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Infamous Hand Doctor Declared Dead in Florida Hospital

Photo Credit: KHOUFormer Houston hand doctor Michael Brown has died after being taken off life support in a Miami hospital accodring to Brown's attorney Dick DeGuerin.

Brown, who has embattled in legal troubles for years had been in a Florida hospital on life support since suffering a heart attack last month.

"This is a real tragedy. He was a brilliant man and for all of his faults and he had many he was one of the most generous human begins I ever knew," DeGuerin said.

An attorney for Rachel Brown, the hand doctor’s ex-wife, said the former doctor was declared brain dead Thursday night, and he was taken off life support around 9 a.m. Houston time on Friday.

"For all the bad things he’s done, he is still the father of her children," said Rachel’s lawyer, Marshall Davis Brown. "It’s a hard time for the family. Anytime somebody passes away, even if there are hard feelings between the people, there’s always the grief that we feel when we lose somebody important in their lives."

Brown was the founder of the Brown Hand Center in Houston, which is now under new ownership, became a familiar face due to his numerous television commercials.

In 2011, Brown went to trial after Rachel Brown, his fourth wife, claimed he physically assaulted her. He was found not guilty.

The explosive relationship made headlines because it contradicted the "family man" image Brown presented in the commercials featuring his family. Allegations that Rachel Brown cheated on him with former Astros star Jeff Bagwell added another layer of intrigue. Bagwell is now very much her boyfriend and they have had numerous public outings together. The story was all the more outrageous because Bagwell was also married at the time and alledgedly had another long term mistress on the side. 

In 2002, Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his third wife, Darlina Barone, with a bed post while she was seven months pregnant. He was fined $1,500 and given 10 years of supervised probation.

In 2008, Barone asked for sole custody of their two children and to revoke Brown’s visitation privileges. She told a Harris County judge that her ex-husband had become increasingly erratic and violent, that a history of drug tests showed cocaine and Xanax in his system and resulted in the revocation of his medical license, and that she knew Brown to have driven with their children in the car after drinking and that the children were afraid to visit his home, according to court documents.

After his 2010 arrest for allegedly assaulting Rachel Brown, the former surgeon voluntarily forfeited his parental rights for his children with Barone.

More recently in September, Brown was sentenced to 30 days in federal prison for a disturbance on a flight from London to Miami.

Brown pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to one count of assaulting and intimidating a flight crew member. He was arrested last January for choking the flight attendant and threatening to strip naked on the transatlantic flight. His attorney later blamed a reaction to mixing alcohol with an insomnia medication.

Moral of the story: Drugs are bad.

Houstonian Cesar Galindo Brings it Home

Most of his fans went to New York to support him on the runway during fashion week however designer and Houstonian Cesar Galindo was home this past week for a very private show.

Fred Smith hosted about 15 people at his beautiful home for the one on one experience. The Smith home is for sale by the way! The wine flowed while Cesar personally explained his Spring 2010 line for the exclusive group. In perfect addition to Galindo's line were Houston jewelry designer Baroness Elizabeth's one of a kind pieces.

Crowd Notables: Host Fred Smith, Rachel Brown, Joanne King Herring, Holly Waltrip, Susan Plank, Britney Tribble, Ursaline Hamilton, Courtney Hopson, Edward Sanchez, Todd Ramos, Debbie Festari, and DISH Publisher Lori Freese.

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Note: A Galindo birdy told DISH that Houston is working on it's own fashion week early next year! Keep an eye out!

Bliss

Yes, we fully admit that DISH loves to shop but it's rare that we actually partake. There is a way around it though...having parties at the stores! =)

Thursday afternoon Fendi in the Galleria closed down for us and served a sit down, three course lunch  as the kick off for the years hottest party....more about that later! HINT: it's November 7th!

Houston's most beautiful and influential were there, Debbie Festari, Rachel Brown, Robin Reimer, Caroline Kenny, Carolyn Farb, Lori Geshay, Elizabeth Glanville, and so many others! It was mind blowing to sit at a table amidst the most beautiful hand made Italian items AND Houston's most ellite. Two of the ladies at DISH'S table had climbed Kilimanjaro! These are more than just society helpers and servers via their fav charities BUT physically taking on the planet as well! It's a huge inspiration to listen and chat with these amazing people!

DISH Lesson: The world is your oyster, choose your topping!

Festari and RDG/Bar Annie Opening

Oh wow what an amazing "soft opening"! This was a full blow out! Festari for Men has moved to the new building right next to the new RDG/Bar Annie. The new digs are GORGEOUS and actually very similar in layout to the former store. The layout was so perfect, why mess with it? The food and drinks were stellar and the crowd was beautiful. Debbie Festari was GORGEOUS in her short green leopard one shouldered dress and short sassy perfectly coiffed hair and delicious heals! Rudi Festari was casual in a light colored suit and yellow shirt. Also among the crowd aside from DISH-Houston of course were Robin and Charles Reimer, Dr. Roland Maldonado and Joel Bickley, Edward Sanchez, Carlos Hernandez of Houston's new Mercer Club, Yvette Gallucci, Mahek Sheh and Jeremy Little, Photographer Daniel Ortiz, Renee and Fernando Somoza, Dr. Michael and Rachel Brown.

It was fun to catch up with new and old friends! We all headed next door to RDG/Bar Annie for drinks. DISH enjoyed dinner with Robin and Charles Reimer. The dinning room is beautiful and simple all at the same time. Elegant and refined without being pretentious. The food is brilliant. The portions aren't too big and the white tail is devine! We all ordered different desserts and not one was lacking! Not too rich so you could actually enjoy them! People seen in the crowd in addition to the Festari group that had moved over were Mark D. Sullivan, Manfred Jachmich from So Vino, Jennifer Stein, Jim Parker and so many more! A great time was had by all!

The evening wound up at the new Mercer Club! You absolutely want to check that out when you can! It's the old Uropa but there is nothing OLD about this place! It's hot, hip, new and FUN! Ask for Carlos when you go and tell him DISH sent you!