My friend John, a composer who is really starting to hit it big in Hollywood, recently had a meeting at the home of director Andrew Getty. Getty is the grandson/heir of cajillionaire oilman J. Paul Getty, so as John pulled up to Andrew’s mansion, he wasn’t surprised by its enormous size. He was, however, impressed with the working fuel pump in the driveway (Andrew doesn’t want to bother with filling his numerous vehicles at gas stations.)An assistant let John into the house, and as he looked around the living room, he was perplexed by the furniture, which looked downright shabby.
The reason why: the tables and chairs were originally from one of Columbus’ three boats that landed in America.
And here I thought my couch, which traveled all the way from my brother’s frat house, had a rich and colorful history.
