Out of the Closet

Well, my daughter and I just got back from the library. While looking for some music by Sting, I came across this little nugget that I had not listened to in ages. I immediately put it on in the car and was surprised that I still knew all the words. My sister was a huge Streisand fan and we had The Way We Were on 8-track.

My sister spent her senior year of high school in Germany as an exchange student. Back then we didn't have cell phones or e-mail. Postal service took forever and phone calls were outrageously expensive, so it was really difficult to stay connected. She left in the summer around the 4th of July and I can remember sitting in my room, listening to her Streisand albums and bawling because I missed her so much.

My favorites were the soundtracks from The Main Event and A Star is Born. I also liked Superman. The best part of Superman may have been the album cover in which she had various poses in her skimpy outfit with her ass cheeks hanging out of the back of her shorts (or whatever they were!) So there you have it. I'm a closet Streisand fan.

That might be why I'm such a big fan of the show Glee and Lea Michele who plays Rachel. She reminds me of Barbara Streisand and even belted out a Streisand song on one episode. She got her start on Broadway and absolutely dominates the show. Not only is she a stand out in Glee, but she is a stand out among her Broadway contemporaries. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth are both Broadway actresses who have appeared in Wicked and have had guest appearances on Glee. Lea Michele sang circles around the both of them and I think she's got the potential of being a performer of the Streisand caliber.

It will be interesting to see if Lea Michele's career will take her to the big screen as well. With any luck...maybe a remake of The Main Event or A Star is Born. Speaking of which, I'm off to look for my Star is Born cd right now. I want to see if I still remember all the words to that one too.