Author Topic: Linda Rohstadt boo'd off stage for Moore comment (Read 4473 times)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:34:28 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
What?

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June 2000

Honor guard harassed at Arena
Albany -- Police unit was spit at and called names as they carried flags at Democratic convention

Members of the Albany Police Department Honor Guard were harassed and spit on by a few people as they carried flags into Tuesday's Democratic state convention at Pepsi Arena, officials said.

"This was probably a very small minority in a sea of legitimate Democratic Party members,'' said Albany Police Chief John C. Nielsen. "It's probably going to send the wrong message about what was in fact an overwhelmingly peaceful, law-abiding and respectful group.''

President Bill Clinton attended the ceremony as state Democrats unanimously nominated Hillary Rodham Clinton as their U.S. Senate candidate.

The five-member honor guard, which is made up of Albany police officers, told authorities that some people in the crowd of 11,500 Democratic supporters called them "Nazis'' and "members of (New York City Mayor Rudolph) Giuliani's 'Third Reich.' ''

The harassment took place as the officers entered the arena around 5:45 p.m. in front of the Albany Police Department Pipes & Bags band.

The honor guard were in full-dress uniform and carrying the American flag, said Detective Thomas McGraw, president of the Albany Police Officers Union.

"We are very upset,'' McGraw said. "The honor guard were asked to act as ambassadors to the city of Albany. They were invited guests and they were volunteering their time.''

The incidents allegedly took place on the floor of the arena, where only delegates carrying passes were allowed access, officials said.

Mayor Jerry Jennings blasted those responsible.

"I'd love to identify these individuals,'' Jennings said. "It's unfortunate there are people who don't know how to act. It's behavior I find reprehensible.''

midnight Target · « **Reply #16 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:35:31 AM »

Here is another story on the same subject.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040720-9999-1c20linda.html

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July 20, 2004

Linda Ronstadt, a late-blooming rabble-rouser? The woman with one of the most glorious voices in pop music and several decades' worth of hits, a political agitator at 58?

This 10-time Grammy Award-winner didn't burn a flag or shout out a raging manifesto of sedition during her Sunday night concert at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay. But by dedicating her encore to someone she hailed as "a great American patriot and certainly the man of the hour" – "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore – the Tucson-born singer ignited a fiery response.

Like a musical Moses staging a song-fueled parting of the Red Sea, the veteran star instantly split her sold-out audience of 1,360 in two.

Half the crowd heartily applauded her praise for Moore, the other half booed. In an instant, the intimate outdoor venue on Shelter Island filled with a roar of cheers and jeers that grew to a near-fever pitch.

As Ronstadt started to perform her encore, an impassioned version of the Eagles' "Desperado," dozens of concertgoers angrily streamed toward the exits, while others gave her an ovation.

It was a remarkable display of how a spoken introduction to a song, not the comparatively innocuous tune itself, could arouse the same crowd that had warmly greeted each of her 17 previous selections. In this pivotal election year, it was also a demonstration of just how polarized our nation and its people have become.

According to Ronstadt, audiences at each stop on her ongoing summer tour have reacted to her Moore dedication with a similarly intense mix of emotions.

"I don't try to instruct people how to vote or think," she told the Union-Tribune in a recent interview. "But Michael Moore has raised some really important points (about President Bush and the war in Iraq) that a lot of people haven't given thought to . . . So if I can just lend my voice to his efforts . . . "

Ronstadt had only commented on current events once earlier in her 71-minute Sunday night concert.

She dedicated her soaring version of the Nat "King" Cole classic "Straighten up and Fly Right" to "the good folks at Enron, who brought you the California energy crisis." She also dedicated the song to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom she chided for his recent claim that Democrats in Sacramento opposing his proposed budget cuts are "girlie men."

"Now I'm wondering," Ronstadt mused, "what if you're a female legislator? Does that make you a 'manly girl?' Or a 'manly woman?' "

The rest of her stage patter focused almost entirely on her repertoire, which offered a fetching mini-retrospective of her 38-year career.

She began with eight big band-era ballads and swing tunes, including the show-opening "What's New?" and the sumptuous "Lush Life," from her three mid-1980s albums with legendary arranger Nelson Riddle.

Improvisation, the essence of jazz, was missing from her note-perfect interpretations. But Ronstadt's luminous voice and expert phrasing generally compensated for her lack of spontaneity.

The rest of her set revisited her pop hits, beginning with "Just One Look" and concluding with "Poor Poor Pitiful Me."

Ronstadt performed each song with a winning combination of soul and finesse, rising from a whisper to a full-bodied vocal swoop and back again. She benefited from the expert backing of her six-man band, three harmony singers, and – on many selections – the crisply amplified Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

But the most memorable moment came with her brave dedication to Moore. (Her on-stage salute to him Saturday night at the Aladdin hotel-casino in Las Vegas created so much controversy that hotel management barred her from her suite and had her escorted off the property after the show.)

Those who complain that Ronstadt should just sing, rather than express her opinions, forget that all art has a responsibility to inspire and provoke, not just soothe and entertain.

Otto · « **Reply #17 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:35:44 AM »

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He's just another 'Pretty Face'.....

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:40:52 AM »

And here is the part of the story Rip left out.....

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Ronstadt, 58, had been booked to play the Aladdin for only one show.

On Monday, Moore released a letter he said he intends to send to Timmins.

"For you to throw Linda Ronstadt off the premises because she dared to say a few words in support of me and my film, is simply stupid and Un-American," Moore wrote.

Calls to Ronstadt's manager were not immediately returned.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper before the show, Ronstadt said: "I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back."

Timmins said Ronstadt would not sing at the Aladdin again: "As long as I'm here, she's not going to play."

Moore said Timmins owes Ronstadt an apology.

"I have an idea how you can make it up to her -- and to the millions of Americans you have offended," Moore wrote.

"Invite her back and I'll join her in singing America the Beautiful on your stage. Then I will show Fahrenheit 9/11 free of charge to all your guests and anyone else in Las Vegas who wants to see it."

lazs2 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:41:01 AM »

MT... destruction of property is never appropriate. Tearing down posters is extremely mild form of "rioting" tho. It is a relief to see a riot with no injuries huh?

Having said that... booing her off stage and walking out is very appropriate and a very good use of free speech. What she did was probly not appropriate. She missrepresented her act... people came to hear her sing not to get lectured on politics by some empty headed hollywood bimbo who knows nothing about life or politics.

She should have taken a hint from her hero moore and saved those comments for canada concerts and overseas.

lazs

SirLoin · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:44:12 AM »

1939 revisited.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #21 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:46:19 AM »

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Originally posted by SirLoin
1939 revisited.

Agreed. Moore is spreading lies just like Goebbels..

Trell · « **Reply #22 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:47:32 AM »

I think this just shows that americians are just getting sick of singers and other celeberaties' egos that think that they need to push there political message,

They get paid to sing or to act, not to be polititions, I dont care wich side they support. I just want them to keep there opions to there self.
They are no better then the freeks walking down the street waving signs by them selves

Mighty1 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:48:36 AM »

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"For you to throw Linda Ronstadt off the premises because she dared to say a few words in support of me and my film, is simply stupid and Un-American," Moore wrote.

To funny...MM calling someone who doesn't support him "stupid and Un-American".

lazs2 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:48:48 AM »

LOL... moores reply is the best part... what an egotistical out of touch little toad he is! He is claiming that she was tossed out on her butt because the management didn't like him and is offering to let all the people in vegas who love him see his movie for free?

This is his style.. the real case was that yes... he is correct.. she was tossed out after making comments about his movie... In a moore documentary... he would leave out the part that showed the entire audience pretty peacefully booing and walking out... he would then "interview" customers who were in tears because ronstat was so badly treated.

What did I tell ya tho... the guy is collapsing under his own weight. His 15 minutes of fame are about over and he will go down as just one more embarassment of the left.

lazs

midnight Target · « **Reply #25 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:49:13 AM »

I got no problem with people booing or walking out.

Ronstadt is hardly an empty headed bimbo. She is obviously forward thinking enough to wear her knee pads. You go girl!

lazs2 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:51:39 AM »

so MT... you still think I am wrong about moore? Still support him? Just curious.

lazs

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #27 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:53:54 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I got no problem with people booing or walking out.

Ronstadt is hardly an empty headed bimbo. She is obviously forward thinking enough to wear her knee pads. You go girl!

a 58-year-old liberal is just slightly more pathetic than a 58-year-old stripper.

PS: I can't believe you just said 'you go girl'.

midnight Target · « **Reply #28 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:54:54 AM »

Nothing is ever all right or all wrong lazs. Did Moore stretch the truth in f-911? Probably. Did he also make some points worth discussing? Probably.

I haven't seen it yet. My son did. He came home full of all kinds of "information". I spent 30 minutes bursting his Moore worship bubble.

Staga · « **Reply #29 on:** July 20, 2004, 08:56:56 AM »

Next stop... Kristallnacht