My-T-Fine Dessert Mix Ad, 1952

Back when I was still part of (Sir) Elton John's entourage, he and I stumbled upon this ad at a Nob Hill estate sale. Elton dreamed of employing the skirted banana motif in one of his early MTV videos. But the suits at My-T-Fine simply wouldn't co-operate. Just about broke the poor fellow's heart.

From the October issue of Everywoman's magazine.