
Donna Summer: She could sing anything, anywhere, with anyone, at any time.
[SEP 24] Happy Sunday all! First up this week, Brooklyn is doing a cast
signing thing on Instagram with the cast of Cruel Summer. That
will be Tuesday September 26 at 2:30 PM Eastern. If you head to
her
Streamily page, you can see what items are available to order.
[SEP 24] Johnnyswim fans - as you know the duo are still on tour. And
Abner has been on an exercise kick for awhile now (and it shows!) So he
is looking for people to run with him on show days. Keep an eye on
Instagram for announcements.
[SEP 24] Bruce Sudano fans - yes, he is live on the couch AGAIN.
This time he's doing
See You When I Get There from Spirals Vol 1.
[SEP 24] I think that brings us to YouTube. Let's do some unusual clips
this week. First up, a young Donna in an
ad for Afri-Cola. Then we have a clip of Donna singing
La Dolce Vita, a clip from an unreleased song called
Addiction, an alternate version of
If You Got It Flaunt It, a short clip of Donna rapping
Love To Love You on The Today Show, and finally Donna's live
cover of
Natural Woman complete with the "twins" intro. LOL (She can still
make me laugh no matter how many times I have heard the story!)
[SEP 17] Greetings all! First up is another auction of Donna's stuff.
Unfortunately I didn't realize it was going to be a one day only thing,
so it already closed. This is a bit different from the last one in
that it was mainly household things like furniture from her home
in Brentwood, TN - oh and her 1995 Mercedes. You can
look at the items here, but make sure that when the page loads you
check off the box on the left hand side of the page that says "Estate of
Donna Summer, Brentwood, Tennessee" otherwise you will see a whole bunch
of unrelated items as well. There is also a
short article about the auction here. This auction was
announced on Donna's
Facebook
page, but only about 2 days before the auction happened. So if you
are on Facebook, make sure you keep an eye on her page, and I will not
wait for a regular update if another auction is announced.
[SEP 17] Speaking of auctions,
ArtNews just posted an article about the Christies auction and the
documentary. This article is a little different in that it attempts to
analyze Donna's paintings to some extent.
[SEP 17] Bruce Sudano fans - he was
live from his couch again. Well, he was live from a different couch
this time. LOL (I feel like this could be a series of albums -
Live From The Couch, Live From The Other Couch, Live From An
Armchair... the list could go on. LOL) This time instead of
singing a new song, he is treating us to a live version of his current
single,
Better Than This (currently available in all the usual places.)
[SEP 17] In other Bruce news, he has been selected as an
official showcase artist for Folk Alliance International 2024.
The event is held from February 21 to 25, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
[SEP 17] Moving on to Johnnyswim (who are
still on tour,
by the way.) As you know, they had a cooking show on Magnolia called In
The Kitchen With Abner and Amanda that will be coming back with brand
new episodes on October 21. But in the meantime, they have teamed
up with
In Good Company. That is one of those companies that will ship meals
to your home for you to heat and eat. This one only covers Southern
California, so if that's your location check them out. At the
moment they are offering Abner & Amanda's Italian Short Ribs with
Polenta.
[SEP 17] If you have logged in to MAX lately (say to watch Love To Love
You Donna Summer, or any of the Johnnyswim shows), you may have seen a
familiar face pop up on the main screen. (At least on the TV, I seem to
get a different screen if I log in through my computer.) Anyway,
in honor of Latin Heritage Month MAX is doing Nuestras Voces and they
have used photos of Abner, Pedro Pascal (without his Mandalorian helmet
- yes I am a Star Wars nerd LOL), and Diane Guerrero.
[SEP 17] That brings us to YouTube. Since there has been a bunch of talk
about Divas 2000 on the forum, let's look at clips from that.
First up Donna's performances:
Bad Girls,
Love Is The Healer
and
Reflections. Then we have some
interviews and rehearsal footage (note the end with the footage of
the trio that never happened on show night), and of course the
finale,
Ain't
No Mountain High Enough.
[SEP 10] Happy Sunday all! It's pretty quiet this week. Johnnyswim
is still on tour for a few more weeks. You can catch highlights on their
Instagram. And if they are coming to your town - get yourself
a ticket! You will not regret it!
[SEP 10] Bruce Sudano fans - Bruce was
Live From The Couch again on Facebook for the first time in...? A
long time. He's back with a new one he wrote while he was on tour
with The Zombies.
[SEP 10] That brings us to YouTube. First up is the 2023
Extended Revisit mix of
I Feel Love. Then we have
Spring Affair from Soul Train, an extended mix of
Now I Need You,
Love To Love You from The Midnight Special,
MacArthur Park from American Idol, and a video for
Try Me.
[SEP 03] Greetings all and happy Sunday! I can't believe it's September
already! It's time for a new Summer Fever
Pick and this month we will be celebrating all the colors in I'm A
Rainbow.
[SEP 03] I guess we can start with Bruce this week. :-) He
recently did
an
interview with Harvey Brownstone, and you can catch it on YouTube.
It's a pretty long interview that covers a lot of ground from childhood
to now. And yes, there is a bunch of Donna stuff in there too.
:-)
[SEP 03] And speaking of Bruce - I told you last week, he is selling
t-shirts now. If you grab one and
send
his Facebook a photo of you wearing the shirt, he just might share
it. :-)
[SEP 03] Johnnyswim fans - they are still
on tour
until the end of October. Also, the second season of their cooking show
debuts on Discovery+ on October 21, AND on
Instagram Abner periodically teases new songs in the works, so I
suspect the last quarter of 2023 is going to be a fun time for all the
fans. :-)
[SEP 03] In Donna news, she ended August 2023 with 16.3 million streams
on Spotify. That made August her 4th best streaming month. So if
anyone is wondering where Donna Summer fans hang out on the web -
clearly Spotify is on the list. :-)
[SEP 03] In documentary news,
The Goa Spotlight has recommended 4 films to watch from Disney+,
MAX, Prime Video, and Filmin and their recommendation for MAX is Love To
Love You Donna Summer. :-)
[SEP 03] I think that brings us to YouTube. I think this week we should
celebrate the new Summer Fever Pick. So let's start off with the title
track,
I'm A Rainbow. Then we have
Don't Cry For Me Argentina from a 1993 TV appearance, and the
official music video for
Romeo. Donna doesn't actually appear in that - they just used clips
from Flashdance. Moving on we have the Ladies On Mars Street Race
Mix of
Highway Runner, and
To
Turn The Stone from the original Broadway cast of Summer: The Donna
Summer Musical (sung by Ariana DeBose).
[AUG 27] Happy Sunday all! It's been a quiet week, but we still
have
Johnnyswim on tour. And keep an eye on the merch tables if you are
going to one of the shows. You might find some exclusive items.
[AUG 27] And speaking of merch - Bruce Sudano has redone his
website and
with that comes a new t-shirt. It's actually the first time he has
offered t-shirts. But don't worry - if shirts aren't your thing,
you can still get the Super Bruce bobblehead! :-)
[AUG 27] In the land of covers, Claire Richards and Delta Goodrem
have covered
No
More Tears. It's pretty faithful to the original. Claire
has also covered
This Time I Know It's For Real. Clearly she's a fan. :-)
[AUG 27] That brings us to YouTube. Since we were just talking about
covers, let's take a look at some of Donna's covers. In 2006 she was
doing Sade's
Pearls in concert and Aretha's
Natural Woman. She's also done
Georgia On My Mind,
La
Vie en Rose,
Nights In White Satin,
Superstar, and in Divas 2000 she did a cover of
Reflections. Donna is also known for her dance version of Barry
Manilow's
Could It Be Magic. (And yes, I will use any excuse to post this
clip. LOL)
[AUG 20] Greetings all! This week the main news is Brooklyn in
Ambassador Digital Magazine. I showed you the
Instagram post with the photo shoot, but now the interview and
select photos are on the
magazine's website. One of the main takeaways from this
article is that the documentary will NOT be the only film in Brooklyn's
directorial career. She would like to do more, and I can't wait to
see what she sets her sights on next. Hopefully the writers and
actors strikes will end quickly (and fairly!) so creatives can get back
to creating.
[AUG 20] Johnnyswim fans - our favorite duo is officially back on the
road again (living their nomadic life!) Keep an eye on their
Instagram for photos and videos from the tour. If you are
looking for dates and places, check
their website.
But be warned - Johnnyswim tickets always sell FAST!
[AUG 20] Last Dance fans, check out the Dodz 2k22 mix available on
Soundcloud. It's short but fun.
[AUG 20] And that brings us to YouTube. First up, a
1990 interview
about Donna's painting exhibition. Then we have a
1987 interview
from the UK's Sky, and a
2004 interview
from a UK radio show called From The Bottom To The Top (the clip is
about an hour and 20 long and Donna is scattered throughout the show).
Then on the music side of things, we have
Starting Over
Again from the Eddie Rabbitt special, and
Science of Love
from XM Radio's Artist Confidential.
[AUG 13] Happy Sunday all! Let's start with some time sensitive
info for Johnnyswim fans. They will be performing in New York City at
Rockwood Music Hall this Thursday August 17 at 7PM as part of the
Preserve Rockwood Benefit Series. Tickets are
available here. Then their official
Stories tour
starts on August 19 in Bethel, NY and continues through October 21 in
Waco, TX.
[AUG 13] In Brooklyn Sudano news, Ambassador Digital Magazine has done
an interview and photo shoot with Brooklyn. They posted clips from
the photo shoot on their
Instagram, but nothing has appeared on their
website
just yet. But check out the Instagram pics - it's a very glamorous
session.
[AUG 13] In documentary news, Love To Love You Donna Summer has hit New
Zealand on Sky Arts as of today. Because of that,
Stuff.co.nz has posted a review of the film.
[AUG 13] in Giorgio Moroder news, he has
sold his producer royalties to Iconoclast. They have "struck a
deal to work on the development and marketing of 'The Father Of Disco's'
name, image and likeness rights." I'm no expert on music
industry legal matters, but this sounds to me like an 83 year old man
looking make sure his legacy will be secure after he passes (in what I
hope is the FAR FAR FAR distant future.)
[AUG 13] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up, TopPop remastered
their clip of Donna performing
Love To Love You. (That's the clip where Donna is backed by the
blond male dancer in the very 70s white outfit. lol) Then we have
a
short interview clip from Donna's appearance on a Disney
special. (Here is the
full special. You can catch Donna at 4:03 and 23:23. See if you can
spot Mimi in Unconditional Love. Oh and I should warn you that right
before Unconditional Love, there is a clip of the It's A Small World
ride. You might want to mute the sound on that part. LOL) Next up
is a recent clip
from LPJ_IS_KOOL with a clip of On The Radio plus the audio of a 2003
interview where Donna talks about the song. (You can even see a
picture of the handwritten lyrics that sold at the recent
Christie's auction.) And finally, Donna performing a couple of
songs at the London Palladium. This is the infamous performance with
the mic problems. I happen to like this clip because it shows what
a professional Donna was. I have always believed that if you make your
living performing live (in any capacity - music, acting, making
speeches, dancing, etc) that eventually anything that can go wrong will.
And to me the mark of a professional is in how they handle situations
where things go wrong. Donna just kept chugging through without
missing a beat as the crew found a mic that worked. Someone with
less experience might have stopped the show, but not Donna.
[AUG 6] Happy Sunday all! This week is the first update for
August so you know that means it's time for a new
Summer Fever Pick. This month we will
be rocking to The Wanderer. :-)
[AUG 6] So let's start off with Donna. The Hard Rock Cafe in Sioux City
has installed some new memorabilia and included is a dress Donna wore in
1980. The
Sioux City Journal has an article about the new memorabilia, but it
is behind a pay wall. I did a little digging and found out the
dress at Sioux City used to be on display at the
Hard Rock in Boston.
[AUG 6]
American Songwriter posted their 15 favorite quotes from Donna
recently. There are some good ones in there.
[AUG 6] BrooklynVegan.com posted an article on the album Prestige by
Girl Ray. Specifically, the article discusses eight albums that were
influences on that album. Yes, Donna is on that list with Bad Girls.
:-)
[AUG 6] Some of you (okay, all of you LOL) probably remember that
when Four Seasons Of Love came out back in the day, there was a fold out
calendar for 1977 included. Well, a fan going by the handle @workinghardforthemoney
on tumblr made a really good clean scan of the calendar and
posted it. (If you are wondering, the next time that calendar
will be accurate will be 2033, then 2039, and 2050. After than you can
figure it out for yourselves you young whippersnappers! LOL)
[AUG 6] Since the rest of the family seems to be on a well deserved
vacation this week, I think that brings us to YouTube. In honor of
the new Summer Fever Pick, let's look at clips related The wanderer.
First up, the title track (and On The Radio), from the
Tom Snyder Show
1980, Then we have a stampyurfeet video for
Art On Ice/Cold
Love, a Suecase Hall video for
Looking Up,
and another Suecase Hall video for
Grand Illusion.
Finally there is the official video for
The Wanderer.
[JUL 30] Greetings all and happy Sunday! First up this week - The
Johnnyswim Stories Tour. Our favorite dup will be hitting the road
from August 19 to October 21. The full list of dates/venues is on
their website,
and tickets are on sale NOW. Johnnyswim tickets usually sell out pretty
fast so get yours as soon as possible.
[JUL 30] While I was away, Bruce Sudano's new single/video dropped. It's
called Better Than This and you can catch it on
YouTube and all the usual places. The video is packed with old
photos and videos of Bruce from over the years. It's fun to watch
and the lyrics are very relatable. On a side note, I was on
vacation last week with an 11 month old who got very cranky one night -
the animated video for Fatal Love bought us about 30 seconds of peace.
LOL (I know, that doesn't sound like much, but it was enough time to get
the bottle ready for her. )
[JUL 30] Bruce's new single got write-ups on
Mescalina.it and
JamTV.it. Both articles are in Italian, so Google Translate is
your friend if that is not your language.
[JUL 30] In the land of milestones, Donna has officially topped 1
BILLION streams on
Spotify. That's not a typo! :-) (I swear, it wasn't just
me going nuts on vacation! I streamed off the SD card in my phone, not
from the Spotify app! LOL)
[JUL 30] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up a rather unusual
clip of
This Time I Know It's For Real. Then we have a Suecase Hall
video for Love
Has A Mind Of It's Own done as a tribute to Donna's relationship
with Bruce. And finally a short CBS news clip featuring Donna at
home with her granddaughters and a young pre-married Johnnyswim.
[JUL 15] Happy Saturday all! Before I get started, I just want to let
you know that I will be away on vacation next weekend so there will be
no update for the 23rd. (Any burglars reading this - no, my house
will NOT be unoccupied. There are other family members staying home to
care for the cats - and guard my Donna collection. LOL) The next
update will be on or around July 30. :-)
[JUL 15] On to the news. Congrats to Brooklyn and team! Love
To Love You: Donna Summer has been nominated for the HCA 2023 TV Awards
in the category of Best Broadcast Network or Cable Documentary. It's up
against Last Flight Home, The US And The Holocaust, and White Coat
Rebels. The awards are handed out on August 12... well... that's when it
is scheduled. I have no idea if the writers' and actors' strikes will
have an impact on that. (On a side note - stage actors are
NOT on strike, so maybe use this time to see some live performances. You
will be glad you did!)
[JUL 15] Speaking of Brooklyn,
KCRW.com has a little piece about Brooklyn and her love of
gardening. (I think that apple didn't fall too far from the tree... I
seem to remember her mom was a gardening enthusiast too. :-) )
[JUL 15] In Donna news,
SingersRoom.com last a list of the Top 10 famous singers from
Massachusetts. Yes, Donna is on the list but 2 of the other "singers" on
the list are not known for singing. Chick Corea and Leonard
Bernstein are both insanely talented musicians and composers in their
genres, but I don't think either springs to mind when someone talks
about singers. LOL
[JUL 15]
TheGrio.com has an article about the story behind She Works Hard For
The Money. The article is a new one that goes with a
podcast from last month that features Bruce talking about the song.
[JUL 15]
We Are Cult has posted a review of the latest release of Another
Place And Time. The author is a big fan of the album, but he has
to concede that maybe there have been too many reissues in too short a
period of time.
[JUL 15] In Bruce news, we can look forward to a new single (and video!)
called Better Than This on July 21. (That would be 2023 or 2024
depending on which post you saw on social media! LOL But at
least when Bruce gets a case of fat fingers, he only messes up by a
year. When I do it, it's usually by a century. There is nothing like
saying Bad Girls was released in 1879! Thank god I usually spot
it before I publish. LOL)
[JUL 15] But while you are waiting for Bruce's new single, you can
check out
MusicExistence's review of Two Bleeding Hearts.
[JUL 15] Johnnyswim fans - catch them at the
Moon River
Music Festival in Chattanooga with Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors on
September 9. FYI, the combination of Johnnyswim and Drew Holcomb &
The Neighbors is billed as Goodbye Road. So whenever you see a
billing for Goodbye Road, know that it is the two acts working together.
Now, the festival is sold out at the moment, but there is an option to
get on a waiting list or to buy verified resale tickets.
[JUL 15] I think that brings us to YouTube. In honor of the latest
release of Another Place And Time, let's look at songs from that album.
First up the Pete
Hammond remix of the title track. Then we have
This Time I Know
It's For Real live on David Letterman,
Love's About To Change My Heart live on Arsenio Hall,
I Don't Wanna Get
Hurt from TOTP, and the video for
When Love Takes Over You. Finally, a segment about Donna from
SAW: Legends Of
Pop.
[JUL 9] Happy Sunday all! It's a pretty quiet week, but we do have
a new article about the Christie's auction from
Salon Privé. This one breaks down some of the highlights - the items
that did particularly well. Apparently there were bidders from 21
countries. :-)
[JUL 9] Bruce Sudano fans - look for his next single, Better Than
This, in all the usual places on July 21. In the meantime, check
out his current single with Valerie Simpson, Two Bleeding Hearts, which
is doing well on
YouTube. :-)
[JUL 9] In throwback cover news, back in 1982 Frida from ABBA released a
solo album that included a cover of To Turn The Stone. (That was
before we got to officially hear Donna's original version since it came
from the shelved I'm A Rainbow.)
Queerty recently posted an article about the cover. I have to say
that I have heard Frida's cover many times, but this is the first
time I saw the music video that goes with it. And, uh.... well,
it's a good reminder that 80s videos were often just plain weird. LOL
[JUL 9] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up, I previously shared
a video where Fil from Wings Of Pegasus
analyzed Donna's
1999 vocal performance of Last Dance. Well, I recently ran into a
previous video where he analyzed a
1983 performance.
I love his analysis videos - he doesn't just gush and say "wow that's so
awesome." He will tell you exactly why a performance is good and give
you some of the technical stuff that is going on. It's definitely
music nerd territory. :-) (And I just love it when he starts
smiling when Donna sings!) Next up is a
band pit video
from the NCL Prima cruiseship production of Summer: The Musical. It's
broken into a 4 part split screen where you can see the guitar, the
keyboard, the drum, and what's happening on stage. Next is a
podcast discussing the documentary. They call it a review, but it's
more of a discussion. In the category of WHY? somebody posted a video of
Love To Love You
sped up so that Donna sounds like one of the Chipmunks. LOL (His
whole channel is sped up songs. He's actually got
4 Donna songs there.) And because after listening to that, you need
something to cleanse your ears, LOL, here is the
Live & More
Encore concert. (I'm still trying to figure out that whole sped up
songs channel - seriously, WHY? LOL)
[JUL 2] Greetings all! Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends and
Happy Fourth to my American friends. (To my other friends - celebrate
with us. Just tell your jobs that you are taking a day or two off. LOL)
[JUL 2] It's a new month, so that means it's time for the new
Summer Fever Pick. This month we
can all celebrate our inner "bad girl" by dancing to Bad Girls.
Toot toot!
[JUL 2] Let's start with the Christie's auction. That closed the
other day and it looks like they made some pretty decent money.
:-) You can check out
the website for the final bids on everything. It looks like
the awards and paper ephemera (photos, lyrics, etc) did the best. There
was hardly any action on the costumer last week when I looked, but as I
suspected, bidders for those waited until near the end of the auction.
The paintings were a bit slow to attract bids too - probably because the
minimum bids for those were pretty high to start with. But all but 2 of
them eventually found a buyer. :-) If you want to see what the
items looked like on display at Christies, they have a
virtual tour posted on their website. Congrats to all the
lucky winners on your new collectables! :-)
[JUL 2] For more auction news, check out WABC New York's
news report on the auction, and
FineBooksMagazine.com has a short article on the auction results.
[JUL 2] We have a new official video out there. This one is an animated
video for I Feel
Love. I kind of like the way they combined the computer
generated faceless animated figures with footage of the real live Donna
Summer - just like the record combines the synthesizer (computer)
generated music with vocals by the real live Donna Summer. That
was a really good idea. :-)
[JUL 2]
ARTnews.com has an article about celebrities who paint. They start
right off with Donna.
[JUL 2] in documentary news, interviews with Brooklyn still keep turning
up. :-) (Girl - go take a vacation already! You earned it! LOL)
So we have a print interview with
SRQ Magazine, and then a video interview for
Togethxr.
[JUL 2] IN the everyone is a Donna Summer fan category, Debbie Harry and
Blondie played at Glastonbury recently and they threw in a bit of I Feel
Love in the middle of Heart Of Glass. I couldn't find enough video of
that particular performance, but I found a different
recent performance where you can definitely hear the Heart Of Glass
music change to I Feel Love music. It's at about the 5 minute
mark.
[JUL 2] In Bruce Sudano news, Chris Epting just posted an
interview with Bruce that focuses on songwriting. It's a nice read
particularly for anyone who wants to get into the mind of a songwriter.
[JUL 2] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up, someone
posted what they are billing as the original take of
Love To Love You
Baby. It is taken from a 28 track stem. Then we have a
playlist from Donna's 1992 Walk Of Fame ceremony. (I know some of my
readers were there - see if you can spot your younger selves. :-)
) And then just because I have been playing this lately, the ballad
version of I Will
Live For Love. (I love that song!)
[JUN 25] Happy Sunday all! This week brings more on the Christie's
auction (which only has a few more days of bidding left!)
Good Morning America had a piece about the auction with an interview
with Brooklyn, Mimi and Amanda, and footage from inside the auction
house.
The
Cut also has an article about the auction. And, of course, the
auction is still available to look at (or even bid on) on the
Christie's website. I have noticed that as of this writing,
the photographs, lyrics and awards are (generally) going
higher than expected, the gowns are going lower, and some of the
paintings have no bids yet - probably because they have high opening
amounts. But having said that, smart bidders are probably
waiting until the last minute so that they don't drive the prices
up too early. (I used to see that on eBay all the time. In the
final moments of an auction, the price would go up like crazy!) If you
are in New York, you can still see the items on display until Tuesday.
[JUN 25] In documentary news,
Spin.com has an interview with Brooklyn. The documentary is
still streaming on MAX, so go check it out if you haven't already.
[JUN 25] As you know, on July 7 we are expecting a rerelease of
Another Place And Time. One of the ways it will be available is as
a Zoetrope picture disk. The official Facebook page
posted a video of the Zoetrope in action and it's pretty cool!
It uses images from the This Time I Know It's For Real video that, when
the record spins, becomes an animation. It's sort of like a flip book,
the way it works.
[JUN 25] Johnnyswim fans - catch them in Waco, TX for SIlobration on
October 20 and 21. For tickets,
click here.
[JUN 25] In musical news, Summer: The Musical is still playing at my
local Gateway Playhouse for a couple more weeks. They have a
promo video on YouTube if you want a little taste of what I saw.
They also posted several
local reviews, and
photos from the production. If you are in the area, there are still
plenty of
tickets left. :-)
[JUN 25] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up, a
medley from 1994 that I haven't seen in ages. Then we have the
perfect summer (Summer? LOL) clip -
Sand On My Feet.
Then here's an unusual video from the musical. It's the
Conductor Cam from the cruise ship NCL Prima. All you
see is the man at the keyboard playing and conducting, but you can kind
of hear what's going on on the stage. (The metronome is very distracting
though.) And finally for something completely different...
someone on YouTube tried to fill in what she feels are the missing
parts of the documentary by reading Tarot cards. (Not sure she
needed Tarot cards to come to the conclusions she did. But the
cards are pretty. And yes, this is proof that you can find ANYTHING on
YouTube. LOL)
[JUN 18] Greetings and Happy Father's Day all! As you know, Friday
was Donna Summer Day in Boston and it looks like a great time was had by
all! Mary was on hand to perform. She did Melody Of Love, On The
Radio, and of course Last Dance. Her niece, Taihisha posted a
couple of clips on
Instagram, And if you are in Mary's Facebook group, a couple
of people posted clips there too. :-)
[JUN 18] In documentary news,
Brooklyn was on CNN recently to promote Love To Love You Donna
Summer. She also did an interview for Mark Tara's
Rainbow Country podcast, and one for
WCVB in Boston. And there is an interview with Bruce
about Donna and the documentary on
UDiscoverMusic.com.
[JUN 18] In auction news, the
Christie's auction for Donna's memorabilia is now accepting bids
until June 29. So if you have your eye on something, now is the
time to make an account and place your bid.
[JUN 18] Bruce Sudano fans - catch him in the latest edition of
The Beat
(from the UK).
[JUN 18] Johnnyswim fans - catch Abner on Magnolia's Silos Baking
Competition tonight or streaming on Discovery+, Magnolia, or MAX.
He was a guest judge last week for episode 4 and he will be on again
tonight for episode 5.
[JUN 18] Johnnyswim is also on
Cameo
now. If you've never heard of Cameo, it is a service that allows
you to purchase special messages or videos from participating
celebrities. For instance, you could pay for a video where Johnnyswim
sings Happy Birthday to your mom... or where they wish your best friend
a happy anniversary... or whatever else you can think of.
[JUN 18] In musical news, as you know Summer is playing at my local
theater
The
Gateway Playhouse until July 16. I got to see it last night and I
have my report on the show here.
And I will probably go see it again. :-) (Support your local
arts people!)
[JUN 18] I think that brings us to YouTube. First up, we have a
new Suecase Hall video for
Bad Girls (with an emphasis on the "new" demo version.) Then we have
the Loverdose recording of
Love To Love You Baby, the
Dick Clark Live Wednesday performances of MacArthur Park and Last
Dance, a performance of
Friends Unknown, and
If
There Is Music There from VH1 Live & More Encore.
[JUN 11] Happy Sunday all! This week brings more on the
documentary. First up, Mary had a live chat on her Facebook group
this past week and she wanted to make sure that we all know that Mimi's
husband, Rick Dohler, was the guy who cataloged and digitized all those
home movies, etc that they found. (And it was all stuff on
8mm, VHS, you name it - whatever the tech of the times were, and he was
working on that for years.) So a huge shout out to Rick! Your efforts
are truly appreciated!
[JUN 11] And speaking of Mary, she will be performing at Donna Summer
Day in Boston on June 16. She might even try to do some live
Facebook streaming while she's there.
[JUN 11] In release news, on July 7 look for a new release of
Another Place and Time. There will be a 2 CD set, a half-speed black
vinyl and a Zoetrope picture disk. The CDs have a couple of unreleased
edits and a new remix of Another Place and Time. (The Zoetrope sounds
interesting. I haven't run into one before, but apparently if you
view it with a stroboscope app in your phone, you see a continuous
dancing effect. ) If you have Facebook, the official account posted a
short video to promote the release.
[JUN 11] On to the never-ending documentary coverage. :-) So
we have an excellent article in
Harper's Bazaar, and a piece from
Today.
[JUN 11]
Cultured has an article about the Christie's auction of Donna's
memorabilia. I imagine we will see more articles about that as we
get closer to the end of the month.
[JUN 11]
MusicConnection.com has an interview with Bob Conti and in it he
talks about Donna (among other things.)
[JUN 11] In musical news, the Gateway Playhouse production of Summer
opens June 16.
Gateway has posted a video with a little bit of rehearsal footage.
[JUN 11] I think that brings us to YouTube. Since tonight is Tony night,
let's do some clips from musicals - either covers, or stuff Donna wrote
for musicals. I made a
whole playlist to make it easier. And as a bonus, here is a
clip of the Broadway cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
performing at the Tonys.
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