my aunt linda was barbra streisand's understudy
in the musical funny girl in the 1960's
my aunt linda was good, really good--great even,
really great!
my aunt linda gave me the original cast recording
of funny girl when i was 7--i thought, 'i should learn
to sing like this lady,(la streisand), because she's
really good too!'
my aunt linda was on deal or no deal monday night
and, in her own aunt linda way, she stole the show--i can't remember a word howie mandel said (and...let's set the record straight: i don't have a t.v.: it's not a moral issue,
i'd sit in front of it all day...)
my aunt linda taught me how to outline
my skinny lips with a darker shade of lipstick
for that fuller look
my aunt used to teach how to sing
over the phone from her apartment
in nyc to my suburban nightmare in potomac, md
my aunt linda used to own a bar in
provincetown, massachusetts called the pied piper
my aunt linda is now becoming
the star she was always meant to be at 70...
as a late-bloomer myself, i tip my hat
(my aunt linda and i used to have the
same nose...i kept both halves~
love you aunt linda~)
