Charlotte Rae to Perform selections from Songs I Taught My Mother at Barnes and Noble on Fed 21st
Charlotte Rae to Perform selections from Songs I Taught My Mother at Barnes and Noble on Fed 21st
Charlotte Rae to Perform selections from Songs I Taught My Mother at Barnes and Noble on Fed 21st#1
Posted: 2/15/07 at 9:17pm
Per Ps Classics:
"On Wednesday, February 21st, at 6 PM, at the Barnes & Noble at 66th & Broadway in Manhattan, Charlotte Rae will be performing selections from her newly re-released SONGS I TAUGHT MY MOTHER, answering questions, and signing CD’s"
Reason number 542,321 I wished I lived in NYC. You queens better report back.
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 4:51pmbump
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 4:56pmI'm going as Joan Collins.
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 4:56pmI have a rehearsal that night, but I'm so going to try to slip this in beforehand.
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 4:59pm*tries to block visual*
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 5:16pmI'm seeing DYING CITY at Lincoln Center that night, which is right across the street from B&N. I might have to pop in there before the show.
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 5:43pmi'm gonna be there (goddess willing)!!!!!
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Posted: 2/16/07 at 8:29pmI have to agree with BobbyBubby. I know exactly where that Barnes and Noble store is and I wish I could be in NYC for this. I love Charlotte Rae, though my first exposure to her was as Mrs. Garrett in "The Facts of Life." It was only as I got older that I found out about her career before she became a sitcom icon. Anyway, I love Charlotte Rae!
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Posted: 2/18/07 at 12:17amm,
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Posted: 2/18/07 at 3:24amOh, her fight with Joan Collins was priceless, Rae said that Collins is "A bitch, and everyone knows it" and then Joan said "Who's that old cow?" LOL!!! Love it.
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 2/21/07 at 10:59pm
Charlotte Rae was FANTASTIC!!!!!
she was sprightly, mugging & prancing, & loving all the affection the audience was bringing her.
Ms Rae performed, from her album, SONGS I TAUGHT MY MOTHER
THE SEA-GULL AND THE EA-GULL
MODEST MAID
WHY CANT I ?(that brought a tear to my eye)
MERRY LITTLE MINUET
GUS THE GOPHER
WHEN I WAS A LITLE CUCKOO
She also showed us her take on the role of MRS PEACHUM with THE BALLAD OF DEPENDENCY (" i had an ironing board, some trousers & an iron, & every so often in the song i'd go like *THIS* with the iron, right in the crotch!!!")
Ms Rae also favored us with Sheldon Harnick's THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME, a real treat as its not on the album!
Begged by the audience for an encore, she gave us a song i believe she said was written by Michel LeGrand (the show that wasnt DEAR WORLD).
she was radiant, had the room wrapped around her finger & loving it!
theres so much in her personality thats like a precocious child seeing how much she can get away with.
& tonight she couldve gotten away with anything!
in attendance were Sheldon Hernick, Olympia Dukakis, Sara Gettelfinger (looking like a gorgeous superhero), the guys from THE BIG VOICE, Calvin, & the nice people from PS Classics!
everyone should get her cd!
Charlotte Rae: SONGS I TAUGHT MY MOTHER
Updated On: 2/22/07 at 10:59 PM
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 12:50am
I'm so glad you were able to be there!
One day, I will NOT live in Georgia and I will be able to attend events like this firsthand. (And then, I will ride off on my unicorn.)
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 1:37am
Oh & i forgot she closed iwth SOME OTHER TIME
(& i got teary again)
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 3:55amThanks for the reports n69n. I adore this album!
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:45am
N69N, I was there as well. Couldn't pass up the chance to see Mrs. Garrett! She was so wonderful...and tiny! I had seen her years ago in LA but I forgot just how small she was.
Gus the Gopher definitely warranted the best laughs of the night for me. I would have loved to see her sing the song all over again.
I knew I recognized Miss Gettelfinger but I couldn't place her. There was a...well, I can't quite come up with the name. A gaggle?...of old television celebrities and whatnot there. I recognized about 5 faces in addition to Miss Dukakis whose names I couldn't place.
It was just a wonderful little evening.
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 9:30amN69N, that is a fantastic drawing. You really captured that little 80 year old sprite. She was such a hoot!
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 11:38am
n69n, that is indeed a fabulous drawing. You got the AIDS ribbon and everything!
I'm also pleased to see that I rank high enough to be listed alongside Olympia Dukakis and Sheldon Harnick. 
It was a wonderful evening with Ms. Rae. If anyone can watch her perform without just feeling warm and pleasant, they must have no heart!
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Posted: 2/22/07 at 12:05pmLove the CD and LOVE the drawing!
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