One thing I meant to blog about yesterday was the legacy of Barbra Streisand's early career. She truly was an exceptional presence at the beginning of her career, especially by the late sixties--as she was perhaps the most genuine and unique sounds available during that time among highly popular music, and yet her style, her music selections, and the persona that was placed before the public was such an ultimate throwback to the classic days of Barbra's alter-persona, Fanny Brice. She truly was a revival of that tradition and the legacy of that style and sense of wit. "Father has a business, strictly second hand, everything from toothpicks to a baby grand......" And the fact that the American public took to her style and music in the sixties says something about the American public as well (Her concert in Central Park in 1967 was the largest gathering of people for an individual concert in history for a very long time. Perhaps it still holds the record). Alas, Barbra is truly one of the exceptional divas. her career will forever be defined by the ultimate creativity, ultimate imagination, and inspiring talent.