A pair of colossal golden statues flanked the stage. Not Oscar’s big brothers, but giant lumberjacks with axes in hand. A touch not lost on the oh-so-bawdy Bette Midler backed by her 11-piece orchestra and three long-legged beauties. “I have to get a closer look at this,” she said. “Are they a couple? Brokeback Bunyan?” The Divine Miss M generated her own lightning with favorites like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “The Rose” and asides like, “You look good, Joe. And what do I always say, girls? Money looks good at any age.”
