[mishar]

Im happy Monica's found a coach she seems to like. I hope he's reliable and sticks with her. Her other coaches the last few years have flaked on her and I think it's been a real detriment to her game.

I wondered (seeing how cute he was) if they were possibly romantically involved? What do you all think?

 

[mishar]

I think Janie might mean Paul Allen, the Microsoft billionaire.

They dated in 1996-7, and he helped her out when her dad was sick, but I read a profile of him in GQ a few years ago and it said they broke up in 1997. Since then, no confirmed rumors of any romance for Monica.

 

[mishar]

Nina --
Monica also became a big Jimi Hendrix fan after she was stabbed, and she met Paul Allen at the opening of the Jimi Hendrix museum, or perhaps his induction into the Rock n Roll hall of fame.

I've never seen Monica say a word about it, but the magazine article described how he had a lavish party in Venice in the spring of 96 (I think that was the date) and she was the hostess, all bedecked in fabulous costume and Venetian mask!

He's not quite as cute as Mike Sell, eh?