Whitney Houston is very nice, but basically her stuff is about shopping.” Quote of the year: Bette Midler on black music: “It’s so white bread these days. “And sometimes it’s his album, which is bad.” “Sometimes it’s Diana Ross, which is good,” a neighbor explained.
Pan of the year: When TV star-turned-pop-artist Bruce Willis was arrested on battery charges after an altercation with police during a wee-hours party at his home earlier this year, neighbors told reporters that Willis frequently annoyed residents by blasting party music by his pool. Record of the year: Seattle Seahawk All-Pro wide receiver Steve Largent, when asked which record he will treasure the most when he retires, replied: “Probably the Beatles’ ‘White’ album.’ ”ĭevoted Catholic of the year: Madonna declined an invitation for an audience with Pope John Paul II when in Italy this summer, saying: “If his Holiness wants to see me, he can come to my show.” After the Cup victory, Dolly Parton telegramed Connor: “Please accept thanks from a girl who, before you guys, used to think the America’s Cup was a 44-D.” Telegram of the year: Dennis Connor’s Stars and Stripes won the America’s Cup earlier this year with a revolutionary new sail named “Dolly” (apparently because it ballooned out when filled with air).
Go back to your stall.” (Lee resigned from the label several months later, with Capitol claiming his departure had nothing to do with the incident). Record executive of the year: Billboard magazine reported that Capitol Records vice president Walter Lee was named in a suit by promotion exec Bill Bartlett, who claimed Lee “abused him” with a three-foot-long cattle prod, poked him repeatedly in the forearm and told him: “You’re dog meat.