We know the late Christopher Reeve as Superman. But that almost wasn’t the case.
James Brolin told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live yesterday that he was offered the role but turned it down.
The actor had several successful film roles in the early ’70s, like Skyjacked and West World, and said he “couldn’t see being in a red sock hanging up on wires, and them saying ‘That’s lunch.’ And I’m like, ‘Get me down. There were just a lot of things about it that I thought would change the direction of my career.”
While he does not regret turning down that role, he said that he regrets accepting the TV show Hotel from Aaron Sorkin and not holding out for the right film role after a two-year drought.
As someone who grew up watching The Amityville Horror and Marcus Welby, M.D., I think he made a mistake. Because his legacy is now being Mr. Barbra Steisdand and it could’ve been as something else.
R.E.M. was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame yesterday, and all four founding members were there to accept the honor.
If you are going to have Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Bill Berry, and Peter Buck in the room together, then we better hear them perform. And that is what they did. The band, who disbanded in 2011, sang their hit Losing My Religion.
It was the first time they publically played together since 2007. That reunion performance with Berry was for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
We are running out of inductions to trick them into performing, so we are going to need a tactic to get them to perform more often, even though they told CBS Mornings that those days are over.
I don’t know why they are. Stipe’s voice is still as haunting as ever,` and the band still sounds great. So why not hit the road to delight us? I bet it would do the same for them.
And as a side note, am I the only one who wishes they had done a different song? Losing My Religion is one of my least favorite songs from them, and it is all about me wanting to hear them sing Stand.
Princess Kate had emergency abdominal surgery at the beginning of the year. We were told that she would need to take some time off and hoped to return to work by Easter.
Shortly before the holiday, she revealed that she was battling cancer and would need even more time off.
Today, the future Queen of England gave us an update on how she is doing and when she plans to return to public life:
I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months. It really has made the world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times.
I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.
My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months. On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home.
I’m looking forward to attending The King’s Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.
I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal.
Thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all of you who have so bravely shared your stories with me.
May she have more good days than bad, and may she beat cancer. Gd bless the future Queen!
Kevin and Michael Bacon, aka The Bacon Brothers, perform “Footloose” as the song’s co-writer Dean Pitchford gets inducted into the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame class pic.twitter.com/zIMqhKGn7k
For forty years, we have seen Kevin Bacon dance to Footloose. But I don’t remember hearing him sing it.
Yesterday, during the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Bacon Brothers sang the song for the thrilled audience.
The song is just one of the many great tunes that Dean Pitchford wrote, and that is why he was given the honor.
And now let’s talk about Kevin singing the single that is synonymous with him. Dare I say it, but I think it might even be better than Kenny Loggins’ version. And I fucking love the original. What do you think?
