LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbara Streisand ended her latest farewell tour on Monday at a celebrity-studded Los Angeles love-in that included incoming Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi among the thousands of rapt fans. About 20,000 people, who each paid up to $750 per ticket, packed the Staples Center to welcome the 64-year-old singer back to her adopted hometown, ending a 16-city North American tour that began on October 4 in Philadelphia.
The concert was filled with political overtones as Streisand, a longtime liberal activist, introduced Pelosi to a standing ovation.
Taking note of the recent Democratic takeover of both houses of Congress, Streisand said, "My depression is over." She ended her two-hour-plus performance with a version of the Depression-era Democratic Party anthem "Happy Days Are Here Again."
shouldn't have posted this before breakfast....ugh
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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