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Chinese Zodiac: The Water Rooster (I Don’t Get It)

WATER ROOSTER Horoscope Jan 26, 1933 to Feb 13, 1934 Jan 23, 1993 to Feb 9, 1994 (At the Birdcage…

Looking Back: 1993, The Pop Life (Thanks Jayson)

New York Times December 22, 1993 The Pop Life By Sheila Rule The Country Speaks (1997) “Break the silence.” Garth…

Looking Back: The Magic Of Miss M (Jan. 19 2004)

Onstage The New Yorker The Magic of Miss M. Bette Midler on the road again. by Hilton Als January 19,…

Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On #3 (Final Clue)

Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On Your final clue for this week’s puzzle is “1988.” Email your guesses to…

Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On Clue #2

Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On Clue #2 is New York City… All guesses MUST be submitted to bette@kirvindoak.com…

Babs Interviews Bette Starting In 1975 (Thanks Berlin Dirk)

Vegas Made Easy

Article Dashboard Vegas Made Easy July 17, 2009 Las Vegas has Broadway, Cirque (both Cirque du Soleil and the Franco…

Bruce Vilanch Nominated For An Emmy!!!

Bruce Vilanch Nominated For An Emmy!!! July 16th, 2009 Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 81st Annual…

Ms Kathy Wolf Wins ‘Meet And Greet’ With Bette Thanks To BLB

I just heard from the lovely Ms. Kathy Wolf who told me she was the one who won a meet…

Premieres

New Photos Up from some of Bette’s premieres….Stella, Mondo Beyondo, and For The Boys: To see the other Photos: Stella:…

Rhino Reinvents The 45

AntiMusic.com Rhino Reinvents The 45 07/16/2009 . (Submitted News) After its 1949 debut, the 45-rpm vinyl single went on to…

I Just Want To Thank You!

I don’t know what happened, but I wrote this long, beautiful thank you to all of you for participating in…

PotHead Shrinks Not Suitable For TV?

Kevin Spacey Is the Latest Pot-Puffing Shrink to Hit the Movie Screens — Why Is This a Trend? By Ellen…

TSMGO Bette Trivia Free Ticket Giveaway

The Official “The Showgirl Must Go On” Facebook page is giving away free tickets by having a Trivia Contest. I’ll…

God Hates Metallica!

Mister D: No, I didn’t write this. Sydney Star Observer God Hates Bands By Phil Scott A website has come…

Happy Birthday Mister D

Mister D: Katrin from Germany gathered a community of Betteheads to celebrate my birthday on video and I have to…

“HIYA MOTHAF@#KAHS!”

“HIYA MOTHAF@#KAHS!” We’re less than two weeks away from experiencing the hottest rock musical in the midwest… Get your tickets…

Time Machine: Bette Steals Hollywood, Monday, Mar. 02, 1987

Time Monday, Mar. 02, 1987 Bette Steals Hollywood The lady knows how to make an entrance. On New Year’s Eve,…

Pardon The Interruption: Mister D Has A Birthday

Hey guys and gals. Just wanted to let you know there may be some dead air from now until Monday.…

Looking Back: Hell Hath No Fury

Newsweek First Wives Club The Best Revenge A Trio Of Comic Plotters By David Ansen Sept 23, 1996 HELL HATH…

Watch Out Kansas City – “The Rose” Is Coming To Town

In 1979, Mark Rydell directed Bette Midler in her first feature film, “The Rose”. The film would be nominated for…

Bette Midler’s Stolen Emmy

L.A. Times The Envelope I return Bette Midler’s stolen Emmy By Tom O’Neil Last Thursday Bette Midler’s private limo driver…

Shayna Steele Performs At Joe’s Pub Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Mister D: Shayna Steele, Bette’s back-up singer, will be performing at Joe’s Pub, Tuesday July 14th at 9:30PM. This should…

Bette Talks “We Are The World” Experiences (Thanks Bruno)

Mister D: BetteHead Bruno sent this to me. I haven’t been able to check them out myself yet, so enjoy…

Will Penelope Spheeris Janis Bio Outshine “The Rose?”

Mister D: Methinks not. Rock stars on 35mm Rock stars, being natural performers, tend to be decent actors, as long…

HOW “THE ROSE” Song CAME TO BE From Amanda McBroom (Thanks Caroline)

Mister D: Okay, I lifted this off Ms. Amanda McBroom‘s site, so what else is new, but I thought it…

“Divine Design” Benefit May Be Homeless

Hollywood Courier City Considering Leaving HIV/AIDS Event Homeless Abbey Hood Published 07/02/2009 – 6:27 p.m. CST Key community business leaders…

Billboard BoxScore Concert Grosses: July 11, 2009

1. Oasis ($7,991,543) 2. Take That 3. AC/DC 4. Springsteen 5. Kenny Chesney 6. Springsteen 7. Beyonce 8. Phish 9.…

Looking Back: A Little Night Music With Bette – 1993

A Little Night Music With Bette Jerry Adler NEWSWEEK From the magazine issue dated Sep 27, 1993 IN 1964, SUSAN…

Sardi’s Caricature: Miss M Not Pleased

Playbill Richard Baratz Draws ‘Em Like He Sees ‘Em By Robert Simonson July 4, 2009 If it were up to…