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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…

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…

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…

From Down Under: BabyDivine Jane Reviews “Pretty Legs and Great Big Knockers!”

Mister D: This is classic Babydivine…so much wit out of someone so young…just amazing!!!! I love it…..sounds like a great…

Filming Begins for “The Stepford Wives” Today…Article talks of Nicole’s Post Oscar Roles

Herald Sun, Australia June 17th, 2003 NICOLE Kidman is capitalising on her post-Oscar status as the world’s most in-demand female…

Bette Helps With Education…

National High School Speech Competitors Vie for Championship Titles and $88,000 in College Scholarships and Prizes Business Editors/Education Writers ATLANTA–(BUSINESS…

MAUREEN DOWD on “Stepford Wives”

Hot Zombie Love New YorkTimes June 15,2003 By MAUREEN DOWD The leafy Connecticut towns of New Canaan and Norwalk are…

Another Reason To Put Up A Better Pic from NYRP Spring Picnic 2003…Bette On Some of the New Fashions…LOL

Jeanne Beker Inside Entertainment Venting her sartorial frustrations just after the Dior show in Paris last fall, and lamenting that…

Stepford Wives Update: I Was Right First Time Around-Connecticut Will Be A Filming Location

Thanks Nicola for Pic “I’m going to Stepford, girlfriend!” Things Stepping Up In Stepford The Hartford Courant June 12, 2003…

Billboard Answers Mister D’s Question: However, Now We Know More…LOL

Caricature: Dave Thomson (Thanks Steve for sending this picture…great job your friend did) Mister D: I wrote this letter to…

13 Year Old Sings the Blues…

Only 13, but singing the blues 12jun03 SHE signed a record deal with Sony at just 12 years old. Now…

Les Will Get Mooned!!!

A POKE AT THE EYE Bette Midler Throws a Punch (with Judy) at Her Old Network The Robins Report, June…

For the Maniloonies!:-)

Barry Manilow: From kitsch to cool? By Andrew Walker BBC News profiles unit After his well-documented accident, could it be…

That Furry Bra

Bra-Nanza An auction of star-crated lingerie raises funds for charity Date: 06-01-2003; Publication: In Style; Author: Brantley Bardin Showing their…

Partners In Time Genetics, life experience and good ol’-fashioned discipline– each plays a role in how you look as you get older.

Age: 57 BETTE MIDLER HOME BASE N.Y.C. MARRIAGES One; husband is performance artist Martin von Hasselberg, 54 KIDS Daughter Sophie,…

Manilow and the Finishing Touches…An Ouch…His Nose!

Liz Smith 06-04-03 BARRY MANILOW boasts two fa mous things — his voice and his nose. The latter is a…

Cabaret Scene Picks Up “Down Under”: Hello Australia

Cabaret kicks up its heels June 2 2003 The Age The surest signs of health and vigour in any industry…