Tina Turner turns 69 today.
Here is a description of a moment during her Washington, DC concert of a couple nights ago:
"Tina Turner was hovering over the Verizon Center crowd, singing her fiery 1973 song "Nutbush City Limits" from a cherry picker during a Sunday-night encore, when she decided to go hot-stepping across the hydraulic lifting arm that connected the aerial platform to the stage.
"It was a breathtakingly fearless display of athleticism, for Turner was nearly two stories above the arena floor - wearing towering spike heels, no less - while her famous, fabulous legs pumped like pistons on the narrow, catwalk-like surface of the lifting arm.
"So much for shuffling cautiously and quietly into her golden years!"
(thanks for the nice review, WaPo)
Yes, Tina Turner is a marvel. Harness that woman's energy and supply a day's power for Manhatten. Of course, she is also a national treasure. Turner was honored a couple of years ago at the Kennedy Center. As a tribute, Beyonce performed a medley of Tina hits. It was being prepared for television; after she had finished the high-energy set, a gassed Beyonce asked the producers for another take. As they prepared to shoot again, she called up to the honoree's booth. "How do you do it??!!".
Here she is with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue on Playboy After Dark in 1969. It's all hilarious, as a pipe-smoking Hef plays hep to the bunny wannabes while Tina does her thing:
Jimminy, that's Wanna Take You Higher, Come Together and Proud Mary. What a great band, too!! Ike was a complete pud, but he knew how to pick his musicians.
And the Quote of the Day is:
"In the USA there is no female equivalent to god." -- Tina Turner
No comments:
Post a Comment