Monthly Archives: March 2003

Monday, March 31, 2003

Bettezilla Takes On New York City

Posted Mar 31, 2003 8:03 pm by Mister D

New York’s Need for Green Gotham Gazette, March 30, 2003 By Bette Midler When I came back to New York to live in 1993, I found a city reeling – buried under piles of garbage! Parks were abandoned, highways were … Continue reading →

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A Big Bundle of ‘Roses’

Posted Mar 31, 2003 8:03 pm by Mister D

Recorded Roses by Ken Mandelbaum March 31, 2003 On a recent episode of “Will & Grace,” Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes) made it clear that, for a young, male gay-in-training, all three cast recordings of Gypsy are required listening. The same … Continue reading →

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Saturday, March 29, 2003

Updates: Need A Hug?

Posted Mar 29, 2003 7:03 pm by Mister D

Are you tired of all the fussin’, fightin’, warrin’, and hostility???…..then take a break from the “official bette midler club”:-) LOL…sorry, but I had to go there!!!! Just wanted to let everyone know I updated a day early so I … Continue reading →

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Friday, March 28, 2003

Time Magazine This Week: Great Performances to Savor

Posted Mar 28, 2003 10:03 am by Mister D

Great Performances to Savor Byline: Bill Saporito Publication: Time Issue: March 31, 2003 Vol. 161 No. 13 Special Issue/Gulf War II Publication Date: 03-31-2003 Page: A30A+ Section:Changed The World “YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE,” say the lucky ones who were. … Continue reading →

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Thursday, March 27, 2003

New Line Cinema Eyeing a Film of Hairspray

Posted Mar 27, 2003 1:03 pm by Mister D

By Robert Simonson March 26, 2003 It’s only been a few days since the “Chicago” won the Oscar for Best Picture, but Hollywood producers are already dreaming up ideas for filmdom’s next blockbuster movie musical. Liz Smith reported in the … Continue reading →

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Fiddlin’ With “The Rose”

Posted Mar 27, 2003 12:03 pm by Mister D

Sydney Morning Herald By Bernard Zuel There are weird gigs and there are weird gigs. Then there’s the gig the young Dixie Chicks were booked to play in small-town Texas 13 years ago. It paid $100 – nothing to be … Continue reading →

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Bette Song Sung On The USS Kittyhawk

Posted Mar 27, 2003 12:03 pm by Mister D

MWR event on Kitty Hawk features karaoke, pizza, ice cream By Kendra Helmer, Stars and Stripes European edition, Monday, March 24, 2003 ABOARD THE USS KITTY HAWK — As bombs and missiles crowded one mess deck, sailors belting out tunes … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Crystal’s Corner: Bette and War

Posted Mar 26, 2003 10:03 pm by Mister D

Mister D: I’d like to introduce everyone to Crystal. She’s 14. Crystal wrote me a couple of days ago and said that she would like to write articles whenever I got too tired and busy. Well, I thought that was … Continue reading →

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The Musical Movie Rebirth: Hey Hollywood! Let Bette Strut Her Stuff!

Posted Mar 26, 2003 11:03 am by Mister D

A Rebirth For Musical Cinema By MALCOLM JOHNSON Courant Film Critic March 23 2003 Whether or not “Chicago” sweeps tonight’s Academy Awards, as predicted, Rob Marshall’s flashy, hot-jazz-baby revision of the Kander and Ebb Broadway hit will almost certainly set … Continue reading →

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‘Boat Trip’ Cruises Fine Line of Funny Stereotypes

Posted Mar 26, 2003 11:03 am by Mister D

REVIEW: ‘Boat Trip’ Cruises Fine Line of Funny Stereotypes By Mike Szymanski March 21, 2003 Stereotypes can be funny. That was evident when “Barbershop” became one of the funniest runaway hit comedies of last year. The wit is sharp, self-deprecating … Continue reading →

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Bette History: March 23, 1992

Posted Mar 26, 2003 11:03 am by Mister D

In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a $400,000 judgment for Bette Midler against an advertising agency that used a Midler sound-a-like in a car commercial.

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‘Ragtime’ doesn’t make cut on high school reading list, Bette’s ‘Hamlet’ Episode Does?

Posted Mar 26, 2003 11:03 am by Mister D

By Dominick DiRienzo TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, March 21, 2003 “Ragtime” is out but “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” remains on the reading list after a group of Seneca Valley School District parents, teachers and administrators reviewed the district’s English materials for … Continue reading →

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This Isn’t Working For Me!

Posted Mar 26, 2003 11:03 am by Mister D

Bootleg Betty will be back up to full throttle by the weekend. I have come up with a schedule that will work for me…I was trying to work on too many projects at once…so focus, focus, focus… I also discovered … Continue reading →

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Monday, March 24, 2003

Bootleg Betty On Hiatus

Posted Mar 24, 2003 5:03 pm by Mister D

In light of the recent war in Iraq I am having a lot of trouble justifying the upkeep of this page. While I have always enjoyed the ongoing creation of this site, presently my heart and mind are not here… … Continue reading →

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Sunday, March 23, 2003

Darrell, Snook, Cris, Crystal and Readers

Posted Mar 23, 2003 3:03 pm by Mister D

Bootleg Betty may be down for a couple of days. I’m receiving e-mail, but I can;t seem to return e-mail. I will take this time to rest, but be assured I will write you all…I had to let you know … Continue reading →

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