One of the highlights of Stargayzing’s four-week “blogcation” came in early August when, at the recommendation of my friend James Gavin, he and I hightailed it down to New York’s Metropolitan Room to catch…
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Wonder Woman Lynda Carter’s “Rock ‘n Roll” Fantasy Tribute to Bette Midler, Tina Turner, and KISS!
When I found this clip of statuesque Lynda Carter, known to the world as Wonder Woman, performing a tribute to Bette Midler, Tina Turner, and KISS from her 1979 TV variety special I was…
Nancy Balbirer on Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
I finally had a chance to catch up with Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, a documentary as filled with warmth, humor, and good cheer as its illustrious subject. By some weird cosmic coincidence, I watched it by…
No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani: “The Indians Said That She Was White By Law!”
I’m always grateful for anything that makes me even think about Half-Breed, Cher’s number one hit from 1973, let alone gives me a valid reason to write an entire paragraph about the old toe tapper,…
In the Attic with Connie Stevens and Tab Hunter; Plus: 2 Connie Stevens Recipes in Eating With The Stars
When I grew up and actually moved across country to begin my career in show business, it seemed at once inevitable and unbelievable that I found myself in some of the strange Hollywood places…
The Beat Goes On: The Story of a Boy and His Cher, Part One
“After a nuclear holocaust, all that will be left are cockroaches and Cher.” Unattributed quote, late 1990s What is so fucking hard about writing a few paragraphs about Cher? I am embarrassed to…
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