Ronstadt kicked out of hotel

[billvon 3,118]

>A performer angers the customers to the point that 2000 walk out and
>they welcome that performer back?

The list of people who say controversial things and piss off audiences - and actually end up doing _better_ in the long run via the publicity is long.

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The list of people who say controversial things and piss off audiences - and actually end up doing _better_ in the long run via the publicity is long.

Interesting opinion. Everyone's entitled to one.

Forty-two

[turtlespeed 226]

Hah - just heard - (no no backup) but MM has offered to let anyone in vegas see his movie for free - But the Aladin has to apologise and reinstate her in the lineup.

Guess noone will be seeing a free MM suckumentary!

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[PhillyKev 0]

Well considering I posted a few up that the ownership of the Aladdin has changed hands and the new owners have invited her back, sounds like they will be seeing it.

Or they could always pay for it. But you conservatives don't want to do that and give MM any money. By the way, he's donating all the profits to charity.

I saw it last Thursday for free...an the NAACP convention.

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By the way, he's donating all the profits to charity.

And I heard Bigfoot was seen last Friday playing blackjack at Circus Circus.

Forty-two

[Jimbo 0]

You voted in kelel01's poll, didn't you?

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By the way, he's donating all the profits to charity.

And I heard Bigfoot was seen last Friday playing blackjack at Circus Circus.

Really? Back up the claim. I can. Although I was a little misleading. Only 60% is going to charity. That's Moore's share. The Weinsteins get the other 40%.

Oh yeah, and Disney gets to pick the charities.

[billvon 3,118]

>I pay to go to concerts to hear them play and sing...not blabber
>their misguided and skewed political ideas.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linda Ronstadt (news) said she'll continue to praise Michael Moore and his film "Fahrenheit 9/11" on stage despite an angry reaction at a Las Vegas concert.

"This is an election year," she told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday. "I want people to get their head up out of their mashed potatoes and learn something about the issues and go and vote. ... I'm not telling them how to vote. I'm saying, get information about the issues."
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So the good news is that people now know that she does indeed include her opinion on movies in her concerts, and they can make their own decisions on whether to attend them or not.

[tunaplanet 0]

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By the way, he's donating all the profits to charity.

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Only 60% is going to charity.

This is exactly why nothing you say should be believed. You mislead and outright lie at times. Stick to the facts and don't blow things out of proportions.

Forty-two

[PhillyKev 0]

By the way, he's donating all the profits (that he gets) to charity.

Do you expect him to donate someone else's money to charity? The point I was making if you would have included the whole post, was that MM is not profiting from the film. But feel free to continue your obfuscation.

[tunaplanet 0]

First you said he's donating all the profits to charity. Now you're saying he's only donating his profits. Which is it? Will there be another flip flop in the next five minutes?

Forty-two

[wmw999 2,588]

Tuna, do you ever have a positive thing to say to anyone about anything?

Not everything is deliberate stupidity and lying. I didn't think that MM would be donating anyone else's profits to charity -- that's not his job. Could PK have been clearer? Yes, and he clarified.

By never actually stating anything that's not a claim that someone else is wrong, you do somewhat protect yourself from being provably wrong, but you also protect yourself from contributing anything.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[PhillyKev 0]

Yes, he's donating all of your profits to charity as well.

[happythoughts 0]

What if...?

I went to a work site.
I told my employers that I refused to do the work they requested.
Instead of my work, I discussed my politics with them.
If they disagreed with my politics, I questioned their intelligence and awareness. ("head...mashed potatoes").
Made them angry enough to not want to be around me.
Be unapologetic about it and phrase it as their fault somehow.

How long could I expect to be employed?
Should I expect them to rehire me?

[PhillyKev 0]

If you look above, I defended their right to kick her out.

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If you look above, I defended their right to kick her out.

Not you, just general questions. You were at the bottom of the thread.

I was a huge LR fan back in the day. She had a wonderful voice.

I just think she is getting a little confused about her job description. Maybe her expectations of her job are different than mine.

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I just think she is getting a little confused about her job description.

Hooyah to that. What I want to see is for her to do a tour but at these events only talk about politics. No music or singing.

Let's see how many people pack the seats then.

Forty-two

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If you look above, I defended their right to kick her out.

Not you, just general questions. You were at the bottom of the thread.

I was a huge LR fan back in the day. She had a wonderful voice.

I just think she is getting a little confused about her job description. Maybe her expectations of her job are different than mine.

She was very good as Mabel in the Pirates of Penzance. Difficult part to sing.

But Kevin Kline stole the show, as the Pirate King.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[billvon 3,118]

>What I want to see is for her to do a tour but at these events only
>talk about politics. No music or singing.

Why would she do that? She's made it clear that her concerts involve singing and some politics. You are free not to go if you don't like it, or even to listen to Al Franken if you want to hear good stuff bout Michael Moore.

A lot of bands make political statements - "This song is dedicated to our troops!" "We dedicate this song to the victims of 9/11." She's no different. She just holds a sentiment that you disagree with.

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She just holds a sentiment that you disagree with.

Negative. Big difference in singing political songs and preaching a political lecture to the crowd expecting music.

Forty-two

[Jimbo 0]

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Do you expect him to donate someone else's money to charity?

Well, he is a liberal.

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"This is an election year," she told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday. "I want people to get their head up out of their mashed potatoes and learn something about the issues and go and vote. ... I'm not telling them how to vote. I'm saying, get information about the issues."

Christ, hopefully she doesn't want us to get information about the issues from a MM film!

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Negative. Big difference in singing political songs and preaching a political lecture to the crowd expecting music.

Would it have been OK if she had sung her message?

Oh ... I love Michael Moore
His message is great
You're all stupid if you don't . . .

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Jim

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Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

[billvon 3,118]

>Big difference in singing political songs and preaching a political lecture
>to the crowd expecting music.

She dedicated a song to Michael Moore. Other bands dedicate songs to our troops, they even talk about the brave soldiers defending our freedoms, as Charlie Daniels has done on stage. I have a feeling one would make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside whereas the other would outrage you. That's fine; it's your money. If you want, go to the Charlie Daniels concert instead. It would be absurd for me to say "Hey, why doesn't Charlie Daniels just spend the whole concert talking about soldiers if that's his agenda?"

[billvon 3,118]

>Christ, hopefully she doesn't want us to get information about the issues from a MM film!

Well, if you watched F9/11, and then listened to a few hours of Rush, you might just end up having to decide on your own who is right and who is wrong. And there are worse things than making people think.