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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, John Daly
We're in a game show theme this month, and you know how I love the mystery guest on *What's My Line?*, so I found the final mystery...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for March 2, 2022
My marvelous friend Dianna suggested I do a game show theme. A fantastic idea! Let's start off with two shows hosted by the late great...
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Mar 1, 20223 min read
*Company,* Feb 24, 2022
Renée and I saw *Company* on Broadway on Feb 24, 2022. It's a musical from 1970 with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by...
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Feb 28, 20221 min read
CDA: Sally Kellerman
Richard alerted me to the death of Sally Kellerman, who died the other day at the age of 84. She's best known for playing Margaret "Hot...
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Feb 26, 20223 min read
*Down To Eartha,* Feb 25, 2022
Richard and I saw *Down To Eartha* on Feb 25, 2022 at the Gene Frankel Theatre. It's a one-woman show about Eartha Kitt, written by and...
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Feb 25, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Jefferson Airplane
Before I get to today's video, I want to share a story my dear friend and beloved reader Stephanie sent me: "Gotta tell ya - Jefferson...
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Feb 23, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 23, 2022
I'm closing out this theme with a song from the 60s and a more contemporary song, both of which look back to something from the 19th...
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Feb 18, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: two more Paul Simon songs
Here's Paul Simon on Dick Cavett with a tight little band, some amazing backup singers, and two wonderful songs.
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Feb 16, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 16, 2022
This week's pair is from Paul Simon's 1975 album *Still Crazy After All These Years.* Such a great songwriter, and such a cutie! Diva:...
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Feb 12, 20223 min read
*Four Quartets,* Feb 10, 2022
Jane and I saw *Four Quartets* at BAM on Feb 10, 2022. It's a dance piece inspired by *Four Quartets* by T. S. Eliot. The choreography is...
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Feb 11, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Never My Love"
Continuing with our Association theme, a song that's perfect for Valentine's Day...
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Feb 10, 20221 min read
CDA: Wink Martindale
Richard alerted me to the death of Wink Martindale, who died the other day at the age of 88. He was a game show host of my youth, best...
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 9, 2022
How about a duo by The Association? Diva: "Along Comes Mary" Mensch: "Cherish" "Along Comes Mary" is a fun song, it's got a driving beat...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
CDA: George Crumb
Ah, the great George Crumb - - extraordinary American composer, he died the other day at the age of 92. I was lucky to have heard (and...
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Feb 6, 20223 min read
*The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,* Feb 3, 2022
I saw a new opera on Feb 3, 2022, *The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.* It had music by Ricky Ian Gordon and a libretto by Michael Korie....
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Feb 5, 20224 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 19, finale
Maybe this was just for the camera, but it seems like the final four designers genuinely like and support each other. Am I naive? Don't...
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Feb 4, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Mahalia Jackson
No special connection here, but how about a Mystery Guest appearance by the immortal Mahalia Jackson? She comes on at 18:02. What an...
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
CDA: Monica Vitti
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Monica Vitti, who the NY Times called the "Queen of Italian Cinema." She was 90 years old....
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Feb 2, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 2, 2022
A Fleetwood Mac pair from my brother Howard. To quote him, "Nothing says 70s excess like these sexy, cocaine driven, southern Cali...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
CDA: Howard Hesseman
My brother Patrick alerted me to the death of Howard Hesseman, age 81. He's best known for playing Johnny Fever on *WKRP in Cincinnati.*...
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Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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*Ainadamar,* Nov 6, 2024
Karen, Stephanie, and I saw *Ainadamar* at the Met on Nov 6, 2024. It's an opera by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry...
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