7/19/2004

YOU’RE NO GOOD, YOU’RE NO GOOD, YOU’RE NO GOOD . . .

So much for the comeback. Linda Ronstadt got fired from a Vegas casino gig for taking up a slightly-unpopular cause:

Singer Linda Ronstadt not only got booed, she got the boot after lauding filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie “Fahrenheit 9/11″ during a performance at the Aladdin hotel-casino.

Before singing “Desperado” for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a “great American patriot” and “someone who is spreading the truth.” She also encouraged everybody to see the documentary about President Bush.

But before you go crying “censorship,” consider that this may have been a case of self-immolation:

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

As I’ve said before on this blog, decapitation will cure a headache, but there may be better treatment options.

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4 Comments

  1. Man, she was practically begging to be shown the door. Good for her for getting under their skin, good for them for standing up to a whiny little starlet.

    Comment by zombyboy — 7/19/2004 @ 4:45 pm

  2. I don’t care whom she offends.

    My favorite Ronstadt number is still her duet with one Barney Gumbel.

    “The Plow King is a loser, and I think he is a boozer … “

    Comment by Paul — 7/20/2004 @ 1:23 am

  3. Seņor Plow no es macho . . .

    Yep, that was one of the better Simpsons episodes.

    Comment by Mark Hasty — 7/20/2004 @ 7:49 am

  4. Dang, someone beat me to the “Seņor Plow es no macho…” comment.

    Comment by Spillmann — 7/20/2004 @ 4:07 pm

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