i woke up this morning to news that Chile had a devasting earthquake.. i found myself questioning how bad the quake was. i figured if george clooney shows up, its really bad..
can you imagine that george clooney is now my barometer for how bad things are in any country! seems like george shows up when things are bad and brad pitt shows up to rebuild. the media has destroyed my brain cells.
after listening about the quake i put on cnn to hear Dr. Drew Pinsky assessing american idol.. what has this world come to? between dr. drew and dr. oz who was dancing on his show, i'm convinced the world is going to hell in a handbasket.
i'm sure dr. drew at one time was a well respected doctor. and now he's doing an assessment of american idol. lord, help me.
when i lived in new york city and you had someone in your life who needed heart surgery, the go to guy was dr. memet oz. everyone knew his name for the brilliance of his ability. now he's showing intestines on his own show and dancing on occasion.
i had my 15 minutes of fame and it was fun for a short while.. then i began to hate it. the advantage of my fame was that nobody knew who i was by sight. only my name was famous. that was easy enough to change.
i was given opportunities which i'm grateful never came to fruition.. i did a pilot for a tv show and gratefully it never sold.
i'm thrilled i wrote a book and sold so well.. but the book was about the work i was doing to help people.
i can't wait to read a book by dr. drew on american idol or a book by dr. oz called OPRAH BOUGHT ME !
i'm not done with this subject so i'll
be back soon.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
KWAI
i'm watching my all time favorite movie, the bridge on the river kwai. i can never figure out why i love the movie so much. i only own one dvd and the river kwai is it.
the performance of alec guinness, is in my opinion, a perfect performance. he is utterly brilliant in this movie and won a much deserved oscar.
i watch this movie twice a year and marvel at his performance. an anagram of his name is GENUINE CLASS ..how perfect.
so, of course i have a alec guinness story to share with you.
i worked at canyon ranch in tucson and as an employee there, you are warned never to go up to a famous person. we were told they were there for rest and relaxation and to be left alone. i saw julia roberts, brooke shields, will smith and so forth and so on.. i never even thought of approaching them.
one day i was in the dining room and freaked out.. sir alec guinness was there.. he was quite elderly at that time and by now had been honored by being knighted in his country. i paused and thought to myself, he's old, he should know from a mere mortal, how brilliant i thought his performance was. so without regard of being fired i went up to him and introduced myself.
i told him exactly what i've just told you about his brilliant performance and i thanked him for making a movie experience one i would never forget.. being me, i didn't shut up for a second.. he was so touched that he invited me to join him for dinner in the diningroom.. having no fear of being fired, i went to dinner with him. we talked for quite a while without me fawning over him..
we dicussed the meaning of the movie, the location, the other performances.how he found his character and on and on. at the end of the dinner, he thanked me for joining him and i thanked him for enriching my life.. (i do get dramatic at times)he kissed my hand, which is very english and i hugged him and thanked him.
after i left the diningroom, the owner of canyon ranch came up to me and said, i see you had dinner with alec guinness. i said of course i did.. he's an old friend !
the owner looked at me and said, you're lying but what the hell, he is old and now he's you're friend !
end of story.
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the performance of alec guinness, is in my opinion, a perfect performance. he is utterly brilliant in this movie and won a much deserved oscar.
i watch this movie twice a year and marvel at his performance. an anagram of his name is GENUINE CLASS ..how perfect.
so, of course i have a alec guinness story to share with you.
i worked at canyon ranch in tucson and as an employee there, you are warned never to go up to a famous person. we were told they were there for rest and relaxation and to be left alone. i saw julia roberts, brooke shields, will smith and so forth and so on.. i never even thought of approaching them.
one day i was in the dining room and freaked out.. sir alec guinness was there.. he was quite elderly at that time and by now had been honored by being knighted in his country. i paused and thought to myself, he's old, he should know from a mere mortal, how brilliant i thought his performance was. so without regard of being fired i went up to him and introduced myself.
i told him exactly what i've just told you about his brilliant performance and i thanked him for making a movie experience one i would never forget.. being me, i didn't shut up for a second.. he was so touched that he invited me to join him for dinner in the diningroom.. having no fear of being fired, i went to dinner with him. we talked for quite a while without me fawning over him..
we dicussed the meaning of the movie, the location, the other performances.how he found his character and on and on. at the end of the dinner, he thanked me for joining him and i thanked him for enriching my life.. (i do get dramatic at times)he kissed my hand, which is very english and i hugged him and thanked him.
after i left the diningroom, the owner of canyon ranch came up to me and said, i see you had dinner with alec guinness. i said of course i did.. he's an old friend !
the owner looked at me and said, you're lying but what the hell, he is old and now he's you're friend !
end of story.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
AH SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE
i just finished watching The Mirror Has Two Faces, starring barbra streisand. she plays a homely girl looking for love but at no point do i buy that shes homely. in my eyes, that woman is beautiful.
as i was watching the movie, i realized i was at the premier. i went with rosie o'donnells then girlfriend kelli.. at that time rosie and kel weren't ever seen together so kel went with me.
the reception was held at tavern on the green and i asked someone where i should sit..the someone was barbras assistant. she said sit here and don't move. i didn't move. after sitting for about 15 minutes, barbra and jim arrived and walked directly to the table i was sitting at. barbra kissed me hello and i wondered to myself, IS THIS MY LIFE ! then came donna karan who kissed me hello also.. we had met in vegas. meeting donna meant WHOLESALE to me. but babs, well that's a different story.
tonite as i was watching the movie, i wondered why in gods name do i adore that woman so much. is it her talent? her fame? the fact that she came from a poor jewish family and became an icon? i think its some, if not, all the above.
i really would love to anaylze this. isn't it a mystery of sorts?
i've haven't been in therapy for a long time now and i think if i called my dr. dan, he would have me committed.
i've worked through so many issues of my life. my childhood.. the death of my father, my mothers mental illness, my marriage, my children, the death of my son, the death of my sister and more. can you imagine me calling dr. dan and asking, why do you think i adore barbra streisand?
i suspect it will just remain one of lifes mysteries. but hell, i'd like to know.
thats all for now..
be back soon
as i was watching the movie, i realized i was at the premier. i went with rosie o'donnells then girlfriend kelli.. at that time rosie and kel weren't ever seen together so kel went with me.
the reception was held at tavern on the green and i asked someone where i should sit..the someone was barbras assistant. she said sit here and don't move. i didn't move. after sitting for about 15 minutes, barbra and jim arrived and walked directly to the table i was sitting at. barbra kissed me hello and i wondered to myself, IS THIS MY LIFE ! then came donna karan who kissed me hello also.. we had met in vegas. meeting donna meant WHOLESALE to me. but babs, well that's a different story.
tonite as i was watching the movie, i wondered why in gods name do i adore that woman so much. is it her talent? her fame? the fact that she came from a poor jewish family and became an icon? i think its some, if not, all the above.
i really would love to anaylze this. isn't it a mystery of sorts?
i've haven't been in therapy for a long time now and i think if i called my dr. dan, he would have me committed.
i've worked through so many issues of my life. my childhood.. the death of my father, my mothers mental illness, my marriage, my children, the death of my son, the death of my sister and more. can you imagine me calling dr. dan and asking, why do you think i adore barbra streisand?
i suspect it will just remain one of lifes mysteries. but hell, i'd like to know.
thats all for now..
be back soon
Thursday, February 11, 2010
LOST AND FOUND
last night i got a phone call from my ex-husbands nephew who i haven't seen or heard from in 19 years.. i found his sister on facebook and sent her a message but she never answered, he did.
seems his sister is angry with me cause when her father died i didn't send a card..the fact that i had no idea where they lived didn't matter to her. that was typical of that family.
this nephew is now 44 years old, married with a 19 month old baby.. he reminded me of a labrador.. so sweet and gentle and kind.
he, his sister and my son jordan were very close cousins. after jordan died, as is expected, people fall out of your life for various reasons and this is what happened here.
peter is his name and he seemed to have held onto every good and bad memory of my son. my daughter and i discuss my son with ease but we don't have the same memories peter had. they shared a childhood in that cousin kind of way and were very close.
we talked for three hours, sharing our memories not only of my son but of that entire dysfunctional family.
he talked about the love and adoration he had for his grandfather, a man i had nothing but distain for.. but for once, i kept my mouth shut.. everyones reality is different. i chose to let him have his good memories. we both agreed the rest of the family were some of the most disgusting people both of us ever knew.. it validated everything i ever felt. not that i needed that validation.
we talked about his father, a man that was one of the angriest people i ever met. but that was my reality.. he agreed that his father was tough but he said he was very kind to others. i kept my mouth shut again.
peter is desperate for a connection to family and although i'm not a blood relative, he said, you're still my aunt.. i felt like his aunt last night.
i have very peculiar ideas about family. usually only my own blood relatives do i have deep feelings for and everyone who knows me, knows that.. there is one exception and thats a child i helped raise, my daughters friend stacy. shes my family and theres no doubt about that in my heart.
last night was very wistful for me.. peter and i made a promise to keep in touch with one another. for me he holds the delicious memories of my son and theres nothing better than that.
i usually go for a joke by this time but my funny is on hold right now.
be back soon
seems his sister is angry with me cause when her father died i didn't send a card..the fact that i had no idea where they lived didn't matter to her. that was typical of that family.
this nephew is now 44 years old, married with a 19 month old baby.. he reminded me of a labrador.. so sweet and gentle and kind.
he, his sister and my son jordan were very close cousins. after jordan died, as is expected, people fall out of your life for various reasons and this is what happened here.
peter is his name and he seemed to have held onto every good and bad memory of my son. my daughter and i discuss my son with ease but we don't have the same memories peter had. they shared a childhood in that cousin kind of way and were very close.
we talked for three hours, sharing our memories not only of my son but of that entire dysfunctional family.
he talked about the love and adoration he had for his grandfather, a man i had nothing but distain for.. but for once, i kept my mouth shut.. everyones reality is different. i chose to let him have his good memories. we both agreed the rest of the family were some of the most disgusting people both of us ever knew.. it validated everything i ever felt. not that i needed that validation.
we talked about his father, a man that was one of the angriest people i ever met. but that was my reality.. he agreed that his father was tough but he said he was very kind to others. i kept my mouth shut again.
peter is desperate for a connection to family and although i'm not a blood relative, he said, you're still my aunt.. i felt like his aunt last night.
i have very peculiar ideas about family. usually only my own blood relatives do i have deep feelings for and everyone who knows me, knows that.. there is one exception and thats a child i helped raise, my daughters friend stacy. shes my family and theres no doubt about that in my heart.
last night was very wistful for me.. peter and i made a promise to keep in touch with one another. for me he holds the delicious memories of my son and theres nothing better than that.
i usually go for a joke by this time but my funny is on hold right now.
be back soon
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS!
i have a new friend and i'm thrilled about it.
i was in the elevator of my building and a young stunning black girl got in. she was carrying a gorgeous purse and i told her i thought the purse was absolutely gorgeous.. i asked if i could feel it. she said sure.. i asked where she bought it and she told me. we got off the elevator and began talking incessantly about this purse and purses in general.. shoulder purses vs. the clutches and so forth and so on...
for those who know me, know i have one purse for day and one for evening.. that's it.. i don't like changing bags so i stick with one purse.
we talked for about a half hour and she told me she just moved into the building. she had been living in new york and her husband got an opportunity here in fla so they decided it was too good to pass up...we talked about the advantages of having a restaurant and coffee shop in the building and we just chatted away.
i then asked her name and told her mine and i said to her, i want you to be my new best friend. we both laughed and she said, i could use a friend.. i said, we all can.
i then told her how i can't really handle old people never thinking i'm an old person to her. i kinda went overboard on this one.. i started pointing out the 80 and 90 year olds so i could appear younger to her.
it was then she said what is music to my ears. well you're not old.. i said , honey, i'm old ! she said.. what are you 50-52? i said, i'm not telling but we are going to be the best friends ever !
so i'd like you all to know that my new best friend is named tamara and shes a model and i love her right now.
be back soon.
i was in the elevator of my building and a young stunning black girl got in. she was carrying a gorgeous purse and i told her i thought the purse was absolutely gorgeous.. i asked if i could feel it. she said sure.. i asked where she bought it and she told me. we got off the elevator and began talking incessantly about this purse and purses in general.. shoulder purses vs. the clutches and so forth and so on...
for those who know me, know i have one purse for day and one for evening.. that's it.. i don't like changing bags so i stick with one purse.
we talked for about a half hour and she told me she just moved into the building. she had been living in new york and her husband got an opportunity here in fla so they decided it was too good to pass up...we talked about the advantages of having a restaurant and coffee shop in the building and we just chatted away.
i then asked her name and told her mine and i said to her, i want you to be my new best friend. we both laughed and she said, i could use a friend.. i said, we all can.
i then told her how i can't really handle old people never thinking i'm an old person to her. i kinda went overboard on this one.. i started pointing out the 80 and 90 year olds so i could appear younger to her.
it was then she said what is music to my ears. well you're not old.. i said , honey, i'm old ! she said.. what are you 50-52? i said, i'm not telling but we are going to be the best friends ever !
so i'd like you all to know that my new best friend is named tamara and shes a model and i love her right now.
be back soon.
Monday, February 8, 2010
DENIS O'HARE
i saw the movie the proposal last night with sandra bullock and ryan reynolds.. i will stop bashing sandy ( i now call her sandy,) as for ryan reynolds, i never saw anything he was in before i saw this movie.. i know he's married to scarlett johansson, woody allens muse. i found him to be very generic in looks.. he looks like every other young actor today and there was nothing special about him . the movie was a dud to me. as i have mentioned, i dislike most movies.
there was an actor in that movie that most of you won't know but would recognize him if you saw him.. his name is denis o'hare..i discovered denis when he was on law and order, playing a crazy assed schitzophrenic.. he was nothing less than brilliant. i began following his career. he was on law and order.. all of them, several times and each time he was riviting.
i went to see the broadway show TAKE ME OUT. denis i believe won a tony for his performance. he's just brilliant in everything he does.. i've seen him in some crappy
movies but he always shines. there are many times that he's just better than the movie he's in.
denis has appeared on broadway and off broadway and i'm always there to watch him. i'm his oldest stalker.
when he was in Take me Out, i went backstage to meet him..i was with a famous person who could make that happen for me.. i had never asked this famous person to meet anyone but i wanted to meet denis.
well, last night i went to his website and he lists his email address.. i wrote a fan letter to him, something i never do. he wrote back with a lovely note of thanks for knowing someones watching him.
i have met, i believe, every big star in hollywood.. but i was more thrilled to hear from denis o'hare than i was of meeting anyone.. go figure !
now i'm going back to my real life..
be back soon.
there was an actor in that movie that most of you won't know but would recognize him if you saw him.. his name is denis o'hare..i discovered denis when he was on law and order, playing a crazy assed schitzophrenic.. he was nothing less than brilliant. i began following his career. he was on law and order.. all of them, several times and each time he was riviting.
i went to see the broadway show TAKE ME OUT. denis i believe won a tony for his performance. he's just brilliant in everything he does.. i've seen him in some crappy
movies but he always shines. there are many times that he's just better than the movie he's in.
denis has appeared on broadway and off broadway and i'm always there to watch him. i'm his oldest stalker.
when he was in Take me Out, i went backstage to meet him..i was with a famous person who could make that happen for me.. i had never asked this famous person to meet anyone but i wanted to meet denis.
well, last night i went to his website and he lists his email address.. i wrote a fan letter to him, something i never do. he wrote back with a lovely note of thanks for knowing someones watching him.
i have met, i believe, every big star in hollywood.. but i was more thrilled to hear from denis o'hare than i was of meeting anyone.. go figure !
now i'm going back to my real life..
be back soon.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF LINDA
i notice i have 15 followers of this blog.. i want more !
i'm going to california in march to spend some time with my daughter.. i love my daughter but oh god do i hate los angeles. the traffic is horrific, the smog, hideous. last year i moved to california and got the hell out of there after only 5 months. my apartment was gorgeous but in a very conjested area.. my apartment faced the HOLLYWOOD sign. because of the smog i never saw anything more than OLLYWOOD if that.
i do love the restaurants. so many to chose from. i always look forward to having dinner with a certain couple, the Steinbergs. i can listen to him talk the entire time. his wife is lovely but i think i have a mild crush on him. maybe crush isn't the right word.. he's just charming and i suspect everyone falls in love with him and his story telling.
i am loathe to fly to los angeles.. 6 hours from ft. lauderdale. i'm flying virgin atlantic which is suppose to be a great airline.. the seats recline and there are foot rests.. ME AND MY ANKLES !
i love the Saks fifth avenue in los angeles and hope to drop a few sheckles there.
i'm listening to the music of FUNNY GIRL. i just love that barbra for those who have been living under a rock !
i left this blog for a while and went to the supermarket.. usually i never go.. i have a housekeeper who bless her, does my shopping. but i wanted to see if i needed anything that i haven't thought of.. BIG MISTAKE ! today is super sunday and the store was jammed packed. the shelves in this huge store were practically empty.
as i was leaving the store, i saw someone go into the handicapped parking spot without a handicapped sticker. i became inappropriately incensed. instead of confronting the people, i called the police. i said, i'm going to sit in my car til someone from the police dept. comes here and cites these people and tows their car as is posted on the sign. i sat for 5 minutes and the cops showed up. they walked around the car and CLEARLY posted on the dashboard was a handicapped sticker!
now i'm going to watch the law and order marathon and forget what a putz i am at times.
be back soon
i'm going to california in march to spend some time with my daughter.. i love my daughter but oh god do i hate los angeles. the traffic is horrific, the smog, hideous. last year i moved to california and got the hell out of there after only 5 months. my apartment was gorgeous but in a very conjested area.. my apartment faced the HOLLYWOOD sign. because of the smog i never saw anything more than OLLYWOOD if that.
i do love the restaurants. so many to chose from. i always look forward to having dinner with a certain couple, the Steinbergs. i can listen to him talk the entire time. his wife is lovely but i think i have a mild crush on him. maybe crush isn't the right word.. he's just charming and i suspect everyone falls in love with him and his story telling.
i am loathe to fly to los angeles.. 6 hours from ft. lauderdale. i'm flying virgin atlantic which is suppose to be a great airline.. the seats recline and there are foot rests.. ME AND MY ANKLES !
i love the Saks fifth avenue in los angeles and hope to drop a few sheckles there.
i'm listening to the music of FUNNY GIRL. i just love that barbra for those who have been living under a rock !
i left this blog for a while and went to the supermarket.. usually i never go.. i have a housekeeper who bless her, does my shopping. but i wanted to see if i needed anything that i haven't thought of.. BIG MISTAKE ! today is super sunday and the store was jammed packed. the shelves in this huge store were practically empty.
as i was leaving the store, i saw someone go into the handicapped parking spot without a handicapped sticker. i became inappropriately incensed. instead of confronting the people, i called the police. i said, i'm going to sit in my car til someone from the police dept. comes here and cites these people and tows their car as is posted on the sign. i sat for 5 minutes and the cops showed up. they walked around the car and CLEARLY posted on the dashboard was a handicapped sticker!
now i'm going to watch the law and order marathon and forget what a putz i am at times.
be back soon
Saturday, February 6, 2010
OSCAR, OSCAR, WHO WILL IT BE !
i'm watching the movie TIME TO KILL. its a wonderful movie. i have to apologize to sandra bullock. i've inferred that she's an ok actress who was very one dimensional.
in this movie she was excellent.. was she better than Streep would be? no ! but she was damn good. i haven't seen the movie where she was nominated for an oscar but i suspect she might be worthy of an oscar. nobody will be more surprised than sandra bullock i suspect.
i personally would like to see gaby (whatever her last name is), who starred in precious, win the oscar. that performance was amazing.. and let's be honest, only an obese black girl could do that part. can you imagine jada pinket smith in that role ? hell no !
this year there will be few surprises.. it will be jeff bridges for best actor,
best actress i hope will be meryl streep just because shes meryl streep. but i suspect sandy's gonna go home with oscar.
best supporting actress..there is no even playing field here.. the oscar goes to the brilliant and heart wrenching performance by MONIQUE.. who ever thought that a comic would win an oscar for a drama.
oops.. i forgot about robin williams who won for Good will hunting.
best supporting actor will be Christof walz for inglorious basterds. he's got a lock on this award.
best director will go to james cameron. it would be nice if his ex-wife katherine bigelow won for Hurt locker.. but chances are very slim.
i don't know all the other catagories but precious will win for best screen play based on a book, if there's such a catagory.
i really, truly, sincerely love the oscars. i love to hate them and complain about them but i really do love them.. i love the pre-show and love the gowns.
i'm writing about the oscars because its saturday night and i wished something good was on tv.. if the oscars were on, i'd be thrilled.
the oscars will be hosted by alec baldwin and steve martin. i miss billy crystal.
i made cauliflower au gratain today.
i'm so freaking bored right now.. but..............
be back soon
in this movie she was excellent.. was she better than Streep would be? no ! but she was damn good. i haven't seen the movie where she was nominated for an oscar but i suspect she might be worthy of an oscar. nobody will be more surprised than sandra bullock i suspect.
i personally would like to see gaby (whatever her last name is), who starred in precious, win the oscar. that performance was amazing.. and let's be honest, only an obese black girl could do that part. can you imagine jada pinket smith in that role ? hell no !
this year there will be few surprises.. it will be jeff bridges for best actor,
best actress i hope will be meryl streep just because shes meryl streep. but i suspect sandy's gonna go home with oscar.
best supporting actress..there is no even playing field here.. the oscar goes to the brilliant and heart wrenching performance by MONIQUE.. who ever thought that a comic would win an oscar for a drama.
oops.. i forgot about robin williams who won for Good will hunting.
best supporting actor will be Christof walz for inglorious basterds. he's got a lock on this award.
best director will go to james cameron. it would be nice if his ex-wife katherine bigelow won for Hurt locker.. but chances are very slim.
i don't know all the other catagories but precious will win for best screen play based on a book, if there's such a catagory.
i really, truly, sincerely love the oscars. i love to hate them and complain about them but i really do love them.. i love the pre-show and love the gowns.
i'm writing about the oscars because its saturday night and i wished something good was on tv.. if the oscars were on, i'd be thrilled.
the oscars will be hosted by alec baldwin and steve martin. i miss billy crystal.
i made cauliflower au gratain today.
i'm so freaking bored right now.. but..............
be back soon
Friday, February 5, 2010
SHAMELESSLY SHAIMAN
i just want to give marc shaiman and his ego a shout out.:) for those of you who don't know marc, below are some of his accomplishments. i have nothing more to say about this man, what you will read explains him.. he also is extremely cute and funny. how am i doing marc? this blog may be your big break!
Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer for films, television, and theatre.
Contents [show]
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Television
5 Theatre
5.1 Broadway
5.2 Off-Broadway
6 Internet
7 Discography
7.1 Bette Midler
7.2 Harry Connick, Jr.
7.3 Peter Allen
7.4 Soundtracks
7.5 Original Broadway cast recordings
8 Concert/cabaret work
9 References
10 External links
[edit] Personal life
Shaiman was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Claire (née Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman.[1] He lives in both Los Angeles and New York City. Shaiman and Scott Wittman have been partners in life and collaborators in theater since 1979.[2]
[edit] Career
Shaiman started his career as a theatre/cabaret musical director. He then became vocal arranger for Bette Midler, eventually becoming her musical director and co-producer of many of her recordings, including The Wind Beneath My Wings and From a Distance. He helped create the material for her performance on the penultimate Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His work with both Bette Midler and Billy Crystal led to his involvement on their films.
His film credits include Broadcast News, Beaches, When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Sleepless in Seattle, A Few Good Men, The American President, The First Wives Club, George of the Jungle, In & Out, Patch Adams, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon, and 61*. He frequently works on films by Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner. He has also appeared in many of these films.
Shaiman has earned five Academy Award nominations, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work on the musical Hairspray, and an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal's Academy Award performances. He has also been Grammy nominated twice for his arrangements for Harry Connick Jr.'s recordings When Harry Met Sally... and We Are in Love and Emmy nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live. In 2002, he was honored with the "Outstanding Achievement in Music-In-Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival, and in 2007 he was honored with ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the music of film and television. He is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Comedy Feature Film.
Fans of Saturday Night Live may recognize Shaiman as Skip St. Thomas, the accompanying pianist for The Sweeney Sisters, a singing duo played by Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks. He began his professional relationships with Billy Crystal and Martin Short during his tenure at SNL. He wrote and sang a song for his agent's film Finding Kraftland; the song was called Yes.
To protest the passage of California Proposition 8 in November 2008, Shaiman wrote a satiric mini-musical called "Prop 8 — The Musical". The 3-minute video was distributed on the internet at FunnyOrDie.com beginning on December 3, 2008. It was written and produced in just a few days. The cast includes Jack Black (who plays Jesus), Neil Patrick Harris, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Margaret Cho, Rashida Jones and other celebrities. Shaiman plays the piano and appears briefly on the video. It received 1.2 million internet hits in its first day.[3][4]
Most recently, he has co-written (with partner Wittman) songs for Neil Patrick Harris for hosting stints on The 2009 Tony Awards and The 2009 Emmy Awards.
[edit] Filmography
Broadcast News (1987)
Big Business (1988)
Beaches (1988)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Misery (1990)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
City Slickers (1991)
The Addams Family (1991)
Hot Shots! (1991)
For the Boys (1991)
Sister Act (1992)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (Oscar Nominee) (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Sister Act 2 (1993)
City Slickers II (1994)
North (1994)
Speechless (1994)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Forget Paris (1995)
The American President (Oscar Nominee) (1995)
Bogus (1996)
Mother (1996/II)
The First Wives Club (Oscar Nominee) (1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
George of the Jungle (1997)
In & Out (1997)
My Giant (1998)
Simon Birch (1998)
Patch Adams (Oscar Nominee) (1998)
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Oscar Nominee) (1999)
The Story of Us (1999) with Eric Clapton
Disney's The Kid (2000)
Get Over It (2001)
One Night at McCool's (2001)
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Down with Love (2003)
Alex and Emma (2003)
Marci X (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Hairspray (2007)
The Bucket List (2007)
Bob: The Musical (2010)
Hairspray 2 (2010)
[edit] Television
Bette Midler - Mondo Beyondo (1982)
Saturday Night Live (1984-1985)
Saturday Night Live (1986-1987)
Comic Relief (1986)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (1986)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes (1988)
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)
What's Alan Watching? (1989)
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train To Moscow (1990)
The 62nd Academy Awards (1990)
The 63rd Academy Awards (1991)
The 64th Academy Awards (1992)
The 65th Academy Awards (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993)
The 69th Academy Awards (1997)
Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (1997)
The 70th Academy Awards (1998)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1998)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
From the Earth to the Moon part eleven (1998)
Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary (1999)
The 72nd Academy Awards (2000)
South Park - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics (1999)
Get Bruce (1999)
Jackie's Back! (1999)
Bette (2000)
How Harry Met Sally... (2000)
61* (2001)
South Park episode - "Cripple Fight" (2001)
Greg the Bunny (2002)
Charlie Lawrence (2003)
The Score with Phil Ramone (2003)
The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003)
Biography - Bette Midler (2004)
The 76th Academy Awards (2004)
The 77th Academy Awards (2005)
The 79th Academy Awards (2007)
The 63rd Tony Awards (2009)
The 61st Emmy Awards (2009)
Trivia note: He has co-written and performed with Bette Midler, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal on the penultimate shows of Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
[edit] Theatre
[edit] Broadway
Peter Allen:Up in One (1979)
Bette! Divine Madness (1980)
André DeShield's Haarlem Nocturne (1984)
Leader of the Pack (1985)
An Evening with Harry Connick Jr. and Orchestra (1990)
Patti LuPone on Broadway (1995)
Hairspray (2002)
The Odd Couple (2005)
Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (2006)
Catch Me If You Can (TBA)
[edit] Off-Broadway
Dementos - The Production Company
Livin' Dolls - Manhattan Theatre Club
Legends - Ahmanson Theatre
Trilogy of Terror - Club 57
Non Pasquale - Delacorte Theatre
[edit] Internet
Prop 8 - The Musical (2008) (Composer, Lyricist, Pianist) 2009 "Webby" winner-Best Comedy:Short or Individual Episode
[edit] Discography
[edit] Bette Midler
Thighs and Whispers
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
Some People's Lives
Experience the Divine
Bathhouse Betty
[edit] Harry Connick, Jr.
We Are in Love
[edit] Peter Allen
Making Every Moment Count
[edit] Soundtracks
Beaches
When Harry Met Sally...
For the Boys
A Few Good Men
Sister Act
Sleepless in Seattle
North
The American President
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
The Story of Us
Alex & Emma
Rumor Has It
Hairspray
The Bucket List
[edit] Original Broadway cast recordings
Hairspray
Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
[edit] Concert/cabaret work
Peter Allen
Jack Black & Will Ferrell
Kristin Chenoweth
Rosemary Clooney
Harry Connick Jr.
Billy Crystal
Christine Ebersole
Ellen Foley
Whoopi Goldberg
Annie Golden
The Harlettes
The High-Heeled Women
Lauryn Hill
Jennifer Holliday
Allison Janney
Laura Kenyon
Nathan Lane
Jenifer Lewis
Ute Lemper
Darlene Love
Patti LuPone
Lypsinka
Ann Magnuson
Andrea Martin
Lonette McKee
Bette Midler
Catherine O'Hara
Sarah Jessica Parker
Zora Rasmussen
Ann Reinking
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
Martin Short
Donald Trump
Tracey Ullman
Luther Vandross
Bruce Vilanch
Steven Webber
Robin Williams
Raquel Welch
drum roll please. MS. BARBRA JOAN STREISAND
Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer for films, television, and theatre.
Contents [show]
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Television
5 Theatre
5.1 Broadway
5.2 Off-Broadway
6 Internet
7 Discography
7.1 Bette Midler
7.2 Harry Connick, Jr.
7.3 Peter Allen
7.4 Soundtracks
7.5 Original Broadway cast recordings
8 Concert/cabaret work
9 References
10 External links
[edit] Personal life
Shaiman was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Claire (née Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman.[1] He lives in both Los Angeles and New York City. Shaiman and Scott Wittman have been partners in life and collaborators in theater since 1979.[2]
[edit] Career
Shaiman started his career as a theatre/cabaret musical director. He then became vocal arranger for Bette Midler, eventually becoming her musical director and co-producer of many of her recordings, including The Wind Beneath My Wings and From a Distance. He helped create the material for her performance on the penultimate Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. His work with both Bette Midler and Billy Crystal led to his involvement on their films.
His film credits include Broadcast News, Beaches, When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Sleepless in Seattle, A Few Good Men, The American President, The First Wives Club, George of the Jungle, In & Out, Patch Adams, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon, and 61*. He frequently works on films by Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner. He has also appeared in many of these films.
Shaiman has earned five Academy Award nominations, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work on the musical Hairspray, and an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal's Academy Award performances. He has also been Grammy nominated twice for his arrangements for Harry Connick Jr.'s recordings When Harry Met Sally... and We Are in Love and Emmy nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live. In 2002, he was honored with the "Outstanding Achievement in Music-In-Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival, and in 2007 he was honored with ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the music of film and television. He is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Comedy Feature Film.
Fans of Saturday Night Live may recognize Shaiman as Skip St. Thomas, the accompanying pianist for The Sweeney Sisters, a singing duo played by Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks. He began his professional relationships with Billy Crystal and Martin Short during his tenure at SNL. He wrote and sang a song for his agent's film Finding Kraftland; the song was called Yes.
To protest the passage of California Proposition 8 in November 2008, Shaiman wrote a satiric mini-musical called "Prop 8 — The Musical". The 3-minute video was distributed on the internet at FunnyOrDie.com beginning on December 3, 2008. It was written and produced in just a few days. The cast includes Jack Black (who plays Jesus), Neil Patrick Harris, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Margaret Cho, Rashida Jones and other celebrities. Shaiman plays the piano and appears briefly on the video. It received 1.2 million internet hits in its first day.[3][4]
Most recently, he has co-written (with partner Wittman) songs for Neil Patrick Harris for hosting stints on The 2009 Tony Awards and The 2009 Emmy Awards.
[edit] Filmography
Broadcast News (1987)
Big Business (1988)
Beaches (1988)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Misery (1990)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
City Slickers (1991)
The Addams Family (1991)
Hot Shots! (1991)
For the Boys (1991)
Sister Act (1992)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (Oscar Nominee) (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Life with Mikey (1993)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Sister Act 2 (1993)
City Slickers II (1994)
North (1994)
Speechless (1994)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Forget Paris (1995)
The American President (Oscar Nominee) (1995)
Bogus (1996)
Mother (1996/II)
The First Wives Club (Oscar Nominee) (1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
George of the Jungle (1997)
In & Out (1997)
My Giant (1998)
Simon Birch (1998)
Patch Adams (Oscar Nominee) (1998)
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Oscar Nominee) (1999)
The Story of Us (1999) with Eric Clapton
Disney's The Kid (2000)
Get Over It (2001)
One Night at McCool's (2001)
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Down with Love (2003)
Alex and Emma (2003)
Marci X (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Hairspray (2007)
The Bucket List (2007)
Bob: The Musical (2010)
Hairspray 2 (2010)
[edit] Television
Bette Midler - Mondo Beyondo (1982)
Saturday Night Live (1984-1985)
Saturday Night Live (1986-1987)
Comic Relief (1986)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (1986)
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes (1988)
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989)
What's Alan Watching? (1989)
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train To Moscow (1990)
The 62nd Academy Awards (1990)
The 63rd Academy Awards (1991)
The 64th Academy Awards (1992)
The 65th Academy Awards (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993)
The 69th Academy Awards (1997)
Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas (1997)
The 70th Academy Awards (1998)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1998)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)
From the Earth to the Moon part eleven (1998)
Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary (1999)
The 72nd Academy Awards (2000)
South Park - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics (1999)
Get Bruce (1999)
Jackie's Back! (1999)
Bette (2000)
How Harry Met Sally... (2000)
61* (2001)
South Park episode - "Cripple Fight" (2001)
Greg the Bunny (2002)
Charlie Lawrence (2003)
The Score with Phil Ramone (2003)
The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003)
Biography - Bette Midler (2004)
The 76th Academy Awards (2004)
The 77th Academy Awards (2005)
The 79th Academy Awards (2007)
The 63rd Tony Awards (2009)
The 61st Emmy Awards (2009)
Trivia note: He has co-written and performed with Bette Midler, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal on the penultimate shows of Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
[edit] Theatre
[edit] Broadway
Peter Allen:Up in One (1979)
Bette! Divine Madness (1980)
André DeShield's Haarlem Nocturne (1984)
Leader of the Pack (1985)
An Evening with Harry Connick Jr. and Orchestra (1990)
Patti LuPone on Broadway (1995)
Hairspray (2002)
The Odd Couple (2005)
Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (2006)
Catch Me If You Can (TBA)
[edit] Off-Broadway
Dementos - The Production Company
Livin' Dolls - Manhattan Theatre Club
Legends - Ahmanson Theatre
Trilogy of Terror - Club 57
Non Pasquale - Delacorte Theatre
[edit] Internet
Prop 8 - The Musical (2008) (Composer, Lyricist, Pianist) 2009 "Webby" winner-Best Comedy:Short or Individual Episode
[edit] Discography
[edit] Bette Midler
Thighs and Whispers
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
Some People's Lives
Experience the Divine
Bathhouse Betty
[edit] Harry Connick, Jr.
We Are in Love
[edit] Peter Allen
Making Every Moment Count
[edit] Soundtracks
Beaches
When Harry Met Sally...
For the Boys
A Few Good Men
Sister Act
Sleepless in Seattle
North
The American President
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
The Story of Us
Alex & Emma
Rumor Has It
Hairspray
The Bucket List
[edit] Original Broadway cast recordings
Hairspray
Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
[edit] Concert/cabaret work
Peter Allen
Jack Black & Will Ferrell
Kristin Chenoweth
Rosemary Clooney
Harry Connick Jr.
Billy Crystal
Christine Ebersole
Ellen Foley
Whoopi Goldberg
Annie Golden
The Harlettes
The High-Heeled Women
Lauryn Hill
Jennifer Holliday
Allison Janney
Laura Kenyon
Nathan Lane
Jenifer Lewis
Ute Lemper
Darlene Love
Patti LuPone
Lypsinka
Ann Magnuson
Andrea Martin
Lonette McKee
Bette Midler
Catherine O'Hara
Sarah Jessica Parker
Zora Rasmussen
Ann Reinking
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
Martin Short
Donald Trump
Tracey Ullman
Luther Vandross
Bruce Vilanch
Steven Webber
Robin Williams
Raquel Welch
drum roll please. MS. BARBRA JOAN STREISAND
Thursday, February 4, 2010
CELL HELL
i had my carpets cleaned today.. the guy told me if you ever get stains use windex.
the above has nothing to do with anything but i thought it was a helpful hint.
todays rant.. and it is a rant.. is about cell phones.. i have a pay as you go cell phone which i ONLY use when i need to see if a driver is picking me up at the airport. otherwise, i have no use for a cell phone.
i went to bed, bath and BEYOND today. there was a woman who was talking so loud on her phone that i asked her to lower her voice. the look on her face was of distain. she hated me. its not the first time i've had a problem with cell phone users.
i was at my drs. office and there was only one other woman in the waiting room.. i always bring a book to read while i'm waiting for the dr.. i'm perfect as you can tell ..(don't comment)
she was bedecked with jewels and dressed like esthers pet horse. i of course was perfectly dressed (no comment please). well this women gets on her blackberry and said to whomever she was talking to, hello, this is mrs. shaiman, (her actual name)
i brought my masserati in for service and it's suppose to be ready today. she continued talking about what had been wrong with her car and i couldn't resist. i said, excuse me, mrs. shaiman, what color is your masserati? she looked at me as though i had ten heads and said blue. i then asked if the masserati was ready at the mechanics.. she said, why do you care? i said i don't care at all but i figured since you're talking so loud and mentioning your car, you might want to start a dialogue with me. she said, are you nuts lady? i said possibly but i'm not rude enough to be talking on a phone while others are waiting to go into the drs. office .
with that the nurse came out and said, mrs. shaiman.. and mrs. shaiman got up, gave me a dirty look and went into the drs. office
i was escorted into the drs. inner office and heard this.. there is some nut sitting in the waiting room listening to my phone conversation and commenting on everything i said.. my dr. said, it must be linda, she has an appointment today and i heard him laughing. he came in shortly thereafter and said, are you starting trouble with my patients? i said of course, if not me, then who.
the point of this story is, nobody needs a cell phone.. if people want to find you, they should call your house and leave a message. nobody has anything that important to say that they have to talk in offices, streets, even toilets which happened at bloomingdales while i was peeing.
this world of technology is pissing me off.
be back later
the above has nothing to do with anything but i thought it was a helpful hint.
todays rant.. and it is a rant.. is about cell phones.. i have a pay as you go cell phone which i ONLY use when i need to see if a driver is picking me up at the airport. otherwise, i have no use for a cell phone.
i went to bed, bath and BEYOND today. there was a woman who was talking so loud on her phone that i asked her to lower her voice. the look on her face was of distain. she hated me. its not the first time i've had a problem with cell phone users.
i was at my drs. office and there was only one other woman in the waiting room.. i always bring a book to read while i'm waiting for the dr.. i'm perfect as you can tell ..(don't comment)
she was bedecked with jewels and dressed like esthers pet horse. i of course was perfectly dressed (no comment please). well this women gets on her blackberry and said to whomever she was talking to, hello, this is mrs. shaiman, (her actual name)
i brought my masserati in for service and it's suppose to be ready today. she continued talking about what had been wrong with her car and i couldn't resist. i said, excuse me, mrs. shaiman, what color is your masserati? she looked at me as though i had ten heads and said blue. i then asked if the masserati was ready at the mechanics.. she said, why do you care? i said i don't care at all but i figured since you're talking so loud and mentioning your car, you might want to start a dialogue with me. she said, are you nuts lady? i said possibly but i'm not rude enough to be talking on a phone while others are waiting to go into the drs. office .
with that the nurse came out and said, mrs. shaiman.. and mrs. shaiman got up, gave me a dirty look and went into the drs. office
i was escorted into the drs. inner office and heard this.. there is some nut sitting in the waiting room listening to my phone conversation and commenting on everything i said.. my dr. said, it must be linda, she has an appointment today and i heard him laughing. he came in shortly thereafter and said, are you starting trouble with my patients? i said of course, if not me, then who.
the point of this story is, nobody needs a cell phone.. if people want to find you, they should call your house and leave a message. nobody has anything that important to say that they have to talk in offices, streets, even toilets which happened at bloomingdales while i was peeing.
this world of technology is pissing me off.
be back later
Monday, February 1, 2010
THE SHAMMYS
i watched the grammys last night and lord help me, i hardly knew anyone..
who the heck is zack brown, maxwell and what the heck is a lady gaga?
years ago i met beyonce.. she must have been 20 years old. she was beautiful but didn't seem like anyone special to me. i have a knack for not knowing talent.. her career has been amazing and she seems as sweet as sugar to me..
then there's taylor swift.. i'm sure kids love her but to me shes a geeky kid and i can't figure out how she won anything let alone album of the year.
then there are groups. how do they get their names? blacked eyed peas, green day , kings of leon.. a story i recall is when i was in london iwas invited to lunch with chris martin and his wife.. he was totally adorable and charming but i was sure the name of his band was green day.. it was days later when i learned he was coldplay.. what idiotic names.
years ago, i had dinner with linda and paul mccartny, a beatle.. i never got that either.. why didn't they called the band the fab four or something that made sense. but being a beatle didn't hurt his career.i remember feeling like i should asked him why the beatles but i thought better of it.. after all, he was an icon. by the way, i never liked the beatles.. shoot me !
at the table that evening was a woman named chrissy hines. i had never heard of her either. my friend kicked me under the table when i asked what she did for a living.. she was part of a group called the pretenders. honest to god, i still haven't heard of that group and yet if i mention her name people go wild.
now that i'm dropping names like flies, i'll tell you about a dinner party i went to at mick fleetwoods home.. now some of you might know that name.. i suspect most of you know that name.. i had never heard of that man. did i know fleetwood mac? well, not really.. i spent the evening with him talking about the beginning days of fleetwood mac. he talked on and on about lindsay and stevie. i never asked a question since i didn't know who lindsay or stevie were. i later learned that stevie was a woman. stevie nicks to be exact.. someone i also never heard about. i'm an embarrassment to myself. last night stevie sang a duet with taylor swift and somebody was singing off key.. beats me if i know which one.
since i'm dropping names, i'm going the whole nine yards. i was at frank sinatras 80 birthday party.. it was at the kodack theater in los angeles. frank was out of it by then and i'm sure he had no idea where he was.. that evening i saw vic damone who i always thought his name was victor moan.. there were steve and edyie, tony bennet, salt and pepper..(whatever happened to them)and ms. patti la belle.. another fabulous singer.the list goes on and on with the best singers ever.
now, we must discuss pink.. i know its probably considered art to do what she did. i thought it was ridiculous. a singer sings.. you don't have to hang from the ceiling wet to sing a song.
they all should take a lesson from barbra streisand.. she sings.. she sings.. she stands in front of a mike and just sings..and shes the greatest singer of the last 40 years.. she must be doing something right.
this is what getting older feels like for those who enjoyed the grammys.. i'm disgusted.
be back soon.
who the heck is zack brown, maxwell and what the heck is a lady gaga?
years ago i met beyonce.. she must have been 20 years old. she was beautiful but didn't seem like anyone special to me. i have a knack for not knowing talent.. her career has been amazing and she seems as sweet as sugar to me..
then there's taylor swift.. i'm sure kids love her but to me shes a geeky kid and i can't figure out how she won anything let alone album of the year.
then there are groups. how do they get their names? blacked eyed peas, green day , kings of leon.. a story i recall is when i was in london iwas invited to lunch with chris martin and his wife.. he was totally adorable and charming but i was sure the name of his band was green day.. it was days later when i learned he was coldplay.. what idiotic names.
years ago, i had dinner with linda and paul mccartny, a beatle.. i never got that either.. why didn't they called the band the fab four or something that made sense. but being a beatle didn't hurt his career.i remember feeling like i should asked him why the beatles but i thought better of it.. after all, he was an icon. by the way, i never liked the beatles.. shoot me !
at the table that evening was a woman named chrissy hines. i had never heard of her either. my friend kicked me under the table when i asked what she did for a living.. she was part of a group called the pretenders. honest to god, i still haven't heard of that group and yet if i mention her name people go wild.
now that i'm dropping names like flies, i'll tell you about a dinner party i went to at mick fleetwoods home.. now some of you might know that name.. i suspect most of you know that name.. i had never heard of that man. did i know fleetwood mac? well, not really.. i spent the evening with him talking about the beginning days of fleetwood mac. he talked on and on about lindsay and stevie. i never asked a question since i didn't know who lindsay or stevie were. i later learned that stevie was a woman. stevie nicks to be exact.. someone i also never heard about. i'm an embarrassment to myself. last night stevie sang a duet with taylor swift and somebody was singing off key.. beats me if i know which one.
since i'm dropping names, i'm going the whole nine yards. i was at frank sinatras 80 birthday party.. it was at the kodack theater in los angeles. frank was out of it by then and i'm sure he had no idea where he was.. that evening i saw vic damone who i always thought his name was victor moan.. there were steve and edyie, tony bennet, salt and pepper..(whatever happened to them)and ms. patti la belle.. another fabulous singer.the list goes on and on with the best singers ever.
now, we must discuss pink.. i know its probably considered art to do what she did. i thought it was ridiculous. a singer sings.. you don't have to hang from the ceiling wet to sing a song.
they all should take a lesson from barbra streisand.. she sings.. she sings.. she stands in front of a mike and just sings..and shes the greatest singer of the last 40 years.. she must be doing something right.
this is what getting older feels like for those who enjoyed the grammys.. i'm disgusted.
be back soon.
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