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Fabulous Friday: "Good Mornin' "
G is for "Good Mornin' " from *Singin' in the Rain.* One of the greatest movies ever. Good mornin'!
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Sep 18, 20201 min read
Jessye Norman 75th birthday tribute
JESSYE NORMAN 75th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE I attended a tribute to the late great Jessye Norman on 9/15/20, in honor of what would have been her...
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Sep 17, 20204 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 9/16/20
G is for gum: Diva: bubble gum Mensch: chewing gum
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Sep 16, 20201 min read
Hyeyung Yoon and Greg Beaver concert, 9/13/20
I heard Greg Beaver (cello) and Hyeyung Yoon (violin) in concert on 9/13/20. It was a concert in the Open Space Music concert series that...
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Sep 13, 20203 min read
Joyce DiDonato concert, 9/12/20
I heard Joyce DiDonato in concert on 9/12/20 the as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series. She performed with pianist Carrie-Ann...
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Sep 12, 20204 min read
Fabulous Friday: A to F
I had the great idea to use the Fabulous Fridays to mirror the alphabet experience we have going on with the Diva / Mensch pairs. I came...
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Sep 11, 20201 min read
CDA: Diana Rigg
Dame Diana! What a treasure, what a delight, what a dish! She did Shakespeare (Regan in the 1983 PBS *King Lear* starring Laurence...
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Sep 10, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 9/9/20
F is for Fountain: Diva: Trevi fountain Mensch: Drinking fountain
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Sep 9, 20201 min read
VOCES8, 9/5/20
I heard VOCES8 in an online concert on 9/7/20 (it was live on 9/5/20). It was part of the Live From London series, which they created for...
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Sep 7, 20204 min read
Fabulous Friday: hula instructor on *What's My Line?*
I nearly always do a celebrity mystery guest on the first Friday of the month, but having just come out of our Hawaii tribute, I wondered...
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Sep 4, 20201 min read
Gesualdo Six, 8/29/20
I heard Gesualdo Six in a concert online on 9/4/20 (it was live on 8/29/20). It was presented as part of the VOCES8 Live from London...
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Sep 3, 20203 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 9/2/20
E is for eggplant: Diva: eggplant parmesan Mensch: grilled eggplant
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Sep 2, 20201 min read
Robyn Bollinger concert, 8/30/20
I heard violinist Robyn Bollinger in a concert online, sponsored by Open Space Music and A Far Cry. She was being filmed from A Far Cry’s...
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Aug 31, 20203 min read
Lise Davidsen recital, 8/29/20
I heard Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen in a recital online on 8/29/20. It was part of the Metropolitan Opera’s Met Stars Live in Concert...
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Aug 30, 20204 min read
CDA: Chadwick Boseman
I was shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Chadwick Boseman. Only 43, so tragic. I've probably seen him in other movies, but I...
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Aug 29, 20201 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Hawaii Five-O"
This is what Hawaii was to me when I was a kid!
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 8/26/20
I'm enjoying this alphabet experience more than I thought I would! I hope you're liking it, too. This week, D is for Desk: Diva: Louis...
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Aug 26, 20201 min read
The Swingles, 8/22/20
I heard The Swingles in concert online on 8/22/20, performing as part of VOCES8’s Live from London concert series. The group was founded...
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Aug 22, 20202 min read
Fabulous Friday: "The Hukilau Song"
You might know about my unsavory appetite for cheesy elevator music. One of the masters of the genre is Ray Conniff. I got all of the Ray...
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Aug 21, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair forf 8/19/20
C is for Corn: Diva: candy corn Mensch: corn Photos on my homepage. And of course I can't use the word "corn" without mentioning Carol...
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Aug 19, 20201 min read
CDA: Catherine O'Hara
Oh my I was not prepared for this one. My brother Howard texted me yesterday to alert me to the death of the extraordinary Catherine O'Hara at the too young age of 71. Like many of my generation I first encountered her on SCTV. My favorite of her characters was Lola Heatherton, a dimly talented nightclub performer, her name pointing us to Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon mainstays Lola Falana and Joey Heatherton. She was delightful in Beetlejuice (1988) but I'm not so into
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2 days ago2 min read
Fabulous Friday: Alanis Morissette
I've asked my friend Jori Hume to write a few Fabulous Fridays in the Rock and Roll Woman series. Jori is a friend from high school, without a doubt the coolest person ever to attend Delavan-Darien High School. I was about to write "ever to graduate from" but I bet there are some cool people who were dropouts! Jori is cooler than any of them. I'll hand the baton to Jori: Do you remember the first time you heard “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette? Picture it: Kansas City.
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3 days ago2 min read
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