Dionne Warwick is January 2010 Cover Girl!

JANUARY 5th - HOLLYWOOD, CA - Hello and Happy New Year's Greetings to you! Thank you to the readers, subscribers, fans and friends of
CONNIE FRANCIS and SHARON REDD who made our Holiday issue a high-spirited, best-selling success in '09. You keep us in print and inspired!

I'm honored and thrilled to initiate 2010 with our first cover girl of the year, who also happens to be the first African American cover girl for Daeida Magazine: MISS DIONNE WARWICK. In our exclusive interview and photo shoot, Miss Warwick reveals that her sonic beauty and visual beauty are total reflections of a soullfully sincere beauty in spirit, style and intellect. 11 pages cover our conversation with this fascinating lady.
5 full page images and centerfold honor the dazzling sparkle of this perfect cover girl and incredible star.

Miss Warwick, in person, as in performance, is a "once in a lifetime" artist and woman. I hope we convey that completely to you in this very special and truly exciting issue of Daeida Magazine.

MISS RUBY DEE generously and graciously contributed an exclusive piece for Miss Warwick's herstoric cover, too. Look for "Defining Dionne."

LESLEY GORE gives us an exclusive interview about her transcendence from "America's Sweetheart" of
song to redefining her identity as an artist in our 9 page interview. Look for the gorgeous collage and smoky "Dietrich-esque" portrait
included here!

The celebrated Hollywood biographer and historian MICHELLE VOGEL speaks to us
exclusively about her latest book on OLIVE BORDEN, the mysterious silent movie star of the 1920s who was rediscovered in a women's
shelter in the 1940s. A star before the age of 21, her career over by the age of 28, Borden died by the time she was 41. Vogel's research and discoveries cast a glow on the memory of a star that dimmed light-years ago.

It's all here in our latest and first issue of the year. Premiering online and in print on January 5th. Purchase a copy and pick up a
few promo posters too!

As always, thanks to our readers who keep us in print, up late at night, and constantly at work on the next issue. Here's to a prosperous
New Year to all!

If you're new to Daeida; welcome. If you're returning;welcome back. - DAVID YBARRA, EDITOR

DAEIDA MAGAZINE GOING MONTHLY IN 2010!

Hello Readers and Friends,

Let me be the first to share with you some exciting news that’s been in the works for the past few months and is (at last) a reality:

Daeida Magazine will be going monthly!

With the premiere of our very special Holiday 2009 edition in late November, we’ll be transitioning from the bi-monthly (6 issue schedule) to a full 12 issue lineup through the new year. You’ll get the same in-depth interviews and special features, the beautiful full page images and our famous centerfold, but now they’ll be premiering twice as often which means more cover girls, more interviews and more pictures. Our thanks goes out to you: the first-time reader, the regular subscriber, the passionate collector, the veteran publicist and the movie/music fans who inspire and encourage us with your generous support. Your letters, cards, emails, referrals, purchases and subscriptions have always kept us in-print and now; more often.

Please join our mailing list (your information is kept private) to receive regular updates via email and/or by postal mail with news about upcoming issues, special features and promotions. Click on “Mailing List” at www.daeida.com to sign up.

The Holiday Issue will premiere online and on news stands in mid-November. More details soon!

David Ybarra, Editor

Daeida Magazine

Los Angeles, CA

Pics and Stories from A Weekend With Phyllis Diller!

Spend A weekend with Phyllis Diller at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. That's just what Daeida Magazine did in mid-June and what a delight to be in the company of Madam, her art, the fabulous magicians and all of Madam's fabulous friends and fans!

Gor Megaera, Daeida's resident photographer and Daeida editor David Ybarra spent Father's Day/Summer Solstice weekend (June 20th-21st) as part of Madam Diller's entourage courtesy of Madam's selecting of Gor to be her personal photographer. What a treat! In the company of such stars as Florence Henderson, Tippi Hedren, Alison Arngrim and many others, Madam Diller delighted & dazzled art collectors, magicians and fans with over an hour of stories and memories (moderated by Harlan Boll) and afterwards signed artworks and photographs for collectors who snapped up original works of art, rare albums, one-of-a-kind items like a cigarette holder from Madam's stand-up act, and copies of her autobiography, "Like A Lampshade In A Whorehouse." Here are some pictures (more to come) from the event:
(The gentleman holding the Bob Mackie headdress with handpainted wigstand by Phyllis Diller is Daeida Magazine editor David Ybarra)

SAY HELLO TO OUR LATEST COVER GIRL!

Say hello to our latest cover girl: PHYLLIS DILLER! An in depth interview and exclusive photo shoot with The First Lady of Laughter at her home! Images by Gor Megaera, Interview by David Ybarra. She's our centerfold too! Take a peek on July 1st at www.daeida.com! We're also featuring interviews and images with JENNIFER ELISE COX who famously and fabulously played "Jan Brady" in The Brady Bunch Movie(s), Patty McCormack who first came to acclaim for her Oscar nominated performance at "Rhoda Penmark" in THE BAD SEED (1956), a special tribute to LAURA BRANIGAN in memorium of the fifth anniversary of her passing written (with rare photographs and a special recipe handwritten by Laura) from KATHY GOLIK, her business partner and former manager -- and good friend. Also ALISON ARNGRIM back with another round of your questions in "Faux Pearls of Wisdom" PLUS - a special tableux style photo story of ALISON ARNGRIM and PATTY McCORMACK together in "When Nellie Met Rhoda." All in the July/August 2009 Issue of DAEIDA Magazine!

On Location with Carol Channing in Rancho Mirage

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA - It was a sunny Sunday morning on the day of the Carol Channing shoot a few months ago. We were honored to be the first camera crew & publication permitted in the home of Miss Channing and her husband, Harry Kullijian, since their recent move to the desert. Without compromising the privacy of its location, here is a photo of the home's back patio where photographer Gor Megaera shot many of the best images including the cover shot at the pool and the centerfold in the flower gardens. The stone wall in the foreground is actually a waterfall that trickles into the cool turquoise waters of that deep pool. The waterfall was the "crown jewel" of the truly handsome yet conservative grounds. We were inspired to photograph Miss Channing in the wonder of nature since Palm Springs
desertscape and morning light work together so harmoniously that it is better than shooting indoors with artificial light and the confines of a home (or studio's) interior. As a matter of fact, we could not locate a prior photo of Miss Channing taken in nature. Can you? We thought we'd do a "first" and bring that force of nature called Carol Channning into...well...into nature! It was a perfect match. Miss Channing's entire being - arms, legs, wrists, fingers, smile - unfolded like the petals of a rose for the camera, and for us who watched her flirt, play and dazzle the lens with indefatiguable energy!

Once the outdoor shots were completed, we went inside where Miss Channing asked for a cup of black coffee and proceeded to "chug" the entire liquid in one steady gulp! We've never seen anything like it! Incidentally, a few of our staffers have been attempting to master the art of coffee-chugging as effortlessly tauted by Miss Channing. The key (we have at least figured out) is not to attempt chugging with HOT coffee. Warm coffee...maybe. Cold coffee; definitely. Keep this in mind if you try coffee chugging ala Channing.

The walls of Miss Channing and Mr. Kullijian's foyer and living room are adorned with original Hirschfeld caricatures and images of Miss Channing's famous colleagues and friends. Two of the most interesting images are portraits which Miss Channing painted. Carol Channing a fine artist?! Absolutely. Here are some of her works. The image on the right we were told is a portrait of Judy Garland.

On another wall are black and white photographs of Miss Channing in the company of presidents, international royalty, Broadway legends and Hollywood stars. These are often accompanied by letters written with admiration, love and respect. Miss Channing gave us a quick tour of the people, places and events in many of the photos. She took delight in pointing out a photo taken of her being received by President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s....and there is Barbra Streisand to the side....cleaning her fingernails!! It's such an interesting (and telling) photo; there's Carol Channing beaming with a jubilant smile making direct contact with the President, there's Ladybird Johnson in the foreground flashing a smile and greeting to someone off camera, and just off to the side looking like (as Miss Channing surmised) "like she couldn't be bothered" is Barbra Streisand performing the very ordinary act of cleaning her fingernails. Well...it really is a funny picture. Whoever first said "A picture is worth a thousand words" could very well have been looking at this image below (that's Miss Channing's hand pointing to Babs cleaning her nails. We circled it in green for emphasis!Look for Part 2 of this "On Location with Carol Channing" post and more pictures soon.

The New Issue Comes Out on Friday! (May 8th)

HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Greetings from the heart of Hollywood, wherever you are. We at Daeida Magazine are eagerly anticipating the debut of the All-Carol Channing issue on Friday (Saturday on news stands) and believe you'll find the images, interview and special tributes all worth the wait!

This "blog" is intended to be our "behind-the-scenes" area where readers can view images, outtakes and a few details about our latest issue. In this case, it's CAROL CHANNING and our photographer is selecting a handful of pictures taken in Rancho Mirage from the morning we visited with Miss Channing and her husband, Harry Kullijian. This will be appear in the next 24 hours, so please check back.

As a teaser, here's the cover of the all-Carol Channing issue taken in front of her swimming pool.

The Daeida Blog Appears Online on May 2nd!

HOLLYWOOD, CA - The office and studio of Daeida Magazine is pleased to introduce our official blog in this space on May 2nd 2009. This will correspond with the premiere of the May-June 2009 edition of Daeida Magazine which is an all-Carol Channing issue featuring an exclusive & in depth interview with Broadway's First Lady of Musical Comedy and an exclusive photo shoot by GOR MEGAERA at her home in Rancho Mirage.

This issue, which premieres online at www.daeida.com and on newstands, will also feature exclusive anecdotes, stories and tributes from Phyllis Diller, Arlene Dahl, Rhonda Fleming, Leslie Jordan, Tommy Tune, Rusty Warren, Jerry Herman, Kaye Ballard and many more!

Check this blog out for behind-the-scenes photos and stories from the latest issue. Thanks to our readers, new and returning, who asked 'what was it like working with...' Here's where you'll find the answers.