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CDA: Kirstie Alley and Angelo Badalamenti
Kirstie Alley died the other day at the too-young age of 71. Of course she's best known for *Cheers* but I was always a Shelley Long guy...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: more buttons, more bows
Oh my goodness, another post a day late! Twice in one week! I am thoroughly ashamed. Slapping my wrist right now, really and truly....
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Dec 10, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 7, 2022
So sorry this is a day late! The winner for the Oscar for Best Song in 1948 was "Buttons and Bows" from *Paleface,* sung by Bob Hope to...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
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Chanticleer Christmas, Dec 4, 2022
I heard *A Chanticleer Christmas* at St Ignatius Loyola on December 4, 2022. They're a 12-voice all-male singing group that I've heard...
ladiesvoices
Dec 6, 20223 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, R Widmark
Mystery Guest, Richard Widmark! He looks lanky. Also rather cute. And Steve Allen, I think he emptied a whole bottle of Brylcreem in his...
ladiesvoices
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 30, 2022
The year is 1947. I've chosen two nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Diva: Richard Widmark in *Kiss of Death* Mensch: Edmund Gwenn in...
ladiesvoices
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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CDA: Irene Cara
Richard alerted me to the death of Irene Cara, who died at the too young age of 63. Here she is singing "Fame" on Don Kirshner's Rock...
ladiesvoices
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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*The Piano Lesson,* Nov 26, 2022
Tom, Ed, Richard, and I saw *The Piano Lesson* on Broadway on Nov 26, 2022. It's a play by August Wilson from 1987, set in Pittsburgh in...
ladiesvoices
Nov 27, 20223 min read
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Kevin Puts concert, Nov 21, 2022
I went to a concert of music by the contemporary American composer Kevin Puts on November 21, 2022. It was part of the Music Mondays...
ladiesvoices
Nov 26, 20224 min read
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Fabulous Friday: lost ending of *It's a W Life*
This hilarious sketch is from Saturday Night Live in 1986.
ladiesvoices
Nov 25, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 23, 2022
We're at 1946. I'm featuring two films that were up for Best Picture. The award went to *The Best Years of Our Lives,* a movie I don't...
ladiesvoices
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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*Straight Line Crazy,* Nov 19, 2022
Richard and I saw *Straight Line Crazy* at The Shed on November 19, 2022. It's a new play by David Hare starring Ralph Fiennes as Robert...
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Nov 21, 20222 min read
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*A Man of No Importance,* Nov 16, 2022
I saw *A Man of No Importance* at Classic Stage Company on November 16, 2022. It's a musical from 2002 based on a film with the same...
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Nov 20, 20223 min read
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CDA: Ned Rorem
My friend Dale alerted me to the death of the Pulitzer-Prize winning American composer Ned Rorem. He was 99. He's best known for his...
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Nov 19, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guests Arden & Lansbury
Both of our ladies for this week were mystery guests. How delightful! And Lansbury comes on at about 16:45.
ladiesvoices
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 16, 2022
We're at 1945. I've chosen two of the Best Supporting Actress nominees. The winner that year was Anne Revere for *National Velvet.* Diva:...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Barbara Stanwyck tribute
This is one of my favorite features on Turner Classic Movies - - they bring in a contemporary actor to talk about how much they admire an...
ladiesvoices
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 9, 2022
The year was 1944. These two ladies were nominated for Best Actress. The winner was Ingrid Bergman for *Gaslight.* Diva: Barbara Stanwyck...
ladiesvoices
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Joe Jackson and Badfinger
Lately I've been linking my Fabulous Fridays to the Diva/Mensch theme for the week but I'm straying from that this week. Last weekend...
ladiesvoices
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 2, 2022
It's 1943 and of course I have to honor one of the most beloved movies ever made, *Casablanca.* Diva: Kiss Mensch: Sigh Ingrid Bergman...
ladiesvoices
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025
I heard Sybarite5 at Music Mondays on Nov 3, 2025. They're a string quintet - - two violins, viola, cello, and bass. I heard them in an online concert during lockdown n 2020. I just read that review and I appeared to enjoy the 2020 concert more than this latest one. Maybe I was more eager for a satisfying cultural experience? Or maybe it was just better. They opened with "Movement and Locations" by The Punch Brothers. It had a great energy but the cello solo at the beginning
ladiesvoices
2 days ago3 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin
I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi
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3 days ago1 min read
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