Dee & Bea!
 

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Yep - I saw the show - and then I met her!

She was SO nice...:)

:blob1: for you! You must have been thrilled. How was the show?

Should I say ya look like Bosom Buddies!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The show was FUNNY! and the singing was fantastic..that woman has a VOICE on her! She had some great memories to share and even brought up Shady Pines...:laugh:

It was worth the money and the drive :)

At the beginning of the show she said she really questioned even doing it because she wasn't sure it was appropriate to be making people laugh in the face of all the recent tragedy etc. THen she comes the the point that because of that she HAS to make people laugh...

SO I had talked to her lighting guy earlier (I was staked out by the back stage door) - and so...anyway flash forward 45 minutes - it turns out Bea was leaving through the front - so I went around- the lighting guy let me in and said,

"Bea - this young woman has been waiting outside for 45 minutes..."

And Bea grabs my hand...."OH Honey!"

And I tell her, "I'm a reporter and this has been one hell of a depressing month - thanks for making me laugh!" and she thanks me...then we took a lovely picture :o

I am so glad she was nice...I was actually scared going in...I thought she'd be more crotchety.

LOL...she's obviously started shrinking....the woman was what like 5'9''....I'm 5'1'' :eek:

---oh wait - I had on heels...but still....they're not that high

How does she look in person?? Up close??

Like it's nearing time to check into Shady Pines :distress:

No - she didn't look that bad..she is 82 afterall - so her show was quite impressive....she looks like an old woman :o

Oh well she looks great in the pic. Not like Mr. PUH-PFEIFFER punched her in the PUH-Face! :laugh:

:blob2: Great pic, Deanna. I love Bea.

Very cool picture!

Pip

Wow! Bea Arthur is 82? :shocked: I didn't think she was that old. That's a great picture. Thanks for posting. :)

Now about the p-funeral...

What a great picture, Deanna! I am glad that you got to met her and she was nice to you. I did not realize that she was 82.

awwww how sweet, i love bea!!!~

Yay D! Congrats on meeting the B! :thumbsup:

Congratulations Deanna, I'm glad the whole experience was great and the photo with her is beautiful. She's such a gifted artist.

Romy

Congratulations! She looks pretty good for 82.

OMG - that's so awesome! :laugh: I can't believe she's 82, and still touring and performing. Hope I have that kind of energy when I'm her age! Glad you had such a great time.

Thats so awesome!!!!!!!!!

I find it amazing she is still touring at 82 years old!!!

I guess she's not actually touring. Her lighting guy the one who travels with the show said they pretty much just do shows here and there - at places they find interesting. After Bea went off Broadway she did tour Australia - parts of Asia...amazing. Now he saays they do the occassional show.

Last night was cool - there was a woman there who knew Bea from nursing school! Bea invited her backstage after the show and everything and her hair and makeup guy is originally from Rochester - so I guess all his family was there last night.

:laugh: All this I was told while talking to the lighting guy as he smoked a ciggarette by the stage door lol....at least he knew I wasn't a "crazy"

Ditto. Really good. And to be doing shows at that age. Great lady.

Congrats, Deanna!!! You look cute, and it's great she was so nice. :thumbsup:

Oh that's great!! thank you for sharing it!! :)

I love the picture! I'm so jealous! :D

That will be Stevie in 25 more years :nod: