Eric Clapton. Unable to add item to List. Henry was staying at the Essex House on Central Park South, to which he returned late one Friday night after a long rehearsal as host of Saturday Night Live. Imagine the woman who has each of these men at her beck and call. It was her social life.. It was called And So It Goes. It was actually written about someone else. This is a description of Whitney as I knew her in the 1980's. I called back, got an operator, but of course [I now know] it was all phony. steal away. Perry admits he swooned. She wasnt sure why she did it. You couldnt get her on the subject. Henrys initial infatuation had given way to a bemused disillusionment, and while he continued taking Mirandas calls, he had begun to investigate who she really was. "The Miranda Obsession" is available now on Audible. He was visiting Los Angeles, she said. Chloroform pad in hand, he stalked her by night through the London streets until his opportunity came. Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2022. Shortly after his talk with Friesen, Perry discovered that his friend Buck Henry was also obsessed with Miranda Grosvenor. Henry determined to find out who Miranda Grosvenor really was. I think they are mainly lengthy magazine articles. The woman thought for a moment. Nice to hear them in this platform. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Yes, she had called dozens of famous men. . It seemed she really could get anyone to fall in love with her. Intrigued, Schrader invited Miranda to call back, and she did, again and again. I saw Rachel Brosnahan on The Tonight Show last night and she made this book sound interesting. I liked it well enough. The Miranda Obsession, the scripted series will be written by Jen Silverman ( Tales of the City) and performed and executive produced by Rachel Brosnahan (Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and her banner, Scrap Paper Pictures. Youre right if youre thinking Miranda Grosvenor is hardly unique. Recap /. If I brought up someone, she would know something about that person a civilian wouldnt know. Ironically, Perry says, the first call I taped was the first time she told me she loved me.. But he knows what people may say about a man who fell for a woman he had never met. But if Miranda Grosvenor is dead and gone, her memory lives on. As I drive off, a question nags at me: Is there some chance this Whitney Walton isnt Miranda Grosvenor? Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Harry Lloyd, Morgan Spector, and Milo Ventimiglia also star, playing some of . She rises to join me in the corridor outside, and I see she is a weary-looking woman around 50, maybe five feet six and 250 pounds. It made me nervous. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event.. At J.F.K. I never found out exactly who she was., Nor, apparently, did Robert De Niro, who, friends say, also took Miranda Grosvenors phone calls. Whether it was a farmer in Iowa or a senator in Washington., Amazingly, Whitneys admission only deepened Perrys feelings for her. He talked about buying her a grand piano. But she wasnt, he realized in a moment of self-loathing and almost unbearable sadness, a woman he could spend his life with. Sort of trashy and superficial but also sort of moving and suspenseful and fun. Within minutes he was standing before her door. . The episode lingered with Perry for months, in scenes he would replay in his mind again and again. This quote shows the disconnect between Miranda's and Clegg's views of the world. Perrys once longish brown hair is now tastefully short and gray. For the first time he asked pointed questions: What are you doing? Only anger and a dash of sarcasm. Mailing Address: P.O. 1 credit/monthto buy any title you like, yours to keep. Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022. Some became obsessed with her. Brosnahan will be joined by a star-studded ensemble cast including Milo Ventimiglia, Josh Groban, John Benjamin . He couldnt find one. At various times, they say, Walton returned from vacations claiming she had been with Joel in New York. Few of the men Walton courted are willing to shed any light on what transpired. Alex was begging. The series is produced by Vice Studios, Wingate Media and Brosnahans Scrap Paper Pictures. The narration was excellent and the sound effects really elevated the listening experience. Whats the point of all this? Over the course of several calls, she seemed to come clean. Personallyand I didnt say this to him, not till after, when Patrick would talk about herI kept seeing this image of this lonely, very fat girl sitting in a room. He was surprised to learn that one of her closest phone pals was his friend Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band; when he called Wolf, the singer freely told him of his own infatuation with Miranda. Wolf related a story similar to Henrys Essex House experience. I was having fun with it. She called him endlessly. A short book, fantastically narrated, enthralling and strange and downright gripping. While we all want to be heard and understood, Im still surprised she had such a range of the rich and famous waiting for her calls. Walking to the baggage-claim area, he spoke frankly. Sexy. Miranda, however, refutes everything, claiming that Karen is mentally ill. Borgia interviews Will, the son, and he also denies any affairs or abuse. Not really much there but it's interesting. A separate snapshot showed a white Ferrari parked on what appeared to be a college campus, with a blonde behind the wheel. Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company, By completing your purchase, you agree to Audibles. Audible content includes more than 700,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.#TheMirandaObsession #MirandaGrosvenor #RachelBrosnahan #Audible 4.5 stars -- It's hard to give something 5 stars that is a quick 2 hours and 40 minute listen, but dang this is good. She complained about that, says Abel. In time he got over it. She said she was a gorgeous, wealthy, well-connected model and student named Miranda, and she seduced a slew of famous and powerful menBilly Joel, Warren Beatty, Ted Kennedy, Quincy Jones, Robert DeNiro, Bob Dylan, Buck Henry, Richard Gere, Eric Clapton, and many moreall of them over the phone. a month after 30 days. Josh One of Hollywoods most glamorous and alluring stories of the 1980s is brought to life by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan in a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention. Patsy Carpenter. The last hour of Resident Evil Village ties Eveline back into the narrative in a major way. I rarely like multi-voice audiobooks but this worked as a sort of radio play and was very effective with the wonderful acting of Rachel Brosnahan in the role of Miranda Grosvenor. Give this one a chance, you won't regret it. Id love to jack him. A few days later she brought up the singers name again. It was an act. Henrys suspicions were triggered by a picture she had sent him, a photocopy of a leggy blonde model standing on a rock in a magazine fashion layout. A unique story and told by well known actors. Throughout his long and exciting life, Fredo brought joy to every space he entered. Im terribly sorry, Whitney, Perry said. She turned that into part of the made-up story. But who is Miranda, really? Born in the U.S., she was raised across the U.S., Europe and Asia. But it is also a love story. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. The next morning the hotel staffer who had taken the message told Henry it had been left by a beautiful blonde woman who had stepped out of a fire-red sports car and was leading a tiny corgi dog. Pinterest. He [asked] did she get it. referencing Michael & Miranda . And Brianna., She was proud that she knew famous people, says Davidson. Brian McNally, who has operated some of Manhattans most glamorous restaurants, such as Odeon and Indochine, received the first call at his Tribeca loft in 1982. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 4 . We talked for 20 minutes. It has taken considerable prodding to get Perry to talk about the events that, friends say, preoccupy him to this day. Eyeing the childrens teacher, she again admonishes me to keep my voice down. The podcast represents the first project for Audible from the collaboration between Vice Studios and Wingate Media. Try again. This was very interesting on many levels, expanding upon classic human traits. They dont know her, but she intimately understands the feelings theyve never articulated to anybody else, and she museslow and soft, never making them feel uncomfortableon what it means that they feel this way, and why. Walton, they say, returned from one vacation, in St. Barts, claiming she had spent time with Joel and had been present when he met Brinkley. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. I just wish there had been more of Luke Kirby. Please try again. I begin to explain my quest. Song Exploder is a docu-series based on a podcast of the same name in . Josh Groban, Milo Ventimiglia, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, and Harry Lloyd also star Read allOne of Hollywoods most glamorous and alluring stories of the 1980s is brought to life by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan in a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention. She dumped me! he yelps today. . Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. Josh Groban, Milo Ventimiglia, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, and Harry Lloyd also star, playing some of the most powerful and famous men of the decade, who fall under Mirandas Read all. She gave him a nickname, Sicko.. We were going to try to get Beatty to [star in] it, make it like a nonfiction, drama thing. Before long Perry was scheduling his studio time around her calls; he made sure to finish work every night by seven, then he would race home, lay out his dinner, pour a glass of wine, and put Ariana on the speakerphone as he ate. Yeah, he said. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022. Touch device users, explore by touch or with . To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. He was a loyal companion, expertly . Read Next: Dilbert Comic Strip Dropped by Newspapers Over Scott Adams Racist Comments, TikTok Will Automatically Limit Teen App Usage to 60 Minutes per Day, New YouTube Chief Neal Mohan Touts Upcoming Podcast and AI Tools for Creators, Says Channel Memberships Now Top 6 Million, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Says Company Is 'Well Positioned' If There Is a Writers Strike, Woody Harrelson Slams COVID Set Protocols as 'Nonsense,' Urges Hollywood to 'Stop' Forcing 'Vaccination': Thats 'Not a Free Country', Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Writer Surprised by Terrible Reviews: I Was in a Low Spot and Really Sad About It, Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Releasing Two Days Early, Michael B. 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Hear Episode 1 of the Audible Original The Miranda Obsession with Rachel Brosnahan as Miranda Grosvenor and John Benjamin Hickey as Buck Henry.The Miranda Obsession is a story of self-invention, power and intrigue set in the upper echelons of Hollywoods social scene in the 1980s.Continue listening with episode 2 on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Miranda-Obsession-Audiobook/B09VMP7B4C?source_code=ORGPP30DTRIAL695050222006TSUBSCRIBE https://adbl.co/subscribeDownload the Audible app on your mobile device: https://smart.link/uj7ifbvhm29rgSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AudibleAccessFollow Audible on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audible_comFollow Audible on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audibleFollow Audible on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Audible/Audible is the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, offering customers a new way to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Listen to article. Im so confused on this-I think I need to listen again! CLICK TO LISTEN. The whole situation was sexy, though she never, ever spoke about sex. So yeah really good. They are music producers, rock stars, writers, and restaurateurs. The men who talked to her, a number of whom now decline to confirm they did so, came from all walks of the high life; they were actors and directors, rock stars and record producers, athletes and politicians, even a journalist or two. Perry strained to keep his composure. Schrader also reached Buck Henry, the screenwriter and occasional Saturday Night Live host, who confessed he too was captivated by Mirandas calls, though he also knew her only as a voice over the telephone. As Clegg's prisoner, she is taken aback by Clegg's narrow-minded lack of appreciation for art, despite his love of collecting beautiful butterflies. Click above to get a preview of our newest plan - unlimited listening to select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. And it being less than three hours, I enjoyed the whole experience. When he dated other women, says Joel, she would get jealous. Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress also for Kansas City. Apted mentioned that Richard Gere had a host of his own Miranda stories to tell. . . Miranda, in turn, took pains to persuade Henry she really was a rich, gorgeous blonde, an effort that led to the Johnny Carson incident and an even stranger episode in New York. Rendezvous were arranged, but she never appeared. The Miranda Obsession (2022 Podcast Series) Plot Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries One of Hollywood's most glamorous and alluring stories of the 1980s is brought to life by Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan in a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention. Thats the worst, I think. But I dont think I was treated fairly. In Baton Rouge for a concert, Wolf had arranged a rendezvous with Miranda at his hotel. Its not me, she says flatly. Its not every day you come across a project like The Miranda Obsession, a fascinating story that is perfectly suited for audio, Kate Navin, Audibles head of scripted content, said in a statement. airport in New York, Perry was met by one of Whitneys friends, whom she had introduced him to over the phone. I was getting off on this mystery woman., They talked for 20 minutes, and he invited her to call back anytime. I had given her a dose of her own medicine. Law And Order S 15 E 15 Obsession. And I was more disturbed by Miranda at the end than at any other time throughout the story. Andrew Garfield is a Mormon detective in . After you listen to this look up the real story behind it (or if youre impatient like me look up the real story in the middle of listening to the audible). Buck Henry heard an unconfirmed story that Miranda may have disappeared in the wake of threats from the late Vitas Gerulaitiss lawyers; the Gerulaitis estates current attorney says he knows nothing about it. Sting. Henrys perspective, however, contrasted sharply with his own. This went on for 15 years. The Evening Star. I remember arriving at an airport someplace and Patrick was being paged. He walked over and saw it was Quincy Jones. The door was unlocked and he pushed it open. By turns enticing and voyeuristic, gripping and empathetic, this complex and nuanced character-driven drama examines the lengths to which we go to achieve intimacy and connection with each other, and the lengths some of us will go to feel something real. He refused. Her car was out front. Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Milo Ventimiglia, Josh. Julie. Abel and Davidson had no doubt it was the real Billy Joel because, among other things, he sang to Waltons answering machine, experimenting with music and lyrics as he went. She said she didnt like him touching her things.. . and introduce thew. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Executive producers are Rachel Brosnahan, Shannon Gibson, Samantha Schlaifer and. At first [when she called] it was a pain in the ass. Well-acted audio drama, but the story itself struck me as a not-quite-fully finished unset mess of a thing. He didnt know what to expecta model, a college student, a maniac with a carving knife, or the woman he would spend the rest of his life with. In the absence of any tape recordingsPerry says he lost hisher words can be found only in letters, including one Walton wrote to Perry after their awful encounter in New York. Writers Sam Kashner, Patricia Bosworth and Bryan Burrough, three of Vanity Fair's most celebrated authors, share their stories of one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries. I thought most of the rest were overacting. She referred to men who talked with her as jackable., She said her goalher get-offwas she felt she could make any man on the planet fall in love with her, Perry says. Oh, my God., Friesen takes a moment to collect his thoughts as I list the names of some of Mirandas confidants. He is an earnest, thoughtful man with a smooth baritone, a romantic who after two failed marriages lives alone in this one-acre compound, surrounded by Tiffany lamps, 1940s-era furniture, and two hissing cats. But after talking in circles for a time, Perry gave vent to his feelings. What she did brilliantly was cross-reference everybody. Before he knew it, McNally was hooked. She quickly grows impatient, refusing to answer questions about her background and issuing an unyielding wall of stern denials. Executive producers on the series are Brosnahan, Shannon Gibson, Samantha Schlaifer and Olivia Wingate. She obviously had a romantic effect. Nor Billy Joel, who tried out songs in progress on her answering machine and considered turning their strange relationship into a musical. . I felt I had been conned, he says today. [I thought] Gil was doing this just to fuck with me. Set in the glitzy world of 1980s Hollywood The Miranda Obsession stars Brosnahan as Miranda, along with an A-list cast. Shes a real hog. I think it might help you enjoy this a little more than I did since I didn't look it up until after I listened to it. 90K views, 41 likes, 9 loves, 1 comments, 9 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Audible: If you could have any celeb's number, who would you call? Instead of being put off, Perry was in awe of Whitneys talents. Cooler still, the second episode features Lin-Manuel Miranda talking about "Wait For It," one of the songs from Hamilton. I dont always enjoy multiple player audiobooks but this was very well done. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Her relationship with Quincy Jones apparently ended abruptly after Richard Perry saw them together; though a Jones spokesman refuses to comment on the matter, a Los Angeles friend says Jones sent Walton packing within days of seeing Perry at the Ivy. Before I can finish, she hisses, Keep your voice down! and then leads me into an indoor play area. She and Davidson, her co-worker, joined the center in 1982 and were assigned to a three-woman office with Whitney Walton. She demurred. Miranda is an art student and views the world from a deeply artistic perspective. The City of Covington 2194 Emory Street NW Covington, GA 30014. During the conversation she suggests I am remiss not to know her, because she is this great-looking English girl going to school at Tulane., Henry, like so many of his peers, was entranced by Miranda. 1995. She would just ring up and say something flattering. Not for me. It was just someone with a switchboard and a vivid imagination.. 3.5 Stars. . Explore. The stories are too long, and I want to save some of them. And Ive only scratched the surface. This was a very pleasant read, I love the fact that it was very different, not your typical storyline, the narrations and the special effects were everything because they made this book and the story even greater. Her name is Miranda Grosvenor, and the telephone persona that she has inventeda desirable, connected, compassionate, power playeris the person she lives to be. Warren Beatty, Peter Wolf, Richard Gere, Michael Apted, Art Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Ted Kennedy, Eric Clapton, Sting, and Robert De Niro all declined to be interviewed. But her big romance, Abel says with a grin, was Billy Joel. And now: The phone rings. . Who is she and why? Imagine a 1980s world of sumptuous hotel rooms, restaurants, New York City penthouses, and the powerful men who move easily between these pinnacles of luxury. Everyone tried to be nice and say it was still delicious, but it just didnt quite work. In retrospect Perry realizes she had done considerable research on him. Monster dramatizes the horrific crimes of a man who brutally slaughtered and in . There was a problem with her father. It was very funny. . There was a person sitting in the back of the car. That fall Perry, an enthusiastic University of Michigan alumnus, flew to Ann Arbor to watch one of his favorite football players, the celebrated Michigan wide receiver Anthony Carter. I felt no other human being could experience what Im experiencing now. a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation See the full definition She probably told Brian what great spring rolls he made. Milo saved it for me. Get help and learn more about the design. Not long after, he finally confronted Ariana. That afternoon Perry went to the apartment of singer Art Garfunkel to pour out his woes. I was dating Elle Macpherson at the time.. The Miranda Obsession She said she was a beautiful, well-connected blonde named Miranda, and she enchanted an astonishing circle of powerful menBilly Joel, Paul Schrader, Buck Henry, and. The story was ultimately turned into a screenplay that was never filmed. I sent it to her to kind of say I was seeing other people., After she failed to appear at their third appointment, I just said thats it, this is some kind of phony, Joel remembers. [So] I thought she was on the level. "I. She stalks back into her office. Quincy and I are buying a house in Bel Air! Whitney exclaimed. Some had their hearts broken by her. My story, he says, sinking into a desk chair and pouring himself a glass of 1989 Chteau Lafite-Rothschild, begins with a phone call.. I felt like I was listening to private conversations of directors, models, writers, and all that beautiful life under Miranda's vision. McNally craned his neck and rattled off several names, including that of Alexander Cockburn, the Anglo-Irish journalist. The only light, Perry recalls, was to be the city lights coming in the window.. Not to worrywhat was ignited when I loved you continues to burn.. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The slate includes The Coldest Case from James Patterson, performed by Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter and Nathalie Emmanuel; The Sandman from Neil Gaiman, performed by James McAvoy, Kat Dennings and Michael Sheen; Keegan-Michael Keys The History of Sketch Comedy; Letters from Camp, produced and performed by Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Harts The Decision: Overcoming Todays BS for Tomorrows Success, and The Pursuit of Healthiness With Blake Griffin.. Im a social worker.. This author does a little bit of her own speculation about that in this story, but we still don't really know. In a half-hour with Whitney Walton I sense not the slightest whiff of joie de vivre, of curiosity, of playfulness or whimsy, any of the qualities men have attributed to Miranda Grosvenor; in fact, it is impossible to reconcile this woman with the stories told of her. Its the first project for Audible from the collaboration between Vice Studios and Wingate Media. She said she was a beautiful, well-connected blonde named Miranda, and she enchanted an astonishing circle of powerful menBilly Joel, Paul Schrader, Buck Henry, and Quincy Jones among themwith her flirtatious, gossipy phone calls. He told her he was deeply disappointed. She begged him to look beyond her lies. He told her he felt used and rose to leave. I know that through Quincy., Friesen dates his relationship with Miranda to the early 1980s, her heyday. She suggested cryptically that he ask that person about the restaurant 21. That Tuesday, Henry was on The Tonight Show, and during a commercial break it hit him. 3.5 - a quick listen on Audible. Once, they listened as she called Manhattan real-estate brokers to help him find an apartment in the city. She knew his rsum by heart and within minutes had coaxed him into a conversation about his passion for 1950s doo-wop records. And when she talks to them, she feels alive. I'd have to turn it up to hear the voices and then way down when the music came on. I liked the description better than the actual performance. Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Harry Lloyd, Morgan Spector, and Milo Ventimiglia also star, playing some of the most powerful and famous men of the decade, who fall under Mirandas enigmatic and captivating spell. I enjoyed this and I love Rachel Broshnahan but the music was obnoxiously loud. His mind raced. Miranda Grosvenor calls all of them. The initial suspect is Melinda Phelps, who had filed a sexual harassment suit against him; but DNA links Karen Nicks, a friend of Shea's wife Miranda, to the murder weapon. The two men were so deep in conversation Perry almost forgot his second meeting. He and his then girlfriend, Time magazine designer Irene Ramp, gave Mirandas phone number to a Time stringer in Louisiana. Many men believed her; at least a few actually fell in love with her. But he had to go. McNally says he began to have second thoughts about Miranda only after an episode in which he heard firsthand the effect she had on men. In The Tempest, Prospero uses magic as a means to an end. . Im adorable and so are you. And then the relationship kind of petered out.. Larry Shea, a controversial right-wing pundit, is shot dead at a book signing. The Miranda Obsession By: Jen Silverman Narrated by: Rachel Brosnahan, Josh Groban, John Benjamin Hickey, Morgan Spector, Harry Lloyd, Milo Ventimiglia, full cast Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins 4.3 (160 ratings) Free with 2 month trial A 2 month free trial (limited time offer). A blonde girl, good-looking too., My mind reeled, Henry says. Text. Maybe he could help the singers career. . There is a feel about that in this Audible Original. Miranda Grosvenor was the fictitious name of an elusive Louisiana woman who enchanted dozens of famous men with sweet telephone talk in the 1970s and 1980s. The rest of the book, up to a tragic end, shows how both of them dealt with the weeks that followed. . The stringer also found a clipping from the September 20, 1978, edition of Baton Rouges The State-Times, which quotes a Whitney Walton discussing how local elderly people can avoid being scammed by con artists. Tales similar to hersthe latest versions include anonymous romances blooming in Internet chat roomsfloat through dinner parties in Manhattan and Los Angeles on a regular basis. Her game was just to have fun with this. He turned, and, to his surprise, there was Whitney. Perry brooded all that night, steeling himself for the worst, but allowing himself to hope for the best. Joel insists he never actually sent her any gifts of note only a stuffed animal perhaps. Late at night, on the other end of the line, she projects a confidence and glamour that immediately disarms them. Steven Spielberg received multiple rejections before Laura Dern (and a bag of Cheetos) convinced Lynch to play John Ford. It was 1981, and Schrader, who wrote the screenplay for Taxi Driver and went on to direct American Gigolo and other films, was in Louisiana to shoot Cat People, with Nastassja Kin-ski. And as Prospero describes in the first act, his obsessive study of magic is what cost him his dukedom . I thought, Im falling in love with her.. The two lived happily ever after until, family friends say, the woman died in the mid-1990s. Like connoisseurs of great works of art, Miranda collected friends. He doesnt want to sound pitiful. This was a very pleasant read, I love the fact that it was very different, not your typical storyline, the narrations and the special effects were everything because they made this book and the story even greater. THE MIRANDA OBSESSION WINGATE MEDIA. But it was fascinating--an alluring woman calling a set of powerful men and having long insightful conversations with them. The Miranda Obsession is written by Jen Silverman (Tales of the City), adapted from the 1999 Vanity Fair article of the same name by Bryan Burrough. So we started talking, McNally remembers. The podcast tells the story of the elusive Miranda and the boldface men who fell under her spell, including Buck Henry (Hickey), Billy Joel (Groban), Brian McNally (Llyod), Richard Perry (Ventimiglia) and Paul Schraeder (Spector). Still, he kept talking to her for months after. I will die for her perfect soft holy feet . But she did send him a photo, cut out of a magazine, of a lithe, voluptuous model. Cancel online anytime. Its quite good. MehIt's really a disjointed mess of a short story and I think it requires one to read between lines a little too much for me to have really gotten anything out of it. By turns enticing and voyeuristic, gripping and empathetic, this complex and nuanced character-driven drama examines the lengths to which we go to achieve intimacy and connection with each other, and the lengths some of us will go to feel something real. I got the call in the middle of the night-this was in 80 or 81, remembers Buck Henry. Hmm. 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