Pal Joey's surprise thread!

[tazber]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 6:28am

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

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

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 6:53am

I loves me some PJ!

[tazber]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 6:57am

I shared this in the Seesaw thread:

Michele Lee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO5WZanE-S4

Bette Midler in Fiddler! (and some other fabulous Broadway moments):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=merV_5_hxas

Updated On: 9/5/14 at 06:57 AM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 7:30am

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

Well done, Taz! Well done!

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

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:07am

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

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

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:09am

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

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:11am

and now it's Ann Miller's turn:

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:12am

Carol Burnett will not be left behind:

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:13am

Elaine Page takes the stage:

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:15am

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

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 8:26am

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!

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:23am

Because I love all things Carol Burnett
The Ladies Who Lunch

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:37am

PalJoey is an Ella man, right?
Why Can't You Behave?

[blueroses]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:50am

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

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 10:59am

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.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:12am

woof

[tazber]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:22am

I think Miss Margaux would approve of that picture.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:22am

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

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:28am

I want to hug them and squeeze them.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:28am

Let's throw some attitude in this joint:
Ruth Brown & Linda Hopkins: Tain't Nobody's Bizness

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 11:54am

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.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 2:23pm

[Musical Master]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 2:30pm

Here's a gift of one of Gene Nelson's greatest dances of his life.

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

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 2:40pm

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

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/5/14 at 2:40pm

Speaking of Ruth Brown: