I wish to thank and acknowledge the following people, without whose help and input this book would never have come into being. In no particular order they are:
Todd Gold, Harriet Champion, Dennis McCormick, Mike and Hella McCormick, Brandon and Colin McCormick, Leyla Church, Deb Goldfarb, Devin Sunseri, Dan Strone, Lisa Perkins, Laurie Chittenden, Seale Ballenger, Lisa Gallagher, Michael Morrison, Lynn Grady, Tavia Kowalchuck, Michael Barrs, Christine Casaccio, Jennifer Slattery, Josh Marwell, Mike Brennan, Mike Spradlin, Carla Parker, Donna Waitkus, Brian Grogan, Jeff Rogart, Beth Silfin, Kim Lewis, Andrea Molitor, Rich Aquan, Betty Lew, Mauro DiPreta, Lisa Sharkey, Maureen O’Brien, Michele Corallo, Mary Ann Petyak, David Plotkin, Will Hinton, Suzanne Wickham, Rich Fahle, Carin and Paul Pheiffel, Bobbi, Bill, and Richard Abramson, Nancy, Gordon, Brian, Christine, and Sarah Harrison, Janet, John, John Jr., and Heather O’Brien, David Shall, Susan Corzillias, Alexandria, Hannah, and Samantha Shall, Mike, Mary, and Jennifer Garrison, Bob and Dup Pierce, Terence and Carmen Michos and family, Randi Bach, the Copeland family, the Colclough family, the Higgins family, the Lykken family, the Steinbergs, Mrs. Brooks, the Burnetts, Dave and Vicki Rosemont, the Hogans, Ann Wren, Cindy and Lee Larson, Kyle and Laura Davies, the Ticktin family, the Steiglers, the Skagerberg family, Sandy Peckinpah, Buddy, Robin, and Jenna Singer, Dr. Howard, Pam, and Jennifer Bliman, the Bhowmik family, Kyle and Laurie Davies, Dick and Suzanne Thompson, WPC, Tim and Lori Stevens, Winter-haven, Pat Ring, ARC, Judy Hightower, Mary Shepherd, Tom Militello, Cindy Montgomery, Dr. Greenman DDS, Dom and Kae Oliver, Reina and Magdelena Hernandez, Judy Kaufman, Chris Viores, Carnie Wilson, Bobby Brown, David Garfinkel, Jay Renfroe, Missy Hughes, Cletus, Kimberly Locke, Richard Hall, Brian Shiers, Tiffany, DaBrat, Ant, Harvey, Stacy Kaiser, Diane DeGarmo, Sisco, Julio Iglesias Jr., Dee Snyder, Julie Ross, Wes Stevens, Ross Matthews, Barry Greenberg, Sal Maniaci, Bob Kusbit, MTV, CMT, TV Land, Access Hollywood, Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen, Ann B. Davis, Chris Knight, Bob Reed, Barry Williams, Florence Henderson, Lloyd and Barb Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Barbara Chase, Hope Schwartz, Frances Whitfield, Jerry Houser, Michael and Eliza Gross, Fred Walicki, Tommy Funderburk, Kenn Gulliksen, Desi Arnaz, Alex Bordon, Sarah Hardcastle, Sandra DeMeo, Mindy Johnson, Jessie and Dudy Brough, Mary Wallbridge, Ed and Ronnie Laberthon, Kaiser Hospital in Woodland Hills, David Baum, Cindy Munzlinger, John Jenkins, Pam Pumphrey, Danny Sarnoff, Harry Moses, Claudia Jennings, Keith Jennings, Fredde Duke, Sandy Bressler, Anne Lockhart, Barb and Angie, Lynn and Glenn Braudt, JoAnne and Frank Walsh, Aunt Margaret, Nita McCormick, the McCormick cousins, Ed Laberthon, Mickey and Irene Thorpe, Sandy Chanley, Kim and Dorothy Cummings, Kim and Jeannie Cummings and family, Carol and Don Harvey and family, Tim and Lori Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Trond Woxen, Cam and Sigi Camereno, Dave and Cathy Thomas, Anushka, Lisa Trunk, Vicki, Kamyi, and Johnson Young, Byron Williams, Mark at Byron Williams, Susan’s Healthy Gourmet, Special Olympics, Eunice Shriver, Best Buddies, Bobby Shriver, Mark Wylie, Jim Murphy, Children International, Northern Lights Direct Response, Touch of Class Pet Salon, Organize This, Mike Kevorkian’s State Farm Insurance Team, Timbuktu Marina in Cook, Minnesota, Brad Paisley, Jason Alexander, Eddie Money, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hooks, Rosie O’Donnell, Stephen Furst, Gail Troberman, Trisha Yearwood, John Rich, Taylor Hackford, George Hickenlooper, Henry Winkler, Barbara Mandrell, Bruce Vilanch, Dr. Phil, Mary Margarette, Matt Ramsey, Billy Lawson, Susy Unger, the Olivers, the Roths, Jeff Auerbach, Dr. Frankel, Diane Lipson, Dr. Arthur Johnson, Dr. Cedric Johnson, Dr. Singer.