Admittedly, it wasn’t Jennifer’s when they visited. It belonged to a couple named Ed and Cynthia Lasker and they had more money than God or Gates. Ed’s father was Albert Lasker, the father of modern day advertising who also once owned and sold the Chicago cubs to one of his “minor” partners, Wrigley. His son Ed became a movie producer in the 40s and ran around with Howard Hughes before becoming a successful business man in his own right. The stories he shared were amazing.
At the time, and this was in the late 80s, my father was working with Ed.. .on what I have no idea…but when he went to LA for business meetings he would stay with the Laskers. On a few occasions, my mother would join him. I have seen snapshots of the house, but never in my head did I see this stunning and massive architectural gem. I remember they had two Rottweilers my mother was scared to death of, and that they had elephant tusks flanking an entry way (probably antique and probably illegally real). I also remember the views, and the glass. It is important to note, that the higher up you are in Bel-Air, the more valuable the house. Cynthia once noted, “We look down on the Reagans!”
On my parent’s first visit, my mother caught my father relieving himself, out on the balcony, into a large potted plant. She asked, “What the hell are you doing?” He said, “There is a Picasso over the toilet! I can't piss in front of a Picasso.” Hopefully the Reagans weren’t looking up at the time.
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