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Please Help Fund New Web Series, “Child of the ’70s” Starring Bruce Vilanch And Michael Vaccaro

Mister D: Please don’t be scared off by the word funding…it’s very flexible…and it makes you feel like you’re part of…

Video: NYRP Founder Bette Midler Honored with the 2012 Doris Freedman Award

Video: Bette Midler Live At The CHF Gala (13 Jun 2011)

Reminder: ON THURSDAY, Bette Midler Celebrates 17 Years Of Beautifying Manhattan With Her Annual Spring Picnic

Chicago Tribune By Liz Smith, Tribune Media Services Liz Smith May 30, 2012 ON THURSDAY, Bette Midler celebrates 17 years…

Smile – It’s Hump Day!

All The Major Bette Sites Have Closed….Do You Have One?

Mister D: As you all know we lost two major Bette Midler sites within the last month. The only one…

Video: Everything’s Coming Up Roses – Bette Midler

Kathy Griffin’s New Talk Show On Bravo An Experimental Hit!

Tampa Bay Times Kathy Griffin’s new show will ease up on celebrities … sort of May 30, 2012 If you…

Scott Wittman On Bette Midler, Jackie Curtis, And Cabarets

ArtInfo Q&A: Scott Wittman on Drag Superstar Jackie Curtis and Employing “Cabaret Crazies” By Patrick Pacheco MAY 29, 2012 Jackie…

Video: Bette Midler – Delores Delago / Ukulele Lady (Live 1993) – Thanks Tobi

New Julien’s Auctions: Bette’s Boots, Elvis’s Crypt, Yoko Ono Sunglasses

Washington Post Elvis Presley’s crypt to be auctioned off By Sarah Anne Hughes 05/29/2012 Elvis Presley. (Elvis Presley Enterprises) The…

Video: Bette Midler – And I Am Telling You I´m Not Going (Live 2004)

Video: Bette Midler – “Some People”

BetteBack December 24, 1993: Golden Globes – “Gypsy” Garners 3 Nominations!

‘Schindler’ tops Globe nominations By Donna Parker and Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter December 24, 1993 LOS ANGELES – The…

BetteBack December 27, 1993: Bette Midler Donates Marian Anderson’s Gowns To Museum

Daily Globe Bette Midler donates gowns to museum December 27, 1993 NEW YORK (AP) – Broadway and screen star Bette…

BetteBack December 30, 1993: The Highs And Lows Of Television

Daily Herald A look at year’s highs, lows (of which (here were plenty) By Tom Shales December 30, 1993 WASHINGTON…

Happy Memorial Day!

The Huffington Post Memories and Memorial Day Kergan Edwards-Stout Posted: 05/26/2012 On Monday, here in the United States, folks near…

Video: Rose’s Turn – Bette Midler

BetteBack December 12, 1993: “I never thought I would get old enough to play it….But I did.”

Hutchinson News The divine Miss M plays the lead role in ‘Gypsy‘ December 12, 1993 HOLLYWOOD – Bette Midler passionately…

Extravagant 80s Fashion – A Scene From Ruthless People (1986)

Video: Dressing Room Scene (Bette Midler Gypsy)

BetteBack December 2, 1993: “Show tunes are such a peculiar thing in American life…”

Kokomo Tribune Showstopper Bette Midler opts for ‘Gypsy’s’ show tunes December 2, 1993 “GYPSY” was a smash Broadway musical that…

BetteBack December 10, 1993: “Gypsy” Almost Never Made It To Television

Harrisonburg Daily News Record Bette Midler Stars In ‘Gypsy‘ Revival December 10, 1993 Bette Midler stars as Mama Rose, mother…

Bette and Barry: Back to the Bathhouse at the Beechman (Donna Maxon)

What To Wear At Spring Picnic

W2WW What to Wear: NY Restoration Project Spring Picnic Posted By: KK on 05/22/12     Bette Midler’s New York…

Illustration: Bette Midler

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Video: Gypsy – Together ( Wherever we go ) (1993)

BetteBack December 1, 1993: Bette Midler soars as Mama Rose

New Bern Sun Journal On the Cover By John Crook December 1, 1993 Bctte M i d l er has…

Audio: A Divine Time “At Martha’s Table” (2012)

Mister D: Finally, I was able to catch this radio show, and will leave the audio up for a limited…

Video: Kari Slaatsveen og Oslo fagottkor: “You’re moving out today”

Mister D: Imagine how much fun it would be to see Bette sing this song that she wrote: