Jeannie Williams USA TODAY NEW YORK — A fluff ball of a Yorkie trots importantly from room to room, trailing…
Author: Mister D
“The Simpson’s” Are The World’s Longest-Running Sitcom
THEY’RE the most famous family on the planet and now they’re set to break in to the record books. When…
Sara’s BootLeg Betty: Holland Found an Interesting Bit of News
Sara, who lives in the Netherlands, came across this play that is touring in her area….a musical that revolves around…
Exclusive: Bruce To Play Edna in “Hairspray”
Mister Vilanch was kind enough to let me know that he will be playing the part of Edna in the…
Bootleg Betty Updates: January 31, 2003
Hello All!!!! Just wanted to drop a line and tell you a few things. I put up some songs, however…
“Chicago: The Musical” in Development Hell for 27 Years
Mister D: No wonder Bette got frustrated with Hollyweird…: In this crazy stage show we call life, it’s easy to…
An Unreleased Demo of Bette Written By the Bee Gees
Mister D: Thought I’d repost this here due to Maurice Gibbs untimely death Bette Midler personnel Bette Midler — vocal…
Bruce Vilanch in Talks to Play Edna in Hairspray
Report: Bruce Vilanch in Talks to Play Edna in Hairspray By Robert Simonson January 30, 2003 Comic and writer Bruce…
Kiss My Ass Award: January 30, 2003
Enron failure: sign of a healthy capitalist system Commentary By Jonah Goldberg Ken Lay should be handcuffed to a basement…
From the “Nashville City Paper”
Divine Mr. M By Daryl Sanders A chance meeting with no less a vocal talent than The Divine Miss M…
Sound museum opens branch in Richmond Hill
Gaydos and Co-CEO Bernard Fox, who also works in the recording industry, have been collecting equipment that has been used…
An Recent Interview With Buzzy Linhart (“Friends”)
From the Greenwich Village Gazette: Ernest Barteldes On Bette Midler: Buzzy performed with Bette Midler in the early days, when…
Mr. Nichols (from article below) reviews “Bathhouse Betty”
CD Review By Jack Nichols It was early autumn, 1970. Manhattan’s Continental Baths, a luxurious house of pleasures, was enjoying…
Pioneering gay activist builds bridges, looks ahead
Activist speaks What: Gay movement lecture by Jack Nichols When: 7 tonight Where: Cocoa Beach, FL Public Library, 550 N.…
Singer/Songwriter’s Meeting with Bette Midler
Mister D: During the year 2000 when Bette was still recording songs for the “Bette” CD, she visited Nashville to…
Barry Manilow Receives the Society of Singers 12th Annual ELLA Award
Among Manilow’s 32 albums are such diverse recordings as Manilow Sings Sinatra (1998), Singin’ with the Big Bands (1994), Showstoppers…
Today In Bette History: Cleveland!!!
Today is the silver anniversary of Ohio’s worst blizzard ever, a whiteout that called a statewide timeout. And what does…
Don’t Go Out Without One…
I thougt this was a cool site….it’s called Not Without My Handbag and you can actually buy a Bette purse…
Get Your Gay Groove On…
Here’s a harmless little survey from The Advocate dated November 2001 that you can still take. In one of the…
Bette in the February Issue of “Out” Magazine
Somebody brought this to attention at the Official Bette Midler Club and I found the link to the table of…
Full Frontal Tenutity
Judy Tenuta’s revision of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus is Men Want Cars and Women Want a…
The Number One Movie to Watch Instead of the Superbowl? Gotta Love This List…
Watch a movie: One you want to watch (Friday, January 24, 2003) It’s Super Bowl Sunday—your significant other has already…
Songs Changed Out:
Have a good weekend…Don
If We Could Turn Back Time
Mister D: This pic will be used as the “kiss my ass” award for certain posts…in the future it will…
From The BBC: New Show, “The Office”
BBC America’s ‘The Office’ is bleak fun for the times Back in the 1970s, during our last big economic slump,…
Book Review: Aubrey Malone – In Bed with the Enemy
Admit it, people are deflated after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. They’re not interested in dressing up much, going…
From Halifax Daily News In Canada: When Talking Globes, Always Mention Bette
Mister D: Love the Bette mention, but she obviously was not wearing a low-cut dress… And the winner was ……
Money, The Music Biz, and a Little Bette for Measure
Mister D: This is an interview from 1995 in A&R Insider with then Vice President of A&R John Carter, Island…
For the Fans of Mr. Hirschfeld
Mister D: I guess those of us outside the New York area will have to wait. “Theater Talk” Remembers Al…
Goodbye Rocky River, Hello Chicago
Chicago-bound owner closing Couture Club 01/22/03 Most often, what leads to a boutique’s demise is a lack of business. In…