jolly ol' st. nick

Saturday, mar. 15, 2008

dam Rich. As a boy, his thick bangs and belly won him the part of Nicholas on "Eight is Enough" (to fill our lives with luv). Later, he bloomed into a heroin addict (surprising no one) and made the papers by throwing himself down a flight of stairs in rehab, hoping for painkiller-requiring injuries. I spotted him, all grown up, at Starbucks. He appeared sober, rosy-cheeked with 12-step wisdom, nursing a cigarette and coffee. And looking ready for a reunion episode.