How many nights as a teenager did I sit in my room in Queens, watching The Mod Squad, dreaming of being Peggy Lipton… tonight I kinda was-ish––Michael Cole’s wing woman. As much as I adored Pete Cochran, I love Michael Cole, more… his warmth, sensitivity, empathy, humanity––he was overcome with emotion more times than I can count. He jumped into every story he told, acting out each one… and, did so with passion and conviction. He spoke at length, and in depth, of his tough and troubled childhood, his devotion and love for his mother and brother––the alcohol, which he started, oh so young, and which was his constant companion though homelessness, insane success, and the in the in-between… the genuine soul connection with Peggy and Clarence, which carries forward to this day… starring in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, and his unusual preparation… how he went from zero to 100 in a moment… the pain he’s carried about his father, and is releasing with his son thanks to the love of Shelley, who changed everything. The angry young man, who always loved with all his heart, to the gentle soul who sobered up, fathered up, and shares a magical romance with his beautiful bride of 23 ish years. Every time he laughed, smiled, I saw that gorgeous teen idol before me. Ridiculously grateful I got to live this day… can’t wait to have him back at Women Who Write and share him with the babes. I Played The White Guy just dropped. If you’re not going to be in living room June 26th and get a signed copy, you can grab it here https://amzn.to/2IIsVUx

Michael Cole on The Road Taken, Celebrity Maps to Success

Wed, 5/23/18 7 pm PT

With Louise Palanker

Live on the Facebook

Full show replay here

https://bit.ly/2LsfA4u

All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on

iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3

Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl

tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj

This week's BROADcast is brought to you by Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing.

quikimpressions.com

And, Nicole Venables of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular peoples, like me. I love my hair, and I loves Nicole. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/ Her fabulous Ruby Begonia Products can be purchased and shipped from http://www.frendsbeauty.com/