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CDA: Leslie Jordan & Jerry Lee Lewis
Actor and singer Leslie Jordan died last week at the age of 67. In a car crash. So adorable and hilarious. Here's a CBS Mornings tribute...
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Oct 31, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: The Best of Endora
Ah, Agnes Moorehead as Endora on *Bewitched.* I think, as a little boy, I wanted to be her when I grew up. How'd that turn out?
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Oct 28, 20221 min read
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*Kimberly Akimbo,* Oct 25, 2022
I saw *Kimberly Akimbo* on Broadway on Oct 25, 2022. It's a new musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David...
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Oct 27, 20223 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 26, 2022
1942. Diva: Agnes Moorehead, *The Magnificent Ambersons* Mensch: Teresa Wright, *Mrs Miniver* These two ladies were nominated for Best...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Orson Welles on the panel
It's been so long since we've visited *What's My Line?* I looked for an episode that had Orson Welles as the mystery guest (since I...
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Oct 21, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 19, 2022
The year is 1941. I'm choosing two Best Picture nominees for that year. *Citizen Kane* is seen as one of the greatest movies ever made...
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Oct 19, 20221 min read
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CDA: Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane died the other day at the age of 72. He's best known for playing the loveable giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies....
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Oct 15, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: *Rebecca* parody
Carol Burnett and her band of merry pranksters are back at it!
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Oct 14, 20221 min read
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CDA: Dame Angela Lansbury
Another one that made me sad! I was alerted to her death by Richard and our friend Scott Seyforth. She died the other day at the age of...
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Oct 13, 20222 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 12, 2022
I said last week that I'd be looking at movies year by year but really, I'll mostly be looking at the Academy Awards. That's how I roll....
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Oct 12, 20221 min read
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CDA: Judy Tenuta
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of comic and Love Goddess Judy Tenuta, who died last week at the age of 72. Here's my favorite...
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Oct 11, 20221 min read
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*Four Saints in Three Acts,* Oct 6, 2022
David Jay and I saw *Four Saints in Three Acts* on Oct 6, 2022. *Four Saints* is an opera from 1928 with music by Virgil Thomson and a...
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Oct 8, 20223 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Went With the Wind"
A classic!
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Oct 7, 20221 min read
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*Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,* Oct 2, 2022
Stephanie and I saw Shostakovich's *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk* at the Met on Oct 2, 2022. This was my third time seeing this opera at the...
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Oct 6, 20224 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 5, 2022
Today I'm starting a long diva/mensch series focusing on movies, going year by year. I'm starting with 1939, what a lot of people see as...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
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CDA: Loretta Lynn
Oh this one made me a little sad! So many great ladies dying lately and Loretta Lynn was definitely a great lady. She was 90 years old...
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Oct 4, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Philip Michael Thomas singing
I honestly had no memory of him being a singer and now I know why. This video is super cheesy. Kind of hilarious.
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Sep 30, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 28, 2022
I'm closing out our EGOT tribute by honoring the origin of the term EGOT. According to Wikipedia, "The EGOT acronym was coined by actor...
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Sep 28, 20221 min read
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CDA: Louise Fletcher
My friend Patrick (not to be confused with my brother Patrick, who is also quite friendly) alerted me to the death of Louise Fletcher,...
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Sep 27, 20221 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: M the C season 3, finale
The finale! They were "tasked" (Tim's word) with creating a 10-look collection for a runway show. They also needed to pitch a business...
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Sep 26, 20223 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
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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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