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Chicks plucked (Promoter temporarily pulls plug on U.S. tour!)
Miami Herald ^ | 8/4/06 | Howard Cohen

Posted on 08/04/2006 3:51:08 AM PDT by jimbo123

The Dixie Chicks' Oct. 7 concert at Sunrise's BankAtlantic Center has been canceled. No one wants to say precisely why or whether the show will be rescheduled -- at press time a venue official said confirmation is forthcoming, and the Chicks camp in Nashville did not return phone calls or e-mails.

But according to Pollstar, the concert industry's trade organization, the Oct. 7 date is now reserved for a concert in Australia.

The conservative country music community has had a beef with the Chicks ever since lead singer Natalie Maines spoke out against President Bush and later criticized country fans for their reactions. Ticket sales in Red States have been sluggish throughout the tour.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: bushhaters; countrymusic; debacle; ditzychicks; dixiechicks; tour
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To: KeepUSfree

They are very talented but their music sucks.

They suck!


161 posted on 08/04/2006 9:41:50 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (I don't believe in athiests. They just don't exist...)
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To: KeepUSfree
But, the key word is "think"...not "react".

You weren't saying I was the one who said "Chicks suck bigtime", right? You were commenting on the "think for yourself", right? :)

162 posted on 08/04/2006 9:45:35 AM PDT by blu (People, for God's sake, think for yourselves)
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To: blu

right...the quote was from GABulldog...I believe


163 posted on 08/04/2006 9:53:28 AM PDT by KeepUSfree (WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
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To: Old Student
I see you live your tagline, Sir. ;)

Why thankyou for noticing. Its a tough job, but I try my darndest.

164 posted on 08/04/2006 9:56:15 AM PDT by mountn man (Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.)
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To: GulfBreeze

I agree. Willie, whatever his strange views may be, is a real country musician.

And I never heard the early Dixie Chicks, so I'll take your word for it that they were better.


165 posted on 08/04/2006 9:59:06 AM PDT by B Knotts (Newt '08!)
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To: KeepUSfree
I predict she will end up an unhappy person in later years.

She's a liberal, she's already unhappy.

I predict she'll make someone else unhappy.

166 posted on 08/04/2006 9:59:50 AM PDT by mountn man (Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.)
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To: mountn man

98.3 WCCQ is okay, but both US 99 and CCQ tend to favor slow songs for some reason. XM radio has some decent country stations. Highway 16 is pretty good.


167 posted on 08/04/2006 10:06:54 AM PDT by retrokitten (http://retrosrants.blogspot.com/)
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To: mountn man

LMAO!! You are so right! They are insane for Kenny Chesney. Sort of like how the Loop is all AC/DC all the time.


168 posted on 08/04/2006 10:09:32 AM PDT by retrokitten (http://retrosrants.blogspot.com/)
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To: KeepUSfree; dmw
If you think they are "bad musicians" ... you are a fool.

Speaking as a musician myself...that's a purely subjective reply. Whether or not they ARE bad musicians, people can certainly be forgiven for THINKING they are. They have certainly demonstrated bad musicianSHIP recently, since they have taken the focus off of their artistry, and put it on their politics.
169 posted on 08/04/2006 10:11:58 AM PDT by beezdotcom
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To: Warren_Piece
(At one time, I called it the "War Is Not The Answer" part of town, but they've taken down those signs and put up Ford signs)

Oh no. My husband wants to go to Bosco's in Hillsboro Village. Are we going to be too annoyed with in-our-face-hippiness to enjoy ourselves?

170 posted on 08/04/2006 10:12:26 AM PDT by retrokitten (http://retrosrants.blogspot.com/)
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To: jimbo123

It's kinda hard to fill seats when your fans are not ready to make nice.


171 posted on 08/04/2006 10:14:49 AM PDT by Redcloak (Speak softly and wear a loud shirt.)
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To: mountn man

Touche'


172 posted on 08/04/2006 10:15:53 AM PDT by KeepUSfree (WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
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To: beezdotcom

If they had just promoted the album and left the politics alone they might have done better.


173 posted on 08/04/2006 10:21:20 AM PDT by linn37 (Have you hugged your Phlebotomist today?)
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To: KeepUSfree

In a previous post you said to me, "A person should READ before they respond."

Does that apply to you too? Where did I even once suggest that it was MY opinion that the DC were "bad musicians"? Not once! I only suggested that SOME people may not agree with your OPINION that the DC were good musicians, as you say they are. You even said in a previous post to someone not to call the DC "bad musicians". What right do you have to tell someone that they cannot call the DC bad musicians? You haven't been made the sole authority on this subject last time I checked. Several posters have a different OPINION than you do, is that OK, or should we all be of one mind on this subject? I thought you were not a fan of "group-think". No?

You said, "...you are a fool." I am? Wow, I learn something new on this forum everyday!


174 posted on 08/04/2006 10:21:50 AM PDT by dmw (Aren't you glad you use common sense, don't you wish everybody did?)
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To: jimbo123

Both of my home cities are on that list.

I rarley listen to country music - heard a song here and there from some of their early albums - liked a couple, disliked a couple of more. Not something I was likely to spend money on.

At this point, I will never spend money on a album from them. Lots of good music for me to buy - I can listen the rest of my life and not hear it all - won't waste my time with the Dixie Chicks - hey you have to find some kind of filter.


175 posted on 08/04/2006 10:39:51 AM PDT by Roses0508 (Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.)
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To: B Knotts

I've got a Willie Nelson Christmas album :)

You ought to here that mono tone Fa La La La La...


176 posted on 08/04/2006 10:43:32 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (I don't believe in athiests. They just don't exist...)
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To: KeepUSfree

If you think they make good music... Your a musicallectual idiot....


177 posted on 08/04/2006 10:45:16 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (I don't believe in athiests. They just don't exist...)
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To: Warren_Piece
"Actually, Thermal left out Rhonda Vincent, which means I'm going to have to challenge him to a duel..."

Better make it powder puffs at 40 paces, as I don't think we can afford to lose any more conservatives; another election coming up, you know!
178 posted on 08/04/2006 10:58:25 AM PDT by Old Student (WRM, MSgt, USAF(Ret.))
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To: dmw

Actually, he prefaced it with "...if you think..." He should now reply with "...oh, does the 'if' apply to you?"


179 posted on 08/04/2006 11:05:46 AM PDT by beezdotcom
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To: GulfBreeze; KeepUSfree

I hope you know I am having a real good time screwing with you...

I'm sure you DO know a lot more about music than me.

The other day I was on the phone with a friend and I asked him what he was listening to because it had a "great beat".

... ... ... well his son was running the can crusher...

... ... ...

And what did we learn from this?

A freakin can crusher sounds better than the stupid Dixie Chicks. Thats what we learned!!!


180 posted on 08/04/2006 11:10:59 AM PDT by GulfBreeze (I don't believe in athiests. They just don't exist...)
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