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Friday, May 18, 2007 at 5:35 AM USA TODAY
A healthy home: Loveline's Dr. Drew Pinsky and his wife, Susan, watch TV with triplets Jordan, left, Paulina and Douglas, 14. The sideboard holding the TV is a family heirloom from Susan's grandmother. "She always told me to buy furniture of substance, made from good wood," Susan says.
Do it yourself: Susan Pinsky "saved a bundle" by painting the dining room herself and decorating it with furniture she found on sale. WHAT'S ON THE DREW TUBE? To get the real scoop on the Pinskys, turn to the TiVo. "We have an epistemological divide between the boys and the girls on many programs, and great disdain for one another's picks. The girls watch all the ghost shows like Ghost Whisperer and Medium. We hate them. We watch South Park and Robot Chicken. They hate those." One thing you won't find on the list: medical dramas. "I can't tolerate those shows," Drew says. "They make my skin crawl. It's not the way doctors talk, or the way they think." Here's a sample of some of their "Now Playing List" picks: -Jeopardy: (Drew) "Probably the only recording on our TiVo that I am actually proud of. We all sit together and challenge our wits." -South Park: (Drew) "I have some discomfort admitting to this, but the truths they mine are often very revealing. Some of the morals of the stories from (show creators) Matt and Trey are often important discussions to be had." -Medium: (Susan) "I'm fascinated with clairvoyants, and the story line is always exciting." -Friday Night Lights: (Susan) "We love it because we love football, and I have a crush on the coach." -America's Top Model: (Susan) "Tyra Banks can really peg these girls." -The Office, Family Guy: (Drew) "We like laughing together, and these are the best comedies on TV." -Deal or No Deal (Drew) "It's really just mindless time together rooting for the underdog. I have known Howie for years and love the guy. There's a million feel-good reasons we watch this." -The Tudors: (Drew) "To me, this is a triumph, because I got everyone interested in a historical drama."
By Diana McKeon Charkalis, Special to USA TODAY
PASADENA, Calif. — For the past 25 years, "Dr. Drew" Pinsky has advised angst-ridden teens on the nationally syndicated radio show Loveline. The doctor with the even-toned voice confidently handles topics from dating to suicide, pregnancy and drug abuse. But when it comes to the 7,000-square-foot home he shares with his wife, Susan, and 14-year-old triplets, Jordan, Paulina and Douglas, Pinsky, 48, admits: "I can literally just change a light bulb. Beyond that, forget about it." Their 13-room, six-bath English Tudor house sits behind gates on 1 acre atop a hill. The family purchased the home seven years ago, and since then, they've good-naturedly handled everything from beehives in the attic to flooding in the living room. "Drew can save a life at a moment's notice," says Susan, 47, a stay-at-home mom who runs her household with corporate efficiency. "But I'm the one up on a ladder in my raincoat cleaning out the gutters." The home is three times the size of the two-bedroom tract home they lived in before. "We love it here," Drew says. "We live in every inch of it. We didn't think that was going to happen, but we really do." Susan has relied on an eye for bargains and her do-it-yourself skills to furnish the home. "I very seldom purchase anything at full price," she says. "I look for closeouts. I find beauty in things that cost less money." A Pasadena designer offered to decorate the Pinsky family's formal dining room for $30,000. Instead, Susan bought a dining table for half-price from a local furniture store, bid on items at auction and had her old chairs reupholstered. Then she painted the room in Benjamin Moore's Decatur Buff. "The room cost a fraction of the original quote," Susan says. "Maybe it's funky, but I'm happy because I saved a bundle and can still afford the mortgage." Drew's busy schedule doesn't allow for much downtime at home. In addition to taping his radio show five nights a week, he runs his own medical practice and is the medical director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena. He's also an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine and frequently guest-stars on daytime and late-night talk shows. When he is at home, Drew and his brood hang out in the massive family room with high ceilings and exposed beams. It's decorated in warm tones and is equipped with a comfy sofa and chairs, a bar stocked with sodas, a flat-screen TV and a pool table. The Pinsky triplets are now the age of many of the kids who call Drew's show, but they don't listen to it. "Not yet," he says. "But I'm sure they will." Each of the teens has a special skill: Jordan is a math whiz, Paulina is a competitive figure skater, and Douglas is a musician. He practices each day on the Steinway piano that graces the living room. The light-filled space is more formal than some of the other rooms but still features a few bargains. And one of Drew's patients painted him a picture as a gift. "We try to have stuff that's meaningful," Drew says. In the warmer months, the family enjoys the landscaped backyard with a pool and cascading waterfall. They often eat outside on the open patio, where Drew grills his specialty: cedar plank trout. "When we're outside, we don't feel like we're in the city. It feels like the country, or the Ritz-Carlton," Susan says. "This is a little oasis." The family has only two cars, so Drew uses the space left over in the five-car garage as a no-frills gym. While he works out, he listens to recordings of college courses. Audio tapes stacked on a shelf include The Philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche and Ancient Near Eastern Mythology. "I do a lot of public speaking, so I have to have something to talk about," Drew says. "It's very helpful. And it is relaxing. " Susan smiles as she scans the titles and rolls her eyes, noting that the two sometimes have very different tastes. It wasn't love at first sight for the couple, who have been married 15 years. When they met in a Costa Mesa bar, Drew approached Susan, but she wasn't interested. A year later, they were both working at KROQ radio in Los Angeles and began dating. It wasn't until later that they realized they had met before. "I saw a picture of her in the outfit she was wearing at the bar, and I remembered it," Drew says. When asked the secret to their successful union, Drew cites studies showing that people whose parents have stayed together often keep their own marriages intact. Susan chimes in, and their words tumble over each other, in sync. "Our parents have both been married for years," he begins. "Fifty years. We're almost halfway there, Drew," Susan says. "I know," he answers. "And it's not been a struggle." Susan smiles. "Thank you. I appreciate that."
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 3:39 PM Say hi to Posh, Scary, Baby, and Sporty! http://www.dolland.net/loveline/forum/threads/221744.html?n=149 —pookie |
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 8:45 PM simple living my ass —abcde |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:26 PM A year later, they were both working at KROQ radio in Los Angeles What did Susan do? She might have been a phone screener. lol —Sassafras Roots |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:29 PM She was a producer for another show. —anobody |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:31 PM does susan have a degree? anyone know? —plurry |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:33 PM History from UCLA, I believe. —anobody |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:42 PM
Edited Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:42 PM ok, does anyone know if lynette has a high school diploma? —plurry |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 5:51 PM When asked the secret to their successful union, Drew cites studies showing that men who surrender their nuts over to their wives once married often keep their marriages intact. That's the study he actually based his marriage strategy off of. —miyagi-sama |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 8:38 PM ok, does anyone know if lynette has a high school diploma? —plurry I think I see where you're going with this. —Dark Laith |
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Friday, May 25, 2007 at 11:40 PM I don't get it. Is plurry saying Lynette is a soul-sucking leech? —greymatters |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 10:48 AM I assumed he was saying something about Drew's taste in women versus Adam's taste in women. I could be wrong though. —Dark Laith |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11:11 AM I took it to mean that smarter (or, at least, college educated) women are more of a pain in the ass than dumber ones. From my own experience... The one woman I dated with only a high-school education (which I will take as a statistically significant representative sample of all women with only a high school education) was easy to get along with, but she didn't exactly have much to say (other than what she learned in her experience as a former vegan and Scientologist). She also aspired to work at the post office, which was... off-putting, to say the least. The woman I married eventually became a colossal pain in the ass (though not in the Susan Pinsky way) and ended up getting a Ph.D. in microbiology (though I don't think that had anything to do with it). Everyone else who I've dated either had a terminal Masters or undergrad degree in biology, microbiology, computer science, agribusiness, journalism, or chemistry (it seems like there should be another one mixed in there, but I can't remember what it was at the moment). Looking back, I don't think there was much of a correlation between the level of education, major, and being easy to get along with or a pain in the ass. Actually... I can't really say that there was much of a correlation between level of education, major, and intelligence, either. —anobody |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11:56 AM Let's see how it works for men: Pilot/Air Traffic Controller: One of the greatest guys you'd ever want to meet Male model/Minor league baseball player: Spent a great deal of time looking in the mirror and posing even when he wasn't on a photo shoot Civil Engineer: Mama's boy Auto pinstriper: Thought he was God's gift to the world PhD: THE most awesome guy and my favorite person in the world. Smart, funny, modest, kind, romantic, athletic, etc.
My conclusion is that smart men tend to treat women better than dumb guys who think they're smart.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 1:08 PM Pilot/Air Traffic Controller I've always wanted to learn how to fly. My conclusion is that smart men tend to treat women better than dumb guys who think they're smart. Shit! I guess I'm screwed then. —anobody |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 1:25 PM Shit! I guess I'm screwed then. —anobody That's right. You are doomed to a life of treating women well. It's your destiny. —pookie |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 7:05 PM drew must be really cheap. even though he chases nickles all over the country he still has to cut corners around the house. —abcde |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:09 AM
Edited Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:10 AM adam gave us an impression that susan is a bitch, but i don't remember what she's done other than give his cell number to pan pan.
although, as i write this, i recall drew mentioning something about her trying to contact spirits which means she's nutty.
when i first heard him say this, my instant conclusion was, "soozin iz teh tard." so, for a minute there, i thought she was an air head, KROQ contest winner turned trophy wife. the fact she has a degree changes my perspective. adam gives me the impression (and didn't start doing this until TACS) that lynette is dumb as a box of rocks. like she sometimes has magical thinking and anthropomorphizes. (i know that's not really a word, but it should be.)
he's all but flat out called her thought process childlike. —plurry |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:17 AM the fact she has a degree changes my perspective. There are plenty of people with degrees - even advanced degrees - who are morons. (i know that's not really a word, but it should be.) What the hell are you talking about? I think it's a word, anyway; maybe I'm not the best person to be commenting on that stuff; never mind he's all but flat out called her thought process childlike. But at least she enjoys The Sopranos more than he does, eh? —anobody |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:23 AM
Edited Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:26 AM firefox red lined it. i thought i was making up words. But at least she enjoys The Sopranos more than he does, eh? the sopranos is one of many things i've heard lots about, but never watched.
when i get done watching all the episodes of west wing and six feet under in 2012, i'll check it out. —plurry |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:24 AM I think Firefox is just retarded, but lets go to the judges... Liz? —anobody |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:32 AM YES. an·thro·po·mor·phize (ān'thrə-pə-môr'fīz') Pronunciation Key
v. an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·es v. tr.
To ascribe human characteristics to. v. intr.
To ascribe human characteristics to things not human. Firefox should not be trusted. I've run into a few words that I know are real, and it refuses to recognize. I don't know if they used an actual dictionary for their spellcheck, or just assembled a team of highschoolers and had them type in every word they could think of. Watch The Sopranos. You won't regret it. —TortillaFactory |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 12:39 AM Watch The Sopranos. You won't regret it. I must agree. Although I just started recently myself (I'm only 2 DVDs in), it seems like a great show and really drew me in (also, the music is terrific - Woke Up This Morning; love that song). The only downside is that unlike Bullshit! or MythBusters most of the other things I like to watch, you actually have to pay a certain amount of attention to it to follow - it's just not exactly a background show. I guess that could be an upside, depending on how you look at it (but any time in the last or next 5-6 months, that's not in the cards). Blah blah blah blah blah... —anobody |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 7:06 AM The family has only two cars, so Drew uses the space left over in the five-car garage... This really broke my heart. I just hope to God he either still has the M5 or has replaced it with something equally good, and that the second car isn't a Prius. —miyagi-sama |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Edited Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 8:10 AM I still want to know when Drew got rid of the Porsche. I thought Susan was a bikini model in the early 90's? lynette is dumb as a box of rocks. Can you think of any other reason why she would be attracted to Adam? —John Lennon |
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Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 5:02 AM I don't know how bright or dim Lynette is - But I do remember Adam saying on more than one occasion that he is a boob man and from what I saw on The Adam Carolla Project Lynetter has a fine rack - really what more do you need? After a hard day at work do you think Adam is looking for a long deep conversation or a good rack to shoot his jiz on? —AceRockollaisAce |
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