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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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