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Reign Of Awesomness Just Gets Awesomer

June 21st, 2007

Rosie O’Donnell loves Beth Ditto too! She’s put up a slideshow tribute, with photos taken at the True Colors tour concert this weekend. And here’s a quote from Rosie’s question-and-answer page from today:

Carolyn writes:
i hate being fat. today, more than normal, i hate being fat.

Ro replies:
honey go buy the gossip
BETH DITTO WILL FREE U

According to the New York Times review of the concert:

For vocal incandescence, though, [the Dresden Dolls] couldn’t top Beth Ditto, whose band the Gossip delivered the night’s most unpolished and gripping performance. Backed by the guitarist Brace Paine and the drummer Hannah Blilie, Ms. Ditto unleashed a bluesy yowl that sounded even bigger than the room. Their better tunes — like a heat-blasted disco-punk closer, “Standing in the Way of Control” — felt stranded between styles, and better for it.

Thanks to Eliza for sending this along!

Posted by mo pie

Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Music, Rosie O'Donnell, Video

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9 Responses to Reign Of Awesomness Just Gets Awesomer

  1. April, on June 21st, 2007 at 4:51 pm Said:

    You have to go to http://www.gossipyouth.co.uk/index1.html and click on “News” and then click on play (at the bottom) to see how fantastic she is during a live show. :o)

  2. withoutscene, on June 21st, 2007 at 5:51 pm Said:

    Oh please Rosie, get on the fat lib bandwagon. Oh how I wish more celebrities would risk it.

  3. well, on June 21st, 2007 at 9:18 pm Said:

    well, not to be a negative bitch, but why am I not surprised the NYT blurb worked in that “Ms. Ditto UNLEASHED a bluesy yowl that sounded even BIGGER than the room.”

    To me, it was a not-so-veiled size reference. Maybe I’m wrong though.

  4. enchanted_black, on June 22nd, 2007 at 1:59 am Said:

    Never was a Rosie fan but I appreciate Beth Ditto like rich girls love diamonds.

  5. becky, on June 22nd, 2007 at 2:27 pm Said:

    April, thanks for the link. I thought Beth Ditto was awesome based on her advice column, but was underwhelmed by the few clips of The Gossip that I had heard.

    That, however, was awesome.

  6. mo pie, on June 22nd, 2007 at 2:31 pm Said:

    “her advice column”?? And where can this be found? Becky, you’re holding out on us!

  7. Swellanor, on June 22nd, 2007 at 2:41 pm Said:

    It’s in the Guardian, and it rocks!

    Here’s a recent one online:

    What Would Beth Ditto Do?

    To find the rest, I had the best luck searching guardian.co.uk for “What would Beth Ditto Do?”

  8. Tish, on June 22nd, 2007 at 3:21 pm Said:

    I was at True Colors in DC, and Rosie definitely seemed to be jumping in on size acceptance, especially in the context of dissing Trump. I believe she said that she’s learned to love her entire body–all of it.

  9. becky, on June 22nd, 2007 at 9:30 pm Said:

    Ha…the funny thing is, I thought I had read about the WWBDD? column right here! Not holding out on purpose, I promise!

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