LoveCapades

This episode is definitely a fun ride. It begins with Michele’s version of the Mrs. Robinson story…only this time it’s reversed. Nick, the younger man, seduces Michele! This Love Capade will definitely make you smile. Next we begin the saga of Lance the Banker. It turns out to be one of Michele’s Top 3 love affairs and is full of romance and drama. They meet because his face is plastered all over the SF Chronicle’s Business section, and with remarkable determination and bravado Michele sets out to sell him a home. Little did she know where that intention would lead! As a little bonus you will learn a lot of insider Realtor techniques as the story unfolds. Without giving away too much of the story, suffice to say the banker puts on a full court pursuit. On their first “date” he utters two take-your-breath-away sentences that launch this irresistible affair of the heart. You won’t want to miss a minute of this entertaining—even titillating—episode.

Please don’t forget to submit any questions that pop up from the first 10 episodes directly to [email protected]. If there are enough questions we will add a bonus episode at the end of the series. And…in the meantime, as you finish this first batch and are waiting with bated breath for the next, don’t forget to go to the Facebook page called LoveCapades to see some really fun visual posts that will help you connect all the dots. We are all delighted to have you be a part of this exciting adventure. Love is in the air!

We see Michele having a whole string of “international relations” with enthralling men.  One of the most significant is with a famous Israeli war hero whom she meets in her hometown one night at the local watering hole.  This encounter develops into an exciting affair that takes her all the way to Israel with a most surprising outcome! There is a great deal of high drama, even danger. During her month’s stay in Israel, she also spends time at a Club Med in Eilat, and explores the captivating city of contrasts, Jerusalem.  Two more love matches sneak their way into the story, but you’ll have to listen to find out how. In this episode, Michele deepens her understanding of why it is so important to learn to love oneself.  And she becomes more convinced than ever that maintaining her independence is crucial to her well being.  Yet again we see our heroine making choices that are unexpected…taking the path less traveled rather than the predictable one.  Michele experiences again and again her early therapist’s advice that women can choose their man, but best only from those who choose them.  Listen to this gripping chapter to find out the times she says yes, and the times she says no. Fascinating stuff!

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The parade of LoveCapades continues at the beginning of the 1980s.  First was a mini affair with the man who created the ski resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek.  Mostly a downhill ride. Then Michele visits her favorite spa at Rancho La Puerta in Mexico.  Here she has a fling with a fascinating psychiatrist who helps diagnose her approach with men.  More importantly, on one of these spa visits, Michele has a powerful and profound encounter with God that definitely alters the course of her life. This prompts her father to make another of his hurtful remarks which affects her deeply. Luckily there’s a big dose of comic relief in the episode with a whole batch of hilarious things that will have listeners laughing aloud. It turns out that one of Michele’s interesting patterns is that her lovers circle back years later.  One of the most tantalizing examples of this happens when Zander returns for a liaison.  Naturally, there’s a twist.  Michele explains in detail that she feels fortunate to be able to enjoy a variety of love experiences in a way that most women of her era cannot.  She does realize, however, that there is a double standard between men and women, how unfair it is, and how it continues to this day. Definitely food for thought…and discussion.

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After the heartbreaking stuff that happened last time, in this episode we hear about many happy, playful, sexy, and carefree events that pop up in Michele’s adventurous life. She buys an adorable bungalow and over the years turns it into her own personal “dream-o-cile.” Shortly after that she returns to Italy for a vacation, and naturally finds another ‘oh la la’ romance!  On her way home she stops in NYC to meet girlfriend Lynn and has yet another titillating encounter with a former World Body Building champion.  And on top of that she has an hilarious stopover in Montreal where Tony tickles her funny bone to no end.   One thing these escapades reveal to her is that the macho, assertive side of her personality does not in any way deter foreign men from appreciating her. It is only on her home turf does this character in a woman becomes an impediment.  She maintains that this self-assured, powerful way of being is welcomed in a man, but not so much in a woman. In this segment, Michele also describes what makes a good lover and goes on to explain that we remain connected in spirit to each and every man we encounter whether it be for a short fling or a long romance. Delicious food for thought. Don’t miss it.

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This episode continues the romantic story of Michele and Drake.  It’s intense…in the telling and the listening.  It starts off with Michele playing house during the summer up in Drake’s San Francisco apartment. She’s happy with this turn of events and sees it as a sign of the commitment she’s longed for. Suddenly Drake decides to move back to the Peninsula and open a tennis shop. He takes an apartment again at Oak Creek and Michele moves in with him another time. At this point it has become obvious that Michele hates teaching high school, so her man brilliantly suggests she pursue a real estate career.  Bingo! It turns out to be a huge success.  She sells five properties her first two months—one to Drake, and one to herself among them. The latter signaled her blossoming business acumen.  Finally Drake proposes marriage and buys Michele an engagement ring.  What happens next is when things get complicated.  You’ll have to listen to find out what a roller coaster ride ensues. The relationship presents huge challenges, and yet offers much that is positive.  What unfolds demonstrates Michele’s amazing ability to see the good in every situation, no matter how challenging, and to remain hopeful whatever crosses her path.  Tighten your seatbelts!

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This episode spans Michele’s graduate school experiences and veers into the beginning of her teaching career. After a third stay in Italy, she had pretty much been liberated from her sexual hang-ups.  You could say she’d been set straight by the Italian man’s way of being with women. And luckily she brought the new Self back home.  Michele’s first fling was with a gorgeous younger man named Zander, a Stanford basketball player.  There’s some pretty juicy stuff in this LoveCapade.  Next she ran into an African Prince from Biafra—this too is pretty erotic, but poignantly reveals the truly backward cultural thinking about interracial relationships at that time.  Her final grad school love affair was with a blond stud named Beau.  That led to another ill-fated event which you will discover when your ears are glued to this part of the saga.  Once Michele starts teaching high school, she meets Drake.  As you shall see, he becomes one of the main relationships of her entire life. To seal the deal with Drake and make his heart grow fonder, Michele goes off to Club Med on a week’s vacation where truly hilarious shenanigans ensue. You won’t want to miss one minute of this episode!

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After experiencing a painful betrayal and breakup with Jack, Michele meets a charming young Roman named Sandro.  Their story, while enchanting, does not reach the fever pitch of her romance with Nicola whom she can’t seem to find to save her soul. It appeared as if he’d dropped off the face of the Earth. This was to become one of the great mysteries of her life. But in her style of making lemonade out of lemons, Michele enjoyed her time with the handsome, and rich, young Roman while she worked in a couple of fascinating job assignments found through a temporary agency.  One of those was at Dino DeLaurentis Films. Two fascinating encounters also happen during this stay in Rome—one with the CEO of a major brokerage firm and the other with a Liberian Ambassador she’d met at one of the SRI conferences. As someone said, “You can’t make this stuff up!”  Next Michele had to choose between going back home to graduate school--at Fletcher, or Stanford to pursue a teaching credential—or to stay in Rome. In the end she chose Stanford for reasons she can’t quite explain to this day.  Unraveling that decision reveals a great deal about Michele’s character.

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Upon arriving home, Michele tries to recapture the magic formula that gave her so much happiness while living in Italy. She finds a perfect job working at SRI International, a think tank right in her hometown.  Their task is to organize business conferences around the globe.  At one such event in San Francisco, she experiences a number of international flirtations and then meets a handsome man named Jack who also works at SRI.  By this time Michele decides to pursue graduate studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  Just before leaving for Boston, she has a change of heart and her love affair with Italy pulls her back for a third sojourn.  The romance with Jack follows her there with disastrous results.  Before returning to Florence, she and her travel mate visit the Swiss relatives in Fribourg.  Here Michele almost dies in a fire and finds herself featured in headlines in the Geneva newspapers!  

Undaunted, she still heads to Rome where she finds a job and an intriguing place to live.

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Michele describes why Italy is her “happy place,” and how the romance with Nicola unfolds.  It’s quite a story. There is an amazing seduction scene in Siena—oh la la.  Eventually the two girls travel to Palermo, Nicola’s home city, where they stay and frolic for several weeks.  Michele’s father writes to tell her to leave Sicily immediately as he had been a pilot there during WWII and was worried about what might befall his daughter. Next Michele and Marlowe leave for Greece and then head back to Rome, where Marlowe plants herself.  Michele, however, returns to Sicily to spend bliss time with her young doctor. Midst all the romance, there is a harrowing scene on Mt. Pellegrino. Finally Michele flies back to California to get a job and establish herself on her home turf.  Her love affair continues via love letters from the divine doctor.

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