Divamensch

I was born in 1968 and Tapestry came out in 1971 - - my parents didn't have it and it was probably rather old hat by the time my brother Howard got into music. So it was up to me to discover that album in my 20s. My late husband Richard loved that album but then HE was of that generation, he was 15 when the album came out. I'm sure there was no escaping it for him. Here's my favorite song on that album: But my favorite Carole King song is not on Tapestry . Blasphemy! It's "J

Mary Martin won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Maria in The Sound of Music. One of the other nominees was Ethel Merman for Gypsy, without a doubt the most challenging role of her career. Maybe some people thought The Merm would win, maybe she did, too. She was asked how she felt about losing the Tony to Mary Martin and she said, "You can't buck a nun!" Diva: Merman's quote Mensch: the nun Here's Martin's speech. So sweet she gives me diab