Table of Contents for My Mother Was Nuts : A Memoir

Introduction

xi

1 Five More Minutes

1

(7)

2 What Did'ya Expect --- Hedy Lamarr?

8

(6)

3 The Grand Concourse

14

(6)

4 Dinnertime

20

(4)

5 Strictly Ballroom

24

(8)

6 Dear Mom & Dad

32

(7)

7 The Marshall Plan

39

(7)

8 Mucho Grath-E-Ath

46

(6)

9 The Facts Of Life

52

(5)

10 Mrs. Henry

57

(7)

11 Forget The Gas, I Want The Jell-O

64

(6)

12 Take Everything

70

(5)

13 A Work In Progress

75

(6)

14 Thank God My Brother Had A Job

81

(6)

15 The Manson Murders

87

(5)

16 I Made Him Sick

92

(6)

17 All In The Family

98

(8)

18 Funny Business

106

(5)

19 Out With A Laugh

111

(3)

20 Live From New York

114

(4)

21 Ready For Prime Time

118

(7)

22 Chick Fight

125

(6)

23 From Suds To Stardom

131

(4)

24 Live From New Orleans

135

(6)

25 Where's Mom?

141

(5)

26 The Remodel

146

(8)

27 Tripping

154

(8)

28 Dirty Laundry

162

(8)

29 Taking Direction

170

(6)

30 Old Friends

176

(6)

31 Good-Bye Shirl

182

(6)

32 In The Event Of My Death

188

(5)

33 Peggy Sue Blues

193

(9)

34 Jumpin' Jack Flash

202

(7)

35 Keeping Things In Perspective

209

(4)

36 Getting Street Cred

213

(6)

37 Heart And Soul

219

(12)

38 A Medical Mystery Tour

231

(16)

39 Batter Up

247

(12)

40 Adding Wood

259

(10)

41 The Gospel

269

(11)

42 The Last Bull Run

280

(10)

43 Riding In Cars

290

(11)

44 Make It Funny, Honey

301

(5)

45 Get Me Some White Castles

306

(11)

46 Five More Minutes

317

(6)

Acknowledgments

323