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Barbra Streisand sets 20-concert tour
AP via Yahooooooo ^ | 06/08/06 | AP

Posted on 06/08/2006 9:17:48 AM PDT by Abathar

NEW YORK - Barbra Streisand announced Thursday that she will embark on a national concert tour this fall, her first in over a decade.

Streisand will play 20 concerts in U.S. cities during October and November, her manager, Martin Erlichman, said in a statement. Her last U.S. tour was in 1994.

The 64-year-old singer-actress plans to give "designated proceeds" from the tour to support several causes, including the environment, education and women's health. The money will be distributed through the Streisand Foundation.

"The increasingly urgent need for private citizen support to combat dangerous climate change, along with education and health issues, was the prime reason I decided to tour again," Streisand said in a statement. "This will allow me to direct funds and awareness to causes that I care deeply about."

The tour follows the release of her latest album, "Guilty Pleasures," last September. In 2004, Streisand marked her return to the big screen, co-starring in the Ben Stiller comedy, "Meet the Fockers."

Dates and locations will be announced at a later date.


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Just before the election, I'm willing to bet that not a coincidence either...
1 posted on 06/08/2006 9:17:51 AM PDT by Abathar
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aw geez! not that $^!^ again!


2 posted on 06/08/2006 9:19:24 AM PDT by camle (Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)
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It's not too hard to sing well, if you've got a built-in echo chamber sitting on your face.


3 posted on 06/08/2006 9:19:31 AM PDT by redstatesrock
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I watched part of "Meet the Fockers". It may be the worst movie ever made. Really just sickening, in large part due to this classless woman.


4 posted on 06/08/2006 9:19:55 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Ok, so this is the "And This Time I Mean It" Final Tour?


5 posted on 06/08/2006 9:19:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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I thought she was dead.


6 posted on 06/08/2006 9:20:04 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne
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At last, a natural laxative that works without having to swallow a pill.

Regards, Ivan

7 posted on 06/08/2006 9:20:06 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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Who's the opening act?


8 posted on 06/08/2006 9:20:40 AM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
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I'm sure she'll make a bundle of money and support all her liberal causes; some things we just have to let go of. We can always hope she flops, but probably not.


9 posted on 06/08/2006 9:20:59 AM PDT by Integrityrocks
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How many "last tours" can the broad do?

Semper Fi


10 posted on 06/08/2006 9:21:00 AM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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I'd like to see the books after the concerts and see how much money REALLY makes it to the named benefactors.


11 posted on 06/08/2006 9:21:00 AM PDT by bigfootbob
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I hear she's callin' it the "Momma Needs a New Facelift" tour.
12 posted on 06/08/2006 9:21:08 AM PDT by LIConFem (It is by will alone I set my mind in motion...)
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Will the Ditsy Chicks be the opening act; or the other way 'round?

Yawn

13 posted on 06/08/2006 9:22:21 AM PDT by Thom Pain (Supporting the Constitution is NOT right wing. It is centrist.)
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LOL!


14 posted on 06/08/2006 9:22:43 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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"The 64-year-old singer-actress plans to give "designated proceeds" from the tour to support several causes, including the environment, education and women's health. The money will be distributed through the Streisand Foundation. "

Hillary in 08, maybe?


15 posted on 06/08/2006 9:23:09 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats - The reason we need term limits)
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Who's the opening act?

It won't be "The Cure." That's for sure.

16 posted on 06/08/2006 9:23:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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Y'know, it's sad to contemplate what a career Streisand threw away.

In her youth, she really had a talent for comedy. "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "What's Up, Doc?" are great showcases for her.

Then she decided she'd rather do "serious" movies, and the result was "Yentl." Ugh. She could have been one of the 20th century's most noted comediennes, and instead she's a glorified lounge singer whose appeal is limited to New York and Florida.


17 posted on 06/08/2006 9:24:51 AM PDT by Xenalyte (There are some things money can't buy, like a dinosaur.)
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Dates and locations will be announced at a later date.


Venues: Sun City, Leisure World, and numerous KOA sites across America.


18 posted on 06/08/2006 9:24:51 AM PDT by downtownconservative
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To: trisham
I watched part of "Meet the Fockers". It may be the worst movie ever made. Really just sickening, in large part due to this classless woman.

The first one, "Meet the Parents" was hilarious. One of my all-time favorite comedies.

With Babs in "MTF" I never bothered to see it. She makes me sick.

19 posted on 06/08/2006 9:26:50 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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Ok, so this is the "And This Time I Mean It" Final Tour?

Yep, just like Ozzy's "No More Tours" tour in '91.

Great concert, BTW.

20 posted on 06/08/2006 9:33:49 AM PDT by MotleyGirl70
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