Saturday, December 30, 2023

Dick Van Dyke - 98 Years of Magic

From Dec 21, 2023 Jason Alexander - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Zachary Levi - Mary Poppins/Jolly Holiday Cedric The Entertainer/'Weird Al' Yankovic/Jason Alexander/Mary Steenburgen/Roma Downey/Tichina Arnold/Brad Garrett/Harry Shum Jr. Jane Seymour Skylar Astin & Amanda Kloots - Put On A Happy Face from 'Bye Bye Birdie' Martin Short/Mel Brooks/Jane Lynch/William Shatner/Ken Jeong/Darren Criss/John Lithgow/Billie Eilish/ Amber Riley 'Chim Chim Cher-ree' Harry Shum Jr. - 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' Mary Poppins Tony Danza - Spoonful of Sugar Jojo Siwa/Rita Ora/Beth Behrs/Harry Shum Jr./Zachary Levi/Roma Downey/Tony Danza/Ted Danson/Jason Alexander Mary Poppins - Jolly Holiday Reprise Ted Danson Rita Ora - 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' Mary Poppins David Copperfield Beth Behrs & Tichina Arnold - 'Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas' Roma Downey Mark Hamill/Stanley Tucci/Jenny McCarthy/Judd Apatow/Craig Robinson/Penn&Teller/Lin-Manuel Miranda Jim Carrey/Zachery Levi/Derek Hough Jojo Siwa - Mary Poppins 'Step In Time' 'Weird Al' Yankovic Carol Burnett Brad Garrett/Ted Danson/ Mark Hamill/Jane Seymour/Skylar Astin/Amanda Kloots/Jason Alexander Dixk Van Dyke sings with The Vantastix Rufus Wainwright - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 'Hushabye Mountain'

Monday, December 25, 2023

Xmas Day

The Academy of Country Music Honors that celebrated special honorees Clint Black, Kane Brown, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tim McGraw, K.T. Oslin, Chris Stapleton hosted by Carly Pearce

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade hosted by Julianne and Derek Hough featuring musical performances (including Chrissy Metz, Smashing Pumpkins and Iam Tongi - who happened to have some very weird unfinished makeup splotches) and celebrity guests

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration hosted by Derek and Julianne Hough with holiday musical performances by Michael Bolton, Mickey Guyton, Adam Blackston, Audra Day, Chris Janson, Tori Kelly and the likes....which felt like a double dose of Disney

The Byron Allen Grio Awards celebrating black excellence hosted by Sheryl Underwood and Roy Wood Jr., are meant to celebrate achievements across ilm, music, comedy, television, sports, philanthropy, business, fashion, social justice, environmental justice, education.
2023 honorees included Mariah Carey, Don Cheadle, Misty Copeland, Doctor Kizzmekia S Corbett-Helaire, Tamron Hall, Kevin Hart, Steve Harvey, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Eddie Murphy, Al Sharpton and Denzel Washington. Additionally, the ceremony featured performances by Boyz II Men, Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson and DJ Kiss.
It was so refreshing to watch as it was such a positive and uplifting atmosphere for the culture that Byron outrightly pointed out in his speech near the end of the show. 91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center hosted by Kelly Clarkson with performers including Cher, Darlene Love, Barry Manilow, Keke Palmer, Carly Pearce, Katherine McPhee & David Foster, Chloe Bailey, Radio City Rockettes, Rob Thomas and the tree lighting at the end!

Friday, December 08, 2023

All in the Family, Maude - Beatrice Arthur - first abortion on tv..., The Jeffersons - first to feature an interracial couple (Lenny Kravitz's mother - Roxie Roker), Good Times - Dynomite', One Day at a Time, Sanford & Sons,

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Sunday, December 03, 2023

The Wolf and the Lion HBO

Before I start, I'd like to say that despite all the love I have for Mozart and Dreamer, and the magnificent lesson of tolerance that they give us, my heart is still heavy.
Although they love each other like brothers, it's only because as babies they were deprived of their liberty by human beings. They invented a life in spite of everything.
And they managed to be happy in spite of us.
But in the wild, a wolf and a lion have nothing to do with each other. I don't know if I was right or wrong to keep them. I did it because I felt in my heart it was the only way to protect them.
I love them and I want them to be safe, but the truth is my island is never where they should've been in the first place.
So I'd like to dedicate this concert to Mozart and Dreamer. I hope that their example of an unlikely friendship between a canine and a feline will shine like the first snowflake in an azure sky. I hope that their story reminds us to defend all animals' rights to freedom. - Alma