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Ladies and Gentleman…The Beatles!

Posted in Beatles, the, PEOPLE, tagged beatles, beatles exhibit on June 27, 2015| 4 Comments »

My husband Tom and I just returned from touring “Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles!” (June 13, 2015 – January 10, 2016) at the LBJ Presidential Library here in Austin, Texas. This fantastic traveling exhibit focuses on the years 1964-1966, when the British rock band landed in America and took the world by storm. While some of the memorabilia […]

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Imelda Marcos Almost Gets the Beatles Killed Part 2

Posted in Beatles, the, Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, PEOPLE, tagged Beatlemania, biographies of first ladies, biographies of political wives, biographies of women, Imelda Marcos, the Beatles, the Beatles 1966 World Tour, the Beatles return from Manila, The Beatles' Manila concerts on June 21, 2009| 13 Comments »

(Read “Imelda Marcos Almost Gets the Beatles Killed Part 1” first.) Hear what the Fab Four had to say about their brush with death in Manila: *For other related posts on this site, see: “Imelda Marcos: 2000 Shoes” “Ferdinand Marcos’ Restless Corpse” “Imelda Being Imeldific*”

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Imelda Marcos Almost Gets the Beatles Killed Part 1

Posted in Beatles, the, Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, PEOPLE, tagged Beatles Shea Stadium 1966, biographies of first ladies, biographies of political wives, biographies of women, Brian Epstein, Fab Four, George Harrison, Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, John Lennon, Malacanang Palace, Manila, Paul McCartney, Revolver, Ringo Starr, Taxman, the Beatles, the Beatles 1966 World Tour, the Philippines, Tony Barrow, Vic Lewis on April 8, 2009| 43 Comments »

Before they took off on their World Tour in June of 1966, the Beatles had put the finishing touches on their new album, “Revolver.” Click below to hear the song that would prove prescient of the “Fab Four’s” horrible experience in Manila – “Taxman.” Monday, July 4, 1966 Manila, the Philippines, the second stop […]

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Cher: Bob’s Big Barbie

Posted in Bob Mackie, Cher, MUSIC & DANCE, PEOPLE, Sonny & Cher, tagged bob mackie and carol burnett, cher and bob mackie, cher in bob mackie designs, pictures of cher, sonny and cher, the carol burnet show on November 22, 2014| 1 Comment »

Before “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” debuted on CBS television in 1972, Cher said, Sonny and I wore clothes, but they were so kind of unisex, you know? Some people don’t even know I was a girl!” Here is a glance back at the American singing duo, Sonny & Cher, in their unisex phase of […]

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Al Hirschfeld: Looking for Nina

Posted in Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, tagged Al Hirschfeld, Audrey Hepburn caricature, Audrey Hepburn with Hat by Hirschfeld, caricature, cary grant by hirschfeld, celebrity caricature, katharine hepburn by hirschfeld, Marilyn Monroe by Hirschfeld, Nina, Paul Newman by Hirschfeld, the Beatles Abbey Road by Hirschfeld, the New York Times Broadway reviews, the Nina mystery, TV Guide on October 23, 2009| 7 Comments »

Albert “Al” Hirschfeld ( 1903 – 2003) was an American caricaturist best known for his simple black and white satirical portraits of celebrities. He had the unique ability to capture a person’s likeness with few and simple lines. His eight-decade career included drawing the entire casts of Broadway plays to include alongside reviews in The […]

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John Lennon: A Saucy Fellow

Posted in Beatles, the, PEOPLE, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mum, ROYALTY/NOBILITY, tagged Beatlemania, British Royal Family/Nobles, John Lennon, John Lennon "rattle your jewelry", John Lennon's sense of humor, Paul McCartney, Queen Elizabeth at Beatles concert, Queen Mum at Beatles concert, Royal Variety Show in 1963, the Beatles on August 21, 2009| 6 Comments »

Beatle John Lennon (1940-1980) had a witty sense of humor. During live performances of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Lennon often changed the words to “I want to hold your gland,” because of the difficulty hearing the vocals above the noise of screaming audiences in the grip of Beatlemania. At the Royal Variety Show in 1963—in […]

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Peter & Gordon: Gordon Dies at 64

Posted in Beatles, the, Gordon Waller (Peter & Gordon), PEOPLE, tagged "A World Without Love", Beatles songs they gave away, Gordon Waller dies, Jane Asher, Peter and Gordon, Sir Paul McCartney, sixties rock, the Beatles on July 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Gordon Waller, half of the rock duo, Peter and Gordon, that was part of the British Invasion of the Sixties, died Friday, July 17, 2009, in Norwich, Connecticut. He was 64 and lived in Ledyard, Connecticut. His death was announced on the official Peter and Gordon website. Peter and Gordon were part of a wave […]

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Michael Jackson: The Whole Story

Posted in Michael Jackson, PEOPLE, tagged Michael Jackson, michael jackson biography, michael jackson life story, Michael Jackson obit, Michael Jackson obituary on June 28, 2009| 16 Comments »

From the Los Angeles Times OBITUARY Michael Jackson’s Life Was Infused With Fantasy and Tragedy By Geoff Boucher and Elaine Woo In the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was the world’s most popular entertainer thanks to a series of hit records — “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “Thriller” — and dazzling music videos. Michael Jackson was fascinated […]

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Imelda Being Imeldific*

Posted in Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, PEOPLE, tagged 2000 shoes, beauty queen Imelda Marcos, biographies of first ladies, biographies of political wives, biographies of women, Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Imelda Marcos penniless with diamond ring, Imelda Marcos' jewelry, Imelda turns 80, Imelda's shoes, Imeldific, Manila, the Phillipines on June 21, 2009| 4 Comments »

“Filipinos are brainwashed to be beautiful. We’re allergic to ugliness,” said Imelda Marcos as as she greeted reporters this weekend in her swank two-story Manila penthouse. Approaching her 80th birthday on July 2, she complained about her lot in life, saying she is penniless and struggling to still look presentable. Her claim is hardly believable, […]

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Yoko Ono: Want a Piece of Me?

Posted in PEOPLE, Yoko Ono, tagged A Piece of Me, Autumn, Box of Smile, Film No. 4, Fred Schneider of the B-52s, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Mr. Chow in New York, Ono's Bagism, Sean Lennon, Susan Sontag, the Beatles, the Indica Gallery, War Is Over If You Want It, Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono's Cut Piece, Yoko Ono's Grapefruit on May 4, 2009| 4 Comments »

In 2003, when Yoko Ono turned 70, she celebrated her birthday in much the same way the rest of us do. She put on her best outfit (a little black dress, of course), ordered a cake (chocolate), and invited a few friends to come to her party. And, to make it more fun, she hauled out some family photos to remember the […]

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