I was fortunate enough to see Warren Haynes perform at the Beacon Theater in October 2014 when the Allman Brothers performed their last concert. I was so deeply struck by this man’s soul, passion and wildly, burning fingers picking and plucking and flicking fire from that guitar of his. I had seen Eric Clapton in San Francisco years before, never believing that I’d ever witness a guitarist of the same caliber. And although Clapton is KING, the night I saw Haynes play, I was high watching him, listening to him, feeling his power and glorious love for his instrument.

THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM by Mark Bozek is a MUST SEE for no other reason than it’s about BILL.

And if you get a chance, read (and view his legendary photos) in the column ON THE STREET in the New York Times. It’ll be THE MOST satisfying weekend activity that’ll make you change out of your sweats and throw on your party dress, if but for a moment.

Dolly Parton once famously said, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose,” and boy, has she ever done just that. There are a few things you can say about Parton, and one of them is that she’s never been less than herself—she is completely authentic. In being so honest and true, Parton has become more than just a country icon, she’s also become a music and movie legend. Here are 42 larger-than-life facts about Dolly Parton. Read more…

VIVIAN MAIER’S LIFE STORY IS EXTRAORDINARY! After returning to the United States, she worked for approximately forty years as a nanny in Chicago, Illinois. During those years, she took more than 100,000 photographs, primarily of people and cityscapes in Chicago, although she traveled and photographed worldwide. Additionally Vivian’s passion for documenting extended to a series of homemade documentary films and audio recordings. Interesting bits of Americana, the demolition of historic landmarks for new development, the unseen lives of ethnics and the destitute…

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism.

DIAHANN CARROLL WAS SUCH A TRAIL BLAZER! GO DIAHANN! AND THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

In 1961, she was casted alongside with Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman in film Paris Blues. The following year she was awarded the Tony Award for playing the character of Barbara Woodruff in the Samuel A. Taylor’s musical, No Strings. This made her the first black woman to win the Tony Award. She worked on television being recognized for her popular central role in Julia. Once again, she became the first African American actress to play the lead that did not involve being a domestic help.

Oh, man! THAT HEAD OF CURLY, RED, HAIR! WOW! WOW! WOW!

Bernadette Peters is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway actors with Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards and Nominations. She has performed in musicals such as, ‘Gypsy,' ‘Song and dance,' ‘Mack and Mable’ and has authored three children books such as, ‘Broadway Barks’ which ranked at #5 on The New York Times Children’s Best Sellers list.

Thank you, LADY GAGA, for helping to curate the line-up of world-class singers for the “One World: Together at Home” concert. The star-studded event, as expected, and the usual collective thrust of support of music influencers from the 1960’s to the present, was stunning. But the importance of such grass root efforts of such concerts like The Concert For Bangladesh (1971), Farm Aid, Tibetan Freedom Concert (1996), The Concert for New York (2001), LIVE AID (1985), The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness (1992)…