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Argentina 3, Colombia 0... but if before was Brazil 4 and Mexico 0, you can bet I'm going for an Argentina-Brazil shodown

UWFShooter wrote:Argentina 3, Colombia 0... but if before was Brazil 4 and Mexico 0, you can bet I'm going for an Argentina-Brazil shodown

I guess you're talking about soccer, since I don't think those countries have hockey teams.... :rolleyes: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I guess you're talking about soccer, since I don't think those countries have hockey teams.... :rolleyes: :hehe:

Right! Too bad we didn't make a Copa America thread sooner... :(

UWFShooter wrote:Right! Too bad we didn't make a Copa America thread sooner... :(

I LOVE SOCCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been playing since I was 9! :D :D

ahochaude wrote:I LOVE SOCCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I've got a punctured eardrum now.

if there was a poll for the most number of threads to a particular artist, I think matsu takako would win. I think i've seen more than 3 threads on her... hehehe

bmwracer wrote:
I think I've got a punctured eardrum now.

Retina.

You know, I keep hearing about this Linda Ronstadt story about her aggravating certain fans at a recent Las Vegas concert (which apparently resulted in folks walking out, defaming the posters outside of the concert hall, throwing their drinks up in the air):

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040721/ap_en_mu/people_ronstadt_4

The only thing I keep thinking is . . . man she was in a position where EVERYBODY loved her music. I mean, there's nothing to not like about her. Good voice, decent songs.

But, if you're gonna turn on the fan . . . there are other singers to enjoy, you know? I know I'm damn glad I have none of her albums, and I do intend to turn the channel if I perchance to hear her songs on the radio. These celebrities better start figuring out that, ultimately, it's folks w/disposable income who buy their records and see their movies. And don't assume my political affiliation because of that; I just think what she did was uncalled for.

Why make enemies when you don't have to? Especially so late in life.

I don't see why we need celebrities to tell folks to vote and/or support certain causes. I don't see what accords them special knowledge than the rest of us (there are certain exceptions, such as actor/musician Ruben Blades, who is a lawyer; and even then, they better appreciate the debate).

I still love Linda and her music. :)

Oh, found the L. Ronstadt/Vegas story: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040720/ts_alt_afp/us_politics_music_people_040720193348

The Man wrote:Oh, found the L. Ronstadt/Vegas story: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040720/ts_alt_afp/us_politics_music_people_040720193348

Wow. That audience sounds pretty rude.

I don't have a problem with celebrities expressing their opinions. If I agree, I agree, if I don't, I don't. It's a free country, let 'em yap.

vibius wrote:

Wow. That audience sounds pretty rude.

I don't have a problem with celebrities expressing their opinions. If I agree, I agree, if I don't, I don't. It's a free country, let 'em yap.

hahah. Yeah, that's pretty much what Ronstadt did instead of singing (to a paying audience, mind you) instead: yap, yap, yap, yap, yap. :D

The Man wrote:

hahah. Yeah, that's pretty much what Ronstadt did instead of singing (to a paying audience, mind you) instead: yap, yap, yap, yap, yap. :D

I would've lent security my boot.

Damn celeb preachers. "Sing the damn song and STFU!"

Well, as for me, I don't see any harm in letting folks say what they want to say. Agree or disagree, that's okay. But it does bother me when people can't disagree politely. I don't see how that solves any problems.

It's kind of hard to tell what really went on in that concert from that news article. Maybe Linda was rude, I don't know. But I think it's better to respond politely, say with a letter rather than ripping down posters and throwing drinks.

Good manners are always important! :)

Ushiroyubi wrote:

I would've lent security my boot.

Damn celeb preachers. "Sing the damn song and STFU!"

Hahah! The boot!!!

vibius wrote:It's kind of hard to tell what really went on in that concert from that news article. Maybe Linda was rude, I don't know. But I think it's better to respond politely, say with a letter rather than ripping down posters and throwing drinks.

Good manners are always important!

Well, Ronstadt's "good manners" certainly weren't there. The audience was there to see Ronstadt, not Michael Moore. Weren't her charged words a form of riot as well? Wasn't one of us rehashing that numbing "free speech doesn't accord you the right to yell 'fire' in a crowded theatre"? Seems Ronstadt was yelling something in a crowded theatre herself.

Ushiroyubi works in the music biz . . . heed his words:

Ushiroyubi wrote:"Sing the damn song and STFU!"

If Ronstadt, and performers like her, so full-on believe in "causes" enough to blast it out onstage, then, heck, sing a song about it. Do an entire album about it. We'll see how many agree to do so, or go the way of what the vocal Madonnas, George Michaels, or Terrence Trent D'Arbys (have their recent releases really sold, lately?) have learned.

Then we'll see how fervently they believe in their issues.

Actually, I don't think anything Ronstadt'd release nowadays would sell. I'd be very surprised if it went past the million mark. She just doesn't seem to be marketable anymore, especially in this current industry.

The Man wrote:Actually, I don't think anything Ronstadt'd release nowadays would sell. I'd be very surprised if it went past the million mark. She just doesn't seem to be marketable anymore, especially in this current industry.

Why not just start a thread called "I don't like what Linda did, so I'm gonna bag on her to no end?"

If she was anti-Michael Moore, this would be either a moot point or pro-Ronstadt, neh? :rolleyes:

bmwracer wrote:
Why not just start a thread called "I don't like what Linda did, so I'm gonna bag on her to no end?"

If she was anti-Michael Moore, this would be either a moot point or pro-Ronstadt, neh? :rolleyes:

Isn't "anti-Michael Moore"-ism a moot point in itself? Or worse, a tautology? Judging by what he does, my view's that he WANTS to be hated.

bmwracer wrote:
Why not just start a thread called "I don't like what Linda did, so I'm gonna bag on her to no end?"

Ah. That's why we have ye olde "Got something you wanna say . . ." thread.

Look, if it were Prince that did what she did, I'd have to take the frickin' week off :beaten: .

Here's some important news. The Japanese have invented pyramid shaped watermelon:
http://akiba.sorobangeeks.com/news_8437.html
(You'll have to scroll down to the bottom)

vibius wrote:Here's some important news. The Japanese have invented pyramid shaped watermelon:
http://akiba.sorobangeeks.com/news_8437.html
(You'll have to scroll down to the bottom)

I think they stick a tiny growing watermelon into a mold, then it takes the shape of the mold. Did you see the price on this stuff?!?!?!?! 12,000 yen for a fricking square-shaped watermelon!!!!

--- groink

The Man wrote:Isn't "anti-Michael Moore"-ism a moot point in itself? Or worse, a tautology? Judging by what he does, my view's that he WANTS to be hated.

You're evading the question. If Ronstadt was ripping Moore and was pro-Bush, you wouldn't be griping about this at all.