Posted on 08/04/2004 7:31:59 PM PDT by Pikamax
I don't care what that unwashed bum says.
Of course Mondale went down to defeat by a big margin a month later, so maybe this is a good sign.
OK, I gave him a pass before because I liked his music (say what you will but I think THE RISING is fantastic), but no more. If he is going to lead this overtly political move, the hell with him and all those who accompany him in this effort - Raitt, REM and Michael Stipe the perv, and Eddie Vedder and company. Not just because I disagree with their politics, but because if they have their way, they will put my family's and my lives in danger! Curious to see what kinds of crowds they draw......
Years ago I read an article about Bruce and the draft.
If I recall correctly, I think he was going to claim he was "gay" to dodge it or run to Canada but lucky for him, the war ended before his number came up.
I doubt that interview will ever see the light of day again.
This is coming from someone who adored that band all through high school [back when he was "nobody"], bought his albums, went to his concerts and even made several "pilgrimages" to Asbury Park.
I was a *big* fan.
After "The River", Bruce jumped the shark.
The 40-somethings here know what I mean.
Spingsteen is a political hemorrhoid.
Huh? What the heck was he rambling about? I understood the part about him being against the war in Iraq but everything else made no sense.
Rock stars, movie stars, these people are entertainers. We allow them to entertain us for a while. If they are sufficiently amusing, we might splurge a bit more and buy a few bucks worth of their entertainment. In days gone by, these same individuals would certainly not be considered as the intelligencia.
So Don Henley gets booed, and he makes some wise-acre comment about how there is no room for political discussion anymore. Guess what, Don; those people paid for you to entertain them, not open your liberal yap and vomit out praises for a seditious traitor.
You know what is odd? These same whiners who decry conservative values also whine about how the internet, MP3 burners, DVD burners, etc., are eating away their livelihood. Guess what, Liberal Hollywood; those very people who are stealing away billions of dollars of intellectual property annually are your own spawn, you Marxist slime! You taught those people to hate authority, to hate their country, to hate the military, to hate the rich, to hate capitalism. And guess what? They do!
I once was a fan of Bruce.
He wrote some good songs about September 11. However, when he started this Anti-Bush, Anti-War crap, my conclusion was altered. It was then decided that he wrote the songs to make money. He doesn't give a care about anyoner who was killed or had a close person die. He wanted to make money, forget the feelings.. Well, he will never get a penny from me.
"I know what I'm gonna do! I'll get all the other old farts and maybe one token hip-hop act and we'll go out on tour! We gotta get our message out! Viagra Users for Peace, man!"
I'm originally from NJ, and as of today, I'm ashamed Bruce Springsteen is from New Jersey, too.
Couldn't agree more. In fact, _The River_ was a great single album, but Springsteen released it as a double album. Lots of filler, it seemed to me.
"I've got it! Let's set up a government like our fan Daniel Ortega set up in Nicaragua-- only we won't be stupid enough to hold elections."
Do what I do.
Burn the tracks to a CDR and edit out all the crap....:)
http://weirdnj.com/ ......:)
If you look at the entertainment industry, be it music, film, TV, whatever, it is, ironically, one of the most capitalistic industries out there. You've got a huge under class -- the struggling artist -- and an embedded upper class -- the superstar celebrities, directors, et.al. -- and a small middle class of cameramen, audio engineers, et.al. The economic rift between the upper and lower classes is greater than it is in general society.
The industry has a culture of keeping the under class down: "You've got to pay your dues before you sing the blues" and other cliches are an opiate to those yearning to hit the superstar lottery. Stories abound about entire bands living in a single apartment trying to break into the biz; the casting couch; actors and actresses getting into porn to try to get a break; and on and on.
When a star finally is born, there are hundreds just like them that tried and didn't make it. Those that did reach superstardom know what it took to get there and surmise that the entire world is just like that. All corporations must be like the big movie corporations where people are to be used and thrown away like toilet paper. The irony of it all is that the industry is behind the times--the rest of us have progressed beyond the sweatshop business model and are quite happy with what we have accomplished. In reality, it's the entertainment industry that needs reform, not the rest of society!
Will the industry reform? I don't think it's looking good. Look at the RIAA and the complete mess they've made of music downloading. The music industry is the model of an apartheid system--sheer force is used to keep those beneath the Designated Powers in line. You either play their game or you'll feel their wrath. It's tough to crack a corrupt and ingrained culture like that.
Well, except the military, conservatives, rich bigwigs, oil companies, oil well service companies(Hallibuton), pharmaceutical companies, evangelical Christians, SUV owners, smokers, pro lifers, capitalist, small busniess owners, stay at home moms, non flag burners, home schoolers, non union employees, tradionalist, patriots and most radio talk show host.
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