Simon perpetuates the decades-long myth that Mama Cass died from choking on a ham sandwich. This has been proven false; at the time of her death, the medical examiner found nothing blocking her mouth or throat. She died of heart failure brought on by obesity and years of severe dieting.
One of the scene transition shots of the "Blush" magazine cover is to an article notice that reads "Monkey in the Middle: An Interview with Mickey Dolenz." The name of that 1960s pop band was stylized as the Monkees, and singer-drummer Dolenz stylized the spelling of his first name as Micky.