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What’s Bruce Listening To?

Boston Herald 10-17-03 Bruce Vilanch stars as Edna in the musical “Hairspray” at the Colonial Theatre through November . 1.…

Heeeere’s Johnny! On DVD

‘The Ultimate Johnny Carson Collection” (R2 Entertainment, 420 mins., not rated, $69.99) is really big. How big is it? It’s…

Bette Sets Her Sights on “The View” Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003

Show: The View Episode: 10/21/2003 Network: (ABC) American Broadcasting Corporation Date: Tuesday – October 21, 2003 Time: 11:00 am –…

CD Review: Miami Herald

Miami Herald Oct. 17, 2003 BY HOWARD COHEN BETTE MIDLER Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook (Columbia) *** Singing standards has…

Vanity Fair: The Music Issue

New on Newsstands Huge music issue: The November issue of Vanity Fair, on newsstands now, offers more than 40 new…

USA Today Article 10-17-03: “This Is Barry’s Record”

Photo: Liz Boynes Divine Miss M back with album, tour By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK — The latest…

Bette In The SoundScan Era

Mister D: I once wrote in to Keith about Bette, now Gabriel has: Keith, I am thrilled to see how…

Bette Helps To Clean A Dirty “David”

Mr. Clean.(Uncensored) Date: 10/01/2003 Publication: W Mel Gibson, once considered the sexiest man alive, is now helping to restore the…

CD Review: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brian Q. Newcomb 10/16/2003 Midler reprises Rosemary Clooney, and boy, can she swing (and sing) On the…

Bette on TV Tonight: PETER ALLEN: THE BOY FROM OZ Wednesday, Oct. 15 TRIO, 8 p.m., 9 p.m.

PETER ALLEN: THE BOY FROM OZ Wednesday, Oct. 15 TRIO, 8 p.m., 9 p.m. One day before actor Hugh Jackman…

Bette Joins Others In Lodging Objections

Ballymena-born Liam Neeson has joined the battle to save a wild deer habitat from the developers. The habitat is near…

CD REVIEWS: Seattle Gay News and Tower Records

Mister D: My eldest cat of 17 years, Chaka, has been very sick with kidney disease, but she has been…

O’Donnell on Fame, Producing, Kids, and a Little Bette

“Look, I’ve put that ego outside because I’m now not the flower. A producer’s a gardener making that flower grow.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…