I flipped over this fabulous new biography by my friend Dean Jensen crammed with as much detail and empathy for his lead characters as the Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton (subjects of my documentary Bound by Flesh). I don't want to give anything away about this tale of Lillian Leitzel - aerialist and her husband Alfredo Codona - trapeze flyer except to say with the recent death at Ka this book is timely. Well researched Jensen dives into this circus - and vaudeville - world with such depth I felt I was there. In honor of his riveting characters and narrative I'm pouring a Tumbler: 2 oz chilled vodka, dash of creame, dash of Midori, and a splash of crème de banana. You will know everything about the circus after this compelling beautiful love - and tragic - story under the big top!