What a fantastic evening at the ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES event at the Waldorf. Produced by
Joel Gallen the amazing evening had PATTI LA BELLE singing as well as JOHN MELLENCAMP, THE VENTURES, and THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, inducted by TOM HANKS, who shook hands with me and others at the private after- party
And the superstar of the evening - MADONNA.
MADONNA looked beautiful in a very conservative black and white dress. Her speech was amazing. She
humbly said that her career was a "collaboration". She told the amazing story how she went to audition
for Seymour Stein who was in a hospital bed. He told me at the after-party, that "I knew instantly she would be a hit and I wanted to sign her up there and then". He did sign her to Sire Records, where she stayed for
over fifteen years.
She thought it was funny at one of her concerts ( back in the days of black leather, fishnets, and studs)
"that every girl was dressed like me." She learned how to play drums in a synagogue in NY. When she
needed a manager she looked up the one for Michael Jackson , and went to LA to get him. She thanked
her long-time publicist, Liz Rosenberg, and many of her managers.
Did she make any mistakes? Some.

Films, MTV, actress in 'Speed the Plough" on Broadway, singer,director, author,Mother, and wife - has she done it all? I bet there still is alot more to come. There is only one MADONNA and I am thrilled to meet her.