that's how I'll remember Barbra Streisand. she was one of the most original performers of my generation. but watching her being honord at Kennedy Center was sad. & not just because she was sharing that balcony with President Worst Ever.
in clips we saw how great she was when she was young. I can still remember when I first saw her on obscure tv shows. then on Broadway in "Funny Girl." & those early tv specials. but can you remember the last time she matterd?
go ahead. take my gay card away. but what I found most moving on this year's Kennedy Center Honors was the tribute to The Who.
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whilst laying in bed nursing my kidney i watched it. i thought The Who segment was great, too.
i didnt know much about Babs but now that i saw snippets of her life, i'm rather intrigued.
Gay cards can be revoked?
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I thought she looked like one of my aunts. She's not young anymore, but I think her voice is still good. We all get old, and thank God I won't have to look at the fool with the smirk on his stupid face anymore. I did like laura bush though, always have, she looked like she was having a swell time. And remember what she said "I only married the guy, you all voted for him."
Townsend was the only honoree who seemd to be having a good time. poor Tharp seemd embarrassd by it all. & the puffy face of Babs appeard in great pain as others attemptd to sing her songs.
Maybe she had a toothache. Tharp looked like she needed to take a good dump. Agree that Townsend looked like he was having fun, but I thought these honors were only for American performers, thought they were an odd choice.
I suspect Daltrey & Townsend were being honord for their post-9/11 efforts.
I think my favorite Babs was "The Concert" recordings which, I think she did in the "back yard" of her home, with an orchestra of course.
That verson of "On a Clear Day" has always been my favorite. She had an astonishing voice then; at her peak.
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