UC Riverside Graduate Directs Documentary on Shirley Chisholm “CHISHOLM ’72 – Unbought & Unbossed” to air on the award-winning P.O.V.…
Month: January 2005
The Time Machine: Mar. 1, 1976
Time.com People Mar. 1, 1976 It was a performance fit for the Queen of Kitsch. With a yellow Rolls-Royce as…
25 Years Ago: Oscar Night, Johnny, Bette
Mister D: Bette actually was escorted to the Oscar’s by musician Chaz Sanford…I have a picture of their arrival further…
Mister Carson Gracious To Musicians As Well As Comedians
Carson Was Generous Host to Musicians Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:58 PM ET By Geoff Mayfield Photo Scan: BaltoBoy Steve…
Today In History: January 28, 2005
January 28, 1985 The all-star band USA For Africa, inspired by the UK effort Band Aid and organized by singer…
Director Richard Jay-Alexander Working With Andrea McArdle
Playbill.com Andrea McArdle to Premiere New Show at Joe’s Pub By Andrew Gans January 28, 2005 Andrea McArdle, best known…
Second Bette Midler Show for Melbourne
Second Bette Midler Show for Melbourne Bette Midler by Paul Cashmere 28 January 2005 Bette Midler will perform a second…
All This Confuses Me!!!
This comes from Bette’s “Official” Site. but the main date is wrong for Melbourne…should be the 18th. Can someone get…
For The Bostonians: Schmoozing with Sophie (Thank You Lisa M.)
For The Bostonians: Schmoozing with Sophie (Thank You Lisa M.) BEHIND THE SCENES by DONNA NOVAK Vaudeville’s exuberant star shines…
Australia Still Loves Bette: Sydney Sold Out!
Bette Midler Sells Out In Sydney Bette Midler from Kiss My Brass by Paul Cashmere 27 January 2005 Photo: Ken…
Check Out “Miss T” in Hartford
`Miss T’ Enjoys Being Divine By AMY ELLIS LUNA Courant Staff Writer January 27 2005 Bette Midler is coming to…
Odds and Ends
Those of you who would like to check out some of Johnny Carson’s work to buy: Click Here Also for…
USA For Africa Reissue To Benefit Famine, Tsunami Aid, and AIDS
The Star Charity fest back on stage January 26, 2005 Los Angeles – We are the World, the pioneering all-star…
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” — Martin Luther King
Co-Writer of “Laughing Matters”, Dead At 49
Playbill.com Dick Gallagher Award-Winning Off-Broadway Composer and Musical Director, Dead at 49 By Kenneth Jones January 24, 2005 Dick Gallagher,…
Bette on Australian TV Show Via Satellite: Thanks For The Report Alisha!!!!
An Australian resident, Alisha, was kind enough to give BLB the lowdown on “A Current Affair” and their interview with…
USA Today Poll: What is your favorite Johnny Carson memory?
Bette is listed on the poll which will probably run just for today. To vote, please: (This Poll Has Been…
Marc Shaiman Sheds Light On His Experience With Johnny Carson
Marc Shaiman Sheds Light On His Experience With Johnny Carson at Broadway World: To Read: Click Here
Ms. Midler’s Statement On Johnny Carson
“Johnny Carson was the public face of American comedy for decades, but anyone who knew him well knew he was…
Johnny Carson, 30-year king of late night TV, dead at 79 (Thanks Mark)
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Johnny Carson, the “Tonight Show” TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter,…
Let The PR Begin: Bette Interviews Hit Oz
The Sunday Mail Sexy? You Bette ANNA COCK 23jan05 APART from the cold, hard facts listed on her birth certificate,…
The Dark Truth Of The Delago-Spongebob Split-Up (Thanks Wanda)
Mister D: Well, it was shocking enough to hear Delores Delago break down during her hit show “Fish Tails Over…
NBC PRESENTS NEW BEHIND-THE-SCENES SPECIAL: ‘LIVE FROM NEW YORK: THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
NBC PRESENTS NEW BEHIND-THE-SCENES SPECIAL: ‘LIVE FROM NEW YORK: THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’ ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY…
Time Machine: Jan. 19, 1976
Great Britain’s Princess Anne dresses like “a royal auto mechanic.” Rockmaster Elton John “would be the campiest spectacle in the…
Mandy Moore Shows Her Midler Colors In Yet Another Interview
Mandy Moore: The actress, singer and–natch!–clothing designer (of the new Mblem T-shirt line) reveals a few of her favorite things.(Guilty…
Post Inaugaration Notes
I found Bush’s speech, to be frank, dumbfoundingly disturbing. Much to my amazement, so did some of my conservative friends.…
Time Machine: Apr. 14, 1975
“I come from a background where work is an honorable thing, and it finally got to me,” explained combustive Singer…
James Matthews: What A Lovely Way To Burn
One of my favorite BetteHeads, James Matthews, whom I had the pleasure of meeting during Hulaween, is performing his cabaret…
Time Machine: Feb. 11, 1974
Mister D: For some reason I just can’t picture Bette at a boxing match! 🙂 Time.com People Feb. 11, 1974…
In Honor Of Martin Luther King Day
Mister D: Everyone always brings up the “I Have A Dream Speech” each year, so I’m breaking tradition here. I…