Song of the Day: 'Goodbye, Donnie' by Bette Midler

 

I hope they play this at this morning's "sore-loser sendoff," where everyone -- including his enemies -- is encouraged to bring five friends!

The only thing better was THIS ONE by Carly Simon!

Page 1 Roundup (06/26)

The Daily News: Mitch McConnell finally pledges to put 9/11 victim benefits bill to a vote after meeting with first responders

Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before two House committees after he received a subpoena

Instagram: Borna in bed, Guido's got a new "friend," and Tommy can't keep his shirt on

Variety: Bette Midler set for special performance at New York Pride

SUM: New play explores the aftermath of a gay man’s murder in Queens

She Writes Press: Diane Cook’s idyllic suburban life was shattered with one phone call -- her husband had just been arrested. For attempted solicitation of a minor male over the internet

Instagram: Your morning workout with Chris Clark

New York Post: AOC-backed candidate Tiffany Cabán declares victory in tightly contested Queens DA race

Teen tourist falls into coma on Dominican Republic trip:

The Washington Post: House passes $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill with provisions for the treatment of migrant children in U.S. custody

As insults fly, options for avoiding conflict between the U.S. and Iran narrow

U.S. returns 100 migrant children to overcrowded border facility as HHS says it is out of space

The New York Times: Reopened legal challenge to census citizenship question throws case into chaos

Charo gives first interview since her husband took his own life

Tennis travails, not triumphs, gain a spotlight in an Instagram series

The Wall Street Journal: Buyer makes a big bet his new Caravaggio is really by Caravaggio

A record store-turned-family home in San Francisco

Remains of the Day (06/15)

The Daily Mail: Debbie Harry glows as she joins Bette Midler (both 72) at New York Restorations Project picnic (Deb's a midget -- how short must Bette be?!)

HuffPost: Six homeless LGBTQ youth share their stories

Back2Stonewall: Facebook to build $750 million data center in the very anti-LGBTQ state of Alabama

Instagram: I think we just found the hottest couple in men's tennis

Baseline: Li Na to make her return at Wimbledon in invitation doubles

Dlisted: Now nerd poster boy Chris Hardwick has been accused of domestic abuse

UPDATE: One female fan's interesting "take" on the Hardwick/Chloe Dykstra situation

Boy Culture: Things are gay all over: LGBTQIA+ history in each state

Towleroad: Sexy "gay-for-pay" adult film performer Tyler White dies at 27

Out: Ewan McGregor will shien in sequel to "The Shining," playing the grownup version of the "redrum" kid

EW: The story behind some of the best songs by the B-52s

Greg in Hollywood: I mean, seriously, that chest

THR: "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" at 25 -- co-creators on creating a cult classic

The Hill: Trump has a bad case of Kim Jong Un-vy

UnPresidented (podcast): "Trump may be the most corrupt businessman in America," says Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman

The Randy Report: Judge orders former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort jailed before trial, citing new obstruction charges

New York Post: Trump told Shinzo Abe he’d ship 25 million Mexicans to Japan

CNN: Harvard rated Asian-American lower on personality, lawsuit says

NewNowNext: A lesbian journalist pens an open letter to Cynthia Nixon

Hot Cat of the Day: Harvey needs to speak to this guy's decorator, stat!

Remains of the Day (12/01)

The Randy Report: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle observe World AIDS Day in first public appearance since engagement

Popular Publicity: Divinely gay holiday gift suggestions

SessumsMagazine: How Oscar Wilde "altared" our lives

Towleroad: American man's fatal fall from Australian cliff ruled hate crime 30 years later

Times of Israel: Holocaust survivor groups ask Poland to explain video of naked tag game in Nazi gas chamber

The Washington Post: Man on Trump’s voter fraud commission suing to find out what it’s doing

Back2Stonewall: View the NAMES Project AIDS memorial quilt online

Deep Dish: Behold Steve Grand in an XXS neon green high-cut Speedo

D-Listed: Kaley Cuoco is getting married again, trading a tennis hunk for a pro horse rider

OMG Blog: Bird poop facials and bull semen hair treatments are here

Die Alone With Me: 50-year-old replicates hunky friend's nude bedroom shot

Vanguard: F*ck w/out Fear (PrEP) campaign wins five PRism Awards 

The WoW Report: Students learn their new math lecturer is a former gay porn star

Savage Love: Her dad likes dick, but does she tell Mom?

Made in Brazil: Maybe boxer shorts can be sexy

Matthew's Island of Misfit Toys: 'Stache and horse

The Village Voice: All the ways the GOP tax bill will screw you over

JoeMyGod: Former GOP state senator convicted of sex trafficking teen boy asks for bail because his kids are homeschooled

Outsports: Gay fans will be allowed to fly rainbow flags at Russia World Cup 2018 stadiums

The Film Experience: Amazon pilot season -- the good, the bad, and the ugly

Gr8er Days: Bette Midler formally calls out Geraldo Rivera for sexual abuse

Washington Blade: Will Justice Kennedy stick with gays in Masterpiece Cakeshop case?

Kitty of the Day: I'm a sucker for a working cat!

Bette Your Bottom Dollar

Don't blow a wad on "Hello, Dolly!" -- Bette Midler fans' money is better spent on THIS!

Hello, Bette!

"Hello, Dolly!" with Bette Midler starts previews tomorrow night at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. Here is the first official image of her in the title role -- anyone excited to see this? I know a couple people going to the big dress rehearsal tonight.

Info HERE.

Fun Couples: Bette Midler and Carol Channing

Last week I met a Unicorn...the one and only Carol Channing... pic.twitter.com/5EnS6iuSFw — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 31, 2016

Hello, Dollies! 

Remember Carol's guest vocals on this one? #BenWaBalls #NippleClamps

A Rose by Any Other Name Would(n't) Smell as Sweet

My favorite social-media moment, well, ever.

'Beaches' the Movie ... in Under 4 Minutes

Did you ever know you're my hero, Micah McCain?

Then He Killed Me

Page Six has details from inside the screening last night of HBO's "Phil Spector" -- Al Pacino, Keith Richards, writer/director David Mamet, Johnny Depp and Barry Levinson were among the attendees. (Meanwhile, Lana Clarkson's publicist was busy picketing a screening in Los Angeles.) I'm smelling a little too much "Scent of a Woman" and not hearing enough Wall of Sound from the trailer, but I'll definitely be turning in, March 24 at 9 p.m. Helen Mirren is wondrous, but I still can't help but wish Bette Midler hadn't gotten hurt and bowed out early on. Have a look:

The Day After Halloween

I'm not sure when I became such a curmudgeon about adults dressing up for Halloween. With the exception of a party I went to in 2002 with my late friend Larry (above),  I haven't dressed up routinely since I was about 22. 

Still, I probably would have gotten a kick out of hanging out with Debbie Harry and Bette Midler yesterday at the New York Restoration Project party ...

even if they weren't nearly as adorable as my niece and nephew, Ally and AJ ...

who were the scariest trick-or-treaters in all of the Valley of the Sun!