Jamaica Odyssey celebrates area’s resurgence By Courtney Dentch 12/12/2002 At its movie-themed gala last week, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation…
Tag: Bette Midler
Tourists!!! Whaddaya Gonna Do?…
Mister D: How do these people know where Bette lives? Is there some kind of celebrity tour bus that shows…
Bette Dissed in this Review of the Movie Adaption of “Chicago”
Mister D: Not a very nice description of Miss Zellwegger and certainly an insult to our favorite diva…Needless to say…
The Long Goodbye: Cher’s Final Tour..
“I’ve been a frickin’ evil diva for 40 frickin’ years,” Cher playfully told a whooping, hooting and dancing crowd as…
An Interesting and Thought Provoking Essay
Once I believed that we were the world … not anymore On Jan. 28, 1985, 45 musicians gathered for an…
If You Happen To Live In The NYC Area…bbuuu—aaaarrff!!!!
Exhibitions at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center Theater.Ink: The…
Pic of Bette in the new issue of People Magazine
Mister D: Don’t have access to the pic at the moment, but maybe after work I can get the mag…
From Today’s “Sunday Mail”
Mister D: For those who don’t know, Ms. Chapman wrote, “The Color of Roses”. She resides in Nashville…and Bette has…
Katey Sagal Performs on TV Show “8 Simple Rules”
Mister D: Just in case you’re wondering…she’s an Ex-Harlette and the ex-Peg Bundy:-) December 9, 2002 — WATCHING the one-time…
Elton John On Working With Women…
Mister D: I just found this on-line. It was from an interview in Playboy Magazine from 1976. I believe Bette…
Let Go and Stop Whining with Delores Delago
The songs are updated for this week. It’s time to be happy and splash around the tank…and what better way…
Cheryl Wheeler
Mister D: I happened to see this lady perform in the Cayman Islands while at a record convention. She wrote,…
Being Compared to Midler Cringe-worthy?
From The Houston Press, Dec 5, 2002 KHOU’s Eileen Faxas has been a stalwart Defender, Channel 11’s consumer-rights champion; lately…
You Know You’ve Made A Cultural Impression…
People keep referring to Bette’s farewell…well, in any farewell that is public…even a po-dunk news show: Channel 6 still rules…
Bette mentioned in New Book on Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness told Garry O’Connor that he “could not possibly be described as a Shakespearean actor”: indeed, his performance as…
Ex-Harlette Linda Hart on performing in “Hairspray”
Excerpt from the New York Times, 11-29-02 Playing Velma Von Tussle, the villainous television producer who is pulled backward upstage…
The Book: “A Palpable Elysium”
Photos: What a Poet Sees Malcolm Jones Edition: U.S. Edition Section: Periscope The first assignment Jonathan Williams gave his poetry…
Back-Up Singer for Bette in “Dance of the Vampires”
By PATRICIA O’HAIRE DAILY NEWS FEATURE WRITER Mandy Gonzalez and Max Von Essen are in ‘Dance of the Vampires,’ which…
A Beautiful, Yet Sad Story Concerning Alzheimer’s: Hello in There…
Mister D: Some may find this too sad…it did bring tears to my eyes. But I just loved this article…lovingly,…
An Hindi Remake of “Ruthless People”…Yes It’s True…
Bollywood is famous for borrowing from Hollywood. Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, the Indian remake of the 80s dark…
Bette Discovers “David Sanders Dance Dynamics”…Performed at Hulaween 2002
Warm Response To Local Troupe Several local dancers from David Sanders Dance Dynamics in East Islip and North Babylon performed…
Attention Chef Bev: More Foods Bette Savors
For more elite eating, there’s the Trustees Dining Room (open to members who contribute $3,000 a year). It has become…
Bette Nostalgia
TODAY’S NOSTALGIA: On Nov. 25, 1977, CBS helped Rolling Stone celebrate its 10th anniversary with an hour-long special featuring Bette…
Saturday Night Sighting
BETTE Midler, Johnny Reznik, Patti Smyth and Nas partying at the “Songwriters in the Round” fund-raiser for the VH1 Save…
Here’s A Review of Mark Bego’s “Still Divine”
Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Growing up a self-proclaimed “ugly, fat little Jewish girl with problems,” Bette Midler traded in…
Something Chef Bev Might Want to Learn To Cook:-)
Dessert Delivery 360 E 55th St New York, NY 10022 Dessert Delivery (Say It With Flour), a tiny bakery nestled…
What the “little people” had to say about “Short Talks”
Mister D: I have looked high and low for a critics review of the all-star “Short Talks” benefit in which…
Another Interview with the late Pauline Kael
Mister D: Just want to remind everyone that Ms. Kael actually thought Bette was a brilliant talent; she just kind…
This Should Clear Up The Confusion As To Who Represents Bette
Mister D: I had noticed that some places, like IMDB, had Bette still being represented by Endeavor, and I knew…
MEDAL OF DISTINCTION AWARD PRESENTED TO BETTE MIDLER AT THE LENOX HILL HOSPITAL AUTUMN BALL 2002 IN NEW YORK CITY 11/19/2002
Bette Receiving Medal of Distinction