yeah, right... 
Posted on 12/22/2016 2:08:52 PM PST by drewh
Donald Trump’s team has struggled to line up prime talent to perform at his inauguration, and he’s reportedly livid as a result.
Mark Burnett, who created and produced The Apprentice, is overseeing the inauguration festivities, and even he seems to be grasping at straws. So, he brought in talent recruiter Suzanne Bender, who is a former booker on Dancing With the Stars and American Idol, to help. Her arrival is seen as a “hail mary” shakeup to satisfy the “unhappy” Trump mere weeks before the inauguration.
A number of top-list performers, including Garth Brooks, Elton John, and Andrea Bocelli, were asked to take part in the Inauguration festivities but declined. Bocelli seemed to be on the verge of saying yes but reportedly passed after pressure from fans. This does appear to be a common concern among performers, as they don’t want to “normalize” Trump and alienate their own fanbase. Dixie Chicks manager Simon Renshaw clued The Wrap in about Trump-related fears for performers: “If anyone does do it, I hope that the check that they get is in the nine figures. Because it’s probably the last check they’re ever going to get.”
Despite their difficulties, there are apparently a few acts that will participate. Consequence of Sound reveals that the lineup includes the following acts: The American Gentleman; The Reagan Years (“one of the HOTTEST ’80s cover bands”); wedding band The Mixx; DJ Freedom; and The Star Spangled Singers. In a late breaking bit of news, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced that The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be performing during the festivities. So, it’s shaping up to be a rocking party.
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The military bands can all play plenty of suitable music for some of the events. I know it won’t satisfy the types who have to have alleged “A-list” famous names but the military bands can provide a lot, with patriotism, class, and style.
Absolutely unbeatable performance of the inauguration:
Get the chick on SNL who impersonates Hillary to show up and sing (or lip-sync) to “It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To”. Absolute show-stopper material.
Good move. That would have the added benefit of freezing out pretend cowboy Garth Brooks.
Lee Greenwood has to be there. The Beach Boys need to sing California Girls,
Based Tim Allen: “LA is making a safe space for those that voted for Trump; it’s called Texas”. (self.The_Donald)
From Reddit
Fake news.
I gave up the NFL cold turkey. After that, sidelining any Hollyweirdos, singers, musicians, artists who pull this crap will be a piece of cake.
In the immortal words of Dirty Harry: Make. My Day.
yeah, right...
What goes around comes around. I am very disappointed in Brooks. He does weekends at Vegas for Winn. Winn ought to kick his multimillion dollar ass off of a contract. Although Winn was noncommittal during the primary.
The Marine Corps Band plays Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail to the Chief as the president enters each of the numerous Inaugural balls. They’re on the move all night long. That’s their job on Inauguration night. During the day they are the sitting band at the Inauguration ceremony and also headline the Inaugural parade. They basically put in a 20 hour day from start to finish.
Bullshit.
Fake news.
Dude couldn’t care less.
Oh, Uproxx.com. The gawdam website that spammed my inbox relentlessly, until I blocked them outright.
Bunch of fags that won’t take ‘unsubscribe’ for an answer.
He COULD, er, make ANY of them, male or female, an offer they would NOT be able to refuse.
Who cares what celebrities perform or don’t perform?
Who will remember by the middle of June?
It doesn’t matter.....
It really should go back to the average person anyway. Get some really talented but unknown performers.
Kind of like Rocky being asked to fight Apollo Creed.
Get the USO. Great talent and patriotic.
Money talks and bullshit walks. I know there are at least some entertainers who are conservative.
The Dems are acting shamefully, and I believe most Americans will reject such mean-spirited hate...
Simple raise taxes on the entertainment industry.
Have you ever had a B-52 fly over you at low altitude? I have, at times, pulled my car over when going down I-20 across from Barksdale. On a few occasions, have timed it perfectly. It is amazing.
Alice Cooper, “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
Can honestly say I never cared for Garth Brooks. Now, even less. Caught a few minutes of his concert on TV once. He was promoting the United Nations.
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