The Cable Gamer freely admits that one reason for posting this New York Observer story about Judith Regan is so that I can run this brilliant cartoon, by Observer's Robert Grossman.
The caption reads, “Ms. Regan chauffeurs Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Jane Friedman, Rudolph Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, O.J. Simpson.” (And note, uncredited, the little Fox pressed against the rock-wall--get it?)
Oh sure, Observer co-reporters Leon Neyfakh and Doree Shafrir do a perfectly creditable job of updating the lawsuit saga. And if they veer a little toward Regan, well, who can blame them--she gave the reporting duo a lot of access, and so they owe her.
And yet Regan appears determined to reveal her true self--she is truly out there, shall we say. How else to explain that she has decided, in her mid 50s, to launch a singing career:
Since her departure from HarperCollins, Ms. Regan's life has taken a new turn. Lately, she was spotted belting out a rendition of "My Way" at BINY, the karaoke bar in SoHo; a recording of the song later ended up on Gawker. ... And she's working on an album now-standards, mostly, but also some original songs, that she's recording with producer and composer Rod McBrien. "We're just in the talking stage about going further, but I think we will go further," Mr. McBrien told The Observer. "We don't have a deal with a major label-but we haven't shopped for one yet. There's a lot of things happening with her and we're just kind of riding them out. We're going to put this on the Internet so it'll be available online-we've just got to get a good picture and a good album cover." In college, Ms. Regan was a member of the Vassar Madrigals, and she plays the violin and the viola.
I mean, it's a free country and everything, but if she wishes to start singing, professionally, in her mid 50s, well, well, well.
And so back to the cartoon, which well captures Regan's, uh, eccentricity more vividly than anything.
But of course, we haven't seen, or heard, the album yet.
