Crabgrass Baby won a trip to Hollywood and it seemed a good reason for a FTF, which was held April 23, 1999. The evening began at the Formosa Cafe (where a notable scene in LA Confidential was filmed). In attendance were Crabgrass Baby, Anita Bergmann, Nancy Richardson, David Ehrenstein, Keith Chaffee and Amanda Huggenkiss. Keta Hodgson was the photographer. After drinks and appetizers, Keith and Amanda departed and the rest of the group moved on to dinner at another LA landmark, El Coyote.
The Marchioness of Fabulous, Anita Bergmann
The FIRST, the ORIGINAL--DEMOBABE (TM), Nancy Richardson
The one and only Crabgrass Baby, otherwise known as Daniel John Kieffer IV. (The story of how Dan became Crabgrass Baby is here)
Amanda Huggenkiss is ready for her close-up, Mr. De Mille
The one and only David Ehrenstein
The Marchioness wrapping herself around one of her many fans
Dan shares a laugh with Keith (off camera))
Amanda, Anita, Keta, Nancy (standing), David and Dan (seated) saying hello from the Formosa Cafe, April 23, 1999
The dapper Mr. Ehrenstein telling the Marchioness of Fabulous, "Something tells me I shouldn't have eaten that bean burrito."
Anita reacts to some brilliantly funny bon mot
The triumvirate -- Nancy, David and Anita -- outside El Coyote
Crabgrass Baby - up close and personal
Nancy checks out the menu at the Formosa Cafe -- just two booths away from the booth where they shot the scene in L.A. Confidential where the cop throws a drink at a woman he thinks is a lookalike but who is actually Lana Turner
Photos courtesy Keta Hodgson