Feinstein, Lloyd, Betty Buckley

I know there are some Betty Buckley fans out there and I just received this email from 54 Below a few hours ago and tickets are already on sale so I'll just throw this out there.

Michael Feinstein will be playing his own club from August 8th through September 3rd. He will be appearing with guest Betty Buckley from August 29th to September 3rd and with guest John Lloyd Young from August 23rd to August 27th.

Side view seats are a cheap $50, regular dining room $95, and the expensive seats are $120 and $155.

The cover is $25.

Yes, I loved Betty in Eight is Enough.

A long, long time ago, I think that Betty originated the role of Grizabella on Broadway in 1982 and was the first to sing "Memory" in the States. But Streisand had the jump on her, having recorded the song in London in 1981. So she had the hit single and Betty remained pretty much unknown.

The final indignity was when Johnny Carson as part of his end of the year Tonight show showed short clips of six different guests singing "Memory." Betty was one of them; lumped in with these other mostly lightweight celebrity vocalists to be laughed at. But it was her song.