OMG, I was at that show. I was 20 years old, and sitting in the balcony. At one point I was laughing so hard Bette looked up at me and said "Catch your breath, honey!"" I was thrilled. I''d seen her previously, at the Dorothy Chandler, and many times after that, but the Roxy show was so intimate - it was really special. But in ALL of her shows she was unbeatabe. Still divine after all these years.
I remember being in the audience for one of these shows at the Roxy in L.A. Bette played a few small clubs just before the filming of "The Rose" began. What a great night seeing Bette in a nightclub setting!
I am too young to have seen her but my mom introduced me to her and my feminism kept me listening to and following her. Gen x here saying Bette milder is an icon. So happy I was alive to enjoy her work. Hope the younger generations pick her up and never forget her humor and incredible talent!
i guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my login password. I would love any tips you can offer me
Don, thanks for the clip! However, I couldn't make out the very last joke she told where the audience yelled back some punchline. What was the entire joke please? Thanks!!
I Met The Divine One..What An Honor! She Told A joke I’d never heard before: “F*ck Em If They Can’t Take A Joke; And Choke Em If They Can’t Take A F*ck!”
We can’t lose GJ half way thru the telling of her story. It’s history, it’s educational, inspirational & a revelation, bringing gay, Trans & straights together to watch, to discuss & to read about this fascinating character! Never in my 67 yrs have I encountered such a unique single name that interests so many people from,all walks of life. Certain people study fashion & cloth throughout history, some the land & ownership & prospects for having left their mark, for others it’s a love story, the true account of how someone so different from the norm of the day, to dare step forward, speak out & claim her birthright as her male contemporary might. For most, we saw the original film made about Ms Lister, but knew it was artistic licence at best! But Sally knew what she wanted! And she moulded the characters to match how she imagined & felt the real people were according to Ms Listers own home, business interests in coal, the railway, buildings, home improvements, family portraits, clothing receipts, horses & carriages, maids & servants, loans & debts & the extensive diaries she left behind, which without, we would never have gotten the chance to unravel her personal cryptic language. She took the time & effort to itemise her life, the least we can do to honour her, is to complete piecing this wonderful woman’s life story together & share it with the world evermore, where students will make further discoveries & will use this historical capsule to write dissertations that will become the norm. But If the rest remains in Sally Wainwrights head, & those expensive period costumes gather dust, then the interest in Shibdon Hall tails off, Halifax fades on the map & all us fans will be forever wondering.. “what if?” Or .. I wonder what the Ann/e’s did next.. . I’m already gutted, & I know what they did next.
