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Isn't "buyer's remorse" occasionally another name for escort reviews?

My comment was not about sex, although it might happen. Most people would enjoy having another friend.

Or, perhaps more important, makes friends.

I also remember a "Dreamgirls" concert with Audra McDonald, which was also recorded.

I only saw Madeline once play a character in a musical on stage in New York. It was a concert version of Sondheim's "Anyone Can Whistle." Angela Lansbury introduced the performance. I believe Bernadette Peters also had a major role. Madeline was wonderful!

Before Annie, Mary Martin played Peter Pan in the Broadway musical and live of tv. After Annie, Mary was the original star of "The Sound of Music" on Broadway in 1959. I was wrong in writing she was not a major star.

Mary Martin was the first to do "Annie Get Your Gun" live on TV in 1950s. Mary was from Texas, and played Annie with a Southern accent. But, she was also a slightly more likeable Annie because John Raitt played Frank Butler. Mary was a bigger star, but not by much. That is something most productions of the musical seem to get wrong.

Thanks. Irving Berlin wrote that song when Ethel Merman agreed to a revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" in 1966-67 in New York. Nice to hear someone else sing that song.

Have you ever visited St. Louis? Unlike New York City, the Cardinals' baseball stadium* is located downtown near the arch and the Mississippi River. The city is also the home of Budweiser. I do not remember if the city has bagels even though I have been there four or five times. *The St. Louis Cardinals' attendance has been second only to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the last four or five years.

@marylander1940, great thread, I live near the University of Pennsylvania.

Now I understand why you mentioned being a father, grandfather and husband. Sorry it took me so long.

So disappointing. We're you not referring to the memories and nightmare dreams they had for the rest of their lives up to now?

@samhexum , what's the purpose of the dancing boys? I am the OP. Can't you add something a bit more meaningful to this freaking tread?

I wish you had doubled down on the possible life-changing "implications" rather than slammed Streisand. You made an excellent point and never took it to the next step. Many people had always been critical of Streisand.

Whitman's mention of the excellent recent biography of President and General Grant receives some responses. But, little was made about Alan Hollingsworth's most recent gay novel, The Sparsholt Affair.

OPINION ‘You wouldn’t believe the stuff we did’: 35 years later, Beverly Hills, PA Middle School teachers spill secrets | Maria Panaritis Updated: March 23, 2019 - 5:00 AM http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/ The Philadelphia Inquirer OPINION ‘You wouldn’t believe the stuff we did’: 35 years later, Beverly Hills Middle School teachers spill secrets | Maria Panaritis Updated: March 23, 2019 - 5:00 AM http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/ Imagine you are at lunch with 19 of your former middle school teachers. One shows up with a 1984 grade book with your test scores in it. Another, who helped you make bullets in metal shop, talks about how he used to prank that social studies teacher now holding your grades. The science teacher who made batteries from salt water and tin foil sits genially among them all. It is loud. Orders are flying for French onion soup, chicken dumplings, french fries, apple sauce. Your head is spinning. Are you dreaming? Are you dead? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I did meet meet my 3rd and 6th grade teachers many years later. They remembered my name, but not much else. The 6th grade teacher was K. Shirley C....... Without my asking she told me her mother wanted to name her Shirley, but it was not a Catholic saints name. Her actual first name was Kathleen. The staff of the assisted living facility dislike her, The most common remark was why are you visiting her. And she did dominant the classroom. But when she became a principal, I understand, students would not see her entire personality. Give a lot of credit to the person who wrote this article. Anyone else?

I saw the play with Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco. I remember many people at the stage door afterwards waiting for "Carmela. The Sopranos was still on the air then!

Another comment from Steisand that I missed earlier: I didn't mean to dismiss those boys experience in any way. Like all survivors of sexual assault they will have to carry it with them for the rest of their lives. I feel deep remourse and I hope that James and Wade know that I truly respect them for speaking the truth. Comment: Out of touch in Malibu and Beverly Hills and anywhere else she lives

Streisand issued this statement a little while ago: To be crystal clear, there is no situation where it is o.k. for the innocence of children to be take advantage of by anyone. New York Times

Jeremy Pope was just in another musical Off-Broadway, Chorus Boys. He received excellent reviews.

Prague has great tourist appeal, but I prefer Berlin and Stockholm.

I like Hugh Jackman when he is the co-star as in the "Carousel" concert at Carnegie Hall with Audra McDonald. Obviously, a revival of "I Do! I Do!" would not sell as many tickets. Too bad. Wonderful Original cast: Robert Preston and Mary Martin.

@TruthBTold The Joni Mitchell Tribute is available on YouTube. I did not have to watch very much, but it is wonderful.

Sydney certainly has huge turist appeal, especially if you visit in Australia's summer. In the early to mid 1990s, Sydney had several excellent houses of boys/men. I seldom see that mentioned here anymore. The mix of ocean, beaches and very friendly people is quite different than Zurich and Prague.

There is no reason to believe @BnaC wishes to be straight.