Keeping up with The Copley
Jun 11th, 2008 by admin
Kelly Davis Posted something interesting today on lastblogonearth.com
Read this excerpt:
First, credit where credit’s due—kudos to Reader blogger Don Bauder for pointing me (and you) to this high-larious Burl Stiff column. If you’re not familiar with Stiff, he’s the Union-Tribune’s bespectacled society columnist and, reportedly, a favorite friend of David Copley (owner of the U-T). Stiff’s the one who wrote about Copley’s European culinary extravaganza, the cost of which could have kept a family of four groceried up for a year.
Anyhow, Stiff writes about Copley hanging out in Cannes, entertaining various rich La Jollans and minor celebs like Dominick Dunne and Christian Slater. Oh, yes, Hard Harry’s looking definitely worse for wear—as pictured in a photo accompanying Stiff’s column—and it’s breaking my heart.
So, while our local daily’s cutting staff and pages, its owner—looking a bit like Cruella de Ville (what’s up with that hair?)—is yachting around, stuffing his face and probably giving little thought to the family biz.
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