to Alan:

6/20/93
Hi Son,  I have never been so proud as I am now.  You are the best daddy around! 
You know…you have a child and you pray for the BEST and you’re lucky if they turn out to be a responsible citizen.   I have been ‘doubly’ blessed because “MY SON” has all of the above plus being the BEST daddy and son I know of.
Happy Father’s Day.
Love Always and Forever,  Mommy and Jack
The reading of her card makes me miss my dad, Joe Nelson.  I know Alan misses his dad, Lenny, too.  I was age ‘28’ when my dad passed-away; yet, Alan was only ‘16’ when he lost his father.   Enjoy your parents—as much as possible--while you have them.   
My philosophy teacher in college…once said that raising children was just TAMING THE BEAST.
--Samantha Lucero
LET THE DEVIL WEAR BLACK, a novel