=&0=& Now some of you Westerners get out there and go see Ms. Lewis…should be a…
Month: December 2002
Actor Alan “Rudge” Bates from “The Rose” Knighted…
Another royal Bette can stand:-) 2002 Tony Award winner Alan Bates was chosen for this year’s…
New Music Up: Happy New Year Party!!!!
I’d like to take a bit of your time and say thank you, thank you, thank…
Rex Reed’s Take on Bette’s 10 Minute Perfomance in “Short Talks” on Broadway…
=&0=& Even though it’s only one sentence, I at least found one renowned (notorious) critic, Rex…
Rock Critic, Greil Marcus Discussing the Origins of His “Real Life Top 10” Salon Column
=&0=& How did you start writing the “Real Life Top 10” columns for Salon.com? Are those…
Bette and Bag Snaggers…
The Bag Snagger is a new tool for arborists and citizen tree pruners designed to remove…
Tom Waits on Bette Midler
=&0=& This is from an interview with Francis Thumm in Interview Magazine, 1989 =&1=& TW: Well,…
From “The Observer” , July 14, 2002….hmmmm???!!!!
=&0=&Such strange casting and subject…why I can’t even imagine it:-) But you never know with Hollyweird……
Robert Risko: Caricaturist
=&0=&Robert Risko is a great caricaturist. I love his response to the interviewers description of Bette’s…
Janis Ian Talks About Her Song, “Some People’s Lives”
=&0=& It’s a faultless song. It is now hopefully on its way to becoming somewhat of…
Too Bad,,,
=&0=& But I don’t think Scorsese is involved anymore…. NY POST/CINDY ADAMS…. –COURTNEY LOVE’s movie on…
More Bette-Related Places To Visit….
To vist while in New York, of course:-): Liz Christy Bowery-Houston Gardens Good citizenship, great garden.…
John Hurt, “Alien” Actor, On His Favorite Bette Midler Joke…
Alien reminds Hurt of one of his favourite =&0=&jokes, her riff about the scene in which…
New Songs Up Early…
This was a birthday request on Christmas…so how could I turn that down. Anyway, it’ smy…
Bette Included on Santa’s List: Santa Wants More Movies!!!!
SHOW BIZ For those whom we in the Islands know best, Santa is making rounds By…
Happy Holidays Everyone!!!!
Just remember—-sometimes no news is good news:-) Love, Mister D
Good To Hear: Bette Still Considered A “Water-Cooler” Moment…LOL
As it has in years past, the broadcast will feature an off-site performance. Last year, Britney…
Well, At Some Point, Someone Thought Bette Could Play the Sexy ‘Roxie’ in “Chicago”…
=&0=&Remember that unflattering review about Zellwegger looking like a bloated Bette Midler in Chicago….NOT!!!….well, whatever…it never…
More Mag Pix Up…About 25 New Ones
Mama Rose has been at it again…she scanned more pics just so I’d have to work…
From Joyce Millman’s Celebrity Profile Horoscope
=&0=&This from the NY Daily News on Dec 20th, 2002 Celebrity Profiles Sagittarian icon =&1=&is a…
New Songs Are Up…
I’ve put some new songs up for the Holidays. This time the theme is Love, Hope,…
Couldn’t Have Posed This If I Tried…
Barry caught little Miss M laying in front of her namesake…too cute. I had to run…
For Brian:-)
December 21, 2002 — Remember the songs “He’s a Rebel” and “Da Doo Ron Ron?” (If…
Photographer for the Bette “Bon Appetit” Pic
The photographer for the Bette Bon Appetit Pic is =&0=&. There was no year given, so…
Thanks to Pamela from Canada for This…
=&0=& This came from Pamela on the Official Bette Message Board…an old interview with Delilah and…
From Seattle: The Paramount Theatre Changes Hands
Since 1992, former Microsoft executive Ida Cole has spent countless hours and more than $30 million…
One Degree of Separation
=&0=& I hope these ladies (Lady Puffy and Snook) don’t kill me, but they are only…
Bette’s Tuna and Potato Salad Recipes
=&0=& Though she has whittled down her once ample figure, Bette Midler still loves food. Not…
Bon Appetit Pic and Interview, Jan 2003 Issue
=&0=& First the pic, then the interview below it… =&1=& Yes. Braising and stews are my…
Where You Might Find Bette Buying A (broken) Blossom
Zezé 398 E. 52nd St., near First Ave. A favorite of =&0=&, Sting, and Sutton Place…
What You Might See In Bette’s Abode
=&0=& By Wendy Goodman New York Metro, Oct 2002 Michael Formica Incorporated 95 Christopher Street Formica…
Teensy Tiny Ozzy-Bette Connection Again
=&0=& The first connection was when Bette’s assistant found Ozzy’s missing dog….this time, the despised neighbor…
Correction: Bette Not On Cover of “Bon Appetit”
Bev corrected me on this. Mister D got too excited:-)….Anyway, Bette is not on the cover…
Missed This One…But Fuck it…Got it Now:-)
December 3, 1973 (remember this date) =&0=& stars in her own one-woman show, which opens tonight…
Thanks to Bev For This Alert…
Bev let us know that Miss M is on the cover of Bon Appetit magazine fielding…
Producer Scott Kroopf on His First Job
My first movie was Outrageous Fortune. It was a baptism of fire because we had the…
Mariah Carey on Guest Hosting “The View”
Mariah also told me about guest hosting The View on ABC, which she did live yesterday.…
Broward County Residents See “Short Cuts”
BROWARD ARTS Off to N.Y. in search of new plays KEITH CASSIDY The women who run…
Introducing My Newest Baby: Miss M
Barry surprised me today and adopted a new little kitten (very unlike him to do this:-))…
Thanks to Mama Rose…
Even more new magazine pics are up…some I’ve never seen before…and I thought I had seen…
Trent Lott, Art & Questioning, Republican Racists?
Lethom has been called a “folk artist”, “naive artist”, etc. His works are owned by Jenny…
Mama Rose Goes Beyond Call of Duty…Scans More Magazine Covers!!!!
Everybody check out the Scrapbook 4 Betteheads…Mama Rose has been so kind and scanned some more…
Will J-LO Ever Topple Miss M? Hell No!!!
(The Daily Iowan) (U-WIRE) IOWA CITY, Iowa — Since she burst onto the scene of popular…
Thursday, Dec 19: “I Love the ’80s: 1986,” VH1
Featured artists: Atlantic Starr, the Bangles, Berlin, Peter Cetera, Madonna, =&0=&, Stevie Nicks, Billy Ocean, Robert…
A Pic from 2000 (?) I Had Not Seen Before…
=&0=& Whassup wid de hair, Missy M?:-) Anyway, this is Bette with Tovah Feldshuh who was…
Guess Bette has a Business Manager in Nashville
”Normally, there would be a separate publishing agreement,” said Charles Sussman, a Music Row business manager,…
KAUAI, Hawaii
Posted on Sun, Dec. 15, 2002 Picture perfect Kauai remains paramount when it comes to movie…
A Correction from Mister V…
Mister Vilanch wrote to inform me of some inaccuracies concerning the pic of Bette and Mr.…
The Music Jukebox Has Been Updated
=&0=& I have updated the jukebox for the week. The theme is “All Kind of Rose’s”…
Bette Mention in the “Nashville Scene”
With “Memphis in Nashville,” Zeitgeist highlights the Italian design collective who challenged modernism, and did it…
“Wind Beneath My Wings” Not Appropriate for Weddings???…LOL, But No Offense:-)
=&0=& By Staff Reporter A DIOCESE in the Republic is to discourage couples from choosing inappropriate…
Started Adding Pics To Magazine Scrapbook
Thanks so much to the sexy and talented, Steve Weiner (Baltoboy), for starting me off on…
Star Power: Hollywood Reporter
What was Bette’s ranking? Star Power 2002 The Hollywood Reporter Jan. 31, 2002 Methodology How the…
Mister Vilanch on the “Bette” TV Series…
Bette Midler’s sitcom wouldn’t have been canceled if you’d written it. Agree! After they fired the…
Environmentalist finds a home for salvaged wood
Heart pine rescued from a creamery in Chicago became a table for singer =&0=& New York…
Anyone Who Went to Hulaween This Year, 2002…Did this happen?
Liza Minnelli impersonator What could be trendier than hiring Liza Minnelli for your pal’s holiday gathering?…
Time Out 2002 Eat Out Awards
=&0=& The New Leaf Café A short walk from the A train, in Fort Tryon Park…
Greater Jamaica in New York
Jamaica Odyssey celebrates area’s resurgence By Courtney Dentch 12/12/2002 At its movie-themed gala last week, the…
Hope This Works…
Check out a couple of clips….one of Liz Smith talking about Bette…the other a snippet of…
Tidbit: Liza Sings “You Don’t Own Me”
Of all the show-stopping moments (there were at least 10) the most unusual and effective was…
Tourists!!! Whaddaya Gonna Do?…
=&0=& How do these people know where Bette lives? Is there some kind of celebrity tour…
Bette Dissed in this Review of the Movie Adaption of “Chicago”
=&0=& Not a very nice description of Miss Zellwegger and certainly an insult to our favorite…
The Long Goodbye: Cher’s Final Tour..
“I’ve been a frickin’ evil diva for 40 frickin’ years,” Cher playfully told a whooping, hooting…
An Interesting and Thought Provoking Essay
=&0=& On Jan. 28, 1985, 45 musicians gathered for an all-night recording session. The result was…
Bette and Bob: From the New People Magazine
A rare pic of Bette and Bob Dylan from 1975, I believe. Probably around the time…
If You Happen To Live In The NYC Area…bbuuu—aaaarrff!!!!
=&0=& Theater.Ink: The Art of Sam Norkin Self portrait by Sam Norkin.November 22 through January 18,…
Pic of Bette in the new issue of People Magazine
=&0=& Don’t have access to the pic at the moment, but maybe after work I can…
From Today’s “Sunday Mail”
=&0=& For those who don’t know, Ms. Chapman wrote, “The Color of Roses”. She resides in…
Katey Sagal Performs on TV Show “8 Simple Rules”
=&0=& Just in case you’re wondering…she’s an Ex-Harlette and the ex-Peg Bundy:-) December 9, 2002 —…
Elton John On Working With Women…
=&0=&I just found this on-line. It was from an interview in Playboy Magazine from 1976. I…
Let Go and Stop Whining with Delores Delago
The songs are updated for this week. It’s time to be happy and splash around the…
Cheryl Wheeler
=&0=& I happened to see this lady perform in the Cayman Islands while at a record…
Well It Looks Like Somebody Beat Me To The Punch
Bette on the Boards already has the Hulie songs up….enjoy them. I guess I’ll be sharing…
Being Compared to Midler Cringe-worthy?
From The Houston Press, Dec 5, 2002 KHOU’s Eileen Faxas has been a stalwart Defender, Channel…
You Know You’ve Made A Cultural Impression…
People keep referring to Bette’s farewell…well, in any farewell that is public…even a po-dunk news show:…
Here’s the Deal…
About the benefit songs…one can call it rationalization, but the deal about the video tapes was…just…
Tale of Two Miss M’s and Privacy
=&0=&This is a friggin law paper from Northern Illinois University Law Review….extremely long and drawn out…
Song Facts Concerning “Wind Beneath My Wings”
Songfacts: You can leave comments about the song at the bottom of the page. It was…
Bette mentioned in New Book on Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness told Garry O’Connor that he “could not possibly be described as a Shakespearean actor”:…
Ex-Harlette Linda Hart on performing in “Hairspray”
Excerpt from the New York Times, 11-29-02 Playing Velma Von Tussle, the villainous television producer who…
More Music Reviews Have Been Added…
If any of you notice any broken links or missed records (I just thought of Tom…
Did you know…?
That Jennifer Anniston was up for the part of Bette’s daughter in That Old Feeling? Neither…
The Book: “A Palpable Elysium”
Photos: What a Poet Sees Malcolm Jones Edition: U.S. Edition Section: Periscope The first assignment Jonathan…
On the Non-Bette front…
I am real excited to say that today is the first day in months that I…
Why I Can’t Post The Hulaween Songs…
=&0=& Dear Don: I think your readers would want to know that on Friday, Nov 2,…
Back-Up Singer for Bette in “Dance of the Vampires”
By PATRICIA O’HAIRE DAILY NEWS FEATURE WRITER Mandy Gonzalez and Max Von Essen are in ‘Dance…