It was in the early 60s. I was a copy boy at NBC News and the overnight disc jockey for the local radio station called and asked if I’d like […]
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The other side of fame
“I’m gonna live forever, baby, remember my name” — (from “Fame”) The death at age 54 of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, got me thinking again about the two-edged […]
Isn’t it rich? A farewell to Sondheim
The death of composer Stephen Sondheim at 91 is more than the end of an era. It is the end of a chain of great Broadway musicals dating back to […]
