BetteBack 4-13-78: Bette Midler Paid In Gold Bullion

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Performed on October 17, 1978 at the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague, Netherlands during Bette's "1978 Word Tour" Written by Daniel Moore

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Delores Delago, the flamboyant mermaid alter ego of Bette Midler, came to life during the singer's 1978 world concert tour as a satirical nod to ambition unchecked by talent or decorum

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Bette Midler's show started 90 minutes late. the band was shaky, and some of the equipment didn't work right. An overhead light kept buzzing messing up some of the quieter numbers.

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The tour was a Global Odyssey - Bette’s tour spanned three major regions: England, Europe, Australia

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Mister D: I’m testing out a gallery which I will be using that I’ll be using in some posts and then Pages which will be mostly in historical order in…

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I just happened upon this video clip of Bette singing "The Rose" and "Midnight In Memphis" and it reminded me of how fun, spontaneous, raunchy, and hilarious Bette could be in her pre-film career. In this clip It takes her forever to start singing "The Rose" because shes screaming at the audience to shut up, then she does an impersonation of John Hurt in Alien and what it really looked like to her. But she's doing all this spontaneous funny things and then she just transforms into singing the gentle, emotional song "The Rose", and that's always been part of her genius.

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The Arts FuseAlbum Review: Jake Shimabukuro — a Visionary ‘Ukulele VirtuosoBy Allen MichieDecember 24, 2021 What 2022 needs is “more ‘ukulele.” Put on some ‘ukulele music and just try to…

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The Canberra TimesThe Midler experienceSydney Australia REVIEWBy BRADLEY WYNNEThursday 2 November 1978 The lights had been up for five minutes; as had the audience, on its feet chanting for Bette…

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