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I rarely listen to audiobooks, but make exceptions for memoirs read by the person. I love Randy Rainbow, and hearing him tell the story of his journey from a chubby, awkward kid to YouTube sensation and star of satirical political parodies set to the music of Broadway show tunes was a rollicking ride. He‘s funny & self-effacing, and his brutally honest take on Trump and the GOP makes me LOL. Also loved the stories about his grandmother, Nanny.

LeeRHarry I‘ve just watched his latest video - love him and had no idea that this book existed! Stacked! 😊 3w

dabbe 🖤🎃🖤 3w

Amiable @LeeRHarry Definitely do the audiobook—I can‘t even fathom reading this without Randy‘s voice! He also just released a book of essays:

Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda

(edited) 3w

LeeRHarry @Amiable thanks ☺️ 3w

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thebacklistbook

Playing with Myself | Randy Rainbow

#wondrouswednesday
Cocoa, green, funny.
Both, both, gloves inside mittens or just gloves, low key

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thebacklistbook

Playing with Myself | Randy Rainbow

#sundayfunday
I can only keep so much fiction in my mind. I can either read one fiction and watch a few shows or read more fiction and watch lots of HGTV or magnolia network for a while. At the same time I'm listening to audiobooks, always nonfiction. Or podcasts.

BookmarkTavern I need to add more nonfiction to my TBR! Thanks for posting! 2mo

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thebacklistbook

Playing with Myself | Randy Rainbow

Getting into this on audio, finally. Also began dismantling my garden for the season. Going to overwinter a tomato plant and see how that goes. #gardening #litsygardens

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Andrea313

Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers | Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green

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Twitter coming in hot with the commentary on Mary Rodgers' excellent memoir! Though she is often recognized in connection with her legendary composer father, Richard Rodgers, and her Tony award-winning son, Adam Guettel, Mary was an award-winning composer and author herself. Come for the scathing one-liners and take-downs (Arthur Laurents gets gloriously dragged); stay for the honesty of a woman who was outspoken, complicated, and gutsy as hell.

willaful Does it mention her children's books? 4mo

Andrea313 Yes, she discusses that writing later in the book, and touches very briefly on the various film adaptations, too. 4mo

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MallenNC

The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway | Julie Taymor

Not a lot of reading today because I was seeing a matinee of The Lion King. It‘s been years since I‘d seen the show and the production was just as impressive as the first time. I love the way it uses puppetry to tell the story.

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WildAlaskaBibliophile

Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story | DK Publishing, Inc

I couldn't choose just three, so I didn't. 😋

Here are four of my favorite musicals:

1. Annie (1982)
2. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
4. Hamilton (2015)

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe There's a reason “wild“ is in your name! 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing! 🩷💜❤️ 9mo

WildAlaskaBibliophile @dabbe 🤗 9mo

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OrangeMooseReads

Playing with Myself | Randy Rainbow

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Damnit Rainbow made me cry!
The man has a way with words and his comedy is right up my alley.
This did feel like a glossing over of big things. Almost like he didn‘t want to scare people off.
4.9 only because of the crying and lack of depth in places.
Highly recommend especially if you are a fan of his.

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Playing with Myself | Randy Rainbow