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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
What happened to "I paid admission to hear you sing and to be entertained, not to be enlightened as to your political point of view?" She, of course, can believe whatever she likes, but just as a football player would be booed for stopping the game and dedicating a goal, she deserved to be booed.
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That's not a very good analogy, though - many artists chat with the audience in between their songs, whether to establish a link with their public or simply to pass the time to allow band members (and herself) to tune their instruments. She's not actually
stopping her performance to dedicate a song to someone, not really; it's simply part of her act. 'sides, She played the very same song during her entire tour, continuously dedicating it to Michael Moore; it's not as if she'd never done it before.
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She said Moore "is someone who cares about this country deeply and is trying to help."
Ronstadt has been making the dedication at each of her engagements since she began a national tour earlier this summer, but it has never sparked such a reaction.
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If you really feel strongly about Ronstadt's opinions, a simple "boo" would have sufficed (or some fierce whistling), at most for the duration of the intermezzo - it's not that when an artist interacts with her audience, there's no chance the audience won't respond to it. But come on, to tear off posters and demand your money back for a performance that was pretty much at its end either way (see additional source at the bottom of my post) is just plain childish behaviour, in my opinion. If you've enjoyed the first 90% of a concert and then decide to get your money back and throw a tantrum because of a single (in my opinion relatively harmless) remark that irked you, then you've probably got a very thin skin, and an certain level of insecurity regarding your opinions to begin with.
Additional source with more extensive information:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/drudged/517195568.html
[ 07-20-2004, 12:39 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]