Bette Midler made me cry tonight.

I saw that, OP -- I forced myself to stay awake until Bette came on. She's a true living legend, as was Diane.

It was a great tribute. And I repeat: this is what I mean when I say the younger generations will be lost when the Boomers are gone.

She even said she probably won't be on his show again... It made me wonder if she's OK. Is she on the list?

Sad.

I was in bed the other night with my boyfriend Ernie. He said to me "Soph, you've got no tits and a tight box."

I said "Ernie! Get off my fuckin' back!"

[quote] And I repeat: this is what I mean when I say the younger generations will be lost when the Boomers are gone.

Younger generations will be lost when Bette Midler goes, because... why??

The grey hair looks great on her.

Im happy she finally gave someone credit even though that was a terrible parody song.

She’s one of the all time greats, for my generation anyway.

Because they (you?) don't know what true talent looks like, R3.

Autotune, AI, manufactured stars and singers -- Boomers didn't have that. You either had the talent or you didn't.

In addition, it is very difficult for unattractive people to get to be stars now. There will be no more talents like Streisand, Midler, Mama Cass, etc. Now, they take beautiful women who can dance and make their voices sound good -- even singing live.

But I'm just a lowly lesbian -- if you truly want to understand this (although I doubt you do), you'll have to ask the eldergays.

Did she discuss Diane Keaton at all on the show?

Yeah, welcome to the club.

[quote] She even said she probably won't be on his show again... It made me wonder if she's OK. Is she on the list?

I think it has to do with his show ending next year.

She could still be on it before June.

[quote] Bette Midler made me cry tonight.

This isn’t unusual.

There is a clip of her hunchbacked and shuffling out of the limo to enter Stephen's studio like an almost 80 year old would do.

The old gal still smokes!

[quote]In addition, it is very difficult for unattractive people to get to be stars now.

On what planet is Bette Midler unattractive?

Same with Barbra who was a major sex symbol back in the 70's.

Thanks for posting the link, OP, I loved it! I've got it recorded, can watch the whole interview later. Bette is an icon.

Maybe gay men find them attractive, R15 -- as for everyone else, fugetaboutit.

And as I've observed on DL for a very long time, gay men tend to have very odd standards for what they find attractive about women.

Somebody should study how Bette Midler transformed herself from loud, foul-mouthed hippie to mug-cradling, frau balladeer. It’s really an amazing transformation.

She had a baby, R18. Ask any straight woman -- having a kid will do that to you.

'71

R15=Joy Behar

[quote]And as I've observed on DL for a very long time, gay men tend to have very odd standards for what they find attractive about women.

You can always tell who knows no hetero men. Not every straight guy is into skanks. And certainly not to settle down with.

Ask all the hot men Streisand has bedded over the course of her career. The woman bedded Ryan O Neal, Redford, Warren Beatty, Kevin Costner, James Brolin to name a few.

LOVE BETTE! She's a fucking legend!

I don't know any straight men, R22?

Fuck, I don't know any gay men -- or lesbians, for that matter.

I have said on DL many, many times -- I dare you to come and visit me in Deplorable Haven, and be your gay old self. Just remember -- open carry is legal in Florida now, and these good ol' boys love to exercise their Second Amendment rights.

Bette and Mindy Cohn are starting to look alike.

Even though I hate all her music and songs, I do like her as a celebrity, and certainly am aligned with her views. This was great.

[quote]Redford

Yeah, r22...no.

The woman bedded

Ryan O Neal, bisexual

Redford, asexual

Warren Beatty, bed hundreds of women

Kevin Costner, doubtful

James Brolin, career boost

r27 "yeah... no" - Which is it - yeh, or no?

I gave my final answer, r29.

r30 Embarrassing for you

Don't be a greedy bitch, R25.

[quote] Maybe gay men find them attractive, [R15] -- as for everyone else, fugetaboutit.

She had her straight male fans. Before the proliferation of cosmetic surgery intended to make every woman look like a blowup sex doll -- i.e. ICE Barbie -- heterosexual men found all types of women sexually appealing.

Bette Midler is a NATIONAL TREASURE!!

One of my few disappointments in my life is that I was too young to see "THE DIVINE MISS M" at the Continental Baths in the late 1970s. I was trapped in foster care at the time.

MARY!

R33? Are you a straight man? What are you doing here?

cont.

Andre Agassi, pansexual

Elliot Gould, on drugs

Pierre Trudeau, canadian

I love the Ryan O’Neal, bisexual citing about one of the most famous pussy smashing actors ever.

[quote]Somebody should study how Bette Midler transformed herself from loud, foul-mouthed hippie to mug-cradling, frau balladeer.

That's always been Bette's stock-in-trade. She could go from telling raunchy Sophie Tucker jokes one minute to breaking your heart with John Prine's "Hello in There" the next.

[quote]She had her straight male fans.

She had enormous bosoms.

Streisand and Costner? When did this happen? I can't picture it and I don't think they've ever worked together. I Googled "Costner Streisand relationship" and AI told me this:

[QUOTE]They worked together in 1991 when Streisand directed and co-starred with Costner in the film The Prince of Tides. At the time, Streisand admitted to being nervous around Costner because she found him so attractive.

Um, no. He wasn't in POT. WTF?

[quote]I love the Ryan O’Neal, bisexual citing about one of the most famous pussy smashing actors ever.

He never smashed my pussy.

R34 your timeline is off by several years. LOL

r43 "lol"

like, literally, omg

Girls! Girls! You're [italic]both[/italic] pretty!

r45=Mayim Bialik