I haven't seen Sandra Bernhard in years, but I ran across a reference to her today and was reminded of how much I loved her as a high-school kid and college student. Smart, irreverent, occasionally unhinged and always herself, she was something of a role model to me. I always assumed that she got a lot of shit growing up in Arizona and getting started in show biz, and I admired her for her courage and determination. And she made an art form of the Letterman interview–no one ever did it better.
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A reminder.
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Half a lifetime ago John Waite was a big deal. An actual rock star. (Of the sensitive ’80s variety, but still.)
More recently, he’s been playing acoustic sets at places like a Borders in Cincinnati. And he brings it.
I didn’t like John Waite when he was all over MTV in the early ’80s. But I have a lot of respect for a guy who does his best even when the bright lights are far, far away.