Posted on 05/23/2006 3:53:44 AM PDT by MadIvan
Want to bet she would not pull the same stunt with the faith of Islam???
You forgot Old, Ugly and Perverted.
You forgot Old, Ugly and Perverted.
re: 49
Agreed.
Yawn.
Madonna who?
:)
where did you get that pic in # 56? what is it supposed to be?
It is just a good healthy yawn, exactly the way I feel about Madonna.
correct-a-mundo.
impress me ... desecrate a koran on-stage, while eatin a bag o' pork rinds and drinkin a p.b.r.
It's a bit different in Britain. The largest group of immigrants now to our country are not from the Middle East. They're from Poland.
We'll have more of that, thanks. And anyone else from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, etc.
Regards, Ivan
20 years ago she was still cute, now just a tired old crow. Please retire and go away.
You are so right. When I was growing up - a long, long time ago you had to rely on you VOICE! Now, they can take a partially nude young girl turn her into a star by using tricks to make her sound better than she really is. Also, in my days people didn't rely on lavish sets, etc. They had to have TALENT!
I dont think the world has ever seen someone so bereft of character.
I remember reading way back when that Madonna gets regular waxings to remove her body hair. There is/was one lady who did the waxing and Madonna would have her flown to wherever she was when she needed her services.
It seemingly has become impossible for these has-beens to fade away since the money they make touring is so astronomical. According to Rolling Stone it has quadrupled in the last decade and 85-90% of it goes to the performers as opposed to 15-20% for CDs. Here are the richest rock stars in 2005 according to Rolling Stone. Not the prevalence of the geezer rockers.
1. U2 - 139 million
2. Rolling Stones - 92.5 mil - short tour
3. Eagles - 63.2 mil
4. Paul McCartney - 56 mil
5. Elton John - 48.9 mil
6. Neil Diamond - 44.7 mil
7. Jimmy Buffet - 44 mil
8. Rod Stewart (oh, come on!) - 40.3 mil
9. Dave Mathews - ?
10. Celine Dion - ?
There were only a few rap artists in the top 20 or 40 richest.
Secondly, music is becoming more democratic over time - the cost of entry into the market has fallen dramatically, and the money to be made is likely to become more "diffuse" as well.
To conclude, the era of the big rock star is coming to a close. We can be thankful for this.
Regards, Ivan
MADONNA (To her manager): I wanna do something new and exciting on this tour. I wanna do something that will shock everyone and put me on the front page where we both know I belong. I wanna be the one to break taboos! I want all those pathetic working class people to read about me and be shocked! Me! Me! Me!
MANAGER: Well, a few months ago a little cartoon in Denmark about Mohammed triggered riots and demands for censorship! Maybe you could mock Mohammed and sing a vulgar song while strapped to a giant Koran.
MADONNA: Um, gee, that sounds kinda dangerous...
MANAGER: Well, you could ridicule Buddhism. I haven't heard of any other act doing that.
MADONNA: Uh, well, like, my yoga instructor is Buddhist, and so is my cat's spritual channeler. I really like them and don't want to hurt their feelings.
MANAGER: Well, you could do what you've done for the past 20 years. You could insult Christians. It's safe, and will get you good publicity. And it doesn't insult anyone important. Besides, everybody else is doing it, and you don't want to be left out.
MADONNA: That's it! Get me a big, big crucifix and lots of swastikas!!!!
Boring blasphemous burlesque. Burlesque, satire, and sarcasm (the last refuge of an empty mind) seem to just about cover the full repertoire of "entertainment" offered up by too many lazy lame artistes.
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