Saturday, February 21, 2009

Had great time receiving the Science and Medicine Award at the 15th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala at Palm Springs, CA sponsored by the Desert AIDS Project It was an amazing and enjoyable glitzy affair at the Palm Springs Convention Center with Red Carpet arrival similar to the Academy Awards (which actually took place the next day (Sunday) in LA. Star-studded Affair with Linda Gray (“Dallas TV Series), Donna Mills (Knots Landing) and Morgan Fairchild (old friend from AmFar days) MC’d the event. Other Awardees were Bebe Neuwirth (Broadway star) and Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway Star) for Arts and Activism; Harriet Goldberg won the 100 Women Award; Bill Jones won the Partner for Life Award; Barry Manilow won the Silver Anniversary Community Service Award. He came with Suzanne Somers who was wonderful with me and had been following my career for years. She said that she knew all about me because she was a “doctor junky”. She has written several book on Health for Women. Best was Morgan Fairchild who made sure that I was introduced to everyone and also partook in my introduction on stage to receive the award. She really was wonderful and friendly. The main introducer of me was Regan Hofmann (Editor of POZ Magazine). She was beautiful and very nice. Donna Mills seemed a bit artificial and had a forced smile, but everyone else was great.