SEGMENT SYNOPSES
Episode 3-08

Anita Pointer– Private Place
Anita Pointer and her sisters grew up under the heavy hand of their preacher father. They received lots of love but there were tough rules. Jewelry, makeup, dancing and movies were forbidden and so was listening to rock music. With determination and talent to spare, the Pointer Sisters found their musical roots in gospel and then went on to achieve fame with a string of hits such as Slow Hand, I’m So Excited, and Jump. We catch up with Anita at her California home.

$17 Million Fox Hall – Living Large
Just 45 minutes from midtown Manhattan, this grand home offers gracious living at its finest. Built for Sterling Postly, the wealthy lawyer of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the sprawling home has over 20,000 square feet of living space. Among the home’s 20 rooms, Fox Hall features a lavish dining room, private library, 12 bedrooms, 12 and a half bathrooms, and eleven fireplaces. Outside there’s a six-car carriage house with a three-bedroom apartment, multiple gardens and acres upon acres of rolling lawns.

Madonna reject – Hot Property
Just north of Oxford Street, in one of London’s most tony neighborhoods, this four story, 230 year-old mansion combines Old World splendor with the latest in technology. Madonna took a look at the spectacular property but turned it down because the renovations being undertaken weren’t in step with her schedule. The star-studded neighborhood was also a temporary haven for Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise while they were filming Eyes Wide Shut. You can make this hot property yours for approximately $15 million.

The Shore Club – Postcard From Paradise
The Shore Club combines two of the most cherished Art Deco properties of Miami Beach – the Shore Club and the former Sharalton. Developed by the Philips Hotel Group, the Shore Club was designed to redefine the standard of luxury living, with an unparalleled focus on style, service and pleasure. The rooms are sleek and the dining unique. Hang around for a while and you might bump into the hotel’s regulars which include Lenny Kravitz, Gloria Estefan, Laura Dern and N’Sync.

Hal Sparks – Sneak Peek
At age 16, the Chicago Sun Times named Hal Sparks the funniest teenager in Chicago. Hal turned his hilarious sense of humor into a flourishing career. The Kentucky native mastered the stand-up circuit and later landed a gig as host of the Emmy Award-winning show Talk Soup. Sparks now stars as Michael, the comic book storeowner and son of Sharon Gless, on Showtime’s edgy hit series Queer as Folk. We meet Hal at his new L.A. home.