At Dawn On The First Day Of The Week, Mary Magdalene Carried Spices To the Tomb, To Anoint The Body Of Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           This is more in line with what Easter is all about, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                            But Jesus was entombed with a stone covering the entrance, and I wonder how Mary Magdalene and the others, enroute, thought they were going to roll away the stone!

                             Much to their relief, an angel was there, the stone unrolled, and they were told of the Resurrection.   Mary Magdalene ran to the Disciples telling them the Lord had been taken from the tomb!

                             But such was not the case.  Jesus later appeared to them, live, and that was the first Easter!

                               Which is why some people get up early, to reenact, in their own way, this rite.

                                  And it would not surprise me if a white bunny rabbit had been in the vicinity.

                                 But chocolate eggs and such.  That came along in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, due to American commercialism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                   Happy Easter, everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Girls, Join Us At 8PM, As "Svengoolie" Starts April With A 1981 Film Featuring Two Hotties, When They Were Hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             Gay men across the tri-state area, will want to tune in to "An American Werewolf In London," featuring David Naughton and Griffin Dunne both at their hottest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                               David is the brother of Broadway TONY winner James Naughton, whom I remember seeing in shows.  Griffin Dunne is related to Joan Didion and is the son of Dominick Dunne.  His sister, Dominque, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend, after the release of what would have been her breakout film, "Poltergeist." Griffin is still out there, and I have to say, he still looks pretty good.  I have no idea what David is up to. But his fame came from a series of Dr. Pepper commercials in the early eighties.

                                    But their youthful hotness, the cinematography, the transformation sequences, and some touches of humor in this unexpected comic horror film make for delightful viewing.

                                      In all my years of watching "Svengoolie," this is the first time I believe this film has been shown on his program.

                                        You won't want to miss it.  So, tune in at 8PM, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         And I hope I see Nostalgiafeeratoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today Is Holy Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                            Jesus has died on the cross and been laid in the tomb.  The disciples and Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Jesus, await his return.

                            After all the pomp of the last several days, we all wait for the coming of Jesus.  This is when Lent slows down, culminating in the celebration of Easter, which is tomorrow.

                               Can you believe how fast this Lenten season has gone??????????????

                               When I was growing up, Holy Saturday also came down to a choice of Easter movies.  Late that night, starting at 11:30 PM, two choices would be offered.  Channel 7 would show, every year, "The Song Of Bernadette."  Channel 2 would show "Easter Parade."  You know which one I went for, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                And so, we face another Holy Saturday.  Make it a quiet and peaceful one, preceding the joy of Easter.

                                Hallelujah, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 

Liza And I Are The Last Of The Belters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                          If this does not quite seem like Liza to you, girls, you are right.  This is Christine Pedi as Liza.  I am using her because these days she is more Liza than Liza herself.

                          But, yes, darlings, she and I are the last of the belters.  This was made crystal clear by BARBRA's disappointing rendition of her classic, "The Way We Were," during The Robert Redford Tribute on The Academy Awards.

                             I never thought I would say this because BARBRA would go on forever, but that night it was clear she would not.  So, if she can no longer belt, then who is left?  Just Liza and I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                              Now, girls, BARBRA will be 84 on the 24th of this month.  I am now 71--I will be 72 in November--but my voice right now holds up pretty well.  Will I be able to say the same when I approach 84?  I cannot say, which is why I am telling everyone to be fair to BARBRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                              I mean, what would Linda Richman say?  And her friend, Liz Rosenberg???????????

                              One thing we can all agree on, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 Lea Michele is a KORVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today Is Good Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           You want to talk about suffering, girls?  I woke up in the middle of the night and was sick to my stomach.  I thought I would vomit, but I did not.  I slept till past noon, so tired, and woke slightly exhausted.  So, my Good Friday is going nowhere.  Maybe that is doing my part for Jesus.  Who know?

                            But, yes, it is the holiest day in the Christian calendar--although shouldn't Easter be that? --and we must remember how Jesus suffered for us all.

                             This day, girls, is a lot more than John Wayne, as The Centurion, saying "Clearly, this man was the Son of God" in "The Greatest Story Ever Told."

                               Of course, we all remember that, but Good Friday is so much more.

                                If you go out today, darlings, visit a church.  And display kindness to people and the little boo boo boos (dogs) that need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                  Good Friday wishes to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 

                               

                              

Girls, Can You Believe This THING Wants To Play Sally Bowles In "Cabaret??????????????" And Fantine In "Les Miz!????????????" Fantine?????????????????????????????

                            You have got to be kidding me.  Is this some sort of belated April Fool's joke?  Because that is what it sounds like.

                             I will say one thing in favor of Miss Lea I-Am-Better-Than-Everyone-Else Michele--she has the hair for Fantine.  But that is about it.

                            The role requires an emotional voice, beauty, warmth and vulnerability.  Fantine is the show's emotional center; there would be no story without her.  And she is supposed to break audiences" hearts.   After seeing Michele braying her way through "CHESS," though she can carry a tune and hold notes, she has no emotionality, no sense of characterization, making the notion of her playing Fantine, let alone Sally Bowles, who, though a survivor, still has a vulnerable quality ridiculous!  And aren't we a bit too, shall we say mature, Miss Michele, for these roles?????????

                                 She scored lucky in "Funny Girl," but never fully erased the memory of BARBRA, though I am sure she thought she did.

                               Quit while you are ahead, Lea.  Don't dare ruin any of these classic shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                You are simply playing an older, more haggard and arrogant version of Rachel Mayberry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                   That is where you will stay, and where you belong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Day Just Happens To Fall This Year On Maundy Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                    After 47 years, it remains the saddest, most life changing day of my life thus far.

                                  My mother had been hospitalized for 6 weeks with inoperable lung cancer. We knew what the result would be.  But even if anyone thinks they are prepared, are they really?

                                    My father and I said good night on April 1, expecting to see her the next day.  Around 7:30AM, the phone rang.  It was the doctor, telling us that mother had passed.  I recall waking up in bed, and that the radio downstairs was playing a song I hated, and came to hate even more--"Honey," by Bobby Goldsboro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      And just a week after we put down our beloved, but ailing, 14-year-old French poodle, Baby Mouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        What happens now?  What does the future hold for me.  I felt like Scarlett looking out on her life after seeing how the war had ravaged Tara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                           I could never imagine then I would be where I am now.  The next three-and-a-half years were difficult ones for me.  

                                            Still, I never forget this day and what it did for me.  And how, like small starting engines, it ignited my life.

                                              But the loss is still felt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!