Bush is Driving Stars Barking Mad
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| Mon, 07-19-2004 - 6:18pm |
Courtney Love
Despite everything, Love believes her predicament is the result of a coordinated financial, legal and personal smear campaign. In a recent interview with London's Sunday Telegraph, she was asked if she bears any responsibility for her current problems.
"The last thing I want to say is, 'I'm a victim', but I am. I believe it's a trickledown from Bush ... I should have done an audit. I should have done face-time with people. That is true. But did I bring it on myself? I don't think so." http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/19/1090089095180.html?oneclick=true
Linda Ronstadt
In a bizarre performance notable for its bridge-burning comments, Ronstadt inflamed more than her Aladdin audience on Saturday by taking potshots at Las Vegas and dedicating "Desperado" to "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore.
When her show was over, the Aladdin had her checked out of her room and escorted off the premises.
Many walked out during the show, one concertgoer tossed a cocktail on her poster, others defaced her posters and the box office was "a mob scene" of people seeking refunds, according to an Aladdin spokeswoman.
"It's amazing how ugly it got," said Tyri Squyres, director of public relations at the Aladdin.
Ronstadt was a one-woman heat wave.
Early in the show she told the crowd not to expect her greatest hits and added a snide remark or two about Las Vegas and the Aladdin. Scores of fans filed out when Ronstadt made her dedication to Moore and his controversial political film.
"Our management is incredibly upset," Squyres said. "We're just very disappointed because we hired her for a good evening of entertainment for our guests.
"It was like she came in with a chip on her shoulder," Squyres said.
Ronstadt allowed no meet-and-greets and no photographers.
Squyres said Ronstadt "inaccurately" told the crowd she saw a billboard that promoted a greatest-hits show. Ronstadt's camp had provided and approved all ads, commercials, billboards and news releases, Squyres said.
"To be clear, the Aladdin does not condone the comments made by Ms. Ronstadt," Squyres said by e-mail. "Ms. Ronstadt was hired to entertain the guests of the Aladdin, not to espouse her political views. Following her performance she was escorted out of the hotel and immediately checked out of her room. And she will not be welcomed back."
In an interview with the R-J's Mike Weatherford before the show, Ronstadt said with a laugh: "I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back."
Renee ~~~

As for Ronstadt...sounds like she wanted to get fired. What's the quickest way to get fired in 2004? Publicly diss President Bush. This tactic may additionally work for people who want to get out of apartment leases, bad relationships, jury duty or hotel staff who want to get out of having to work overtime during the RNC. This phenomenon works in reverse if you happen to be the presumed Democratic presidential nominee...in that case, go right ahead.
Seems to me she wwas fired because she was hired to sing songs, not give a lecture on politics. Perhaps she ought to have advertised the concert as a rally for John Kerry or a promo concert for Fahrenheit 9/11. Then the people who paid to hear her sing Linda Ronstadt songs wouldn't have had to waste their time or money. Or perhaps it's because Las Vegas venues don't really want people on their stages trashing Las Vegas. Nah, I guess it's just another case of censorship by the vast right wing conspiracy.
<<Isn't Courtney Love already barking mad?>>
It's a matter of degrees. No matter how mad she was before, she is moreso now. Did you see how the police had to handcuff her to a stretcher & cart her off to a mental institution a few weeks ago?
Evidently Ronstadt has been pulling the same garbage at every show. I read about another concert
Renee ~~~
too bad about her drug addicition, but as an artist, she deserves respect. I feel for her kid though.