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Diva / Mensch pair for Dec 29, 2021
I'm ending our Beatles tribute (and ending the year) with a bird's eye D/M view of the Beatles. It seems to me that they generally...
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Dec 29, 20211 min read
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CDA: Didion and Tutu
Ah, the great Joan Didion. I need to read more of her work - - the only thing I've read is her short non-fiction collection *The White...
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Dec 26, 20211 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Let It Be" by Aretha Franklin
She kills it in this song! She's so good at turning any song into an Aretha Franklin song. I'd love to hear what she'd do with "Happy...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for Dec 22, 2021
Our last album pair from their last album: Diva: "Get Back" Mensch: "Let It Be"
ladiesvoices
Dec 22, 20211 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR19, ep9
Anna had a hard time with Octavio being sent home - - she had a little monologue at the start of the episode and had a crying jag in the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 20, 20212 min read
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Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, Dec 17, 2021
Stephanie, Amanda, and I heard a concert by the Brooklyn Chamber Music Society on December 17. 2021. Our friend Jeffrey Sykes was the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 19, 20213 min read
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*Messy Messiah,* Dec 16. 2021
I saw Heartbeat Opera do *Messy Messiah* on Dec 16, 2021. I discovered Heartbeat during the first wave of the pandemic - - their online...
ladiesvoices
Dec 18, 20214 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Come Together" by Gary Clark Jr.
I'd never heard of Gary Clark Jr. but found this gritty, sexy version of "Come Together" on YouTube. Howard Stern is a little dopey but I...
ladiesvoices
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for Dec 15, 2021
This week we have two songs from *Abbey Road:* Diva: "Come Together" Mensch: "Something"
ladiesvoices
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR19, ep8
The challenge: create a comfy chic look that’s both luxurious and cozy. You can wear it at home on the couch but still wear it out on the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 13, 20212 min read
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CDA: Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith was one of The Monkees. He died the other day at the age of 78. Here's a goofy compilation of moments from the show....
ladiesvoices
Dec 11, 20211 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Ob La Di, Ob La Da" by Marmalade
I never heard of this band, have you? This video is pretty cute. And here's a performance from when George Harrison was inducted into the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 10, 20211 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for Dec 8, 2021
I know the album is officially called *The Beatles* but we all know it as *The White Album,* am I right? Diva: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"...
ladiesvoices
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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Chanticleer Christmas concert, Dec 3, 2021
My Aunt Kat, my Uncle Dave, Richard, and I heard Chanticleer in concert on December 3, 2021. The concert was in the huge and opulent St....
ladiesvoices
Dec 7, 20213 min read
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CDA: Dahl and Dole
Arlene Dahl died the other day at the age of 96. She was a minor movie star who did occasional theatre projects - - Richard saw her as...
ladiesvoices
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 19, ep6
Oh yes, an avant garde challenge using faux fur. Right from the start I could see things going very well and going very wrong! This is...
ladiesvoices
Dec 5, 20214 min read
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*Kiki and Herb SLEIGH at BAM,* Dec 2, 2021
I saw *Kiki and Herb SLEIGH at BAM* on December 2, 2021. Kiki and Herb are sort of a parody of a cabaret duo, the creation of singer...
ladiesvoices
Dec 4, 20215 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Mia Farrow
You know I always want to do a Mystery Guest for the first Friday of the month, and I want to keep in my Beatles theme, but it's tough. I...
ladiesvoices
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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*Eurydice,* Nov 30, 2021
Richard and I saw *Eurydice* at the Met on November 30, 2021. It's a new opera with music by Matthew Aucoin and a libretto by Sarah Ruhl,...
ladiesvoices
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for Dec 1, 2021
We're sticking with *Sgt. Pepper.* Two great songs: Diva: "Good Morning, Good Morning" Mensch: "When I'm Sixty-Four"
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Dec 1, 20211 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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20 hours ago1 min read
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CDA: Diane Ladd
I was saddened to read in The Times about the death of actor Diane Ladd at the age of 89. She had three Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress. First for playing Flo in Alice Doesn't Live Her Anymore. She really knew how to give A Performance, just what you want in a supporting actor. Here she is off the freaking rails in Wild At Heart. And doing something more measured and understated in Rambling Rose. The Times said she and her daughter Laura Dern were the first (ma
ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
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