BETTY IN THE USA
Born 2 Run. Born 2 Rock & Roll. Born 2 Be Wild. Born 2 be a Free Spirit. Born 2 be Bold. Born 2 be Daring. Born 2 be BETTY!
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No Retreat, No Surrender
Growin’ Up, Growin’ Older and Growin’ Young Again with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Springsteen fans have waited since 2016 for a tour. During the years since, Bruce Springsteen has written a New York Times Best Selling memoir, performed…
Read MoreTears for a SuperSparkly Superstar and Human: Olivia Newton-John
Everyone has a story. And the story is always extraordinary. It is for this reason that I adore memoirs, simply because I love immersing myself in other people’s stories. I read memoirs of ordinary people (whose stories make them extraordinary). …
Read MoreQuad Squad or Role Model? No Contest!
When I began figure skating in the mid 1970’s, it was because I was inspired by the grace, beauty, elegance, and athleticism of the sport, as well as by the joy it brought to the faces and spirits of those…
Read More1+1=3: The Magic of Cobblestone Streets, Real Life Candy Lands & the Ties that Bind
As Springsteen philosophizes, real magic occurs when 1+1=3. “The primary math of the real world is one plus one equals two. The layman/woman swings that every day, going to the job, doing their work, paying the bills and coming home….
Read MoreSpringsteen on Broadway: A Life Well Lived and A Lesson on Life
I have been asked over and over what Springsteen on Broadway is about, what is the format, and is it JUST HIM? The answers are multifaceted. Springsteen on Broadway is a one-man show, with a guest appearance by his lovely…
Read MoreThe Sound of Music During Hardship Can Create A New Life Soundtrack
Each year, the philanthropic arm of the Grammy organization that helps musicians struggling with addiction known as Musicares, honors a musician as Person of the Year. In 2013, that person was someone who is an extraordinary musician, artist, and songwriter,…
Read MoreGROWIN’ UP WITH BRAD & JEN: A Lesson in Friendship
Photo Credit, Getty Images If I were to be a paparazzi reporter whose aim is to sell tabloid “news”, these would be possible headlines for the picture seen “round the world (worldwide web is more like it!) in the last…
Read MoreTHE CHILDHOOD WONDER OF CHRISTMAS
Celebrating Christmas and the holiday season has so many wonderful traditions that bring us all together and right back to our most innocent and carefree days as a child. Having grown up in New York City, I have been…
Read MoreGrateful for My “Flashmob” – My Family & Friends: Happy Thanksgiving
I used to scoff at the concept of the power of positive thinking. Years ago, I was shedding tears in my doctor’s office when another patient heard me. She asked my doctor if she could be in touch w/me, so…
Read MoreWhat Time is It? It’s BOSS TIME: 70 Years of Rocking and Rolling
Traveling down to the Jersey Shore is always a trip back in time for me….a throwback to my childhood, adolescence & young adulthood summers where chasing beach balls and fireflies, collecting sea shells and sea glass, driving a Dodge Dart,…
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