Thomas Meehan is sipping coffee by the rooftop pool of the tony Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. From the ankles up, he's obviously a visitor from the Northeast, swathed in a tweed jacket despite the sunny skies and warm temperature. But on his feet is a dash of West Coast: a brand-new pair of brown suede New Balance sneakers. "Mel got me these," he explains. "He said I looked too much like a New Yorker in my black dress shoes." The munificent Mel is Mel Brooks, and the bond between Meehan and Brooks has been that much stronger since the duo...
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