Barbra teases "major announcement" for Wednesday, April 30

Filming starting for Gypsy!

It’s the upcoming duets album. I just hope her voice isn’t totally shot.

She's retiring.

She’s going on a Blue Origin mission as all legends do!

Her late-in-life rhinoplasty.

She will slit her wrists live?

Everybody thinks she's already dead.

R7 there are millions of fans who disagree with you and can prove it with the 'birthday wishes' they posted on her social media.

^Triggered

Since she hinted about the major announcement” on a post featuring her reading a book to her young grandkids, I’ll guess that she’s written a children’s book.

R9 You spelled 'truthful' wrong.

Is she dead? Is that the surprise?

R10 that was my very first thought ! I think we're on to something.

Maybe it's 'Barbra the Aardvark' - a book about an aardvark that felt homely throughout her childhood, and became a major star at 21 ?

A second volume of memoirs.

She's going to request that you respect her privacy while she begins her transition.

How do you know when an actor is completely washed up? They write a children’s book.

R16 If that's the case, Barbra has held out the longest. Just about every celebrity - young and old - has written a children's book by 2025.

If it's a children's story it will be about an unloved and lonely--but talented--little girl, whose inner beauty is unrecognized by her mother and whose talent is stolen by her sister. But the little girl wins out over both, and forgives them.

When you’ve already sung with Daisy Ridley and Melissa McCarthy, who is there left to duet with…?

You’re saying Roslyn stole talent from Babs? or vise versa?

It’s definitely the Mall, but it’s not competition from Amazon that’s killing it. It’s those tariffs.

Barbra who?

R22 = Barbra’s mother

She's cloned younger versions of James Brolin!

She’s having HERSELF CLONED. The child will be ready for public view on her 18th birthday in 2043, just as Barbra #1 celebrates her 101st birthday.

Whatever it is, please God don't let it be the second part to My Name is Barbra.

She’s pregnant

Terminal cancer diagnosis

Maybe she's announcing she will be starring in the film version of 'Sunset Boulevard' - finally. She just wants to gently break the news to Glenn Close and Liza, first.

Her Mall is having a "Going Out of Business" sale.

EVERYTHING MUST GO!

Pregnancy.

She's going full frontal in her next "project." No, I couldn't talk her out of it. I'm no Gary.

She's filming her final 'Fanny Brice' movie, titled 'Funny Bubbe'. The trilogy will be complete.

She and Liza are doing a remake of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Her new Only Fans account!

I would watch the fuck out of that, r34.

Jason's long-awaited baby sister! Coming in December!

She has the Trump pee tape!!!

OnlyFans announcement.

Yentl 2: Electric Boogaloo

She’s pregnant!

I'll watch her in almost anything.

Jason’s getting married!!

I wouldn't be surprised if she says her book's finally being released in paperback edition - and she added another chapter, so all her fans will just have to buy the new updated version, as well.

"Vivian Vance is her real biological mother ?"

I'm here for that!

She's having her knees replashed!

A remastered release with club remixes to the mega hit duet with superstar Kim Carnes. “MAKE NO MISTAKE HE’S MINE 2025”

R47 lmao. I wish!

R44 is probably the closest to being correct.

She’s going to announce that Trump isn’t a good president.

Anyone who thinks I’m kidding just has to read her posts on Threads. She makes these announcements about Trump as if she’s the first person to notice he’s not governing well.

She did an episode of 'Finding Your Roots', and found out her real daddy is Count Basie, not Emanuel Streisand! She will now be known as Barbra Basie. It's still a soft 's' like 'sand on the beach'. So don't call her Barbra Bayzee.

The mall is closing due to Trump tariffs.

Running for Governor

[quoteShe's filming her final 'Fanny Brice' movie, titled 'Funny Bubbe

First she's have to learn to be funny again. It's been a long time.

Cinnabon, coming soon to the basement mall

She's announcing she was asked to host the Correspondent's Dinner tonight, and she said "no".

Goddammit, Mom. This better not be another announcement that "I am a woman in love ... with meeee!"

The Abortion Hut is moving into the space left vacant by the closure of Forever XXI, just on case she ever needs to go downstairs to deal with an unexpected pregnancy.

Scheduled assisted suicide?

There was a rumor a few months ago she did a song with Mariah and Ariana.

That’s true R60. It’s been recorded whether or not it’ll be released.

A Roz Focker spinoff.

She's going to announce 10% off Happy Hours of 2pm to 5pm at the mall's Hot Dog on a Stick.

She and James experienced bed death, so they are now in a throuple with Joni Mitchell.

Her new book:

MY MOTHER DIANA WAS A RAGING BITCH

She's moving to Ireland.

Finally ready to confess that Marnie Nixon dubbed her in everything.

She has an incurable disease and the drugs they have her on are heavenly. Her own tribute to herself is the redone career retrospective film which will be released upon her death.

She's returning to Broadway !

She’s announcing she has Alzheimer’s, just like her mother.

Why does she hate her mother so much?

[quote]most likely, at 83, the last album she'll be recording

This makes me very sad. I remember finding her old albums when I was a teenager, and thinking to myself, how sad it would be when she becomes too old to record anymore. It didn't seem possible, at the time, that her glorious voice would ever disappear. Well, that day is finally here.

We're close to losing all the greats--Barbra, Liza, Bette, Diana, Dionne, Linda. It takes your breath away to think about it. We've already lost Donna, Whitney and Olivia. Sigh.

R72 On the bright side, we have Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Lizzo to carry the torch ! (Just kidding).

It will be something we don’t expect. Think harder.

R74 She comes out as transgendered ? She was really born as Robert Streisand and had 'the operation' in 1957 ?

You don’t know anything, R75. She was born SAMUEL, not the anglo Robert.

The basement mall is expanding!

She signed Neiman's as a long-term tenant. They'll replace the space vacated by Jo-Ann Fabrics.

She’s pregnant and they are thrilled.

Gypsy has finally been GREEN-LIT!!!

A 4K UHD Blu-Ray release of Up The Sandbox (Barbra’s Version)

Babs believes she is a lot more popular than reality does.

Her second 800 page memoir is looking for a publisher

She’s a star. She’d be great as the White Witch in Gerwigs new Narnia and she already has the straw-like hair.

Her first memoir at a thousand pages flew off the shelves - right into half priced books.

Young people don't know or barely know who she is.

Barbara who?

Gee, she hasn’t made a record since The Way We Were, right?

The secret of life! She sounds good but I hate that cover she chose.

Barbra and Hozier

1. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” with Hozier

2. “My Valentine” with Paul McCartney

3. “To Lose You Again” with Sam Smith

4. “The Very Thought of You” with Bob Dylan

5. “Letter to my 13-year-old Self” with Laufey

6. “One Heart, One Voice” with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande

7. “I Love Us” with Tim McGraw

8. “Secret O' Life” with James Taylor

9. “Fragile” with Sting

10. “Where Do I Go From You?” with Josh Groban

11. “Love Will Survive” with Seal

We’re not worthy!

OMG!

No Beyoncé? 🤨

R94 I hear it was recorded but didn’t make the cut.

Music for 1992.

I see splint ends!

Is she taking a dump in that photo?

Her hair looks awful. She used to be impeccably groomed.

I’m shocked she isn’t showing off her new enlarged implants on the cover.

Hagged out!

I miss her clear, beautiful tones. Her voice seemed to noticeably change around 1997's Higher Ground, when it became a little warmer and a little lower in register. From her 2006 tour on, it was at times, hoarser, but still strong, where it continues to this day.. But I'm still looking forward to this album just like I have all of the other ones in the past. She's been a lifelong soundtrack to my life. I'm glad we still have her around.

If only old women wouldn't wear their hair long. Or if it has to be long, at least wear it up. Especially these young hairstyles that they hang onto for years and years. If they would just have their hair and clothes suitable to their ages, they would look attractive. I think they think they need to look "sexy."

Am I the only one who can't stand Hozier?

I absolutely call him "Hoser" in my head.

No Jason?

What was the major announcement??

[quote]What was the major announcement?

The mall is having a 30% off sale.

Boy, she sounds like an old woman (speaking), in that promo. Amazed she can still sing. But good for her.

The big news: Having finally found the perfect shade of blue, she is throwing Jason's long overdue gender reveal party this summer. Be there or remain in the dark.

My Name is Barbra: The Game. PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox X, and Windows. $99.99

Nevermind, I see the big announcement was the expected duets album.

Love her to death, but she really needs to cut those frayed ends off her hair. Christ, a bob or flip would look better.

Barbra, Liza, Shirley, Bette, Cher are all very old now. Let's appreciate them while we can, because they won't be around forever.

That photo was taken by her daughter in law Kathryn Brolin. What do you suppose they were going for in that photo (other than the obvious point it looks like she's taking a dump in her garden)? Her arms are in such an unnatural pose, her boobs look extremely droopy (and you can see through the sweaters to her underwear), and the lighting emphasizes her split ends. Do you think she looked at it and thought, "I look like such a natural woman! Plus, everyone just loves my profile! And the colors of my outfit--magical!"

Her hair looks really horrible.

Bring back her ageless 70s perm!

Barbra teases...her hair.

She's been a lifelong soundtrack to my life R103

MARY!

Interesting that Mariah is working with Walter Afanasieff again. They have been feuding over the royalties for "All I Want For Christmas Is You" for decades.

No Cynthia Erivo?! She's a racist.

She can’t, R110

Those aren’t boobs, R115, it’s silicone.

Barbra and Mariah should’ve done a duet back in the 90s when both of their voices were in top shape. Their voices now are shot to hell and back.

I believe there will be a bonus track with Jason, insiders say that the song they will be singing together will be "Do That To Me One More Time"

R124 - Mariah will whisper sing to save her voice for one bright note on the recording that she will never be able to reach in a live performance. 90% of all Mariahs songs since 2000.

Barbra and Whitney would have been much better - Mariah is just ick. All sass, no class.

Barbra wouldn't have dared to duet with Whitney. You're lucky you got Celine, and even then, she refused to perform live in public with Celine for fear of being overshadowed.

David Muir is even covering it!

No JHo?

Not even Jessica Simpson?

Yep, just saw it on abc lol

The cover looks similar to what she did for Walls. Same tired poses. Music will be more MOR mush. Just once, can she do something edgy?

Do a dance album and truly tie into her gay fanbase. A duet with Rupaul on "It's Raining Men" and have Cher and her do a duet of "The Boy is Mine". Pride is coming. The community would eat that shit up. Do a video with a bunch of Streisand impersonators.

The Variety photo is giving Wet album photoshoot.

Autotune...Paul McCartney can't sing

No Roslyn?

I love her voice on Songbird. That is amazing.

Is there one song that’s good? I wonder how much I’d really her now.

Break a leg.

How much is actually her voice?

R134. Rozzie can't close the Cracker Barrel that early to attend a recording session. She needed to reprice the cured meats.

Oh yeah at 80 something she still sounds like that.

How can an 83 year old's singing voice sound so different than her speaking voice ? Oh yeah - the magic of autotune and technology in the recording studio.

I remembr about 25 years ago, when Dionne Warwick started traveling down the 'duet' route on her albums, and recording and producing with 'younger talent' (hip-hop singers, R&B singers who were popular at the time). Streisand fans laughed their asses off, saying Warwick was 'desperate' and she was trying to attract younger listeners (that was her attempt, and she did attract them - none of the duets were anywhere near 'embarrassing'). They swore Streisand would never ever stoop to this in her career, relying on duets albums with younger singers.

Sure.

83...

I was actually looking forward to this but I am disappointed by her choices in both song selection and accompaniment.

Barbra’a voice is still smooth and amazing when she doesn’t belt. When she belts it’s hoarse and rough from years of belting coupled with age.

Generally speaking, the bottom falls out of a singer’s voice at age 70. In years past, singers like Rosemary Clooney started talking lyrics as their voice wained with age. In today world, technology fills in the gaps. Streisand, being the queen of editing and effects to enhance her singing in records, will take anything available to make her 83 year old voice sound like it’s 50.

Can we hope for a dis track along the lines of Kendrick LaMarr and Drake?

Who should the beef be with....hmmm....so many deserving candidates. Patti Labelle? She and Aretha had beef, so maybe that can be revised with Babs.

Barbra do you hear me?

She's exhausting.

[quote]Generally speaking, the bottom falls out of a singer’s voice at age 70. In years past, singers like Rosemary Clooney started talking lyrics as their voice wained with age.

Poor Whitney Houston started talking lyrics when she was in her late 30s.

She has a duet with Don Johnson. I bought that cd

It's interesting that when it comes to female singers, she's only dueted with two of her peers - Donna Summer ( who gave her a run for the title of best female singer) and Kim Carnes, five years later. Before that, she dueted with Judy Garland who was 20 years her senior. After Summer and Carnes, she started doing spordic duets with females decades younger than she. Why didn't she ever duet with her female peers from 1985 - present ? Why nothing with Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, etc. over the past 40 years ? I'd rather one of those duets than her awful duet with Celine Dion.

(There was almost a duet with ONJ on 'The Broadway Album' in 1985, but it never came to fruition).

R147 I always thought it was because Barbra prefers romantic ballads and she can’t exactly sing those with female partners.

Barbra and Diana Ross were supposed to duet on "It's Raining Men" for Barbra's WET album, but Diana pulled out at the last minute.

R149. So did Lucy. She was the second choice but Gary talked her out of it.

Babs I'm available. Call me!

I love Barbra, but enough with the Duet albums.

Do an album of upbeat songs before it's too late.

Barbra will never duet with Dionne Warwick, one of her true peers from the 60s. Dionne expressed that she didn’t like Barbra’s foray into Disco in the 70s.

R149 It was actually supposed to be a trio with Streisand, Summer and Ross. That was Jabara's plan as he witnessed the two divas (Summer, Streisand) recording 'No More Tears'. He knew this was going to be a major hit (it was), and he rushed home to pen another 'wet themed' dance song for the two of them to record, then he had the idea of Ross joining them.

Summer dropped out, as she didn't like using the word 'Hallelujah' in the song (she had just become a born-again Christian), so Jabara figured rather than alter the song for Summer, it would be a duet with Streisand / Ross. However, Berry Gordy couldn't reach a deal with Columbia Records in time.

Dionne was kidding, R153. I can understand why her worshiping fans got bent out of shape, but if Babs herself was offended by what Dionne said, she really is a deluded as they say.

WOW ! We can never get enough of using 'deluded' to describe everyone we talk about on this forum.

^ No, just egomaniacs like Barbra Streisand-sand

[quote]Generally speaking, the bottom falls out of a singer’s voice at age 70.

The Italian singer Mina's latest recording (from her new album) at 85 years old:

So what was the major announcement?

I’m addicted to crystal meth 🍭

Barbie and I are just fine between us. A+ peers are A+ peers, even though I did re-fuse to keep sharing my blow around her. That nose was like a fucking industrial ventilation system. Fast, too! From across the room behind my back.

And, honestly, have I ever looked like I wanted to get into a breathing contest with her at the peak or end of a duet? She thought that holding a note until her pussy farted was some kind of proof of real passionate emotion.

Air kiss, R155.

FAIL, R161

R157 Also used to describe Lucille Ball in the 'Mame' thread. I guess the poster has a tough time accepting successful female celebrities, so he describes them all as 'delusional'. (I don't think he knows what the word means).