Elaine Stritch - "Ladies Who Lunch"

[+ azdr0710]

well, good ol' youtube's algorithm suggested this to me.....no idea why, but part of the title ("amazing version") pulled me in......evidently produced about 1971 by New York's PBS station, channel 13 WNET, as part of a short-lived PBS show, "The Great American Dream Machine", according to a comment.....and, as always, those comments are fantastic.......

 

 

[samhexum]

She blew an audition to play Dorothy on Golden Girls by inserting some cursing when she'd been warned not to.  She told the story in her one woman show.

Edited May 16 by samhexum
but the explanation of why would make less sense than a Saint Olaf story

[jeezifonly]

This would have been recorded shortly after she finished her run in the original production. In spite of the legendary difficulties in committing it to vinyl, her ownership of the song shall not be disputed. 

[+ azdr0710]

2 hours ago, jeezifonly said:

This would have been recorded shortly after she finished her run in the original production. In spite of the legendary difficulties in committing it to vinyl, her ownership of the song shall not be disputed. 

thanks for all that......before a few minutes ago, I had no idea on the background or origins of this song........had never heard of the play, "Company"........or how much she was connected to the song.......(it was only the "amazing version" promotion in the youtube title that made me click it!)

turning in my gay card tomorrow.....I'm not worthy!

Edited May 22 by azdr0710

[jeezifonly]

1 hour ago, azdr0710 said:

thanks for all that......before a few minutes ago, I had no idea on the background or origins of this song........had never heard of the play, "Company"........or how much she was connected to the song.......(it was only the "amazing version" promotion in the youtube title that made me click it!)

turning in my gay card tomorrow.....I'm not worthy!

We all get issued different "Gay Kits" with The Card. They contain the passions, tastes, attractions, skills, talents, curiosities that we seem to be known for. Some items we don't use much, some get developed, but there's always room to add more Stritchy - keep The Card, Add to The Kit. 

Elaine Stritch At Liberty (2002)

This might give you context of her range, and is hilariously entertaining. This is from London, I saw it in LA. Legend.

Edited May 22 by jeezifonly

[samhexum]

It's better at 1.25X.  She sounds less strident at that speed.

[Jeff224]

The max I can do is 1X

[Jeff224]

On 5/16/2026 at 7:31 AM, azdr0710 said:

well, good ol' youtube's algorithm suggested this to me.....no idea why, but part of the title ("amazing version") pulled me in......evidently produced about 1971 by New York's PBS station, channel 13 WNET, as part of a short-lived PBS show, "The Great American Dream Machine", according to a comment.....and, as always, those comments are fantastic.......

 

 

Algorithm is something else man

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, Jeff224 said:

Algorithm is something else man

Tipper used to say the same thing after sex, I've heard.

 

[samhexum]

On 5/22/2026 at 3:25 AM, jeezifonly said:

Elaine Stritch At Liberty (2002)

This might give you context of her range, and is hilariously entertaining. This is from London, I saw it in LA. Legend.

 

On 5/16/2026 at 3:20 AM, samhexum said:

She blew an audition to play Dorothy on Golden Girls by inserting some cursing when she'd been warned not to.  She told the story in her one woman show.

That was terrific but when she told the Golden Girls story she said it was with CBS executives. I noticed one other mistake earlier in the show but it has slipped my mind.

[samhexum]

On 5/16/2026 at 2:31 AM, azdr0710 said:

well, good ol' youtube's algorithm suggested this to me.....no idea why

 

On 5/21/2026 at 11:44 PM, jeezifonly said:

This would have been recorded shortly after she finished her run in the original production. In spite of the legendary difficulties in committing it to vinyl, her ownership of the song shall not be disputed. 

 

On 6/18/2026 at 5:35 PM, Jeff224 said:

Algorithm is something else man

Last night, my YouTube feed offered me Patti LuPone singing this on Stephen Colbert's show. Her performance lacked the "personality" of Ms. Stritch's and was noticeably inferior, IMO.

Edited Wednesday at 09:30 PM by samhexum
but only Lamont Cranston knows why