Susan's comments about Donny and Marie reminded me of the celebrity fan mail I wrote as a kid. I only wrote to three celebrities:

• Donny Osmond
  
• Robert Blake
  
• Lara Jill Miller
  

I wrote Donny and Baretta when I was probably in 2nd grade. I asked Donny if he really wore purple socks and I asked Baretta if he really used STP oil. Brilliant. Those letters were never sent.

I wrote Lara Jill Miller (of Gimme a Break fame) when I was in 8th or 9th grade. I actually sent the letter. I wrote her because everyone told me I looked like her. And, I did (except I had dark blonde hair and green eyes). This picture..



..looks a lot like my 8th grade school picture. She sent me an autographed picture of herself. It said, Laura, Gimme a Break! Lara Jill Miller. My sister thought that meant she didn't believe me. I was sure she hadn't even read the letter and it was just what she wrote on all of her photos (uh, you know, the name of the show).

I kind of hate admitting that because now you'll have this picture of me as Lara Jill Miller and I no longer look like her. I'd prefer you to picture me as Nicole Kidman without the botox or Lisa Loeb.

In junior high I was told I looked like Pat Benatar, which is really funny. David's roommate in college told me I look like Meryl Streep (he meant it as a compliment, but David was offended), Caroline Bissett Kennedy (my fabulous but delusional mother-in-law), and Michelle Pfeiffer. I don't remember who said that, but they were a lying sack.