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Bette and Nichole Spotted In Bernard Township!

Stepford stars in area to film movie remake Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler perform in Bedminster, sleep at Bernards hotel The…

Hey Florida: Outdoor theater planned for St. Johns

The Business Journal of Jacksonville – July 10, 2003 Outdoor theater planned for St. Johns P. Douglas Filaroski A concert…

The Church Gets Ready For “The Stepford Wives”

The Hartford Courant July 10, 2003 Keep an eye out for a certain statuesque, strawberry blonde Academy Award-winning actress this…

My Divine Early Birthday Present…

While I was away on vacation, Brandon Hall wrote a fabulous bio on Bette for me, and Darrell Redmond designed…

Bette Midler Gets On Board “The Smile Train”

“My specialty is making people laugh. So, when I heard that I could help a child smile for the first…

In A Rush…Check out the italicized section….See ya on the flip side…

Casting a musical? Send in the clowns Toronto Star July 2, 2003 RICHARD OUZOUNIAN No formal announcements have been made…

If You Cant’t Stand The Heat Boys…!!!

Mister D: This tid-bette came from Mr. Moderator of the Official Bette Club himself, Brian “Bettefest” Heck or as most…

Adrian Benepe Discusses His Role As Parks Commissioner Of NYC

wnbc.com POSTED: 5:32 p.m. EDT June 30, 2003 NEW YORK — GABE PRESSMAN, host: It’s the 150th anniversary of Central…

Dance, Yuka, Dance

Okinawa Times Saturday,June 28,2003 @Ms. Yuka Takara, of Naha City, who has been active as a free dancer in New…

Brandon Alerted Me To The “U.S.” Cover of “The Rose”

Thanks to Brandon for alerting me to this. Seems like the cover of “The Rose” DVD has been changed for…

The 3 Faces of Miss M…an original by an Original…BabyDivine Jane!!!

Scan and Design: BaltoBoy Steve Mister D: Babydivine has been sick, and sick enough to send me this cute poem.…

Dan Hicks on Bette…

Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks W/Guests To Dan Hicks, the current rebirth of big band swing and jazz is…

Hey Australia: Listen Up…This Should Be A Great Show!…Ellie Greenwich

Picture: Bette and Darlene Love Ellie Greenwich has the key to hit songs, so listen up By Lisa Davies SYDNEY,…

From Next Magazine: June 23

Bette Midler-the divine gay icon once known as the “Queen of Trash”-charges along with her mission to clean up New…

Linda Hart Writing Her Own Musical…Includes On The Road With Bette!

Linda Hart, Hairspray’s “Miss Baltimore Crabs,” Developing a Musical for Herself By Kenneth Jones Playbill June 24, 2003 Hairspray actress…

Bette Mentioned in an IT Publication: Fick me Fick me…

BenQ FP791 LCD monitor Ian Cuthbertson JUNE 24, 2003 TIRED of that CRT beast stretching from the front to the…

I like Bangs!!!!

The big bang theory By Karen Thomas, USA TODAY First, braids. Now, bangs. Celebrity hairstyles come and go, but this…

“Bette” Series Being Shown On HDNET TV in High Definition

HDNET TV is showing the Bette! TV series….they are the little channel that shows everything in high quality, high definition.…

Mandy Moore Makes EW’s IT List…

IT Crossover MANDY MOORE AGE 19 WHY HER? Legions of too-cool Gen-Yers no doubt have at least one album by…

Visiting New York?

MELANIE HARVEY, BITE OF THE BIG APPLE. Daily Record, 06-21-2003 WITH three days to spend in New York, what’s a…

Filming Started Thursday the 19th: Stepford Wives

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK — ROBOTS! The Atlanta Journal and Constitution; June 20, 2003 Author: ELEANOR RINGEL GILLESPIE, BOB LINGINO, Staff…

This Article Bodes Well For Bette’s New CD

Painting: Tom Miro Mister D: Thanks Bev for bringing this to my attention Song standards making a comeback NEW YORK…

Bette’s Shoes Auctioned on E-Bay

LOS ANGELES – JUNE 19: Actress Bette Midler’s signed shoes are seen on display at the unveiling of a traveling…

Ousted “American Idol” Singer, Frenchie, on Role Models…

She rattles off her role models: Aretha, Patti LaBelle, Bette Midler, Josephine Baker. “Legends are different,” she says. “You didn’t…

Ex-Harlette Linda Hart To Leave “Hairspray” in July

“Miss Baltimore Crabs” Says Goodbye to Hairspray in July By Andrew Gans June 19, 2003 Linda Hart will leave the…

Updates: Songs, Songs, Poll, Quotes, Meddlers, and Bruce

Sketch: Sammy Miro What the F**k else could you possibly want???? Now that my Diva fit is over, as Little…

Meddlers, Meddlers, Meddlers…

Keep hearing about it…it’s on IMDB as “in Production”…Marilyn Beck has opined about it in a May column….but what’s the…

Maria Mckee: New CD, Writer of “To Deserve You” and “The Last Time”

2 Ears & A Tale: The Divine Miss M, Maria McKee by Kurt B. Reighley Seattle Weekly June 18, 2003…

Bette and Nathan Lane Backstage at Broadway Bares…June 15th

BIG TIME TRIUMPH FOR B’WAY BARES THE mostly male audience started lining up hours early to see the full-frontal nudity…

New Poll is Up and Running…

The Poll is now up and will now run for 2 weeks, the same as the music. I’ll have music…