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Leftcoastzen
My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand
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dabbe Oh, I know this pic well! It's from the 1980s Grammys when they both sang “You Don't Bring Me Flowers“, which also qualifies as a major #loveontherocks song! They brought the house down! If you haven't seen it, it's on youtube. I adore Babs & Neil! 🩶💚🩶 21h
Eggs Oh yesss! Just thinking about them singing that song gives me goosebumps 7h
marleed If I think of Grammy performances, you don‘t bring me roses is what immediately comes to mind. It was the water cooler talk of the day! 6h
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Pickpick

Randomly reading this biography from 2000 with one of my favourite bookmarks and then i realised … OH! Well played bookmark gods.

I‘m interested in this period in Hollywood and the studio machinations behind the scenes - and man, Judy Garland was treated so badly. Her mother had her on amphetamines at the age of 10 😱😱 So I really enjoyed this - but it does have its flaws. ⬇️

Centique Clarke muses on Judys motivations and psychology and i think assumes too much at times. Also some of the stereotyping of women at the time is accepted at face value. He decries the fact that Judy‘s self esteem was damaged because her looks were so scrutinised but at the same time he seems to represent certain other actresses as little more than sex symbols. Its still an excellent read if youre interested in Judy Garland. 3w
EKonrad I‘ll read any books about her. Always interesting to see different biographers takes on her life. Such a fascinating woman! 3w
Centique @EKonrad agreed! An amazing woman 😍 3w
Cathythoughts Bookmark gods 😊 love it. 3w
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mobill76

I'm not really interested in Hollywood behind-the-scenes stuff but Judy Garland was in two of my favorite movies so I picked it up. It was disgusting how the movie industry treated people. I suppose it was us fans that drove it though. There's money to be made by exhibiting Judy Garland; mental health be damned. Judy grew up on stage, never had a normal life, and was never quite sane. I think she just wanted to go home but that balloon had sailed.

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mobill76

After I saw what happened to Fable users I was really hoping that Litsy's AI would have a go at me.

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LaurenAsh
Johnny Cash: The Life | Robert Hilburn
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Pickpick

Thorough...very very thorough.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand
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Thank you Amy for this amazing birthday package 🎉🎊❤️ can‘t wait to read this one! Love the wrapping paper too!

#LitsyLove

tpixie Happy Birthday 📕🎊🎁🎉🎈📕 4mo
AnnCrystal 🥳🎂Happy Birthday 🍰💝. 4mo
bthegood Happy birthday 🎉 4mo
AmyG An early present! It‘s a big book…hope you enjoy it. Thanks for all you do for Litsy Love. 🎂😘 4mo
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JanuarieTimewalker13
My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand
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I started listening to this audiobook on 3/26/24 and finished tonight. I had to wait for holds, I was reading other books in between, but it has been a constant companion. I watched some of her films, and I enjoyed the experience thoroughly. What an accomplished woman and an inspiration. I‘m a bit melancholy I finished it. I learned so much and I appreciate her much more now than ever. Highly recommend!

JanuarieTimewalker13 10/12/24 Book 22 4mo
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