Babs Sings, Dances, Talks Dirty
Plenty of coverage of Barbra Streisand's triumphant! return! to Madison Square Garden last night, her first New York show in six years. Newsday and the Daily News concur that the diva was in top form, her performance sending the hearts of Gays, Jews, and your mother a-soaring. The Times agrees that Streisand's singing was buttery good, but notes that her Bush-bashing — complete with a skit featuring a Bush impersonator — was a "miscalculation." And then there's the Post, which says nothing about the music and, rather, runs with the standard News Corp. angle:
After serenading fans with some of her greatest hits, Streisand mocked President Bush.
A few dozen people began to heckle her with one man shouting, "What is this, a fund-raiser?"
An incensed Streisand shot back, "Why don't you shut the f- - - up. If you can't take a joke, why don't you leave and get your money back."
It was the worst outburst since she called Barry Gibb a "cum dumpster" during the 1980 "Guilty" sessions.
Barbra Reborn at Concert [Newsday]
Bab-ilicious! [NYDN]
Music Overpowers Streisand's Many Missteps [NYT]
Vulgar Babs Rips Bush — and Fan — at MSG [NYP]