Diana Ross Turns 70: A British Tribute

[jobeterob]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...me-fatale.html

[jobeterob]

http://www.dw.de/female-entertainer-...ury/a-17517259

Another one.

[Lulu]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...me-fatale.html

I LOLd at "The legend remains that Mary Berry was the more distinctive and accomplished singer."

As Cher would say, "Whoooooooooo?"

[R. Mark Desjardins]

I wonder if the Brit reporter was thinking of Mary Wells?

[westgrandboulevard]

No, Mary Berry is an English food writer and television presenter, and very popular at the present time as a judge on BBC The Great British Bake Off, and also her own series. She's 79.....

I think the reporter was writing to a deadline, was subconciously influenced by the names 'Berry' and 'Mary' and simply not sufficiently focused on the subject in hand - and, of course, is decades younger than Diana Ross, Berry Gordy and Mary Wilson, let alone Mary Berry....

[jobeterob]

No, Mary Berry is an English food writer and television presenter, and very popular at the present time as a judge on BBC The Great British Bake Off, and also her own series. She's 79.....

I think the reporter was writing to a deadline, was subconciously influenced by the names 'Berry' and 'Mary' and simply not sufficiently focused on the subject in hand - and, of course, is decades younger than Diana Ross, Berry Gordy and Mary Wilson, let alone Mary Berry....

These poor buggers these days; they write any old crap just to get it out and then find out that what they've written is all wrong.

[jobeterob]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014...n_5028262.html

[Methuselah2]

Nice HuffPost link, Jobeterob. Thanks.

[jobeterob]

There a lot of tributes out there in the Media for Diana's 70th. I'm surprised at the number.

[David J]

There a lot of tributes out there in the Media for Diana's 70th. I'm surprised at the number.

That's because she's a living legend and she truly deserves it after more than 5 decades in showbusiness.

[jobeterob]

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-s...ross-turns-70/[/VIDEO]

Another one.

[skooldem1]

Here is a tribute from TIME magazine. This one is her best performance photos.

http://time.com/37280/diana-ross-tur...ces-in-photos/

[Roberta75]

Real pretty photos of Diane in this daily Besat article.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleri...4-85139304e502

[skooldem1]

Diana Ross Turns 70 And She's Still A Total Diva, Sparkly Gowns And All [[PHOTOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...style&ir=Style

[calvin]

This is being reported outside the English-speaking world as well. I keep up with the news in Germany [[I lived there many years) and I came across this article this morning, on the home page of this news website:

http://www.welt.de/kultur/pop/articl...rte-Ikone.html

Here it is from Google translate for those of you who don't read German - the translation is poor and at times funny!

http://translate.google.com/translat...rte-Ikone.html

[skooldem1]

Celebrating Diana Ross On Her Birthday

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5034617.html

[skooldem1]

Seems like the Huffington Post are fans. They have a feature on the UK version of the site, and on the US Huffington Post they have two articles today on the site. One in Celebrity and one in Style.

[skooldem1]

In honour of Diana Ross, can we reclaim the word "diva"?

On the singing legend's 70th birthday, Cheri Percy argues that we need to reclaim "diva" and banish its negative connotations for women.


http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-...s-reclaim-diva

[skooldem1]

Tribute at MSN

Diana Ross at 70: her life in pictures

http://music.uk.msn.com/features/dia...fe-in-pictures

[marv2]

I wonder if the Brit reporter was thinking of Mary Wells?

Then he must have corrected himself because this is how the article reads now.....


"And yet, there were mutterings in the ranks back when Motown boss Berry Gordy selected her as a teenager to lead the Supremes. The legend remains that Mary Wilson was the more distinctive and accomplished singer. But Ross had something more: presence, desire, sex appeal, she was someone you could not take your eyes off. And once she grabbed our attention with those fantastic Motown hits, she held it, for decade after decade, shining like someone who truly believed the spotlight belonged to her. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...me-fatale.html

[marv2]

Not to burst your bubble, marv but I'm sure he meant Florence Ballard all along.

Can you please keep out of these birthday threads? Let the fans enjoy the day without your snark.

Not that you have to kiss my ......., but I think he wrote in his correction what he meant! Can you please go to hell and not tell me where I am and am not allowed on this forum? Thank you.

[144man]

Just a respectful reminder that anyone who replies to a thread has twenty-four hours to delete their comment.

[Ryon6]

The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper also has a section honoring Ms Ross on her 70th birthday - www.ajc.com

[jobeterob]

I see they mixed up Cindy Birdsong and Florence Ballard again.

[Lulu]

Here's a lovely piece from Essence today:

http://photos.essence.com/galleries/...day-diana-ross

[sophisticated_soul]

Happy Birthday Miss Ross. You are Forever.
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[supremester]

I agree with him - like Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow, The Headless Horseman and The Easter Bunny, it's a legend. However, certainly a case can be made for Mary's voice to be considered distinctive, and, if you tried Marv, I'm sure you could say it is more accomplished.

This is kind of [[another)one of those moments where you are doing what you say you don't like. You are on a Diana Ross thread after proclaiming that you do not like her - yet, you complain bitterly about Mary's non-fans posting on Mary threads.
Just sayin..........

Happy Miss Ross' Birthday!

PS If you don't have your ticket yet for Mary - there are good seats still available for both shows.
And, should you choose to, there are still good seats for Miss Ross in Albany & Kansas City!

Then he must have corrected himself because this is how the article reads now.....


"And yet, there were mutterings in the ranks back when Motown boss Berry Gordy selected her as a teenager to lead the Supremes. The legend remains that Mary Wilson was the more distinctive and accomplished singer. But Ross had something more: presence, desire, sex appeal, she was someone you could not take your eyes off. And once she grabbed our attention with those fantastic Motown hits, she held it, for decade after decade, shining like someone who truly believed the spotlight belonged to her. "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...me-fatale.html

[Ryon6]

I see they mixed up Cindy Birdsong and Florence Ballard again.

Yeah I noticed that also.

[David J]

Missing You: 10 Heartfelt Diana Ross and Michael Jackson Moments
Yahoo Music [[blog)
Diana Ross turned 70 on Wednesday. In celebration of her birthday, we looked back on the history of the Supreme queen and one of her favorite people Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson MomentsBy Billy Johnson, Jr. 11 hours ago Yahoo Music

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[jobeterob]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ent-party.html

[David J]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ent-party.html

Thanks for posting this, the comments posted are just so positive on how great and beautiful Diana looks at 70 years young.