I’m Serious About My Career January 19 1990

San Francisco Sentinel January 19, 1990 ‘I’m Serious About My Career’ By Doris Fish Many years ago, I told myself, “When I hit thirty, I’ll give up show business.” Now I say, “I’ll get serious about this showbiz stuff when I hit forty.” I’m close enough to start thinking about a career again. …

Fish On A Soapbox January 26 1990

San Francisco Sentinel January 26, 1990 Street Talk Fish on a Soapbox By Doris Fish Arts Writer “Save the Pigs!” was the headline for a discarded column I started some weeks back. It was not very amusing, with long turgid ramblings about the shocking cruelties inflicted on our porcine brothers for no other…

Chaos At Court February 9 1990

San Francisco Sentinel Arts February 9, 1990 Chaos at Court By Doris Fish Sentinel Arts Writer Imperial politics imperil the Empress! Or rather the most vocal candidate, Vinnie. It seems she has been aggressively courting the friends and followers of rejected candidates Ggreg (“2 ‘g’s like Lloyd) Taylor, and Miss Romé. Her efforts…

Dear Doris February 2 1990

San Francisco Sentinel February 2, 1990 Street Talk Dear Doris… By Doris Fish, Sentinel Arts Writer The letters have been piling up and it’s time to air them out before they get too passé. Manny, a native of West Germany now in town, writes, “What do you do about sweaty strumphosen?”…

And the Nominees Are February 23 1990

San Francisco Sentinel February 23, 1990 Street Talk And the Nominees Are By Doris Fish Bet you thought I meant the Oscars. No, it’s our own Outstanding Cable Car Awards! You can imagine my excitement, when for ten years I’ve been totally ignored, and now I find myself nominated for “Entertainer of…

Catholic Kids March 1 1990

San Francisco Sentinel March 1, 1990 Street Talk Catholic Kids By Doris Fish, Sentinel Arts Writer When Catholics go “bad” they go whole hog. At a recent photo session for West Graphics, it came out that we’d all been Catholic children and hellcats ever since. Billi Gordon, the enormous black model from…

Liz Taylor Week April 26 1990

San Francisco Sentinel April 26, 1990 Street Talk Liz Taylor Week By Doris Fish Sentinel Arts Writer It’s not really, or at least not officially Elizabeth Taylor Week, except at my boyfriend’s house where we spent Earth Day watching Liz’s sixties environmental epic, “The Sandpiper”. What a great movie! My boyfriend thinks she’s…