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CDA: Jane Withers
This was one of those "She was still alive!" moments. Jane Withers was a child star in the 30s. She was 95.
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Aug 9, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Gina Lollobrigida
Two appearances by Gina Lollobrigida, aka "the poor man's Sophia Loren." First, in 1964 - - she comes on at 14:08. She seems a little...
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Aug 6, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for August 4, 2021
I'm ending our tour of Europe with a trip to Italy. This week we have two marvelous pasta dishes: Diva: carbonara Mensch: cacia e pepe
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Aug 4, 20211 min read
Hyeyung Yoon and friends, July 27 2021
I went to a concert by my friend Hyeyung Yoon on July 27, 2021. The first half was all music by Raimundo Penaforte, a composer whose work...
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Aug 1, 20213 min read
Fabulous Friday: Pan Am travelogue, Austria
Here's another delightful vintage Pan Am travelogue, this one for Austria. Makes me want to visit there - - both Vienna and 1964.
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Jul 30, 20211 min read
CDA: Jackie Mason & Ron Pompei
Jackie Mason, the one and only! Mason was 93, though he seemed older! I saw him holding court in a booth at the Cafe Edison years ago...
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Jul 29, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for July 28, 2021
This week we have the title characters of the two operas written by the great Austrian composer Alban Berg: Diva: Lulu Mensch: Wozzeck My...
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Jul 28, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Michael Haneke
I'm a big fan of Austrian cinematic sadist Michael Haneke. He's made many intense, shocking movies: *The Piano Teacher,* *The White...
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Jul 23, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for July 21, 2021
My mother and I made four wonderful friends on that Viking River Cruise in 2015 - - two couples, Dianna and Tom and Bob and Teri. Dianna...
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Jul 21, 20211 min read
*Angel’s Bone,* July 15 2021
I saw *Angel’s Bone* online on July 15, 2021. It was a recording of a live performance from January 2016, when it was premiered at the...
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Jul 17, 20212 min read
Fabulous Friday: Romy Schneider
Here's a little tribute to the wonderful Austrian actress Romy Schneider:
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Jul 16, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for July 14, 2021
Continuing with our Austrian theme: Diva: Mozart Mensch: Haydn Mozart wrote music that was brilliant and often just plain gorgeous. Haydn...
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Jul 14, 20211 min read
LA Phil: 2nd season, 7th ep - - Common
The seventh episode of the second season of Sound Stage was a collaboration with musician, actor, and activist Common. The concert was...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
Fabulous Friday: Maximillian Schell
Last week I featured Austrian actor Maria Schell as the mystery guest. This week I'm featuring her better-known brother, Maximillian...
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Jul 9, 20211 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for July 7, 2021
We're continuing our European tour with a trip to Austria this month. Our first pair: Diva: Sacher torte Mensch: Demel torte Sacher and...
ladiesvoices
Jul 7, 20211 min read
BDDS: 4th concert, *Stranger in a Strange Land*
The final concert of the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society 2021 season was called *Stranger in a Strange Land.* I watched it on July 5,...
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Jul 5, 20212 min read
*I Puritani,* June 30 2021
I watched *I Puritani* online on June 30, 2021 (it was live on May 23). This was a concert performance of highlights, presented by...
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Jul 4, 20212 min read
LA Phil: 2nd season 6th ep, Weezer
The sixth episode of the second season of the LA Philharmonic's Sound Stage series was a collaboration between the LA rock band Weezer,...
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Jul 3, 20211 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Maria Schell
We're continuing our tour of Europe by spending the month of July in Austria. The mystery guest is actor Maria Schell. Sadly, I know her...
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Jul 2, 20211 min read
BDDS 3rd concert, July 26 2021
I heard the third concert of the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society 2021 season, called “The Master and Margarita.” It was dropped online...
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Jul 1, 20212 min read
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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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
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1 day ago1 min read
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