Remembering Kissinger

On a personal note, I remember former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who has moved to more heavenly pastures at the grand old age of 100.

We met through a good friend Pat Buckley, wife of political pundit and National Review founder Bill Buckley, and I attended a few parties at his magnificent home with his wife Nancy at the River House, overlooking Manhattan’s East River.

Kissinger was a man of immense intellect, and I well remember him giving an off-the-cuff half-hour-long speech at Ty Warner’s Four Seasons Hotel with nary a note or a single pause.

He bestrode the world like a colossus. An extraordinary individual…

Sightings

Oscar winner Kevin Costner chowing at Tre Lune… Weakest Link host Jane Lynch at Jeannine’s… Oprah’s beau Stedman Graham picking up his Java jolt at Pierre Lafond.

Pip! Pip!