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VOCES8 and Rachel Podger, 12/3/20
I heard Rachel Podger and VOCES8 in concert on 12/3/20 (it was live on 12/1/20). The concert was titled *A Guardian Angel.* VOCES8 had...
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Dec 4, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Jane Russell
R is for Jane Russell! She seems like a lot of fun. Here's an appearance from 1957, she appears at 16:17: And another in 1962. I like her...
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Dec 2, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/2/20
R is for Rum: Diva: Rum Mensch: Gin Rummy
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
CDA: Dena Dietrich
You might not know her name but you might know her best role, as Mother Nature on the Chiffon margarine commercials in the 70s.
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Nov 28, 20202 min read
*Aunt Dan and Lemon,* 11/26/20
I saw *Aunt Dan and Lemon* performed by The New Group on 11/26/20 (it was live a few days before). It’s a play by Wallace Shawn,...
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Nov 27, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: three queens
We're on the letter Q this week, so I'm giving you three queens. First, Queen performing "Killer Queen" on Top of the Pops: Next, Helen...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 11/25/20
This week, the letter Q: Diva: quick step Mensch: quick bread Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
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Nov 21, 20203 min read
SF Symphony, 11/14/20
The San Francisco Symphony posted a concert online, called “Throughline.” It was posted on 11/14/20, I watched it on 11/18/20. It's...
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Nov 20, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Prince, "Purple Rain"
The Diva/Mensch pairs for this week are two princes, so it seems only fitting that the Fabulous Friday feature would be Prince himself....
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Nov 19, 20203 min read
Voices of Ascension Gala, 11/17/20
Richard and I attended a gala celebrating the 30thanniversary of Voices of Ascension on 11/17/20. I’ve loved Voices until right after I...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 11/18/20
The letter P - - the first pair that came to mind: Diva: Prince Harry Mensch: Prince William
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Nov 17, 20204 min read
Lew Spence tribute, 11/14/20
Richard and I attended a meeting by the American Popular Song Society on 11/14/20. It was produced by our friend Tom Toce and was a...
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Nov 15, 20202 min read
Miles Hoffman, 11/14/20
I heard a concert by violist Miles Hoffman on 11/14/20, presented by Open Space Music (based in Jersey City, NJ) and Lincoln Friends of...
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Nov 13, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Oh What a Beautiful Morning"
And isn't it a beautiful morning? Here's the always sturdy Gordon MacRae in the movie of *Oklahoma:* And some scary white dudes in New...
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Nov 12, 20201 min read
CDA: Candido and Norm Crosby
How ironic - - the Diva/Mensch pair for this week is "Ol' Man River," with the diva being Tony Bennett and the mensch Paul Robeson. The...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 11/11/20
O is for "Ol' Man River." Diva: Tony Bennett (and Candido on the bongos) Mensch: Paul Robeson
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Nov 10, 20204 min read
LA Philharmonic, 2nd set of concerts
I strongly encourage you to check these out. They're free, under 45 minutes long, and beautifully done: https://soundstage.laphil.com...
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Nov 9, 20201 min read
CDA: Alex Trebek
Heavy sigh. I'd had my eye on him for a while. We're big *Jeopardy* fans in my house, and I've loved the show since high school, so Alex...
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Nov 8, 20202 min read
Laquita Mitchell and Myra Huang, 11/7/20
Richard and I heard soprano Laquita Mitchell and pianist Myra Huang in recital on 11/7/20, co-presented by Open Space Music and Lakeview...
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Nov 6, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guests, the Nelsons
N is for Nelson. First up, Ozzie and Harriet. They arrive at 17:15. And their son Ricky, who arrives at 17:26. Such a well-mannered young...
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14 hours ago12 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
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5 days ago1 min read
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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