Keeping Busy
At an early age, my parents introduced my brother and me to different things to keep us busy. The first one was a kit to put a gray plastic plane together. It came with a small tube of glue. I would work on it hours at a time. I was pretty careful to glue the […]
Mother’s Day
Are you a mom? Then I wish you Happy Mother’s Day! If your mom is still alive… give her a kiss for me. If you have lost your mom she is up in Heaven watching everything you do…….I lost my mom Shirley quite a few years ago. I miss her every single day. On one […]
Rachel M.
I admire many journalists. She is one of my favorites. She is not into clothes….she is not into make up…..she is not into jewelry….She has worn the same haircut for decades… I am talking about Rachel Maddow…this lady is interested in one thing….the truth. I love watching her delivery. She is very serious and at […]
Sam Rubin
I am so sorry to hear about my friend Sam Rubin (KTLA) going to heaven. I have known him for decades. He was always interested in my projects and always laughed at my silly jokes. Sam you will be missed… Love, Richard Simmons
Funny Boy
The name of my biopic is…Funny Boy. It starts with me selling praline candies in the French Quarter and how I developed my sense of humor and love of food. Love, Richard
Talk Shows, part 5
One day I received an eight page handwritten letter written on pages from a yellow legal pad. His name was Mikey. “Please help my dad”…and he included a picture of Michael Hebranko ... I called him every other day. He was losing weight rapidly. He lost over 700 pounds. Michael’s dream was to be in […]
Thank You People Magazine
Thank you, People! Love, Richard https://people.com/richard-simmons-reveals-behind-the-scenes-secrets-from-daytime-talk-shows-8646067
My Voice Message
I really enjoyed doing my voice message to all of you. Some people thought it is AI. But I think you all know my voice. I plan to do more in the future. Some shows sort of made fun of what I said and their remarks really hurt me. One lady thought I sounded like […]
Talk Shows, Part 4
I first met Rosanne Barr on an airplane. She was seated next to her first husband. She had a royal blue airplane blanket over her legs. She was eating a bag of peanuts and some of the nuts fell on her blanket. I introduced myself and let her know that I had just seen her […]
Talk Shows, part 3
Here is another Rosie story for you. Get ready to laugh. The show asked me to be a mystery guest. Rosie put on a blindfold so she could not see who was coming out. I was dressed in a round silver helmet and a long black robe. Once I took it off the audience started […]