Re: Rockers Unite to Oust Bush

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:36:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>       Oh, I purely agree !  Yes, they irritate me, too.  So, I add
>it to the list of things that irritate me about pop icons, whether
>from music, sports, or other venues, and ignore it.
>
>       Some are worse that others - Bono, for instance.  So 
>two-faced !  He's so busy talking about his AIDS thing, along with his
>superstar musician buddies.  If they want to be concerned about
>helping on that issue, fine - but let them take those millions of
>dollars they have in the bank and donate to the cause !  Let them sell
>their mansions and Lear jets and such and put their money where their
>overly large mouths are.  Flying around on a chartered jet, being
>waited on hand and foot, walking on stage for an hour, and patting
>yourself on the back for doing it because  you didn't charge your
>usual '$ 100,000 + 50 % of the gate' appearance fee is not what I call
>'charity work'.
>
>       It seems, in their world view, they get to keep their hundreds
>of  millions themselves, while they bitch and whine about ' evil
>superpowers not doing enough to help', and then go off to some $1,000
>/ head reception in the ritziest place in town, snort cocaine until
>dawn, and call it 'charity work'.
>
>
>
>Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me

The ones I have a real cognitive problem with are the ones that are so
vocal in their opinions that they're almost as famous now for their
political views as they are for what made them celebrities in the
first place.  I'm talking about people like Streisand, Fonda, and
Sarandon.  When I see them in non-political surroundings, I really
can't begrudge them for talking about politics, because these days,
their political views have as much to do with their fame (notoriety?)
as their work in the entertainment industry.

Scott Gardner