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21yearsofdigging ago

Also,for anyone researching this was his manager (Loree Rodkin) during his emergence( A River Runs Through It) as a Hollywood endorsed 'star'.She was the inspiration for the Eagles song,Hotel California. "Part of the lyrics, such as "Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends / She got a lot of pretty pretty boys she calls friends", are based on Henley's break-up with his girlfriend Loree Rodkin "Hotel California" referred to a San Francisco hotel that was purchased by Anton LaVey and converted into his Church of Satan." From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_California.By the way,her perfume is called 'Gothic'. Here is a photo of Loree and her good friend and partner MIchele Lamy and ask yourself, what did she do to launch his career. https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/564990715726502479/?lp=true

Plus one more fabulous photo of Michele,her close beastest friend https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/680606562414914884/

Enjoy.Remember, you are the friends you keep.

kestrel9 ago

Loree Rodkin and Don Henley dated from 1974 to 1975. Hotel California recorded 1976.

http://archive.is/QJLwO Definitely Loree Rodkin (Born 1949) is suspect. But she wasn't impressed with Brad Pitt (born 1963). According to her:

At 62, Rodkin has had three immensely successful careers, all by accident, and quite a few love affairs with famous men. “I slept my way to the top,” she readily admits. “Or the middle—wherever I am.” She became an interior decorator in her late 20s, (1977) when, after breaking up with musician Don Henley, she moved into the clubhouse of a posh building on Sunset Boulevard and remodeled it herself. >

It got the attention of real-estate tycoon Victor Drai. “Victor came to pick up a friend of mine at my apartment, and hired me on the spot to do 10 million dollars’ worth of property.” Through word of mouth she soon found herself decorating the homes of Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Brian Wilson, and songwriter Bernie Taupin, whom Rodkin ended up dating for five years.

It was while having lunch with Drai a couple of years later that Rodkin stumbled upon her second career. Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov, who had recently defected from the USSR, was seated next to them and took a fancy to her. The two started seeing each other until Godunov’s drinking and smoking drove Rodkin to dump him, at which point he asked her, if she wouldn’t be his girlfriend, would she at least be his manager? “I’m like, ‘I’m an interior designer. What do I know?’ He goes, ‘Everyone in Hollywood.’” And so, along with Keith Addis, now a well-respected manager, Rodkin put Godunov in Witness (1985) and Die Hard (1988). She also acquired a roster of unknowns, including Robert Downey Jr.; his then girlfriend, Sarah Jessica Parker; Judd Nelson, with whom Rodkin became romantically involved; and Brad Pitt. “Somebody sent me this kid and said, ‘You know, he’s really cute. He’s been on Dallas. But he’s not very talented.’ We got Brad Thelma & Louise (1991) and A River Runs Through It (1992).”

In 1995 Brad Pitt was represented by

"Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, the industry's largest management-production company with a staff of 52, including nine managers and separate television and movie production companies. Bernie Brillstein is a 30-year management veteran who made his name handling clients like Norm Crosby, Jim Henson and many cast members of "Saturday Night Live." Mr. Brillstein has also been executive producer on projects including "Ghostbusters," starring his clients Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, and "The Blues Brothers," starring Mr. Aykroyd and the late John Belushi.

"He changed the face of management," said Delores Robinson, another management veteran. one of Mr. Brillstein's managers, Brad Grey, now 37, became his partner and has helped diversify the company. It now represents rising stars including Brad Pitt and Christian Slater (both of "Interview with the Vampire").

There are definitely leads related to other topics I'm working on, not so much regarding Brad Pitt though. Please note not everyone can view pinterest pics.

21yearsofdigging ago

Good work. Dig down on Brad Grey(who has since passed away.He was accused-sued by a young Hollywood man for rape but has since retracted that. Still,doesn't mean it didn't happen,maybe he was paid a settlement behind closed doors. In any case whatever relationship he had with Pitt, it certainly helped him