B00C4I7LJE EBOK (29 page)
Authors: Robin Skone-Palmer
Thanks also to Mercer Helms, that wonderful magician, who sent me pictures that he took at our last reunion in 2011.
And, of course, the Dustbiters I knew and worked with: Ingrid, Sandy Beach, and Karen China, and the ones I subsequently met: Carol Eschler, Corrine Hanley, Jenny Cooney, Carole Beams, and Heidi Rotbart. I hope this brings back fond memories of your time with Phyllis and makes you smile.
For my friends and Phyllis’s many admirers, I hope this answers your question: “What was Phyllis Diller really like?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robin Skone-Palmer served as Phyllis Diller’s personal secretary during the early 1970s as the comedienne achieved the fame and adoration she retained the rest of her career. Robin and Phyllis remained life-long friends. Robin also wrote poems that Phyllis used for her holiday greeting cards.
As a “Dustbiter”—a term coined by Phyllis in reference to her favorite former employees—Robin attended several Dustbiter reunions hosted by Phyllis prior to the comedienne’s death in 2012.
Robin lives in Las Vegas 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.
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