Desert Dreamers 16: The Comedians
The Coachella Valley has always had a soft spot for the funny ones. Perhaps it’s the heat, or the ease, or the way the desert magnifies both glamour and absurdity. For nearly a century, comedians have come here to rest between gigs, to rethink who they were becoming, or simply to be themselves away from the limelight and clamoring paparazzi.
For their happily ever after at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs, Brandon and David landed on the poppy pink and green wardrobe “by accident.”
“We started scouring one of our favorite web-sites — Ssense.com — to see what was out there and discovered some fun options by a designer named Lu’u Dan,” Brandon says. “He offered our particular style in pink, green, and black, but we obviously had to choose the bolder option.”
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Andy Williams, the singer who was synonymous with the holiday season, made a vibrant life in his adopted hometown.
The Proto-Hippie who lived in Tahquitz Canyon turned Palm Springs on to natural living.
