Beyond the Spotlight: On the Road With Phyllis Diller

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Beyond the Spotlight: On the Road With Phyllis Diller by Robin Skone-Palmer, Wigeon Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robin Skone-Palmer ISBN: 9780985972899
Publisher: Wigeon Publishing Publication: May 26, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Robin Skone-Palmer
ISBN: 9780985972899
Publisher: Wigeon Publishing
Publication: May 26, 2013
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

As Robin Skone-Palmer approached the mansion on Rockingham Avenue one hot September afternoon, she didn’t know what to expect. “Ask for Phyllis Diller,” the employment agent had said.

Curious as much as nervous, she studied the beautiful house. Three-and-a-half hours later, she walked away wondering if she’d just stepped into Alice’s Wonderland.

Plane travel, foreign countries, celebrities, and television studios became part of everyday life—from “This Is Tom Jones” in London to the Glass Festival in Elwood, Indiana. They shared raucous laughter, mind-numbing boredom, and occasionally absolute terror. The work relationship became a friendship that lasted to the day of Phyllis’s death at that same Rockingham mansion in Brentwood.

Join Robin beyond the spotlight, on the road with Phyllis Diller, as she recalls her days working as a personal secretary for the beloved, groundbreaking comedienne.

After leaving Diller's employment, Skone-Palmer became a “Diller Dustbiter,” a term Diller coined to affectionately describe her favorite former employees.

The comedienne even endorsed the memoir (before she died), writing on one of those sticky notes she had used so often: “Robin Skone-Palmer has written a book—it is FABULOUS!”

Diller’s son Perry also endorsed the book, saying: “I laughed a lot. What a wonderful, insightful, bright observation of a another time and place. You are kind and fair. Thank you for your service to my mother.”

Author bio:
Robin Skone-Palmer lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her two cats. She divides her time between golf, pottery, and teaching after-school Bible clubs. She also collects wine—at least long enough to chill it before she pulls the cork.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

As Robin Skone-Palmer approached the mansion on Rockingham Avenue one hot September afternoon, she didn’t know what to expect. “Ask for Phyllis Diller,” the employment agent had said.

Curious as much as nervous, she studied the beautiful house. Three-and-a-half hours later, she walked away wondering if she’d just stepped into Alice’s Wonderland.

Plane travel, foreign countries, celebrities, and television studios became part of everyday life—from “This Is Tom Jones” in London to the Glass Festival in Elwood, Indiana. They shared raucous laughter, mind-numbing boredom, and occasionally absolute terror. The work relationship became a friendship that lasted to the day of Phyllis’s death at that same Rockingham mansion in Brentwood.

Join Robin beyond the spotlight, on the road with Phyllis Diller, as she recalls her days working as a personal secretary for the beloved, groundbreaking comedienne.

After leaving Diller's employment, Skone-Palmer became a “Diller Dustbiter,” a term Diller coined to affectionately describe her favorite former employees.

The comedienne even endorsed the memoir (before she died), writing on one of those sticky notes she had used so often: “Robin Skone-Palmer has written a book—it is FABULOUS!”

Diller’s son Perry also endorsed the book, saying: “I laughed a lot. What a wonderful, insightful, bright observation of a another time and place. You are kind and fair. Thank you for your service to my mother.”

Author bio:
Robin Skone-Palmer lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her two cats. She divides her time between golf, pottery, and teaching after-school Bible clubs. She also collects wine—at least long enough to chill it before she pulls the cork.

More books from Biography & Memoir

Cover of the book Straight From The Force’s Mouth by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book 35 Minutes and Counting by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Bracing for Disaster by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Piccola guida alla grande musica - Petr Ilic Ciaikowskij by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book A Journey from Darkness into the Light (including audio-link/option) by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Breakfast at Sally's by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book The Culvert Story by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book The Life of Langston Hughes by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book My Sacred Lover by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Downing Street Years by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume One [Includes The Book of Her Life, Spiritual Testimonies and the Soliloquies] by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Donald O'Connor 206 Success Facts - Everything you need to know about Donald O'Connor by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Una vita in un anno by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Rabindranath Tagore : રવીન્દ્રનાથ ટાગોર by Robin Skone-Palmer
Cover of the book Fanny Kemble by Robin Skone-Palmer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy