Oh my goodness!
Did I even know how much fun a weekend could be? And was I in NYC just 10 hours ago? Really?
I’m forever in debt to Kari, Sarah and my credit card. Sometimes we fly across a continent to see friends and divas because life is short and all that jazz. And sometimes those divas and friends surpass your wildest imaginations. And sometimes audience members do, too. But not in a good way, mind you. (I’ll devote a whole OTHER post to the nonsense that went on at the intimately upscale Feinstein’s.)
Betty Buckley at Feinstein’s. Holy shit. This woman can sing. And when you’re sitting six feet away from her and she turns your direction, stretches her fingers out at you and opens her mouth to expel that steely belt, you might wet yourself. I advise avoiding eye contact, being her assistant, and making requests for songs that she’s already sung that evening. Also, if you’re Patti LuPone, you’ll be delighted to know that she fully supports those pesky rumors about you. Ask Riedel – he was in the room with us.
Speaking of holy shit, did you watch that video of us in the penthouse? It’s all true, as Sarah says. I have additional video evidence below that captures our reaction just seconds after entering the place. Our giddiness erupts from the youtube screen.
Now, it wasn’t all high style and 70-dollar pizzas, mind you. I may have eaten at Wendy’s after I found myself stranded in NYC for no apparent reason, and we may have taken inappropriate pictures in front of that Heath Ledger building.
It was a little sad to see it all end. God – I wish I could win the lottery, or steal some rich dude’s identification.
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Feinstein’s, post Buckley:
Giddiness: (click here!)
Can we just rewind the weekend and do it over and over!?!
By: SarahB on February 18|08
at 7:33 pm
Come back, RivB! We’ll spend ev’ry weekend at the Regency!
But don’t ever videotape me again — I’m appalled by my own jackassishness.
By: Kari on February 18|08
at 8:23 pm
Wow & wow & awesome. Clearly NYC didn’t want you to leave and tried to strand you there.
By: kristen on February 19|08
at 9:44 am
Aw, I just rewatched this. Let’s do it again! I love your joy at finding out we have two bathrooms, and my vulgar response. Damn. LET’S DO IT AGAIN!
By: Kari on August 29|08
at 1:26 pm
[...] Betty Buckley and Patti LuPone both sing “Meadowlark” in their concerts. It’s a signature song. Over the past several years, the two divas have bickered about who “owns” the song – aka who it was written for. Recently, the tussle has reached new levels of awareness as a result of Buckley prefacing her performance of the number with a very funny story. I heard this story first hand last year when I saw Buckley at Feinstein’s (greatest weekend ever!) [...]
By: When divas fight « robertianish on February 27|09
at 10:33 am