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Beaches (Special Edition): What To Expect

Beaches (Special Edition) From: Buena Vista Home Entertainment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey Beaches (Special Edition) New DVD…

Happy Easter!

Hope everybody has a wonderful and safe holiday/plain ole weekend. Thanks to Sammy for always sending me these nice scans…

Bathhouse Queens: Bathhouses, Bette Midler, and the Construction of a Gay Sensibility in the 1970s (Jason James)

Mister D: Last week we had a BLB reader win the school talent competition (Brandon), and just recently a BetteHead…

Joanna Gleason on Bette and “Bette.”

From Playbill.com Andrew Gans 03/25/05 Q: Tell me about your experience on “Bette.” Gleason: To my mind, in concert from…

The Time Machine: Oct. 10, 1977

Time Magazine Oct 10, 1977 As an aspiring singer at Manhattan’s gay Continental Baths, Bette Midler never minded the towel-clad…

Collette’s Cakes: Cakes to Dream On: A Master Class in Decorating

Chicago Sun Times Concentrating on cakes March 16, 2005 Alas, cakes are the stuff of which dreams are made, for…

Second Brisbane Date Added: Tix On Sale Wed, March 23rd

THE hot Brisbane music concert market is showing no signs of cooling with a second Bette Midler show announced yesterday.…

Hmmmmm!

“Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want…

Midler Adds Second Brisbane Show on April 10, 2005

Midler on first local tour in 25yrs 18mar05 US entertainer Bette Midler will start her first Australian tour in more…

Moronica: The Bootlicking Turkey Scratches Out Last BLB Report

Hey everybody!!! It’s me Moronica, the bootlicking turkey. I just flew into to Nashville to give Mister D the news…

Happy St Patrick’s Day

From The History Channel March 17. 2005 Photo Scan/Art: Sammy Miro (Thanks Sammy!) The History of the Holiday The First…

TidBettes and Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes To KMB Band

Just have a few quickies to throw at you guys and gals! Seems there will be a few changes to…

Bette Midler on 1278 3AW with Ernie Sigley (Thanks For Transcribing Alisha!!!)

Mister D: An Interview (Radio) For Her “Down Under” Tour…Many thanks to Alisha for going to the trouble of transcribing…

Bette WILL NOT Be Performing At The HeartWorks Benefit!!!

Thanks to Nigel, all the way from the UK, to catch the misinformation of the post below…Since Bette will be…

Midler To Perform At Heartworks Benefit

Mister D: Nigel from the YUK wrote me and pointed out how it is almost impossible for Bette to be…

Time Machine: March 14, 1977

“I hope it won’t be another 50 years before we can celebrate like this again,” joked a high-spirited Bing Crosby…

More On Brandon Hall’s Triumphant Talent Show Win!

Photo: Brandon’s Parents I Bet! 🙂 I was able to get a little more information from the man himself, Brandon…

Fundraiser: Bear to Make a Difference (Thank You Oscar!)

Mister D: If you can, please help to benefit the Matthew Shepherd Foundation by bidding on Bruce Vilanch’s Bear or…

Sarah’s “Wind Beneath My Wings- A Bette Midler Fan Community”

There’s a new Bette Midler forum, that BetteHead Sarah has created that her friend Amber so kindly told me about…it’s…

Save The Date: NYRP’s 2005 Spring Picnic, Tuesday, June 14

NYRP 2005 Spring Picnic Tuesday, June 14 NYRP’s fourth annual Spring Picnic will be celebrating the openings of the Rodale…

Ya Want More Eric Kornfeld? Here Ya Go!

Brassy concerts always Bette on local humor: Mike Lloyd The Grand Rapids Press. Mar 14, 2004. “I have seen your…

Mister D Pokes His Head “In The Pink” Place!…(EEEEWWWW!)

LOL…Sorry for the title…I had to go there for my research! 🙂 Anywho, after I read that last interview of…

Certified BetteHead, Brandon Hall, Wins Talent Competition

Photo: Brandon With Trophy! Somebody told me about this, so I had to check this out and head back into…

Bette Kickboxes!?

New York Post Cindy Adams 03-08-2005 Ralph Macchio: “Hilary played ‘The Next Karate Kid’ after me. She can kick my…

“Daily Variety” Parody

Contact Music BE COOL SPOOF RAISES A LAUGH Marketing bosses at film studio MGM are hoping to boost the fortunes…

The Comic Collaborator Behind The Divine: Eric Kornfeld!

Mister D: I’ve always wanted to find a good article on Mr. Eric Kornfeld, because he always seemed too shy…

The Ladies Who Lunch…

New York Post Liz Smith March 6, 2005 — ‘LEND YOURSELF to others, but give yourself to yourself,” said Michel…

Bette Interview In March’s “Australian Womens Weekly” (Thanks Becca!)

Becca wrote in to give us the scoop on some interviews appearing in the Land of Oz. I’ll just use…

WIN A Copy Of “On a Good Day” From Singer-Songwriter, Jude Johnstone

Hey BetteHeads: I was just contacted by Ms. Johnstone’s people about her new CD, “On A Good Day.” They are…

It’s A Migraine…

Sorry for the delay guys and dolls. I have a migraine and will be going into work late. We’ve had…