Streisand to Headline Benefit for Democrats [and get FReeped - in Hollywood - 9/29]

Reuters (via Yahoo! News) ^ | September 24, 2002 | Entertainment - Variety Celebrity/Gossip

[RonDog]

Streisand to Headline Benefit for Democrats

Tue Sep 24, 8:51 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand is emerging from self-imposed retirement as an entertainer to help out her old pals in the Democratic Party.

Reuters Photo

Two years after bidding farewell to her career as a public performer Streisand will sing nine songs at an upcoming Hollywood benefit for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, organizers said on Tuesday.

The 60-year-old entertainer, a long-time democrat, will headline the concert event Sept. 29 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, sharing the bill with Barry Manilow and comedian Steve Harvey, among others.

Streisand helped generate more than $5 million for the Democratic Party with an appearance at a star-studded concert in Los Angeles in August 2000 immediately following then-Vice President Al Gore ( news - web sites)'s nomination for president.

The next month, Streisand gave four final concerts -- two in Los Angeles and two in New York City -- billed as her farewell to her career as a public performer.

But she was coaxed back into the limelight to raise money for Democrats seeking to regain a majority from Republicans in this year's mid-term elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.

"Barbra's passionate belief in the importance of the Democratic Party's regaining control of the House ... is so deep that she has decided to sing three times as many songs as was originally planned," said David Foster, producer of the upcoming event. One number will be a "political parody that will raise a few eyebrows," he said.

Her personal publicist, Dick Guttman, said Streisand initially had planned to sing only three songs.

Streisand also sang at President Clinton ( news - web sites)'s first inaugural ball in January 1993 and a 1996 political benefit that raised $4 million for his reelection campaign.

In addition, she staged the 1986 "One Voice" concert at her Malibu estate that raised several million dollars for political candidates she supported.

With hits such as "People," "The Way We Were" and "Evergreen," Streisand has more than 40 gold-certified albums in a career spanning 40 years.

[RonDog]

See also:

Need FReep ideas for Democratic fundraiser in Hollywood (9/29)
with Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow
Streisand Plans One-Off Comeback for Democrats (Dry heaves alert) ^ | August 21, 2002 | Paul Atreides
Posted on 09/19/2002 10:34 PM Pacific by RonDog

[RonDog]

Tue Sep 24, 9:30 PM ET

Barbra Streisand is emerging from self-imposed retirement as an entertainer to help out her old pals in the Democratic Party. Two years after bidding farewell to her career as a public performer Streisand will sing nine songs at a benefit for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, organizers said September 24, 2002. Streisand is seen backstage at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 24. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

[RonDog]

And THIS lovely image is from her FRIENDS at CNN.com:

Barbara Streisand will sing again,
two years after her farewell shows.

[Paul Atreides]

sharing the bill with Barry Manilow and comedian Steve Harvey,

The bill? Is that like The Donald?

[RonDog]

The bill? Is that like The Donald?

LOL! Not sure, but here are The Dopes -
as in "a sucker is born every minute!" - from http://www.dccc.org/press/newsreleases/2002-08-21.658.phtml:

PRESS RELEASE

August 21, 2002

Stars Align for a Democratic Majority in the U.S. House

Streisand, Manilow, Three Mo' Tenors Sing for September 29 National Democratic Gala

Kodak Theatre in Hollywood

with

The Honorable Richard A. Gephardt, House Democratic Leader
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Whip
The Honorable Nita M. Lowey, DCCC Chairwoman, and
The Democratic Congressional Caucus

with performances by

Barbra Streisand

Barry Manilow

Three Mo’ Tenors

in a David Foster Production

benefiting

Democratic Majority 2002

The Fundraising Effort to Win a Democratic Majority in the U.S. House of Representatives

ARTIST COMMITTEE:

Ben Affleck Maya Angelou Tom Arnold Alec Baldwin Anne Bancroft Warren Beatty Ed Begley, Jr. Annette Bening James Brolin Mel Brooks Margaret Cho Billy Crystal Ted Danson Dana Delany Rebecca De Mornay Danny DeVito Michael Douglas Richard Dreyfus Morgan Fairchild Sally Field Carrie Fisher Joely Fisher Aretha Franklin James Gandolfini Teri Garr Whoopi Goldberg

Goldie Hawn Don Henley Anjelica Huston Star Jones k.d. lang Richard Lewis Judith Light Julia Louis-Dreyfus Steve Martin Kathy Najimy Jack Nicholson Rhea Perlman Christopher Reeve Rob Reiner Phil Alden Robinson Nancy Sinatra Martin Sheen Martin Short Wesley Snipes Kevin Spacey Mary Steenburgen Barbra Streisand Sharon Stone Marlo Thomas John Travolta Robin Williams

For more information, please contact Noah Mamet or Adam Schiff at (202) 485-3437 or via e-mail at democraticgala@dccc.org.

---

Contributions and gifts to Democratic Majority 2002
are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. 

Paid for by Democratic Majority 2002,
a joint fundraising committee
authorized by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
and Gephardt in Congress Committee,
FEC ID C00378133.

[Hildy]

All of those misguided fools. Sure are alot of them, though.

[Paul Atreides]

I've seen that list. Notice, out of fifty-something on the artist committee, only five are black, and only one is Asian. I think we need to contact Brutha Jesse.

[Jon Geb]

Thanks for that list. I have printed it up and decided not to watch any movie with any of these actors in it again. Too bad I watched "One hour Photo" last week. Just think people, the money you pay to watch there crap goes right into there hands and the DNCs.

[copycat]

et tu, Don Henley?

[RonDog]

All of those misguided fools. Sure are alot of them, though.

LOL! And you KNOW what they say about "a fool and his money..."

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (People in the News)

Gephardt's got connections

House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt has talked Barbra Streisand into singing for her supper ... and the Democratic Party's Congressional Campaign Committee.

Streisand, 60, is a lifelong Democrat and activist, though she has maintained a low political profile since pal Bill Clinton left office. Streisand, according to the Philly Inquirer, will sing three songs at a $500-a-ticket gala Sept. 29 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Dems hope their little party can raise $4 million for their party.

[RonDog]

While this fundraiser is intended to support the RATs in Washington, D.C., we plan to use our FReep of their event to blast OUR OWN local RAT, California's soon-to-be-EX-governor, Gray Davis:

"Dump DAVIS!"

A "DumpDAVIS" FReep is currently scheduled for:

Sunday (9/29) - 6 pm to 8 pm - Kodak Theatre in Hollywood - confirmed
(note NEW times)
Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow will be raising $4 million for the DNC
theme: "Keep the Hookers in Hollywood, NOT Sacramento"
(Hooker/pimp costumes encouraged, but not required!)

[JulieRNR21]

Have a great FREEP....BUMP

[Slyfox]

[Slyfox]

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I thought Barbra was going to move to Europe after Bush was elected!!!!!!

[Slyfox]

The propensity to vote for demoncrats might be genetic.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Guttman Associates
118 S. Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90212
tel 310/246-4600 • fax 310/246-4601

[RonDog]

Have a great FREEP....BUMP

Thanks!

We have such GREAT material to work with out here!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Straight off of Barbra's own music publishing company website:

Fan Mail:
Barbra Streisand
160 West 96th Street
Suite 8S
New York, NY 10025