What Is This Thing About Marilyn (Monroe)?

As we were flying into Palm Springs few days ago, we noticed big trucks on the road.

"They are carrying Marilyn ..." we were told.

???

"Marilyn Monroe ..."

Apparently  a big sculpture of the Hollywood legend - with her white dress flying in the wind, showing her famous legs -  had been placed in Chicago. A glamorous addition to the windy city of Barack Obama. It got so much attention, that it was becoming a distraction. So the city  decided to take apart the big statue, and send Marilyn to look for another home ...

A welcoming invitation came from Palm Springs, the desert home of many Hollywood legends on the past and present: From the late Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra to currently Al Pacino, Barry Manilow and many others.

As a matter of fact - Marilyn spent a secret weekend with JFK, at the home of the President's brother in law Peter Lowford, in Palm-Springs. Needless to point out - behind the back of then first lady, Jackie Kennedy.

So we wanted to welcome Marilyn in person ...We arrived at a spot, aside the shopping area of Palm Springs. There - with the mountains view in the back - is Marilyn's new home: A future tourism sensation. When we arrived, we had a full view of Marilyn legs, towering on high heels. Her white dress was lying nearby. Her face, dominated by big red lipstick smile, was resting on the floor. Builders were fussing around the heavy pieces of her body, planning how to put them together. Tourists were taking photos of her naked legs ...What a surreal scene ... It somehow reminded me, of Marilyn life falling into pieces before her tragic end.

The next day - before we flew out of Palm Springs, we stopped by again. The statue was already put together. Marilyn looked eternal, with her flying hair, white dress, against the desert's hills. Despite the huge size of the statue, she somehow looked vulnerable, needy, looking for love …

Like many powerful women.

*Another powerful woman who was searching for love, and died tragically was my friend, Pakistani leader, Benazir Bhutto.  Read more about her last unknown period in my book "My Benazir." You will get a rare signed photo of Benazir as a gift, if you purchase the book, before July 17^th on www.pipublic.com.