Welsh songbird Dorothy Squires was once a big star in the U.K. whose sad story reads more like a romance novel by compatriot Jackie Collins. When I learned that she was born into her parent’s…
Year: 2013
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Stairway to Stardom Redux: “Hairdresser”— A Tribute to Lucille Cataldo
“Hairdresser would you set me up?/Make a little wave or two/Make me into something new/Cause I am so blue/I’ll give you a chance/Cause I wanna dance/And if you really would/It would be understood/I’ll make…
Eating With the Stars Welcome’s Elizabeth Taylor’s Chicken Steamed in Wine!
If I had to pick one subject in which to entrust the quixotic Elizabeth Taylor’s judgement, it would definitely be jewelry. But if I had to chose a second, it would be food, which…
Movie Quote of the Day: John Huston’s Beat The Devil (1953)
“The only thing standing between you and a watery grave is your wits, and that’s not my idea of adequate protection.” – Humphrey Bogart in Beat the Devil I feel so grateful that…
Quote of the Day: Jack Nicholson
“With my sunglasses on, I’m Jack Nicholson. Without them, I’m fat and 60.”…
Bowie & Lennox “Under Pressure”- 1992
“This mesmerizing duet, originally recorded by Bowie and Queen, stands out as my favorite moment of that show and one of my all-time favorite live duet performances. In addition to sounding great together, Bowie and Lennox’s chemistry was so dynamic. It’s obvious they had tremendous regard for each other.”
Bette Midler’s “Live At Last” and The Kreplach that Ate Ohio
In the best sense of the word, Bette Midler has always been a bit of a throwback, a link to a great tradition that has its spiritual roots in vaudeville, burlesque, and the smokey…
Obscure Laura Branigan, Volume 3: “The Lucky One” and the Bruce Roberts/Kerli Connection
My dear friend Bruce Roberts is an L.A-based songwriter, manager, and all-around connector. He’s been talking to me about an artist named Kerli on Island Def Jam that he has managed for a while…
“The Walking Dead” Family Tree: How the AMC’s Dead Yourself App Turned My Cousin Cheryl into a Regular Francis Bacon
So Ritchie has been trying to get me to watch AMC’s Walking Dead for a while. I told him I wasn’t interested in this whole zombie thing and that I don’t even understand why…
“Always Wanted to be Like Clint Eastwood…”
I found this incredible mural in the Neve Tzedek area of Tel Aviv, which I learned is one of the older neighborhoods created when modern Tel Aviv began to be settled beyond the old…
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