Introduction

I was born into a life of privilege, the son of columnist and What’s My Line panelist Dorothy Kilgallen and producer Richard Kollmar. As a child of celebrities, I grew up in an environment surrounded by influences and events vastly different from many, probably most other people. Simply put, we were rich people, living a dream life on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

But boy, did that change. As the years unfolded, my life took many unexpected courses, some of them wonder filled, some harrowing, many of which I still look back at in awe. My mom died, I found myself thrown out of my house by age sixteen and, the rest, well, as they say – life happens.

Let me, by way of example, tickle your curiosity:

Over the years, I had the amazing opportunities to meet with President John F. Kennedy, his son John Jr., John Lennon and John Belushi.

My first sexual stirrings occurred during an evening encounter with movie star Jane Mansfield.

On my way home from school one day, I was abducted by a huge Hispanic man, who, placing a knife to my throat, told me of his plans to take me home with him.

I was the 1975 World Individual Freestyle Frisbee Champion.

I was brutally attacked by several Puerto Rican gang members in San Juan, during which I stabbed a man nearly to death while trying to protect a wounded friend of mine.

See what I mean? I know. Wacky. The strange thing is, although certainly some of it happened as a direct result of the life I was born into, most of it didn’t. Go figure.

Some of these stories will make their way onto this page, others will not.

My purpose in creating this blog, is to post my memories of some of these events. I’m fascinated with the blog phenomenon, as well as the oddly cathartic experience that writing this stuff down has been. I am also curious to see the feedback, should anyone read these posts and care to. I figure I’ll just throw some of this stuff at the wall, and see what people do with it. Beyond being a practice field and a line on which to hang my laundry (dirty though some of it is), I’d like to benefit from the eyes and thoughts of those who come across it. So here it is, have at it.

And please, tell me what you think.