Bennett sings statue’s praises
Tony Bennett has been giving to the city where he first sang I Left My Heart in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel in 1961.
And now, the city has paid him back.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee declared Aug. 19 Tony Bennett Day. “Tony Bennett, you’ve helped us share the magic of San Francisco around the world,” Lee said.
After the speeches, the music and the heaping amount of praise for the legendary crooner were over, hundreds of people watched as the white smoke cleared and an 8-foot tall bronze statue of the singer was unveiled outside the Fairmont Hotel atop Nob Hill.
“I can’t get over what just happened,” said New Yorker Bennett, who turned 90 earlier this month.
“That’s the most beautiful statue I have ever seen. It will live in my heart forever. Thank you for being so wonderful to me. I’ll never forget this day.”
Steven Tyler hands out criticism
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler isn’t giving Disney World a thumbs-up for digitally altering his hand in a video that plays at an attraction featuring the band. Tyler posted a photo of himself Thursday on social media making the same gesture with his fingers that he did in the opening video for the Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Several videos and images posted on social media this week by visitors to the theme park show Tyler’s fingers have been changed.
The hand gesture is often associated with a sex act.
Tyler wrote on Facebook, “WAY TO GIVE ME THE FINGER NOW WALT DISNEY WORLD.”
Disney World did not return messages seeking comment.