Very Sad News


Lorna Luft, Judy's second child by producer, husband Sid Luft, was diagnosed with a brain tumor after collapsing backstage on Friday in London.

Lorna had been successfully battling breast cancer for six years, and was reportedly in
remission.

Now this....

My prayers are with her.

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Wow, very sad.

The older we get, the less good news we hear. I guess we're all on a slippery slope.....

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My philosophy has always been that bad things are a guarantee, and that the good things in life you have to work for.
Even winning the lottery is the result of spending hundreds of dollars (and waiting years)for a chance in a million.

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No other outcome...

- "You live long enough some bad shit is gonna happen to you."

- Danny Glover - "Grand Canyon"

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You GUESS??? LMAO....you are such a philosopher......🙄🙄🙄🙄.....

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According to this brief article, Lorna's surgery was successful:

https://pagesix.com/2018/03/23/lorna-lufts-brain-tumor-surgery-successful/

And, what do you hear about Liza? Last seen on the "red carpet" (Oz Tribute), she was a little "loopy." (Footage on YouTube.)

To be fair, she appears to have medical issues, like Parkinson's or some kind of palsy.

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I'm glad to hear about Lorna, and hope, like Liz Taylor's, her tumor was benign.

Liza has vanished since she went to rehab (for a month!) four years ago. A few Youtube videos have weirdos filming
she and friend Michael Feinstein coming out of a restaurant for dinner. Despite being a bit shaky and - let's face it -
goofy - Liza, like Fenstein, are class acts and respond politely to these intrusive jerks.

Frankly, Liza is lucky to be alive after a lifetime of drugs and booze. She IS selling off her entire wardrobe collection
soon at an auction. Items even include personal pictures, and letters between her parents!!! She must really need the
dough.

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Shame about Liza.

I've been watching her old performances of "Some People" on YouTube.
She was phenomenal; all the showmanship and power of her Mother, different style, of course.

Here she is at the height of her power:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oGRNoGZk-k

Sad that these people couldn't take better care of themselves.....

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'90/'91 was when Liza looked her best as an adult (far better than even the "Cabaret"/"That's Entertainment" days).
She was slim again for the first time in years, and her short bob and super makeup were outstanding.

However, great performance though this is, she still possess a shrill voice, with a vibrato wide enough for a
truck to drive through.

I've always felt Liza's singing was much more in the vein of Ethel Merman. But, yes, it's a strong performance.

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Ethel Merman? Ah, no ! 🤢 🤮


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Why do you say that? They both BELT out a song to the very last person sitting in the back seat.

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Why do you say that?


To me, Ethel is just LOUD. The quality of her voice is grating. She often sounds out of tune, and her vibrato is wider (and wilder) than either Liza's or Judy's.

Not a fan.

In her later years, on the Sullivan show, she could have been taken as a comedy act, like that Mrs. Miller, he used to feature. Hard to believe she was serious.

Just my opinion.

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My dad was a professional musician, and he never liked Merman. He always described her voice as having all the charms of a brass band.

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He always described her voice as having all the charms of a brass band.


I couldn't agree more ! 😲

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Liza Minnelli, New York New York, 2018

(Oh, dear God)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0YUHT6NTwQ

Oh, how the mighty have fallen... It's "Mama" all over again. 🙄

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Yeah, selling letters between her parents is classy. No, it's very selfish and uncaring.

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