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VICKI AT THE PIANOFame and FamilyLast month, Lawrence filmed her last episode on Hannah Montana,where she played Grandma Stewart to Miley Cyrus’ title characteron the show. It was a second acting part she was able to squeezein with her show over the last few years.She said she is going to continue her two-woman show, and hasno specific plans for the future. “I like to let things unravel magicallylike it has most of my life,” said Lawrence.In her home, Lawrence proudly displays many of those magicalmoments, such as a CBS stars group photo taken in the late 1970swith 113 stars, including Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Dick VanDyke, and Vivian Vance, among many others.Besides her entourage, not much has changed about Lawrence or“Mama”, especially when it comes to her views about the magic ofcomedy. Lawrence said when she had her own talk show, she cameup with her life motto and hung it on the wall to remind her: “Life ismuch too serious to be taken seriously”.“The older I get, the more true that is,” she said. “I just want peopleto laugh. I think we all need that so desperately right now.”Lawrence said she hopes her alter ego will be able to provide thatcomic relief to everyone who comes to her shows for years to come.Although she has lived two lives — one as Vicki and one as “Mama”— Lawrence said that she ultimately wants to leave behind the samelegacy for the two.These days on the road, she is also creating special memories bymaking her two-woman show a family affair. Her husband, Al, isnow the director of her show, and her son Garrett works with her asher stage manager.“I want people to look back and say ‘she made me laugh,’”Lawrence said. nClothing styled by Cherie D’Sa of La Bella.Hair & Makeup styled by Dusty of Salon Gregorie’s.longbeachmagazine.com 37