May I borrow some of YourSpace to promote MyCdRelease?
The all new, all original CRUELTY arrives Tuesday, July 29, and I'll celebrate with a show at Austin's legendary Cactus Cafe. It's free, aside from the $15 you'll certainly want to spend on the CD. Raina Rose opens at 8:30 pm, then Southpaw Jones performs in his finest suit, and nothing will ever be the same.
Brett Somers died on Sept 15 in Westport Connecticut at the age of 83, in her own home, surrounded by members of her loving family. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, July 11, 1924, Brett spent her entire life in the United States making her living as an actress and an entertainer. She was best know as the caustic, irreverent center panelist on the hit 70’s game show Match Game where she appeared along with stars like Charles Nelson Reilly, Gene Reyburn, Betty White and best friend Marcia Wallace.
At the age of seventeen, Brett (then a young, fiery Audrey Johnston) ran away from her quiet home in Portland, Maine and headed for Greenwich Village without ever looking back. Days after arriving, she discovered Earnest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” whereupon Audrey promptly changed her first name to “Brett” after the novel’s lead character. She then combined it with her mother’s maiden name and re-invented herself as the bohemian bon vivant “Brett Somers”—the stage name that would remain with her throughout her life and career.
Brett had three children; Leslie, who died in 2003 of lung cancer, and her half-brothers David and Adam. Brett’s first husband Robert Klein was father of Leslie, while her two sons, David and Adam, were born of her eighteen marriage to actor Jack Klugman. Brett and Jack made countless television appearances as a couple, and for many years were sought after guests on the 1970’s game and talk show circuit, including The Mike Douglas Show, He Said, She Said, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and eventually Match Game. Ironically, one of Somers most memorable television roles was as Oscar Madison’s ex-wife Blanche on the long running classic television show The Odd Couple. A few years after landing the role, the real-life couple separated but were never divorced.
In the summer of 2003, Brett opened in her one-woman cabaret act which she co-wrote and produced with musical director and dear fr
I want to apologize about the disparaging comments I made about your instrument on stage last night. I think it may have originated from some deep-seated, primal fear...perhaps just fear of the unknown...or, possibly, fear of the fretless. Yeah, that's it.
If ever there was a movie that was absolutely unforgettable it would have to be Sleepaway Camp... although I must admit, I don't remember Angela's face as much as I remember the rest of her! We have that on our netflix list right now... though I'm a bit embarrassed to watch it again... We have a trannie in the band now, and I don't remember Sleepaway Camp being particularly PC. Ah, but then if we judge Art on it's politics it's such a slippery slope. That's Sleepaway Camp for you... Art with a capital A!
Gotta be my man Tom bass boy extraordinaire from wepco, electricians, egges and beyond. How'd we stay in Austin together so long and hardly see eachother? Jeri Blank is my sexy hero too. We have so much in common. I'm married too... to RAWK ya beeyatch! Miss you!
