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re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ...

Posted by: flaguy 12:14 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ... - MarjorieMae 11:59 am EDT 05/10/15

In our youth (Bette's and mine), I worked for 'AFTER DARK Magazine,' so I saw her many times early in her career, including her performances at: the Continental Baths (her final performance there); solo at Carnegie Hall; in concert at Central Park; on New Year's Eve at Lincoln Center; in Paramus, New Jersey (at the Bergen Mall, where her opening act was the Ace Trucking Company); in Pasaic, New Jersey (at the Capitol Theatre); in Chicago (at the Blackstone Theatre? - who remembers?); down in the Village at The Bitter End (with Melissa Manchester, an original Harlette, still doing backup for her); and on Broadway -- at the Palace Theatre (where her opening act was her young accompanist, Barry Manilow - and I still have my "I SAW BETTE AT THE PALACE!" button!), at the Minskoff Theatre ('Clams on the Half-Shell Revue'), at the Majestic Theatre ('Divine Madness!'); as well as her recent gig in Las Vegas ('The Showgirl Must Go On') and then back in New York on Broadway in the one-woman play 'I'll Eat You Last' (twice.)

And I, too, got her album autographed at Alexander's! Or was it Korvette's? ;)

Anyway, this performance last night was truly special. Glad we both have other memories of her, as well.


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re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ...

Posted by: MarjorieMae 04:25 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ... - flaguy 12:14 pm EDT 05/10/15

It was definitely Alexander's. And I still have my Bette at the Palace badge too. My friend just showed me his too. I guess a lot of people have them, so there goes my hopes of making a killing on auctioning it! I also still have my "Torch Song Trilogy" badge as well as a couple for "Little Shop of Horrors"


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re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ...

Posted by: AlexanderKat 01:59 pm EDT 05/10/15
In reply to: re: BETTE MIDLER, last night in Florida! ... - flaguy 12:14 pm EDT 05/10/15

Back in the very early seventies I had a friend who was a DJ in San Francisco who had been given freebies to see a new singer and invited me to go along. She was playing in the Berkeley High School auditorium and I wasn't really expecting much. The show opened with a young man playing the piano and singing named Barry Manilow who later introduced and accompanied the featured performer "The Divine Miss M". Needles to say I was overwhelmed by this incredible one of a kind performer whose smile alone lit up the theatre. I remember at one point she asked Barry to play a bit of "that thing" she loved from GYPSY and briefly broke into "Rose's Turn". I sure wish she'd consider doing a limited run in a musical some day soon.


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