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Fabulous Friday: "Never My Love"
Continuing with our Association theme, a song that's perfect for Valentine's Day...
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Feb 11, 20221 min read
CDA: Wink Martindale
Richard alerted me to the death of Wink Martindale, who died the other day at the age of 88. He was a game show host of my youth, best...
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Feb 10, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 9, 2022
How about a duo by The Association? Diva: "Along Comes Mary" Mensch: "Cherish" "Along Comes Mary" is a fun song, it's got a driving beat...
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
CDA: George Crumb
Ah, the great George Crumb - - extraordinary American composer, he died the other day at the age of 92. I was lucky to have heard (and...
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Feb 7, 20222 min read
*The Garden of the Finzi-Continis,* Feb 3, 2022
I saw a new opera on Feb 3, 2022, *The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.* It had music by Ricky Ian Gordon and a libretto by Michael Korie....
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Feb 6, 20223 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 19, finale
Maybe this was just for the camera, but it seems like the final four designers genuinely like and support each other. Am I naive? Don't...
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Feb 5, 20224 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Mahalia Jackson
No special connection here, but how about a Mystery Guest appearance by the immortal Mahalia Jackson? She comes on at 18:02. What an...
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Feb 4, 20221 min read
CDA: Monica Vitti
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Monica Vitti, who the NY Times called the "Queen of Italian Cinema." She was 90 years old....
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Feb 2, 2022
A Fleetwood Mac pair from my brother Howard. To quote him, "Nothing says 70s excess like these sexy, cocaine driven, southern Cali...
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Feb 2, 20221 min read
CDA: Howard Hesseman
My brother Patrick alerted me to the death of Howard Hesseman, age 81. He's best known for playing Johnny Fever on *WKRP in Cincinnati.*...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR19, ep12
First off, could you believe the double biff I had in my Ryan on the Runway column last week? First the subject title was just plain...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
NY Phil, *Authentic Selves,* Jan 27, 2022
Stephanie and I heard the NY Philharmonic in a concert called *Authentic Selves: The Beauty Within.* They were conducted by their music...
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Jan 29, 20224 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Rocketman* and Carpool Karaoke
Since we're in an Elton mood, I thought I'd promote the 2019 movie *Rocketman,* a biopic about Elton John. Such a wonderful movie, much...
ladiesvoices
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Jan 26, 2022
I'll give the mic to my brother Howard: "I was thinking about how much I loved *Caribou* as a kid. My first glam record. Columbia Record...
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Jan 26, 20221 min read
CDA: Anderson, Loaf, Mugler, Soares
Richard alerted me to the death of comic and actor Louie Anderson, who died at the age of 68. He started as a stand-up comic but more...
ladiesvoices
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Sonya Yoncheva recital, Jan 23, 2022
Patrick, Susie, Richard, and I saw soprano Sonya Yoncheva and pianist Malcolm Martineau in recital at the Met on Jan 23, 2022. Yoncheva...
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Jan 24, 20225 min read
PR
TELL OTHER COCO ROCHA STORY My dear friend Laura asked me to predict who I see as the winner this season. A fool’s game, to be sure, but...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
*Search For Signs,* Jan 18, 2022
Richard and I saw *The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe* at The Shed on Jan 18, 2022. It's a play from 1985 by Jane...
ladiesvoices
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Hotel California" and "September"
I love this Gipsy Kings version of "Hotel California" in Spanish. I first heard it in *The Big Lebowski.* And a story, off topic. The...
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Jan 21, 20221 min read
CDA: Mimieux and Talley
My friend Dianna alerted me to the death of Yvette Mimieux, the American actress with the French name. She was 80 years old. I guess...
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Jan 20, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
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17 hours ago1 min read
CDA x 2: Koenig and St. James
I read in the NY Times about the death of Walter Koenig at the age of 90. He'll always be remembered as Chekhov on Star Trek. I read in his Times obit that he was added in the second season to appeal to youngsters - - Kirk, Spock, and Bones were all mature gentlemen and they needed a cute young guy. They even gave him a Monkees-esque mop top to seal the deal. He was pretty damn cute! And my brother Howard alerted me to the death of Susan St. James at the age of 80. She's prob
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2 days ago1 min read
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