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Musical Director of Touring “Hairspray” Contributes To ‘We Got Bruce’: Mr. Jim Vukovich

Photo of Musical Director/Conductor: Jim Vukovich Mister D: I’ve had some e-mail correspondense with the musical director/conductor of the touring…

CD Review: Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel Published October 3, 2003 Columnist Commander Coconut Come on-a give-a listen I haven’t bought a new Bette Midler…

Bette To Receive Award from Friends of Long Island State Parks…Will Perform April 16, 2004

THE TICKER Newsday.com A.J. Carter October 13, 2003 STATE PARKS COMMISSIONER Bernadette Castro positively gushed when she called to tell…

A BetteHead Takes Action…Congrats, Jamie!

Mister D: Our own Jamie McKnight gets published in The Philadelphia Inquirer (touch her!) for her work on behalf of…

Hulaween Here We Come?

From Ms. Liz Smith’s Column NY Post 10-12-03 October 12, 2003 — ‘KISS ’em if they can’t take a joke!”…

The Billboard Interview

October 18, 2003 Rosemary Clooney Tribute Provides New Showcase For Midler BY CHUCK TAYLOR NEW YORK – Barry Manilow recalls…

Stepford Wives: New Canaan Gets A Makeover

Downtown New Canaan gets a case of ‘Stepford’ fever Susie Costaregni October 11, 2003 New Canaan was buzzing with celebrities…

The Midler/Raitt Connection

There’s a connection between two albums that debut on The Billboard 200 this week – a fragile connection, but a…

Updates: 10-10-03

Too Much Information…Ya Just Gotta Come To Bootleg Betty and Read!!!! New Music Up in the Bette Midler Jukebox…. New…

CD Review: Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor From the October 10, 2003 edition POP/JAZZ Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney: The Best of the Concord Years…

Excellente! Billboard Magazine Review

BETTE MIDLER Album Title: Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Producer(s): Barry Manilow, Robbie Buchanan Genre: POP Label/Catalog Number:…

CD Review: Washington Times

Rosie, Bette’s way By T.L. Ponick Rosemary Clooney, who lost her life to lung cancer in 2002 at age 74,…

Tour Updates: D.C. and Detroit

No pre sale up for Detroit, but they go on sale Saturday 10-11-03 Keep eye open for AMEX GOLD or…

More Stepford Locale: New Canaan

Welcome to Stepford By Asante Green Staff Writer October 9, 2003 New Canaan is home to housewives, working wives and…

2 PreSales Shows Go On-line Thursday, 10-09-03

St Louis and Milwaukee….. St Louis is thru Clear Channel’s Get Access Program: http://getaccess.cc.com/index.asp Milwaukee just says you need a…

A Behind The Scenes Look at The Stepford Wives

Mister D: Many thanks to Remy C. for sharing the experiences of what her town, New Canaan, is going thru…

SoundScan Sales Count: Bette Figures!

From Rolling Stone 10-08-03 ANDREW DANSBY The sheer volume of Outkast’s two-CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below doesn’t seem to be deterring…

From “Chicago Gay Magazine”: Wouldn’t This Be Nice?

Photo: Liz Boynes Gay Chicago Magazine – Sept. 2003 Opening Track: POP MUSIC THE GRAMMY 2003 HOPEFULS by Mark-Christopher What?…

Billboard Magazine: Bette Poised For Her Biggest Hit In Years

OutKast Staves Off Four Top-10 Debuts Billboard Magazine Jonathen Cohen Thanks for the alert, Jeff! OutKast staves off four top-10…

New Polls Are Up…And A Concert Mention…

I updated the polls tonight and will post the results of the last ones with the mass e-mail I send…

The “All Music Guide” Review

Photo: Miss Jackie AMG.com Matt Collar 4 out of 5 stars Cabaret icon Bette Midler reunites with her old piano…

Columbus, Ohio Pre-Sale: Wednesday, 10-08-03

Thanks to Kathy from the Rosemary Clooney Palladium we know there will be a pre-sale for Bette’s concert in Columbus,…

And The Award Goes To…

MSN.com Jeannette Walls 10-06-03 Scoop Being called “tacky” by Bette Midler is quite an achievement — but it’s the dubious…

Correction to Previous Post

The update message I sent out about the marketing of Bettes CD had an incorrect date on it…Her tour starts…

Bullet Points from Sony’s Early Efforts To Promote Bette

Photo: Peter Fletcher Mister D: I’m sure some of these things may be subject to change and some things already…

When Gossip Goes Awry…

NYP 10-05-03 Page 6 Photo: Miss Jackie Mister D: Now, really. Gossip has it’s place, but I found this to…

People Magazine Review: The Rosemary Clooney Songbook

Photo: Miss Jackie Meets The Divine at Today Show Appearance-Thanks for the pic, Jackie People By: Chuck Arnold October 13,…

From Business Wire: Press release

Photo: NICOLAS KHAYAT October 02, 2003 04:05 PM US Eastern Timezone Experience the Divine Miss M; Bette Midler Announces North…

Bette on Brittany Spears and Madonna

Mister D: I find this comment by Bette particularly gratifying because of the way I was attacked on the Bette…

Nick Clooney Reviews Bette and Barry: Awesome!

Photo: NICOLAS KHAYAT Cincinnati Post – Oct. 1, 2003 Midler’s CD tribute to Rosie is a winner Many of you…