“I’m a good singer, you know.  I’m a good singer. 
I’m not a great singer, right.  But, you know what?  I’ll take good.”   
– Cher during her induction speech to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

While I was cavorting with the glitterati in SoBe, Taylor Swift was at nearby Hard Rock Stadium regaling the masses – well, the masses who could afford tickets!  This would normally not be column-worthy, but spotted in the crowd were Ivanka Trump (Kushner) and her 13-year-old daughter, Arabella.  While nary a female Trump can ever be found at any of Donald’s rallies, the one he wants to sleep with went to see someone he loathes.  Although, to be fair, he’s also said nice things about Taylor.  Once he said, “I think she’s beautiful – very beautiful.  I find her very beautiful.”  Then he said, “I was not a Taylor Swift fan…She’s a very liberal person, she seems to always endorse a Democrat and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.”  Actually, I think Ivanka is the one who did the paying – and from her seat location, it was a pretty penny, to be sure.

Meanwhile, a legendary lady was treated rather poorly at another glittering affair.  Darlene Love, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2011, was invited to this year’s Induction Ceremony – specifically because they were honoring her friends and collaborators Dionne Warwick and Cher (who she recorded with last year).  All seemed fine at first.  She and her husband were flown out, put up, etc.  While it seemed they had rolled out the red carpet for her, Darlene was not actually allowed on the red carpet. And that was just the beginning.  She was seated way back in the hall, she couldn’t visit her friends backstage, and she was kept from the press.  When she got home, Darlene went public with the snub saying, “It’s disheartening to see how much the event has strayed from its roots.  The music industry is about our contributions, not just the fanfare.  Do better next time, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”  Within moments of her post going public, she got a call from the president of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Greg Harris.  He “personally apologized to me and all the other inductees who felt mistreated at Saturday’s event…We ended the call with love, understanding, and no hard feelings.”  So, I guess I’m the only one who’s still pissed off!  To quote Bette Midler, who inducted Darlene into the Rock Hall of Fame, “We hold a grudge”.