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Fabulous Friday: Spielberg's top 6 favorite movies
Thank you YouTube for once again turning my crank. I won't make you sit through the whole thing but please do if you want to! It's a...
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Aug 29, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 27, 2025
The Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement for 2013 went to Gordon Goodwin for "On Green Dolphin Street," as performed by Gordon...
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Aug 27, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "I Could Write a Book"
I love this song - - first I'll give you the first recording I heard, sung my love beyond all loves, Sarah Vaughan. You know how I love...
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Aug 22, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 20, 2025
Esperanza Spalding got the Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy for 2012 for City of Roses. The song "City of Roses" is oh so plush and sexy....
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Aug 20, 20251 min read
CDA: Terrence Stamp
Howard and Stephanie both alerted me to the death of English actor Terrence Stamp (age 87). He was a great talent with a long career. I...
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Aug 18, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: J L Curtis in the Criterion Closet
Do you love her as much as I do?
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Aug 15, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 13, 2025
The Best Historical Album Grammy for 2011 went to ultra diva Paul McCartney for Band on the Run / Paul McCartney Archive Collection. One...
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Aug 14, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Don't Tell Mama"
Did you know that Dame Judi Dench was the first woman to play Sally Bowles on the English stage? She was 34 - - so I suppose we can say...
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Aug 8, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 6, 2025
I'm doing another Best Pop Instrumental Performance duo this week. The 2010 Grammy went to Jeff Beck for "Nessun Dorma," the Puccini aria...
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Aug 6, 20251 min read
CDA: Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson died the other day at the age of 79. She's most famous for her long ugly divorce from Burt Reynolds but it's nice to be...
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Aug 5, 20251 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 21 eps 1 & 2
EPISODE ONE This season of Project Runway is dedicated to my dear friend Francesca for sharing her Hulu subscription with me. Freeform...
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Aug 4, 202510 min read
Fabulous Friday: Cleo Laine on The Muppet Show
In honor of the recently departed Cleo Laine, I offer three numbers from her appearance on The Muppet Show. First, a darling duet with...
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Aug 1, 20251 min read
CDA: Robert Wilson
My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of the extraordinary theatre director and designer Robert Wilson (83). This is how I...
ladiesvoices
Jul 31, 20253 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 30, 2025
This week I'm looking at two nominees for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 2009: Diva: Herb Alpert, "Besame Mucho" Mensch: Béla...
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Jul 30, 20251 min read
*Cabaret,* July 26, 2025
Robert and I saw Cabaret on Broadway on July 26, 2025. I had seen the previous Broadway production in the late 90s and was curious to...
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Jul 29, 20253 min read
CDA: Cleo Laine
My beloved Cleo Laine died last week at the age of 97. I discovered her when I was in my 20s and went hook, line, and sinker. Her voice...
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Jul 28, 20251 min read
Mark Morris Dance Group: July 23, 2025
Stephanie and I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Joyce Theater on July 23, 2025. It was a mixed bag of four pieces, one of them...
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Jul 27, 20254 min read
CDA x 2: Hogan and Mangione
Hulk Hogan died the other day at the age of 71. I texted with my brother Howard, who had lived in Minneapolis for a number of years, and...
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Jul 26, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Yearning (Just For You)"
My friend Stephanie and I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group the other night. The final dance was done to recordings by Bob Wills and His...
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Jul 25, 20251 min read
CDA: Ozzy Osbourne
I was shocked to see the news of the death of Ozzy Osbourne at the age of 76. Shocked because I had just used a song of his for my...
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Jul 24, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: Poison Ivy
Here's Howard: The impact of performance is often heightened by the date on the ticket. For example, I once saw Diamanda Galás on Easter Sunday. Billy Bragg on Labor Day. The Orb on New Year’s Eve. Except for Diamanda maybe, no other show lined up with the stars like seeing The Cramps on Halloween. Crazy fun. Sacramento Psychobilly legends, The Cramps were formed by wife and husband, Lux Interior and Poison Ivy. They were raw and erotic, retro and porno, all mashed together i
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2 days ago1 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Jan 7, 2026
We had a funny situation with the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical in 1952. Diva: Yul Brynner Mensch: Best Supporting Actor in a Musical? They really thought that was a supporting role? My litmus test is - - who is it about? Like when What's Love Got To Do With It? was up for Oscars they gave both Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne nominations for leading performances. Ike Turner IS the leading male figure in the movie but from my point of view, who is it about? The movie
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4 days ago1 min read
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