Category Archives: Bombshells

Anita Baker vs. Camera, Biggest Babs Collection Is a Burden & More

December 18, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: https://youtu.be/dZl3EFiH1Vk?si=TOHiCpoJLrMomzrl INSTAGRAM: Anita Baker, 65, had a rough, rough concert this week. She only did a few songs, forgot words and, well, did THIS to fans (above). Sam, you made the archive too big! (Image via Cartelera Turia) L.A. TIMES: Every collector over 50 begins…
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Watch Judd Apatow’s Doc on the Friendship Between Don Rickles & Bob Newhart

Judd Apatow contributes a touchingly observed documentary short about the lifelong friendship between Don Rickles and his wife and Bob Newhart and his wife. It's especially compelling considering their acts were so diametrically opposed, yet in their personal lives, they were absolutely devoted to each other. The couples frequently traveled together and even lived within…
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Hall vs. Oates, JFK 60 Years On & More

November 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... Like, literally! (Image via RCA) VARIETY: Your '80s self would be devastated to learn that, in 2023, Hall & Oates are now so estranged that Hall just filed for a restraining order against Oates! PEOPLE: The JFK assassination — 60 years on. GREG IN…
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Patrick Dempsey = Sexiest Man Alive, Brenda Lee Rocks Around the Xmas Tree, Kevin Bacon Recreates ‘Footloose’ Dance & More!

November 8, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Silver fox (Image via People magazine) PEOPLE: Patrick Dempsey, 57, is People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2023. https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinbacon/video/7299535413847264542?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7296742220697404970 TWITTER: Kevin Bacon is happy the strike is over! KENNETH IN THE (212): NYC in the '80s! Radiant in red (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: Brenda Lee,…
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Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir

November 5, 2023 She's never not been fascinating. (Image via Penguin Random House) In a new sit-down with Gayle King for CBS Sunday Morning, Barbra Streisand, 81, opens up about her long-awaited memoir, My Name Is Barbra, out this week. In the chat, she discusses her notoriously chilly relationship with her mom, persistent rumors that…
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