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That's exactly what Mr. ebk said - "look, he's wearing a tie!".

Have I mentioned here that I love Jon Batiste? My god, he's amazing. That was amazing. He'd better come through town on tour soon! The beginning of the show was great. The end of the show was great. I'm still working through my thoughts on the middle of the show. Still, on the whole, it's so good to see everyone back together!

Suck it Lion King! It's the circle of life...

I agree that I side-eyed the opening with Steve Buscemi, but I loved the outtakes over the closing credits. So I guess it was worth it to get there. Interested to find out where she is.

In addition to this being such a joyful song, it looks fabulous, and the clothes... OMG. So wonderful. Dare you not to smile. 🙂

I'm sorry. I thought I clarified that I know they were doing the best with what they knew. I shouldn't have used the quotes. Won't do that again. Everything was so uncertain. How could anyone know at that stage the definitive facts. We're still evolving with this virus. And the docs are still doing the best they can to disseminate pertinent information as it becomes available. I wish more people were listening.

Did anyone watch last night? They reran the last episode in the Ed before it all went bad. It was weird. And interesting how much things have changed in a year regarding what we know about Covid (although if we didn't know more, that would be bad). Dr. Gupta was imparting "facts" that turned out not to be so "fact-y". But honestly, it was fine because no one knew anything at that moment and we were all doing the best we could. I thought it was a good set-up for Monday. I'm sooooooo looking forward to Monday.

I noticed a couple night ago, he left out the mask part entirely. Then put it back in. Then changed it up as you indicated last night. I obsess over this stuff all too much...

I really dislike Fallon, so I almost didn't watch this. But...Broadway. And Lin. And it was annoying at the beginning, but somewhere in the middle, I teared up. Dammit. Nicely done by all.

I checked YouTube. She's Dr. Jessica Ware. And she's wonderful.

I will report back when Mr. ebk finds out. Or, I may have to take matters into my own hands and ask them myself. It's not like I don't know the in-laws 😄

I also live here and have been to the KC about eleventy billion times (although haven't been to The Reach yet). I just couldn't figure out where they were filming the intros. I didn't recognize the low ceilings. I think it's probably somewhere upstairs, but I'm not sure. Mr. ebk promises to ask his brothers who are stagehands there and worked the show. I just have to make sure he doesn't forget.

I just watched this (I'm on vacation this week - yay!) and wondered the same thing. It was quite distracting.

It would not have gone over well with me at all. Not a fan of Corden. I remember Stephen struggling when he first took over, but I have no recollection of Corden being the new best thing in late night. Blech.

Good point - I can't believe I didn't even realize the Tonys would have been tonight. However, there's good news - the Tonys will be on September 26th. At least that's the plan at the moment.

Finally, a clip of Craig Ferguson! I loved this series. And a huge thanks to @catlover79and @Annber03for having the wonderful conversation you had so all I had to do was like all of your posts and not have to post anything myself!

Gladys looks good! Love the dress.

I'm honestly so impressed with the show this year. While I miss the audience, I think they've done a great job considering all the obstacles the year presented. And I actually like all of the honorees this year. I kinda wish I could have gone. Alas - although I saved a bunch of money 🙂 I also wish Garth had gone with a slightly fancier mask than the drugstore blue one...

Garth Brooks is a very emotional guy. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

I would love to go to a concert to see all of those people who honored Joan!

I love Rhiannon Giddens soooooo much. And Sturgill!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was just thinking that same thing. OTOH, I think they're doing a good job with the performances so far. And the introductions. I like seeing parts of the Kennedy Center that I don't normally see. I haven't been to The Reach yet at all. I'm kinda glad they're doing Debbie Allen first. Oh, and I do like interviewing the recipients for a change.

Hey - I resemble that remark! 😄

When I was a kid, we were only allowed to get the Fudge Pop since it was a nickel. I always wanted the Chocolate Eclair, but it was a dime, so no go. So I'd get the Chocolate Eclair. I'm sure it tastes awful, but I'd get it anyway, dammit!

I looooved that! And still laugh when I think about it. I think Dave and Jay were friends before all the mismanagement by the network and it was good to see them together again. Isn't Conan going to do a show on HBO Max when he's finished at TBS? I thought I'd heard that. If so, could be interesting.