Bette Midler On Why She Wanted To Tour In 1999-2000: “I wanted to be a participant in the millennium celebrations. I wasn’t sure exactly what they were. I wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. I hardly do any of the big benefit things. I didn’t do the George Harrison one. I haven’t done Sting’s thing although I’ve always wanted to. So it just seemed to be it was going to be a THING, and I wanted to be part of it.” (European Stars And Stripes, December 11, 1999)