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During today's special presentation of Release Me with Bonus DVD on QVC, Barbra called in on the phone to discuss the album with her friend and creative collaborator Richard Jay-Alexander. Click here to watch the video of her calling in and to take advantage of the one day only special price!Read more »
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We've set aside a limited number of tickets for Barbra's upcoming shows in Las Vegas, San Jose & Los Angeles just for fans of barbrastreisand.com! Purchase tickets before the general public until 3:00 pm PT tomorrow at ticketmaster.com using the code RELEASEME.
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Last night, when Barbra walked onto the stage and looked up at Marvin's picture - before heading to the microphone - the audience could already sense that they were in for something very special.Read more »
Tune into Katie Couric's new talk show Katie on September 25 to see a brand new interview with Barbra. Click here to find your local station!
To celebrate her new album of previously unheard recordings, RELEASE ME, Barbra sat down to discuss the songs and what went into making each. Here is her interview about the Randy Newman track "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" from the Stoney End sessions.
By Barbra Streisand.
Obama vs. Romney: A Clear Choice
In this election, the people of America have to make a choice between two candidates with very different values, visions and solutions to the most pressing problems facing our country. The question voters need to ask themselves when they walk into the voting booth on November 6th is: “Will the country be better off returning to the policies of George W. Bush’s Administration?”Read more »
Barbra Streisand's longtime collaborator Richard Jay- Alexander is scheduled to appear on QVC® Thursday, September 20 at 7 AM and noon (ET) to offer the singer’s upcoming album "Release Me," which has been specially packaged with a bonus DVD for the multimedia retailer.
The album features 11 previously unreleased songs recorded throughout Streisand's career.
The DVD is a track-by-track commentary from Barbra filmed in August and also features archival footage of Streisand in the studio.Read more »
Meet the Incomparable Barbra Streisand at one of four forthcoming concerts, with 2 top level house seat tickets included. These amazing tickets are not available through Ticketmaster.
The following shows are included:
Meet the Incomparable Barbra Streisand on Monday, October 8 with
2 Top Level House Tickets to her Wells Fargo Center Show in Philadelphia
Meet the Incomparable Barbra Streisand on Thursday, October 11 with
2 Top Level House Tickets to her Barclays Center Show in Brooklyn, NYRead more »
The magic of Barbra Streisand in concert continues this fall with the addition of three NEW live performances in the US with special guests Chris Botti and Il Volo.
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Even though this is an album of previously unreleased material, it's clearly music Barbra cares about, as she states in this quote from the liner notes. Click here to pre-order RELEASE ME now.
The folks who gave us the Willie Horton ads, the Swift boat campaign, the purges of black voters in Florida and endless other dirty electoral tricks are at it again. Like crack addicts confronting the irresistibRead more »
The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalism Dick: The Man Who is President (Dick Cheney)
They both address important issues regarding holding ourRead more »
Some Questions to Think About (Before Going to War)...
1. How many body bags does the military expect to send home to America?
2. What is the cost of the war in billions of dollars? One advisor to the president estimates the war would cost up to $200 billion, but he was quickly replaced by a more conservative successor.
3. Are there estimates for how long American troops would have to stay there? Are they remotely realistic? A lot of knowledgeable people predict a very long and expensive haul.Read more »
By Marjorie Cohn, MarjorieCohn.com
From “Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law,”
By Marjorie Cohn, 2007Read more »
By Angelo Young, International Business Times
The accounting of the financial cost of the nearly decade-long Iraq War will go on for years, but a recent analysis has shed light on the companies that made money off the war by providing support services as the privatization of what were former U.S. military operations rose to unprecedented levels.
Private or publicly listed firms received at least $138 billion of U.S. taxpayer money for government contracts for services that included providing private security, building infrastructure and feeding the troops.Read more »
TruthDig.org
A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran
To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
From: Tomas Young
I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I
write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq. I write this letter on behalf
of the hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been wounded and on behalf of those whose wounds,
physical and psychological, have destroyed their lives. I am one of those gravely wounded. I wasRead more »
Click here to view this article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/11/opinion/kurtz-iraq-media-failure
Click here to view this article:
http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report/a-tale-of-two-budgets/
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Ten years ago, America invaded Iraq; somehow, our political class decided that we should respond to a terrorist attack by making war on a regime that, however vile, had nothing to do with that attack.
Some voices warned that we were making a terrible mistake — that the case for war was weak and possibly fraudulent, and that far from yielding the promised easy victory, the venture was all too likely to end in costly grief. And those warnings were, of course, right.Read more »
House Republicans on Friday unanimously voted down a bill that would have raised the minimum wage. Six Democrats joined them in defeating the effort.
The vote came after a surprise move by Democrats, who tacked onto a jobs training program bill an amendment that would have brought the national $7.25 minimum wage to $10.10 by 2015. But Republicans managed to defeat the effort while approving the bill overall.Read more »
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Ten years ago, America invaded Iraq; somehow, our political class decided that we should respond to a terrorist attack by making war on a regime that, however vile, had nothing to do with that attack.
Some voices warned that we were making a terrible mistake — that the case for war was weak and possibly fraudulent, and that far from yielding the promised easy victory, the venture was all too likely to end in costly grief. And those warnings were, of course, right.Read more »
By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
Our biggest problems over the next ten years are not deficits," the President told House Republicans Wednesday, according to those who attended the meeting.
The President needs to deliver the same message to the public, loudly and clearly. The biggest problems we face are unemployment, stagnant wages, slow growth, and widening inequality - not deficits. The major goal must be to get jobs and wages back, not balance the budget.Read more »
By Marian Wright Edelman
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Read more »
Larry Kramer does not need me to publicize his beautiful play. It stands on its own. For the last time – I will answer his complaints, which rewrite history.
When I saw the play in 1985 I was very moved and immediately contacted Larry to acquire the rights. After going through several drafts with Larry, I hired another writer to develop a screenplay that was faithful to Larry’s play -- but adapting it to make it more cinematic. It was finished in 1995. Ralph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh were interested in doing the version that I oversaw.Read more »
2cents.....
Haahaa.... If my sweet wife and I can ever get out of bed
(somedays it's noon)... I have long planned to paper our vintage barn's
outhouse walls, with these excremental egested rag articles that are
void of even a sniff of truth. Of course, she has held me back with
her gift for perfect decor. But I still say my idea is more
authentic,... Haahaa. Right?
Hillary and Bill Clinton have been friends now since I first
met them 16 years ago.... and without any interruptions... birthdaysRead more »
“The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements”
---Thomas Jefferson
Boy, Barbra must sell a lot of papers. That tabloid keeps re-telling the same lies.
I asked my wife if I could borrow her Truth Alert to respond to the latest tabloid nonsense, an outrageous story that I oppose her doing "Gypsy." These scandal sheet guys only print stuff that is the exact opposite of the truth. I'm already lined up to buy the first ticket for that film. Her youthful beauty will perfectly complement her singing and performance. But the point here is that tabloids only traffic in bad news, bad news that they have to maliciously make up in Barbra's case.Read more »
I was just made aware of a ridiculous story in one of those weekly rags. This is just to say that the story is untrue in every respect, just unmitigated, sloppy, and malicious invention. The madness of the constant inaccuracy of these publications is evidenced by the fact that in this recent story the main photo they use of "Jason" is not even Jason!
One of the tabloids is recycling a fabricated story which we truth-alerted as false in 2004.
It's ridiculous to dredge up a 7 year old story about having a polyp removed. It must be a slow news day.
I’ve endured Larry Kramer’s outbursts in the past, not wishing to dignify them with a response. But at a time when we are all pulling together to achieve such giant steps toward gay equality, it is anguishing to me to have my devotion to this cause so distorted. I think my efforts for the gay community and my immersion in securing its constitutional entitlement and other equitable rights is quite evident and a matter of record.Read more »
I was happy to hear recently that the Loew's Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York will be undergoing renovations for a reopening in 2014 . It was one of those beautiful old movie palaces of the past. I was 13 years old when I first started spending many a wonderful afternoon there, partly because it had double features, air conditioning and great ice cream cones.Read more »
To clarify the ridiculous assertions relating to Barbra Streisand's participation in the new "We Are The World," the recording of which I attended with her, Barbra hit it on her first take, but then asked Patti Austin, who was producing the vocal session, if she could do a few more to see what else she might come up with. Patti thought the first take was perfect, and she thought the fourth one was more perfect. They stopped at "more perfect."
---Jay Landers / SVP A&R Columbia Records.
I discovered in a recent book of rather serious intent, and in which I was otherwise fairly treated, that the author chose to print some of the silliest fabricated tales about me even after acknowledging that they were “perhaps more apocryphal than true.” I was surprised that this author would not even bother to check his facts. I don’t care if someone doesn’t like my work or tells a story that is unflattering…as long as it’s the truth.Read more »
An Addendum to my Truth Alert about Pete Hamill’s 1963 Article in The Saturday Evening Post.
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I wanted to write an addendum to the Truth Alert I posted below because I couldn’t stop thinking about which “friend “could possibly have so misjudged me. I decided to track down Pete Hamill, who wrote the 1963 article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post. Read more »
Alan and Marilyn Bergman - Huffingtonpost.com
On August 23, Columbia Music will debut Barbra Streisand's new album "What Matters Most," in which she performs only songs with lyrics by noted award-winning (Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, Cable-Ace) lyricists, Alan and Marilyn Bergman. They write below:
To hear Barbra Streisand sing a song we've written is to know why we chose to become writers.Read more »
Did you know that Alan Bergman wrote "That Face" to propose to his wife Marilyn? Watch this new video on AARP.com to hear the full story behind the song from Alan and Marilyn and listen to Barbra's completely new recording of it now! "That Face" is just one of the tracks included on her new album What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman, in stores August 23!
Barnes & Noble has a special offer just for Barbra's fans - get $2.00 off all pre-orders of her new album What Matters Most at barnesandnoble.com! The album is coming in less than two weeks, but the offer expires tomorrow so take advantage of it now by using coupon code J3T8R9X at check out on barnesandnoble.com!
Click here to read the article:
http://www.barbrastreisand.com/us/article/barbra-twitter-shares-politica...
Last month, Vincent & Douglass were lucky enough to meet Barbra on the set of her new movie My Mother's Curse in Las Vegas after pre-ordering "What Matters Most" from the Official Barbra Streisand Music Store.
You, too, could be the winner of a trip to the movie's premiere next spring! Visit the Official Barbra Streisand Music Store to pre-order the album and for complete sweepstakes rules and details. Good luck!
The New York Times has an exclusive first listen of the enchanting bossa nova track "So Many Stars" from Barbra's new album What Matters Most, available everywhere August 23, and a new interview with Barbra and Alan & Marilyn Bergman telling the story behind the song. This recording even includes Barbra singing a few lyrics in Portugese. Have a listen!Read more »
Amazon.com exclusively premiered the new What Matters Most Trailer online today with new interviews of Barbra and the Bergmans.Read more »
BarbraStreisand.com can confirm that Richard Jay-Alexander, will appear on QVC to promote "What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman" - the new album that will be released by Columbia Records on August 23rd 2011.Read more »
Just announced: another exciting sweepstakes opportunity from The Official Barbra Streisand Music Store! Pre-order any configuration of Barbra's new album, What Matters Most, and you'll automatically be entered to win:
- 2 tickets to the premiere of "My Mother's Curse" in Spring 2012
- 2 roundtrip airfare tickets
- 2 nights' hotel accommodations
For complete sweepstakes details, official rules and to enter to win, click here.Read more »
Last Thursday, our two lucky winners of the "What Matters Most" Pre-order Sweepstakes traveled to Las Vegas to meet Barbra on the set of her new movie, My Mother's Curse. Pre-order the album from The Official Barbra Streisand Music Store and maybe next time it will be you!
Vincent on setRead more »
Have you always wanted to meet Barbra but never thought you'd have the chance? Thanks to The Official Barbra Streisand Music Store, now you do!
Pre-order any configuration of her new album What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman from The Official Barbra Streisand Music Store and you'll be automatically entered to win a trip for two to meet Barbra on the set of her new movie, "My Mother's Curse."Read more »
Barbra has long desired to release an album with lyrics only by her longtime collaborators and dear friends, Alan and Marilyn Bergman. That dream will finally be realized with her latest release What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, coming August 23.
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