All the lying
THE dynamics of Streisand’s upcoming bye-bye, ta-ta, latest, newest, most recent, final forever farewell this year tour:
Il Divo opens for 10 songs. La Diva Herself then comes on to do 12 songs. Then eight songs together. One duet will be, again, the old "Somewhere," which she somehow gave to mankind in her 2000 after-this-I’m-outta-here-for-good-and-always tour as well as her 1994 this-is-the-last-time-you’ll-ever-have-a-chance-to-pay-this-extravagant-price-per-ticket-to-see-me-in-the-flesh tour. Figures "Somewhere" is the theme for where she’ll work on her next into-the-sunset schlep.
After I announced she’s charging $750 a ticket, this gimme-the-money operation then quickly announced that it’s for a charity deal. Now trickling out is that the donation might get phrased as "designated proceeds" – whatever that means. Benefit-type events usually mention how much is tax-deductible. Can she be copping the tax credit when she donates "designated proceeds"? Can those millions she’ll make off this latest in her serial farewell tours slide through the taxman without her personally paying big-time?
By the way, souvenirs she’ll hawk this time around include leftovers from the previous farewell tours. They’ll be labeled "vintage collectibles."
By the way No. 2: Those $750 tickets are not the Triple-A Superbest. Seats for $1,000 and up include – ready? – a $40 souvenir program.
People who love people are not necessarily the people who brainstormed this tour.
Cindy Adams
