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Fabulous Friday: "Let It Go"
Don't worry, I won't actually make you listen to that song. Here's a clip of Lopez when he closed the deal on the EGOT, when he and his...
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Aug 19, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 17, 2022
EGOT #12 is Robert Lopez. It was Lopez who got me into the phenomenon of the EGOT. I heard that he was probably going to finish his EGOT...
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Aug 17, 20223 min read
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CDA: Anne Heche
Actor Anne Heche died the other day. This is the first time, I think, that I’ve done a CDA for someone who’s younger than I. She was 53....
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Aug 15, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: *The Boys in the Band*
Scott Rudin got one of his most recent Tonys for the revival of *The Boys in the Band.* For the record, the guy has won 18 Tonys, the...
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Aug 12, 20221 min read
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CDA: Lamont Dozier
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Lamont Dozier, who died the other day at the age of 81. I didn't know his name but certainly...
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Aug 11, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 10, 2022
EGOT #11 is Scott Rudin. He's been on the Naughty list for a few years - - it's easy to do a little shorthand and think of him as a...
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Aug 10, 20222 min read
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CDA: Olivia Newton-John
I got THREE alerts on this one, from Patrick, Dianna, and Stephanie. Patrick takes the prize, his was 12 minutes before Dianna. Patrick...
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Aug 9, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: W Goldberg, Oscars 1999
The African Queen! I know Billy Crystal is the gold standard for Oscar hosts in my generation, but I really loved Whoopi, too.
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Aug 5, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for August 3, 2022
EGOT #10 is Whoopi Goldberg. For the Diva I've chosen a scene from *Ghost* and for the Mensch a tap-dazzling number from *Thoroughly...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
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CDA: Carroll and Nichols
Two CDAs today. The great character actor Pat Carroll died at the age of 95. Her obits are all calling her the voice of Ursula the Sea...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Nichols and May, dentist sketch
This is my favorite Nichols and May sketch. They are priceless.
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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CDA: Tony Dow
Wow, what a roller coaster - - did you follow this story? Tues July 26: It was announced on Facebook by "his representatives" on Tuesday...
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Jul 28, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for July 27, 2022
EGOT #9 is Mike Nichols. For my examples I've chosen one of my favorite moments in *The Graduate* and a lyrical scene from *Wit.* Diva:...
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Jul 27, 20221 min read
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CDA: Rafelson, Sorvino, Warner
Director Bob Rafelson died at the age of 89. He directed *The King of Marvin Gardens,* the 1981 remake of *The Postman Always Rings...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Sweet Georgia Brown"
This is a scream. Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft (his wife, let's not forget) are so freaking adorable and hilarious.
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Jul 22, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for July 20, 2022
EGOT #8 is Mel Brooks. Jeez it was a challenge to find a Mensch for Mel Brooks, that guy is a Diva all the time! Diva: *Mad About You*...
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Jul 20, 20221 min read
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CDA: Ivana Trump
Wow, this was major! Ivana Trump died the other day at the age of 73. She was the first wife of Donald Trump, mother of Donald Jr.,...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: *Follies* at the Phil
As a tribute to EGOT #7, Jonathan Tunick, I give you this priceless documentary about *Follies* getting a semi-staged production at the...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for July 13, 2022
EGOT #7 is a name you might not know, Jonathan Tunick. He's best known for being the orchestrator for most of Stephen Sondheim's...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
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CDA: Sirico and Storch
Tony Sirico died the other day at the age of 79. He played one of the most distinctive members of the collective on *The Sopranos,*...
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Jul 11, 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
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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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