Little Miss Fussbudget (Free subscription) | yesterday
For many years I have had this way of describing a certain kind of man when discussing men with my friends. I'm not proud of it but there are times when it is the only way to describe this type of man and everyone knows what I mean when I say it. Conan O'Brien is one of these men. So is Barry Manilow. Politically incorrect as it is, I have to say it. Don't these men look like older, unattractive lesbians?...
ImpossibleFunky Productions (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've got two major projects going on in my life these days; converting all of my VHS tapes to DVDr so I can clear out the shelves in my basement (and put DVDs on them instead) and purging my bookshelves. I've gone through and added about 80% of the books I'm getting rid of to Half.com . Let's just say that I've found some interesting reading while I've been going along: Are You Hungry Tonight': Elvis'...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: News , Exclusive Dave Grohl has rolled with a lot of music's biggest stars, from Metallica to his current bandmates in Them Crooked Vultures , Led Zeppelin 's John Paul Jones and Queens of the Stone Age 's Josh Homme . But he found himself in maybe the oddest company of his musical life recently. "I wound up hanging out with Barry Manilow , Kenny G and Johnny Mathis ," Grohl...
My left wing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Shockingly, Adam and I are still together. After all that divorce talk, after 5 months of separation this year... here we are. Someone cue up Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It." ... for now. Oy, I'm such a cynic. But ain't he handsome, my man? He's promised to take some new pictures of me with my fabulous short haircut soon, so maybe you'll get to see them some time before the 2010...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ubiquity could arguably be fashion's ultimate goal. At its most banal the industry's purpose is to sell clothes, after all. More loftily, changing our perceptions of dress, particularly on a grand scale, is the sartorial Holy Grail.
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Liz, and indeed Valerie and Jimmy Mac, has drawn my attention to Friday's (the 13th) tribute by Radio 2 to Johnny Mercer. One of the most prolific lyricists - and no mean composer - Mercer's contribution to the Gasbook is without question - as I type I'm listening to Richie Kamuka blowing on "Harlem Butterfly" - just one of his many jazz influenced tunes. The Radio 2 programs run from 7:00...
Global Dashboard (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
‘Call it the power of inevitability’, scroll the white letters on a black background, as a woman wails in Islamic fervour. ‘You know you have to be here.’ Cut to a speedboat racing across the bay towards a mighty skyscraper. ‘Believing is seeing’, flash the white letters. A sports car approaches the skyscraper, and a [...] Related posts: UAE, an oasis of cosmopolitanism…...
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY , Daytime , Celebrities , Reality-Free This is either great news if you like Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray or a warning if you don't like them, but it's interesting news nonetheless: Martha is going to do Rachael Ray's show and then the very next day Rachael will be on Martha's* show. Yup, Martha will appear on Rachael's show on November 12 to show Rachael how to make a...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
SCHIPHOL-RIJK, The Netherlands, November 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop culture icon and legendary showman Barry Manilow and Holiday on Ice today announced a major new collaboration. The world leader in family ice shows will showcase a selection of Manilow's most popular songs - naturally including no 1 hits Mandy and Copacabana - in the new show TROPICANA.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the holiday season is right around the corner, Barry Manilow's latest holiday DVD, "Barry Manilow Happy Holiday!," is available in stores today. "Barry Manilow Happy Holiday!" is Barry's holiday-themed television special from A&E's "Live By Request." Originally broadcast from New York City on a snowy December night in 2003,...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies In the mid-'70s, Barry Manilow wrote the songs that made the whole world swoon. With tunes like 'Looks Like We Made It,' 'Weekend in New England,' 'Could It Be Magic' and 'Ready to Take a Chance Again,' Manilow was a maestro of the make-out session. Now, three decades after his crooning heyday, Manilow is returning to romance at the suggestion of...
The Music Digest (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
It seems that in the past few years, there have been several famous singers who have had major problems with their voices: Elton John, Barry Manilow, Liza Minelli, Billy Joel - they have all battled throat issues that threatened to end their singing careers. Of course, they are professionals and know how to take care of their voices, but do you know how to sing without hurting your throat?
Heather Dougherty's wine blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
On the premise that “two heads are better than one”, I am pleased to introduce Heather Aitken (two Heathers are better than one) who shares my passion for all things vinoculous! From her debut in the Good Wine Guide in 1977, Heather went on to own a string of shops, delis and restaurants in London, before succumbing to the lure of the sun and “the good life” in Portugal. Now,...
LGBT History Month UK (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation. Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites. Enjoy! Owt on’t’telly? A round up of LGBT progs and personalities on British TV. Warning : Emmerdale...
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Barry Manilow has found a new hobby - gardening. The Copacabana singer loves nothing better than pottering around in his potting shed and tending to his plants
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