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#26

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/6/05 at 10:06pm

Aretha is a mic hog...yes, she eats those too.
She is a big ham...
God, how can I make the point come across without making her sound like a fat bitch.
She is someone who likes to be on the stage by herself. I'm more than sure she was extremely unhappy having to sing a duet - whcih is why she tried to do her own thing. And I'm more than sure Hugh was unhappy singing with a snotty "diva" (and I don't mean "diva" in good terms), which is why he trie to do his own thing. Whatever went on, Hugh's performance was ten times better than hers.

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

#27

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/6/05 at 10:33pm

I mean she did suck but you shouldnt say all of that about aretha. she's a legend, I'm just pointing out how terrible she was last night.

#28

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:09am

My ears were bleeding!

I muted the TV at my friend's party, and people applauded me for doing so!
She was AWEFUL.

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

#29

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:31am

YES.....we just rewatched the Tony's as my partner hadn't seen it. My God was she bad........I don't think I quite realized HOW bad until the second time around.

The woman is a legend......but she did not do this well.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#30

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:42am

You rewatched her singing at the Tonys?! You brave person.

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

#31

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:48am

Main Entry: aghast -
: struck with terror, amazement, or horror

I believe this covers the reaction of everyone in the room we were watching it with.

#32

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:49am

I couldn't let him watch it alone........he scares easily

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#33

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:50am

Agreed...I was expecting something at least decent (though I would have given another minute to each of the performances)but Aretha (whom I love) was totally awful. She was very raspy, and obviously struggling. I think that was this year's Idina.

#34

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 8:01am

She may be a legend, but that doesn't take away the fact that she is an upstaging, nasty, thinks she's better than everyone else ham!

Was she even at the rehearsals? She is notoriuos for not rehearsing if things aren't going her way.

#35

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 9:49am

NO, she was not at rehearsals. In fact, the girl who did rehearse (for Hugh's benefit) was better for that song.

I was glad she didn't show up for rehearsals. I could not listen to that twice in one day.

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

#36

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 10:34am

I think Aretha should have been on a turn table with a bright light on her and she could have been the disco ball for the number!!! Then bring in people that know the 5 words of the song. Imagine how wonderful Sondheim felt for 75th Bday tribute!!!

#37

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 10:36am

I think Sondheim probably crapped in his pants when she opened her mouth.

#38

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 10:42am

It's not so much that her voice was bad, she was just way out of her element. She's sounds great when she sings jazz and R&B, but Sunday night, she was trying to sing ligit (bordering on operatic) musical theatre. It simply did not fit her voice.

#39

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 11:37am

yeah she didn't sound that great. but she's old...I mean her voice isn't gonna be the same as it was say...20 years ago.

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#40

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:18pm

But even, say, Patty LaBelle who is younger than Aretha. She is amazing; but she too would be out of place doing a song like that (especially as a duet).

What next? Are we gonna have Liza Minnelli and Michael Jackson together next year?

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

#41

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:20pm

Maybe Liza and Michael Jackson can get married on next years Tony Awards... that would get AMAZING ratings!!!

#42

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:27pm

she is up for a part in the hairspray movie as motermouth

#43

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:31pm

Liza would suck as MotorMouth.....

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#44

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 12:32pm

Michael Jackson tho... that might be an interesting choice!!!

#45

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 1:13pm

Why isn't Mary Bond Davis doing the movie version of Hairspray? It's not like she hasn't been in movies.

"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~

#46

re: Aretha at the Tonys

Posted: 6/7/05 at 1:14pm

who said that Aretha looked like she wore an old AIDA outfit?

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