BetteBack 1975: Bette Gets Offered To Do A Television Special With ABC

Tyrone Daily Herald Television In Review July 17, 1975 NEW YORK (UPI) – Bette Midler, the doyenne of glitter rock,…

Reminder: Buena Vista will release Beaches on Blu-ray on 6 November

Buena Vista will release Beaches on Blu-ray on 6 November. This Bette Midler weepie classic will arrive with a 1080p…

BetteBack 1975: Clams Does Nothing But Entertain

Lawton Constitiution Broadway Ticket Lines Dispel Recession Blues By Bill Crawford May 14, 1975 “Clams on the Half Shell,” Minskoff…

BetteBack 1975: Bette Midler Credits Success To Energy

Avalanche Journal Star Singer Credits Energy For Success May 25, 1975 HOLLYWOOD (Special)- Calling Bette Midler a singer is like…

Video: Shout It Out for Your Library!

Join Bette Midler, Jeff Daniels, Barbara Walters, Tim Gunn, Amy Tan and more…speak out for your library and help fight…

BetteBack 1975: Bette Takes “Clams” To Philly For Preview Before Broadway

Idaho Falls Post Register Earl Wilson April 3, 1975 Bette Midler arranged for Lionel Hampton to have billing on her…

BetteBack 1975: Who Got Bette Midler To Work Again?

Lima News The GOSSIP Column March 10, 1975 Q: Didn’t Bette Midler drop out of sight for awhile ? Who…

Bette Midler Will Appear On Oprah’s Next Chapter November 11

Bette Midler will be on Oprah‘s Next Chapter Sunday November 11th, 9:00 Central….straight from Bette’s camp! Love, Mister D

BetteBack 1975: Bette Midler, Superstar guests on “Cher”

Corsicana Daily Sun Bette Midler, Superstar guests on “Cher” February 9, 1975 Calling Bette Midler a singer is like calling…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Announces Plans For “Delores Holopena and the Clams on the Halfshell Revue”

Dunkirk Evening Observer Dunkirk Fredonia New York The Gossip Column by Robin Sloan December 21, 1974 Q: What is happening…

Photo: Bette Joins The Boys At Company B ~ Boeing

Randy’s Journal/Boeing The Divine Miss M September 24, 2012 It seems music stars and Boeing go hand in hand these…

BetteBack: Bette Wins ‘Woman Of The Year’ At Mademoiselle’s 30th Annual Awards Presentation

Appleton Post Crescent 11 awards given to exceptional women September 14, 1974 Bette Midler is a singer who slowly became…

BetteBack 1974: Who Was The Hit Of The Tony Awards

Burlington Daily Times News TV Tinderbox Celebrity Quiz Time by Buck Biggers & Chet Stover May 9, 1974 What lady…

Bette Midler 1974: A Movie Comes Back To Haunt Bette

Bradford Era The Voice of Broadway By JACKO’BRIAN May 4, 1974 Patricia Lanigan of E. Meadow, N.Y., askes if Bette…

Video: Johnny Carson Presents Bette Midler With A Special Tony Award ~ 1974 (Great Speech)

Johnny Carson presents Bette Midler with a Special Tony at The 28th Annual Tony Awards ~ 1974  

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Extra Security?

Lebanon Daily News The VOICE of BROADWAY By JACK O’BRIAN March 2, 1974 Bette Midler had five escorts at La…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Trash With Flash ~ Truth In Packaging?

Bradford Era Voice of Broadway By JACKO’BRIAN February 6, 1974 Bette Midler showed off her guy Eddie Simon (Paul Simon‘s…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Nominated For Three Grammy Awards

Van Nuys Valley News And Green Sheet Stevie Wonder Leads List of Candidates for Grammys January 18, 1974 Blind singer-composer…

BetteBack Review 1974: “Bette Midler” By Bette Midler

Greenfield Recorder RECORDER World Of Music By Judy Hugg January 17, 1974 There’s not much one can say about Bette…

Kathy Najimy’s Valentine To Bette Midler

The Film Experience Love Letters Pt. 2: Kathy Najimy, Rosemarie DeWitt, Xander Berkeley Thursday, August 30, 2012 Mister D: Melanie Lynskey,…

BetteBack: The Year In Music 1973

Daily Review The Year In Music – 1973 January 11, 1974 The year of 1973 was a good one for…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Becomes Disillusioned With Fame

Mister D: Most of Bette’s disillusionment of fame had to do with Rolling Stone magazine‘s bilious review of her second…

BetteBack 1974: Miss M’s Top 10 Favorite Albums

Altoona Mirror Bette Midler: My Ten Favorite Records January 5, 1974 Who else but The Divine Miss M can carry…

Streisand Releases “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” (Thanks Marcos)

Mister D: Streisand just released her version of “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” and it’s like buttah, but…

BetteBack: Renowned Critic Gives “Bette Midler” A Fair To Middlin’ Review

Pacific Stars And Stripes Bette Midler’s Latest-Only Middlin’ Fair By ROBERT HILBURN © 1973, The Los Angeles Times December 16,…

Bette Midler Makes Fun Of My “Delores Mermaid Doll” On “The Graham Norton Show”

I was in El Lay for the premiere of Cher’s And Xtina’s movie “Burleqsque” when I got a call from…

BetteBack: Bette Midler Gains New Audience…

San Mateo Times Lyons Den LEONARD LYONS December 22, 1973 Bloomingdale’s is now selling towels inscribed with “Continental Baths.” Bette…

Book: “Songs for the New Depression” By Kergan Edwards-Stout

Winner – 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award – LGBTQ Shortlist – 2011 Independent Literary Award – LGBTQ Gabriel Travers…

BetteBack Concert: Miss Main Event ~ Bette Midler At The Palace ~

Oakland Tribune Bette Midler Brings ‘Pizzazz’ to Palace December 7, 1973 NEW YORK ,(AP) – Bette Midler, the brash orange-haired…

Perfection And Greatness Are Unrelated

Mister D: When you put a halo over someone you admire, you actually are doing a disservice to them as…