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#1

Pal Joey's surprise thread!

A certain poster has threatened promised to give PJ a surprise today at 10:00 a.m.

Since I'm pretty sure PJ neither wants nor cares about that "gift", I thought we could give him something that he will appreciate.

So this one's all for you PJ!

Some classic footage of Broadway divas:

The Uncle Sam Rag with Elaine Stritch from Redhead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5odBISvqX0


Judy and Ethel! (one of my all time favorite clips):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZXdun2qHbM


Patti LuPone blows Gabriel's Horn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keixiITpUPU


And the gone too soon Nacny Lamott:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYI6ZfwGXBg






....but the world goes 'round

Updated On: 9/5/14 at 06:28 AM

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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

I loves me some PJ and I loves me some Taz!

Well done, Taz! Well done!


"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."

Updated On: 9/5/14 at 07:30 AM

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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

A PJ suprise thread is NOT complete without something from FOLLIES.

Here is Lee Remick performing "Could I Leave You"?

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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

Pal Joey's surprise thread!

And of course here is Miss Dolores Gray performing "I'm Still Here"



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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

and of course the one and only YVONNE DE CARLO finishes off the I'M STILL HERE parade:



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Pal Joey's surprise thread!



Oh, yay! Nancy and Patti and Bette and Michelle and T=Elaine and Judy and Ethel and FOLLIES clips!


What a wonderful--and appropriate!--way to start sitting shiva for my beloved Tante Joan.

Thank you for my big surprise!



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Pal Joey's surprise thread!


Aw. I was trying to post a really cute picture of a young Judy Garland and Clark Gable for Pal Joey. It keeps screwing up. So sorry.

Updated On: 9/5/14 at 10:50 AM

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Pal Joey's surprise thread!



I am indeed. Of all my divas (and there are plenty!), Ella is the only one I saw live, repeatedly.

We should all attend live performances of the singers and comedians we love, as often as we can, as often as budget and geography will allow, because those performances stay with us for the rest of our lives.


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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

I think Miss Margaux would approve of that picture.
....but the world goes 'round
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Pal Joey's surprise thread!



Awwwwww...little Asta puppies! Look at the powder-puff face on the one on the right!



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Pal Joey's surprise thread!

I want to hug them and squeeze them.
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Pal Joey's surprise thread!



Now that was some SANGIN'!

I saw Black and Blue twice. Miss Brown also delivered a memorable "If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It (I'm not Gonna GIVE It Away)," which was about an old chair--and not her butt, even though the her phrasing and the lyrics kept implying that it was.


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Pal Joey's surprise thread!



He was astonishing. And he danced with the complexity of Sondheim's lyrics (with a little help from Michael Bennett).


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