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A Betty Buckley question!
Sunday, 23-Jan-2000 10:42:15
I have a strange question about Betty Buckley. I heard once that she worked on some sort
of TV movie with Joan Prather that was about the Barrel Racing circuit. Is this true? Does
anyone know about where I could find that movie?
Thanks so much.
-Gabrielle.
Re: A Betty Buckley question!
Sunday, 23-Jan-2000 22:19:21
Years ago, Betty mentioned it in an interview in TV Guide. However, it didn't happen.
Betty was a barrel racer in rodeos when she was a child which probably inspired her idea.
Susan
Re: Re: A Betty Buckley question!
Monday, 24-Jan-2000 08:54:48
What in the world is barrel racing? I never heard of it.
Missy
Re: Re: Re: A Betty Buckley question!
Monday, 24-Jan-2000 17:06:18
Barrel racing is a type of Western horsebackriding competition where the rider tries to
gallop around two barrels and back to the other side of the ring in record time. It is
big at the rodeos! Betty sure is a Texas girl at heart. :)
Gabrielle
Re: Re: Re: A Betty Buckley question!
Monday, 24-Jan-2000 20:16:12
Barrel racing is a rodeo event where a rider maneuvers a horse around a series of barrels
in a race against the clock.
Susan
Re: Re: Re: A Betty Buckley question!
Monday, 24-Jan-2000 21:49:07
It's a rodeo event where the rider on his or her horse rides as fast as they can from
start to finish weaving back and forth between barrels.
Julie
Betty's new CD
Wednesday, 23-Feb-2000 07:20:01
Betty will be releasing a new CD on March 28 titled Heart to Heart. Advance copies were
sold through Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, so mine arrived yesterday. It is unlike
anything else she has done--quiet, thoughtful pieces with just piano or guitar accompaniment.
Susan
Betty's New CD - AMAZING!
Friday, 31-Mar-2000 22:59:12
For anyone who might be interested, I just got a copy of Betty Buckley's new CD, "Heart
to Heart." It's amazingly beautiful, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who
loves great music!
Music Lover
Abby's PHD
Wednesday, 12-Apr-2000 23:35:34
Does anyone remember if Abby got her phd in the ep where she goes to be a counselor at the
school in the last season or anytime during the last season.
Nancy C
Re: Abby's PHD
Friday, 14-Apr-2000 08:57:44
At the beginning of that episode the family toasted her new job, which of course was at
the troubled high school. I don't recall any actual mention of her getting her phd, but
as of that episode she was referred to as "Dr. Bradford", so I guess it was inferred that
she had just earned the phd.
kal
Re: Re: Abby's PHD
Friday, 14-Apr-2000 22:28:33
It's Episode #94--Welcome to Memorial, Dr. Bradford. It's in the episode guide in this site.
Susan
Subject: Betty Appearred on StarSkates Nov 28
Name: Susan
Date: Sunday, 28-Nov-1999 07:42:10
Message:Betty was on StarSkates on Broadway, Sunday, Nov. 28 on NBC. She sang "Memory" and "As If We Never Said Goodbye" while the skaters perform.
Subject: Betty Buckley Question
Name: Missy
Date: Friday, 19-Nov-1999 07:38:55
Message:Does anybody know if Betty has ever recorded "The Wedding Song"? A couple days ago, I was driving to work and turned on this one radio station and heard someone who sounded an awful lot like Betty singing that song. When it was over, naturally the DJ didn't bother to say who sang it.
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I own everything Betty has recorded musically and there is no song called "The Wedding Song". Why don't you call the radio station?
Name: Julie
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Nope Betty has never recorded that.
Name: Missy
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Thanks. It sure sounded like her singing. Actually, I later checked Betty's website and found a list of her recordings, and "The Wedding Song" wasn't on any of them. I'd e-mailed the DJ at the station when I got to work that day, and I never got a reply.
Subject: Betty Buckley Concert
Name: Susan
Date: Monday, 15-Nov-1999 21:06:31
Message:On Sunday, the 14th, I had the pleasure of attending Betty's concert in Cincinnati with a few other fans. Her voice was superb as she sang with a full symphony. The program wasn't as long as we would have wished, due to union regulations concerning the length of the concert. She sang her usual repertoire, but added Boulder to Birmingham as an encore. Her ability to sing Amazing Grace, a cappella, and be heard in the upper regions of the hall is phenomenal. If you ever get the opportunity to hear Betty sing, run to the box office for the ticket. You won't be disappointed. Regarding Betty's non-appearance on Inside Edition, I wouldn't have expected her to appear. It was not her favorite part of her career and she has put it behind her. If you haven't seen her lately, she has short gray hair, but otherwise looks the same, just aging like the rest of us: )
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Name: Missy
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My husband and I saw Betty in concert this past summer, and I agree with you, she was phenominal! I just love her voice. She sang "Amazing Grace" that night too, she sounded sooooo good! I enjoyed the concert so much I was able to forget that it was about 95 degrees in the shade!
Name: Julie
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I was at both of the above mentioned concerts... yeah Missy Philly was great! But Cinci was even better... maybe because Betty remembered my birthday and wished me a happy birthday from the stage lol. The acoustics in Cinci were phenominal and Betty literally filled the hall with her voice with no music and no microphone on Amazing Grace. So as Susan said... RUN and see Betty whereever and whenever you can!
Subject: Betty Buckley on Bravo
Name: Susan
Date: Thursday, 04-Nov-1999 22:06:00
Message:Did any of you see Betty on Bravo Profiles Monday night? I have followed her career since EIE and have seen her perform many times. If you haven't seen Betty since EIE and viewed this program, what did you think? I found it very interesting and informative. However, I thought they should have shown the whole documentary, not just the theatrical parts of her career. EIE was barely mentioned.
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Name: Sue
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I thought the special was tremendous... I too have followed Ms. Buckley's career since her days as Abby. She is a Broadway legend - and one of the most talented singers I've ever heard. Her version of "Meadowlark" never ceases to give me chills - and when I saw her here in Chicago in concert this past spring, she sang "Amazing Grace" without a mic to a house seating 2000 and it was the purest, clearest, loudest thing I'd ever heard. What a talent and the TV show did a great job showing her career.
Subject: Betty Buckley CDs
Name: Susan
Date: Saturday, 04-Sep-1999 09:41:23
Message:Exciting news for all Betty fans. First, Sterling Records is putting out a compilation CD of cuts from previous CDs recorded by Betty as well as additional material from Drood and Sunset Boulevard. This CD will be available Sept. 21 and can be pre-ordered through Amazon.com. Second, Betty is putting out a new CD on her own label sometime this fall. When I hear more details, I'll pass them along. Third, Betty and Mandy Patinkin recorded a Mark Twain piece called "The Diaries of Adam and Eve" which is also coming out this fall. Check your local book stores for this one.
Subject: Betty on PBS and Bravo
Name: Julie
Date: Tuesday, 03-Aug-1999 16:27:42
Message:Betty was in a special airing on PBS in August called "Yours For A Song, The Women Of Tin Pan Alley". Also on November 1st at 10pm on Bravo aired a profile on Betty Buckley that featured some concert footage as well as interviews with Betty and some of her costars and friends in the musical theatre world and movie world.
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Name: Susan
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Did she perform with her group or an orchestra? I much prefer listening to her with an orchestra. She sings so powerfully. When she is with her group, she is quieter, more introspective with her music, I think. Borrow either The London Concert or the Carnegie Hall Concert from the Library. Those are her best works, I think.
Subject: Betty at Mann Center
Name: Missy
Date: Wednesday, 28-Jul-1999 08:26:12
Message:I saw Betty Buckley in concert last night at the Mann Center for Performing Arts in Philadelphia. It was a great show! She sang "Some Enchanted Evening", "As Time Goes By," "Laura," "Meadow Lark", a song from the play "The Fantasticks" that I think was called "Much More," "Memory," "Amazing Grace," and many others I can't remember the names of.
Remember the episode where she sang in the telethon? That's nothing compared to how she sounds on stage. Her voice is AWESOME!
She looked really good, she's a little heavier than she was on the show (but then she's 20 years older), her hair is real short and looked kind of blond (of course my husband and I had balcony seats and couldn't see her close up).
It was a terrific show; definitely go see her if she's appearing in your area!!
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Name: Julie
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I was there too Missy, Wasn't she great! She always amazes me... no matter if I've seen her 4 times in about a month (as I have this time) or if I haven't seen her in 6 months. I was 4th row center in the orchestra pit seating. Betty has let her hair go naturally gray, though sometimes it looks as if she evens it out by dying it blonder. Betty was in great humor last night too as Missy can attest to, though I know I was dying in the heat so imagine how Betty must have felt under those lights... ugh! Everyone, if you can, catch one of her shows! The ones she does with just her band are fab as well as the ones with a full orchestra... GO!!
Subject: Betty Buckley's first film!
Name: Jason Ross
Date: Tuesday, 27-Jul-1999 23:46:20
Message:Betty Buckly only starred in one major motion picture movie called "Carrie" from 1976 based on Stephen King's adaptation novel about a put-upon high school student who telekinetically lashes out at her tormentors. She co-starred with opposites Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt & John Travolta. And the film was directed by Brian De Palma!
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She also starred in "Frantic" opposite Harrison Ford
Name: Susan
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Betty was also feature in Tender Mercies which earned an Oscar for Robert Duvall. She played a Country Western Star and displayed her awesome voice.
Name: Julie
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Betty has starred in many films, Carrie, Tender Mercies, Wild Thing, Frantic, Another Woman, Last Time Out, Rain Without Thunder, Wyatt Earp, Ride For Your Life, Babycakes, Critical Choices. Simply Irrisistable
Subject: Betty's new audio book
Name: Susan
Date: Thursday, 15-Jul-1999 07:41:31
Message:Betty Buckley reads KILL ME FIRST by Kate Morganroth on Harper Audio Books. Quoting from the tape jacket--"In this white-knuckle ride, KILL ME FIRST brings to life the seductive, ever-shifting balance between good and evil, and our horrified yet mesmerized fascination with violent brutality." Not exactly what one might expect from Abby Bradford! Definitely not for the squeamish.
Subject: Abby's Age
Name: Julie
Date: Tuesday, 25-May-1999 20:48:24
Message:I know it was mentioned on the show how old Abby was but for the life of me I can't remember it. Do any of you remember how old Abby was supposed to be? I'm just wondering how much older Abby was than Tom's children... the menswear salesman's remark today got me thinking about it. BTW... hehe.. notice Abby never corrected him, even after Tom left! :-)
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Name: Susan
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Abby's age was never mentioned except in the episode called "Here We Go Again". Abby thought she was pregnant and was going through Mary's medical journals. When Mary ran her finger down the list of articles, she stopped at one about pregnancy and women over 30. I think David was 23 or 24 when the show began. Betty was nearly 30 in 1977 when she began shooting the episodes she was in. Her character's appearance started in the fall of 1977. Betty was 30 in July 1977. Does that help?
Name: Kal
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I've always figured that she was supposed to be in her mid 30's. By the third season, David had to be about 26 or 27, which makes her just 10 or so years older - definately closer to David's age than Tom's. I remember that in her first episode, Mary was moving in with her boyfriend, and Abby said to Tom, "I understand Mary's decision, but I agree with you - so hang in there". I think that was the whole rationale for having Abby so much younger - she could easily relate to the kids since she wasn't much older, but she loved Tom, therefore could understand his point of view. It makes her a good link.
Name: Julie
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Thanks...I remember that scene where Mary scans down the journal, I had thought Abby's age was specifically mentioned once, ie: 30 years old. Guess I was mistaken, but we can just assume Abby was about 10 years older than David I guess. If I further analyze this...Abby's husband Frank died in Vietnam, which ended in 1970(right?)and I'll assume Abby was at least 21-22 years old when he died, which puts her at 29-30 years old when she first appears on the show.
Name: ?
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Actually Vietnam ended in 1975, so she could be slightly younger.
Subject: The Fast Track - Betty Buckley
Name: d.t.
Date: Saturday, 15-May-1999 00:55:30
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Fast Track
by Cheryl Lavin
Tribune Media
Vital statistics on Betty Buckley
Birthday: July 3, 1947
Birthplace: Big Spring, Texas
Occupation: Actress, Singer
Current Home: Manhattan
Martial Status: Single
Car: BMW
Working on: I'm making my debut at Orchestra Hall on May 3 and I'm
forming my own production company and record label.
The last good movie I saw: The Matrix.
Favorite pig-out food: Mexican food, especially at Joe T. Garcia's in
Fort Worth.
Favorite Performers: Singer Michael McDonald and actor Keanu Reeves.
Prized Possession: My three Shih Tzus and a parrot.
People always think I'm: a diva.
Nobody knows I'm: a rodeo rider.
I'm better than anyone else at: Sleeping late
If I could do it over: I'd be a martial artist and classical guitarist.
I'd give anything to meet: Mel Gibson.
My fantasy is: I'm living on a horse farm.
The one thing I can't Stand is: Hollywood pomposity and self-importance.
If I could change one thing about myself: I wouldn't be chronically late.
Most humbling experience: Working on "Eight is Enough."
The words that best describe me: Good coffee chum or hangout artist.
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Subject: Betty Buckley in Concert
Name: Susan
Date: Wednesday, 05-May-1999 22:56:38
Message:From previous posts, you may have learned that I am a huge Betty Buckley fan. I saw EIE in its original go around and got hooked on her voice. Over the years, I have attended musicals and concerts in which she has performed. Last Monday, the 3rd, I was privileged to hear her perform in Chicago. If any of you have the opportunity, go see her. You won't be disappointed. Her concert schedule can be found at www.playbill.com. Scroll down the left side of the home page to find the link to her site. The little songs she sang on the show do not do justice to her talent. If you don't know, she also has five CDs as well as the Broadway cast recordings of 1776, Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood & Triumph of Love. There is also a 4 song recording from Sunset Blvd. which is really hard to find now. If you know all this, please forgive me. If not, find her CDs and enjoy!
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Name: Julie
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6 CDs Susan! :-) Her debut solo album on Rizzoli is fabulous but out of print...everything else is still in print...RUSH out and buy them everyone!!
Name: Kathleen
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I know Susan and Julie and I can vouch for their sanity!!!! :) Betty's got some amazing CDs out there, but seeing her live shows is the best!! If you're lucky enough to get the opportunity, don't miss it!
Name: Missy
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A couple days ago I heard an advertisement on the radio for the musical "Cats", I think they said it's going to be playing at the Forest Theater in Phila. Throughout the commercial, they were playing a recording of "Memory" and it sure sounded like Betty singing. They didn't mention who was starring in the play, but if Betty has been traveling around doing concerts and has recently been in Chicago, I guess she wouldn't have time to be doing a play too.
Name: Julie
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No Betty definately isn't doing CATS now, but it may very well have been her voice you heard. She won a Tony in 1983 for playing Grizabella in CATS, and her version of Memory is the most popular among theatre promos.
Name: Susan
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When Cats came to Detroit, Betty's "Memory" was all over the radio ads. It's her version that you heard.
Subject: Abby's Car
Name: Julie
Date: Saturday, 03-Apr-99 10:41:13
Message:I have had a fixation with Abby's car for as long as I can remember... But I know nothing about it really. If anyone knows anything about this beautiful car please share! ie: Make, model, year...anything! Thanks!
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Name: Crystal
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I know it is an MG but that's all I know.
Name: Mary
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My husband says it is a 1947-48 MG
Name: Julie
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Okay...here's what I've found so far. It's a MG6938. There's a picture of one at this address http://www.mgcars.org.uk/pics/mg7.gifLook at it and tell me if it looks like Abby's car to you guys. What kind of car did Abby drive?
She drove a 1940's MGTD named Gwendolyn.
Subject: Betty's Braces?
Name: Mary
Date: Friday, 16-Apr-1999 20:21:19
Message:Anyone notice in the opening credits ( " There's a magic in the early morning blah blah blah " ) that Betty looks like she has some "clear " braces on her front teeth ? I noticed a while back in one scene it looked like her 2 front teeth were pretty scraggly--maybe she got them fixed ? You'll have to look fast--just like the piece of grass in her teeth in the earlier episodes.
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Subject: Betty B 30 yrs old when she started EiE??
Name: Amy
Date: Sunday, 21-Mar-99 21:34:01
Message:If Betty was born in 1947, that makes her 30 when she started the show. She looked a heck of a lot older than 30, I would say more like 40. When you compare her to Laurie Walters , who apparently was also born in 47' she looks way older. I am 3 months from my 30th bd, and I feel no comparison with her, if I was with Tom it would look like I was his daughter, not wife. anybody agree?
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Name: Susan
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I thought Betty looked to be in her 30s and much younger than Tom. Laurie Walters was supposed to look younger than Betty, remember, so she was made up and dressed to look younger. Abby was supposed to be in her 30s. It (her age) was even mentioned in one show.
Name: Jodi
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I think they made Abby up to look older by her hair, makeup, and dress. She seemed to be slightly underweight, too, which made her face look older and thinner. They put Laurie in those silly little ribbon ties and clothes that somebody in her late teens and early 20s might weear. (I know--I did.)This may be bordering blasphemy, but didn't she have a drug problem at one time? If so, that puts the age on a person. I hope I'm wrong, because she's probably my favorite character on the show.
Name: ?
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Yes Betty did have a substance abuse problem at the beginning of her run in EIE. But I always have thought that Betty looked young and beautiful in all the episodes of EIE. Laurie is dressed to look really young and girlish, Betty is dressed to look young but responsible and mature. Also... I thought Betty was just about to turn 29 when she started EIE...
Name: ?
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Oh... also just to clarify the substance abuse thing. Betty hasn't had a drink since 1979.
Name: Steve
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I will have to say that when I found out Betty was born in 1947, I thought "noway". I just find it hard to believe that she was that young. She seemed so much older than 30.
Name: Jodi
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Good for her!! She's got too much talent to waste it.
Name: ?
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I thought she looked great - she looked especially young in those first few episodes - before they cut her hair! Sure, she acted more mature, but she was supposed to. If you look at her face - she was line-free and she certainly had great eyes.
Name: Julie
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In the latter years of EIE, when Abby had her hair long and Joanie had her hair permed, I think Abby looks MUCH younger than Joanie, much more than the actual few months that seperate Laurie and Betty in real life. I think in the beginning they were trying to make Abby look older so everyone would buy her as the stepmom.
Subject: Abby- young and beautiful
Name: Julie
Date: Wednesday, 24-Feb-99 13:10:34
Message:Doesn't Abby (Betty) look great in these early shows? Not that she didn't look fabulous through the entire shows running! But her vibrancy, youth and smile have me really drawn me to her in these early shows! When I've seen her lately she STILL has the vibrancy and smile to make anyone fall for her!
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Name: Rabbity
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Abby Abbott? What were they thinking ????
Name: Julie
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Abby is short for Abbott... she didn't like going by Sandra Sue... so she adopted Abby as her name.
Name: Susan
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Abby's maiden name was actually Mitchell. Her first husband's name was Frank Abbott. Interesting trivia fact here--When Betty was first offered the role, the character's nickname was Mitch, but was changed to Abby to soften the image of a liberated 70s woman. This tidbit came from an interview with Betty in TV Guide around 1979.
Name: Rabbity
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Oh, you are correct--It was her first husband's name, NOT her maiden name. Sorry !
Name: ?
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Susan, You always seem to know so much trivia..are you really THE Susan?
Name: Susan
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No, I am not THE Susan, just share the same name which was a very common name during the late 40's, early 50's which is when Susan and I were born. I have been a fan of Betty's since the show started. Therefore, I have seen the episodes over and over again. I guess some junk sticks in your mind!
Subject: Second Talent Show Episode
Name: Gwynne
Date: Thursday, 28-Jan-99 23:21:33
Message:I today's episode, Betty Buckley she sung a great song, she was the best in the so called talent show!! Awright, Grant was good too.
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Name: Branshee
Date: Sunday, 31-Jan-99 14:11:06
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The album (and it really was an album, no CD! Might still be around on cassette) is titled Betty Buckley. Also on it is the other song she sang the first time they did a telethon thingy on the show, So La.
Subject: Betty Buckley humming on the show
Name: Susan
Date: Thursday, 03-Dec-98 14:12:52
Message: Now that I know that Betty has such a nice voice, I have noticed that she sang or hummed occasionally on the show. For instance, she sang Happy Birthday to Tom and she hummed on an episode this week where her mother came to visit. Anyone else notice this?
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Name: Lori B.
Date: Thursday, 03-Dec-98 17:50:09
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I'll have to pay more attention to the episodes. I feel she added a lot to the show when she was added to the cast. She seems to have a great personality & it shows up in the episodes.
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Subject: Suggestion
Name: B.J. Parker
Date: Sunday, 28-Jun-98 23:36:37
Message:Have heard that there are some copies of soundboard recordings of Betty Buckley's songs from the Broadway show Carrie. If anyone can help me locate them, please contact me. Thanks.
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Name: D.T.
Date: Sunday, 28-Jun-98 23:36:37
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please try my EiE website and look for the Amazon.com link from that page. There's a Betty Buckley/Eight is Enough section of related items you can buy from the Internet through my site. :-)
Name: Fran
Date: Sunday, 28-Jun-98 23:36:37
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I thought it was Cats she was in on Broadway. She was in Carrie the movie written by Stephen King.
Name: Bobbie
Date: Sunday, 28-Jun-98 23:36:37
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She appeared in the Broadway production of Carrie playing the role of the mother. The play was one of the biggest flops in the history of Broadway; however, Betty Buckley was praised by critics. There are some beautiful songs from this play; one of which is "When There's No One" and is on her "Children Will Listen" CD.
Subject: Suggestion
Name: Dana
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Message:I wanted to ask you if you could put a .wav of Betty Buckley's song So-La. I really love it and I would REALLY appreciated it if you could add it. Please..... I love your page. I watch Eight is Enough every morning at 7:00 a.m. Thank you.
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Great idea. Does anyone have taped RA excerpts from the show? Send them in if you can. WAV files are too big to fit my site.
Subject: Betty Buckley CD
Name: kathyjo@hotmail.com
Date: Monday, 09-Feb-98 03:50:40
Message:If anyone knows where I may purchase Betty Buckley's first solo CD "Betty Buckley" done on Rizzoli Records, please e-mail me. I have been looking everywhere.
Thanks.
Kathy
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Name: Delongpre@aol.com
Date: Wednesday, 08-Apr-98 03:11:08
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Betty's first CD, the one she recorded for Rizzoli, is out of print. Stop looking. If you don't mind a tape, email me.She has recorded many other CDs since then that are available all over. The Carnegie Hall CD recorded live at her fabulous concert there is one of my personal favorites!
Subject: Betty Buckley
Name: Delongpre@aol.com
Date: Wednesday, 08-Apr-98 03:08:25
Message:Look for Betty Buckley in the upcoming "Horsr Whisperer". Betty also has been recording and touring to promote her new CD, and recently appeared on Broadway in "Triumph of Love". For those EIE fans who didn't know, Betty has spent a lot of time on Broadway since the TV show, appearing and winning a Tony for CATS and her fabulous song MEMORY. She also played Norma Desmond in SUNSET BLVD in both London and NY.
She has been one busy gal!
Check out her website for further details! http://www.bettybuckley.com
Subject: Abby's singing
Name: Susan
Date: Friday, 13-Nov-98 20:25:44
Message: I have noticed while watching the show again that Abby hums or sings a little here and there in episodes other than the ones featuring the family talents. She sang "Happy Birthday" to Tom in one episode. The other day, she hummed while talking to Tom about her mother's visit. She sang a little of "What Child is This?" in the Christmas episode. Having followed Betty's career since I first heard her on the show, these little snippets popped out this time around. By the way, I just got my copy of "Triumph of Love", Betty's Broadway show from last year. Any one who likes to hear her sing should get this CD. It was a cute little show.
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Name: Gabrielle
Date: Sunday, 15-Nov-98 16:48:48
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Having heard Betty Buckley sing live over fourteen times, I know how exciting it is to experience the sheer talent of her powerful voice. I saw her on Rosie O'Donnell once and she was talking about how oppressive the EiE producers were...often discouraging her from her weekly flights to New York for singing lessons saying that she'd never be more than just a tv mother. I'm so proud of all that she's accomplished in light of this. It's wonderfully ironic that those "little snippets" of singing on the show proved to be an eery preminition of the booming success Betty was bound for as a singer.
Subject: Abby's Maiden Name
Name: Nathan
Date: Friday, 06-Nov-98 10:30:49
Message:Abby's maiden name was "Abbott" which is where "Abby" came from. Her real first name is Sandra Sue- the name that Susan & Merle named their daughter in honor of Abby (who almost killed the baby in a car accident- don't ask me why they named the baby after her......).
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Name: Lori B
Date: Friday, 06-Nov-98 17:41:41
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Abbott was Abby's last name when she was married to Frank Abbott. Mitchell was her maiden name before she married Frank. I'm not sure either why Susan name her daughter after Abby.
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