OH, Warry tell me it is not true…well folks, the “King of Softballs” and the “Sultan of Gas” is going to be up for grabs…Larry King has filed for divorce from his gorgeous much younger wife. He is stumbling into DIVORCE #8…Shawn Southwick has filed for divorce. Shawn is being represented by none other than Joe Mannis. It is reported that Larrreeeee is a very generous old person…better be, when Ol’ Joe sends a bill he wants to be paid.

There has been much ado about Shawn’s sister, Shannon Engemann, purportedly banging old Larreeee…it could be that he does not remember, for reals folks. Perhaps “banging” him on the head to wake him up. Shannon states that Lareeee is “like a father to me”…Hmmm, maybe she too is not in touch with her faculties, more like GrandF’nfather sweetie!

She was quoted on TMZ that “I have a date tonight and I am not going to worry about it.” I was wondering if it might be Tony Curtis. Larry’s lawyer Susan Carter is hoping that the divorce is “amicable,“ that is likely to happen about the time his show ever becomes a hit again. However in the end…he is still a real rich old guy.

Me and old “Soft Balls,” my world is truly getting smaller…I mention Larry King here yesterday…then I go to Dodger Stadium this evening August 5th, 2009 for Game 54 and I am sitting in Section 2. Well this is a section for the fans with money, plain and simple, these are wonderful seats and just feet from the field. it does not get any better than this…..nice and I am very lucky to have a good friend who was kind enough to invite me. He has been doing this for years and has it down to a science, it is the only way to visit a baseball park.

It was only the second time in my life that I have been to a professional baseball game. The first time was when I was a child and went to Fenway Park, Boston and watched the Red Sox play, with my now deceased father, and 50 years later I am at Dodger Stadium, very nice.

Well I get up to go “take a leak,” it is nice as it is not 5:00 in the morning and I am not stumbling out of a nice warm bed, so off I go to the very nice special bathroom for people who are sitting in section 2! I go in and I see this old codger with a very nice haircut with an even nicer dye job and his pants unbuckled and hanging on his skinny ass. Well I cannot believe it, it is the “King of Softballs,” LARRY KING! I am in one urinal and he is right next to me….the old coot! With the time it took “Soft Balls” to take a leak I could have whistled the Battle Hymn of the Republic four times….it is not easy for old males to empty their bladders.

Well, I am sure he is not paying attention to me, even though he has seen me a few times when I served his pal papers at Nate & Al’s Deli in Beverly Hills. So, I wash my hands…at least one of us did! And as we leave I say, “How are you Larry?“ and he just ignores me! Well, did I feel bad being ignored by the old grumpy guy? Hell no, what if he tried to shake my hand? And then two other people greeted this old grump and he ignored them too.

All I have to see is “Dr. Arnie” roaming around Forest Lawn Drive and calling out for his “friend” Michael and then I will dam near have a “Yahtzee.” Only in Southern California can stuff like this happen.

“Monday Monday,” that was one of my favorite songs back so long ago I can hardly remember, except that it was sung by one of my good friends who I do not see often enough, Michele Philips. Well once again Octavio and I visit Stanley Mosk Courthouse, yes it is true that I spend a great deal of time there, and it is often Mondays or Fridays. For me to go to other courts, I have given that much thought and find I get plenty from the courts and judges here to keep me going for two lifetimes! And it is the “beat” that I am looking for, the “beat” of cadence that keeps people coming back to the same building seeking the men and women who will have to make senses of their miserable lives. And even more miserable choices that they made and now cannot seem to find answers except to take the time of the system and spend money that so many claim they do not have.

Well as I arrive at the Stanley Mosk it is media circus time again, Michael Jackson’s family are getting as much face time as they can. And again, it is all about the money and of course the “accounts,” aka the kids. In time this will all settle down and it will end up just being another story of fame, wealth, doctors, and people who just could not keep it together. I go through security and and take the escalator down, I love the escalator as you can hear lawyers and clients chit chatting away. And I love listening (you learn things) as many have no idea who I am and of course there is the occasional lawyer who sees me and moves out of hearing distance, tough to do on an escalator.

As I walk down the hall I see Mark Kaplan, Esq. and Arnie Klein — you know, the dermatologist….now, is this not a strange pair? From a distance they look a little like Laurel and Hardy, someone tell me I am wrong! Kaplan and what’s his name represented Brit’s former investor aka her ex-husband. The media can bring out the strangest people at times, Klein and Kaplan, the “2 K’s”? Well little did I know that these two were going to make a grab for headlines. And for that matter I was not the only one confused at seeing these two book ends, not exactly a “matched pair” if you know what I mean. They tried for the “grab” and Klein came across again looking like a loon, and Mark, what was he thinking? It was one of the more pathetic moments in the Michael Jackson gets dead series. What is this look on Klein’s face, is this Botox at its worst? Every time I see this guy he looks as if he just got hit with a cattle prod, or he sat on something long and hard, it is the look. Can you imagine looking up as a patient and seeing that face? Maybe sedation is the answer? One thing is for sure, Klein does not work on his own face, LMAO, nor does anyone else. Kaplan is a good lawyer and was all geared up in issuing a statement for his “new” client. Now Mark has nice skin and great suits….how did these two hook up? And as for the grab? In my opinion they fell on their faces, Arnie trying to keep his name in the Michael Jackson mess and Mr. Kaplan, not all press is good press. The media has a way of making people look like stars or babbling fools, here I am sorry to say was not Mr. Kaplan’s greatest moment. However, could it get the two of them on the “King of Softballs,” Larry King? Perhaps, and that is what this is all about folks, “Face Time.”

Another thought comes to mind, for sure, will Arnie Klein be practicing medicine much longer? Did he violate any medical ethics? All Mr. Klein needs to do is to look at past issues concerning doctors and dead celebrities. Oh for sure he is not in the same league as Dr. Conrad “Get My Lawyer” Murray. And in saying this is anyone else just a little curious as to when Attorney General Jerry Brown is going to charge forward? Believe me he is warming up. You are hearing it here first, his investigators are tearing this doctor stuff up and the AG of the Great State of California is coming and just like the next big earthquake all we have to do is wait.