Betty Buckley.
Betty Buckley.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#1Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/27/09 at 10:38pm
Betty Buckley IS alive!
On Law and Order. Pretty good so far.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#2re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/27/09 at 10:44pmI was JUST listening to "Writing on the Wall."
Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 4:33amOne good scene playing (gasp) a lawyer.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#3re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 8:46amShe may be a tad 'nutty', but can she deliver! The opening of her Carnegie Hall concert a way back was an absolute thrill. Meeting her left me embarressingly tongue-tied.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#4re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 10:03amWhen I was back in college, friends and I had cheesecake with her at Lindy's. She was drunk as a skunk but it was hilarious. Gee, I hadn't thought about that in YEARS.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#5re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 1:43pm
once a month, ditto! ditto! ditto!
I meet her at a party once and found myself tongue tied too!
She is a tiny thing!
What great ones do the less will prattle of
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#6re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:21pmI don't care if she's crazy, she's tops in my book.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#7re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:26pm
I love her too.
I met her once via a mutual friend (well, a friend of mine who had just done a show with her), and she was lovely.
Crazier than a rat in a coffee can, but truly lovely.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#8re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:31pm
That's rather the way I remember her. She loved that we were all theater students, pulled her chair over, plopped herself down and just chatted away like we were all old friends.
Boy were WE the envy of the dept when we got back on campus!!!
(and she picked up the tab, too!)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#9re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 2:39pm
She was incredibly nice after her concert in Fort Worth in 07.
That said, I have witnessed one of her tirades. And it's *scary*
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
#10re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 3:21pmhusk_charmer, now I'm curious. How is it scary?
Some people paint, some people sew, I meddle.
#11re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/28/09 at 3:26pmBetty was just here in San Francisco a few weeks ago putting on a concert. I heard people refuse to work with her and say she is horrible to be around.
ZiggyCringe
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/05
#12re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 3:10am
"I don't care if she's crazy, she's tops in my book."
She's tops in my book too.
Crazy? I don't think so.
Amanda Plummer? Crazy.
Mary Louise Parker? Crazy.
Cherry Jones? NOT crazy.
Cynthia Nixon? NOT crazy.
Betty Buckley? NOT crazy.
I'm just saying.
#13re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 3:13amMary Louise Parker is crazy you say?
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ZiggyCringe
Leading Actor Joined: 5/16/05
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#17re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:52amI watched her cancel a movement class because someone accidentally mentioned "Carrie the Musical"...resulting in a rant that would make Patti look tame.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
Marnorm
Swing Joined: 1/29/09
#18re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:47pmThat is such BS! Betty always talks about "Carrie The Musical" with affection. In fact, she sings songs from it in her new Broadway By Request show and talks about how fun and exciting the show was....even for such a short run. Stop repeating false gossip and give her a break!
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#19re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:00pm
Marnorm-
She didn't always. This was...about 10-12 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
Marnorm
Swing Joined: 1/29/09
#20re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:07pmWell, 10 - 12 years ago I'm sure I did and said things I don't even remember now. Let's be positive about people and things in this new age, shall we not? Kindness starts with the individual and spreads throughout the world!
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#21re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:10pmWhen was I negative about her? I still love her and everything she does. The fact she's crazy is something that is well documented and is part of her charm.
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
#22re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:15pm
I know she STILL isn't all that fond of CARRIE. I heard she was a disaster to be around during her run in Sunset Blvd too. And the cast of "8 is Enough" couldn't stand her by the end of the run and she was never asked back for the reunion specials.
Updated On: 1/29/09 at 02:15 PM
Marnorm
Swing Joined: 1/29/09
#23re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:21pmShe was filming "Frantic" during the first reunion and "Another Woman" during the second. If you think about it, Betty is the only one from Eight is Enough that is still working in show biz and is successful. I just love how everyone on these boards "Knows someone who knows someone" or "I heard..." or whatever. I am printing these out and bringing them to Feinstein's so I'll get all the accurate info for you. It is obvious something that is very precious in your lives.
#24re: Betty Buckley.
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:28pm
I'm starting to think Marnorm is as nutty as Buckley.
What great ones do the less will prattle of
