Lasorda's sorid details
For $2.99 and a PayPal account, you too can get a sneak peak at some of the junk that former Hollywood madam Jody Babydol Gibson is throwing around on her website that'll be part of her new book, "Secrets of a Hollywood Super Madam" ($17.95 in paperback), which is set for release tomorrow.
Among the chapters available online that are making the rounds on sports blogs is her account of how former Dodgers skipper Tommy Lasorda comandeered one of her employees at the cost of $1,500 for an hour and a half of pleasure. What kind? Without getting specific, think Orel Hershiser.
Gibson, who was on with Joe McDonnell on his KLAC-AM (570) show last night, says the Lasorda encounter took place between 1993 and '97 -- she's hazy on the details, she says, because she only kept track of things by months, not years, in her record books and spending four years in jail at a maximum detention center in Chowchilla has caused her to be a bit disorientated about what year anything took place at this point.
With Chapter 12 focusing on one "La Sorda" (sic) trist, our favorite quote -- whether it's true or not -- is after Thomas the Train decides on the agreed-upon figure with someone named Nanna, he says:
“That sounds fine, Sash (Gibson's nickname). I’m looking to get together this week. I’m thinking Thursday late afternoon. I’ve got to get home to the wife for dinner.”
At least Tommy knows where to find good cooking, and a hearty meal, in one day. And Jo Lasorda can still cook, if you know what we mean.
Lasorda has hired an attorney to dispute the claims in the book, which was first revealed in the mainstream press by that tabloid wannabe, the Los Angeles Times.
"I have never heard of this woman and don't know why she would accuse me of something like this," Lasorda said in a statement issued by his attorney, Tony Capozzola. "But if she prints these lies, I intend to sue."
At which point, we may finally be able to ask Tommy the question: What did you think of Nanna's performance?