Old Money

The New York Times headline, Brooke Astor’s Son and Lawyer Face Criminal Charges reminded me that Brooke Astor wasn't always 105 years old...

She was once many things, including at the time she married Vincent Astor named Brooke Marshall, a widow of Buddy Marshall, and herself a very attractive 50-year-old magazine editor & writer, with a son, Anthony D. Marshall -- yes, the one now up on charges.

Brooke, the other Astor wives & the women in their lives have interesting stories to read about -- check here for starters.

Thinking of Brooke Astor and her ilk reminded me of my Dad's love of a local wealthy philanthropist and social doyenne -- we'll call her 'Jane'. When American Beauty came out, Dad used to imagine the withered & aged rail-thin body of Jane beneath not rose petals, but hundred dollar bills. Which reminds me, us, that money is a huge turn-on for many; more than youth, big breasts and firm skin.