Concert Promoters Won't Let Bruce Springsteen And Paul McCartney Be Great
At the very end of Bruce Springsteen's 3 hour-long set at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park last night, panties blew off of overexcited crotches when Paul McCartney came out to yodel and twerk his ass next to The Boss for two songs. Bruce said that he's been waiting 50 years to perform on stage next to Paul McCartney. They finished "I Saw Her Standing There" together and as they sang out "Twist & Shout," the show's promoters issued a STFU notice on them by turning off their mics. The promoters didn't worn a ho or scream at Bruce to pull his cheeks together and cut it short. They just muted a bitch like that. After some people called the silencing of The Boss and McCartney a blasphemous sin, the organizers said that they had to do it, because the clock struck 10:30 and that's the time the city told them to kill the fun or they'd get a fine. Live Nation, the show's organizers, issued this statement of words to The Guardian:
"It was unfortunate that the three hour-plus performance by Bruce Springsteen was stopped right at the very end but the curfew is laid down by the authorities in the interest of the public's health and safety."
But Stevie van Zandt of the E-Street Band wasn't taking that excuse and tweeted on and on about being muzzled:
One of the great gigs ever in my opinion. But seriously, when did England become a police state? We break curfews in every country but only English cops needs to "punish us" by not letting us leave until the entire crowd goes. Is there just too much fun in the world? We would have been off by 11 if we'd done one more. On a Saturday night! Who were we disturbing? The cops got nothing more important to do? How about they go catch some criminals instead of fucking with 80,000 people having a good time? English cops may be the only individuals left on earth that wouldn't want to hear one more from Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney! I'm sorry but I have to be honest I'm pissed. Like I said, it didn't ruin the great night. But when I'm jamming with McCartney don't bug me! If it's a public transport issue I'm sorry but people are adult enough to go get a train if they need to without the cops pulling the plug!
Something in the milk ain't clean about this shit. I bet Live Nation isn't spitting up the whole story. Why do I have a feeling that 10 seconds after the music died, Heather Mills was seen hopping away with a cuntified smile of victory on her face and a fake backstage pass in her hand. That bitch never stops!
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Submitted by mike on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:48pm.
Folks, if you're a medical professional, it's NOT okay to take a brain home and allow your family to handle and photograph it.
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Submitted by sonne on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:52pm.
Boo! Maybe I'll see if I can stream it on Netflix.
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You really have to start from the beginning, spider3tattoo, otherwise many things won't make sense and there's so much you'll miss.
Submitted by mike on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:48pm.
Folks, if you're a medical professional, it's NOT okay to take a brain home and allow your family to handle and photograph it.
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OMG! My dad was never cool like that. I was the kind of kid that would have poked and prodded and want to cut into it. I know, I'm a freak. ;-)
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"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Folks, if you're a medical professional, it's NOT okay to take a brain home and allow your family to handle and photograph it.
http://www.witn.com/news/crime/headlines/Virginia_Fines_Navy_Doc_For_Bri...
Submitted by DiamondDogs on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:33pm.
"OFF TOPIC: Anyone else excited for the new season of "Breaking Bad" starting tonight? Oooh, Bryan Cranston plays good guy gone bad so well."
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Is this a good show? I've heard thta it was, but have never watched it. Is it one I can just start, or do I need to have it from the beginning to understand it.
There's absofuckinglutely nothing to watch on Sundays.
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Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:22pm.
@ Sal....you're never budding in here LOL, it's all good. I try and listen to new music and keep up but there is a certain pop sound I just can't with. The Katy Perry's and RIhannas of the world just bug the shit out of me.
Again I'm on my BB so loon hunting can be frustrating it's taken me 20min to get 3 comments to load on that site if it's running slow on me. I will poke my head in there later so if you're there I'll say hi lol!
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LOL when I said I listened to modern music I didn't mean the pop hos either.
Off topic/ One of the loons came up with a new alt ironically named "Sal" (they were obviously trying to mock me). Even if you can't post, just check out the things it's saying. It's strange that a "new" poster knows who you are. You'll be amused. :)
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"life is precious, you must not have watched The Lion King, you heartless fuck"
Submitted by mike on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:34pm.
"No open post this weekend?"
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I think you're in it Mike. ;-)
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@Whamo - thanks for the recommend - they're right up my alley, and I needed to have something to do this evening. Interesting imagery going on the the "One Big Holiday' video considering the discussion going on in the Suri thread atm. ;-)
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Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:28pm.
Any of you guys familiar with the band My Morning Jacket?
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Oh hell ya, DiamondDogs! Read somewhere that he said his character is going to be even worse and he lost all sympathy for him somewhere in the season (naturally he didn't say why). Can't wait to see how he could be even worse. Last season's end was so excellently gross and awesome, too.
Submitted by DiamondDogs on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:30pm.
There is even a curfew at the beach where I live. Some of the richy riches that built nearby don't want to hear people singing, having bonfires and basically having fun past 10:30pm.
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If I was one of those richy riches, I'd be right there with them. I want to sleep, I don't want or need drunken bitches keeping me awake.
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No open post this weekend?
He'd been playing since about 7:30pm, right? People got their show, right? What am I missing?
Maybe those old goats need a little humbling now and again. :P No, not a fan.
Someone asked what concerts end at 10:30pm....Serj Tankian! He started between 8-8:30pm and was done by 10:30pm. I was glad not to have to pay the babysitter extra money but that was rather quick. Scars on Broadway ended at 11:30-ish but maybe that's more normal (I don't get out much).
OFF TOPIC: Anyone else excited for the new season of "Breaking Bad" starting tonight? Oooh, Bryan Cranston plays good guy gone bad so well.
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Submitted by ImpertinentVixen on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:26pm.
Goddamn fucking curfew-ass London cunt polenta! I dislike Bruce but lurve Sir Paul, and if they want to twist and yodel together for the masses, LET IT FUCKING HAPPEN!!!!
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There is even a curfew at the beach where I live. Some of the richy riches that built nearby don't want to hear people singing, having bonfires and basically having fun past 10:30pm.
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Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:28pm.
Haven't heard of them, but I adore Pink Floyd...off to youtube them...
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"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
- Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Any of you guys familiar with the band My Morning Jacket? I know they've been around for a few years but I'm just getting into them now. Great band with these epic 7min Pink Floydish out there approach to some of their music, if been really impressed with the musicianship. They are a band were the music definitely come first, top shelf for sure!
Goddamn fucking curfew-ass London cunt polenta! I dislike Bruce but lurve Sir Paul, and if they want to twist and yodel together for the masses, LET IT FUCKING HAPPEN!!!!
*awkwardly twists and yodels*
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@ Sal....you're never budding in here LOL, it's all good. I try and listen to new music and keep up but there is a certain pop sound I just can't with. The Katy Perry's and RIhannas of the world just bug the shit out of me.
Again I'm on my BB so loon hunting can be frustrating it's taken me 20min to get 3 comments to load on that site if it's running slow on me. I will poke my head in there later so if you're there I'll say hi lol!
Not that they're on the same level but I've been a fan of Steely Dan from day fuckin one.
And please, Paul McCartney, just stop. I'd rather see Elton John and his rug than this dye jobbed jowly faced root a toot tooty perpetually upbeat asshole. Same goes for the Stones. Just retire already.
Submitted by salacious on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 6:11pm.
"And I'm glad to hear your foot is healing. Good thing you don't type with your feet. I could swear some people do though."
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Sal, you are always hilarious. Thanks for making me laugh out loud. I got a side-eye from my cat.
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Submitted by didimao on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:32pm.
I haven't read through all the replies yet, but why didn't the concert promoters know about the curfew? If they did, then why didn't they tell Bruce and Paul about it?
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I would get guess that they knew about it, how else would they get permits? The thing is, they probably thought that in the case of two superstars like Macca and Springsteen, the authorities would not dare "pull the plug" on them.
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"life is precious, you must not have watched The Lion King, you heartless fuck"
Submitted by crazyinjapan on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:59pm.
Spider, I just read that link. Paul Simon's playing Sunday? OMG, I totally forgot about him. What an amazing songwriter. Cripes! I'm getting out my old Simon and Garfunkel CDs right now!
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I loved them as well. Madonna is sussposed to be there soon as well, and she's notorious for starting her set an hour late. Wonder how that will go over when she gets the plug pulled on her?
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Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:58pm.
@ Spider.....I'm like that too, both my parents were very accomplished pianists so I grew up listening to a lot of classical music. Like you I really listen to everything you mentioned. I'm not a big jazz guy but I do like some, Miles Davis is one guy I will "spin" every so often. I like everybody from Sex Pistols to Vera Lynn, Patsy Cline to Kraftwerk
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Sorry for butting in but hey, I love Kraftwerk too, but I've been mostly listening to modern music as of late.
And I'm glad to hear your foot is healing. Good thing you don't type with your feet. I could swear some people do though.
Is it a good time to mess with the loons? :D
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"Sal, darling, you are the reason some women go gay. ♥" - Submitted by Dog on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 6:32pm.
"life is precious, you must not have watched The Lion King, you heartless fuck"
Must be to keep the noise level down in cities. I've heard all the noise in crowded places can drive peeps nutso over time. Down here we like to rock it all night long! But most of the time it is super quiet except for the tree frogs.
Submitted by crazyinjapan on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:54pm.
10:30? That's when my grandpa goes to bed, after the local news. I don't think I've ever been to a concert that ended that early. But then I've never been to a concert in London.
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I suggest not seeing a show in Orange County, CA. They have a curfew too. Went to see Queens of the Stone Age a few years ago and was surprised when the show, with three other bands opening, was over by 10 PM! WTF!
Spider, I just read that link. Paul Simon's playing Sunday? OMG, I totally forgot about him. What an amazing songwriter. Cripes! I'm getting out my old Simon and Garfunkel CDs right now!
Finally a couple others seem to agree with what I've thought for years...Paul McCartny the most overrated musician in history .. his ex wife was entitled to the money she got after the divorce. No pre nup she had his kid..yet she's the most hated woman on the planet.
Submitted by DiamondDogs on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:03pm.
Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:01pm.
Another guy I really like is Leon Redbone
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Not familiar with him but glad there is youtube. :-)
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He has a real eclectic style not for everyone for sure. A lot of his stuff covers the 30s and 40s. He has this really low mellow voice. Check out his "Up The Lazy River" cool version.
@ Spider.....I'm like that too, both my parents were very accomplished pianists so I grew up listening to a lot of classical music. Like you I really listen to everything you mentioned. I'm not a big jazz guy but I do like some, Miles Davis is one guy I will "spin" every so often. I like everybody from Sex Pistols to Vera Lynn, Patsy Cline to Kraftwerk
Prince! How could I have forgotten him? Great songwriter.
10:30? That's when my grandpa goes to bed, after the local news. I don't think I've ever been to a concert that ended that early. But then I've never been to a concert in London.
Submitted by didimao on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:32pm.
Here's the factoids FWIW:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/14/showbiz/music/springsteen-mccartney-po...
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haha he's mad about big government telling them what to do? No comment.
I haven't read through all the replies yet, but why didn't the concert promoters know about the curfew? If they did, then why didn't they tell Bruce and Paul about it?
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Submitted by winniwins on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:11pm.
"Dog- At Seventeen. Love that song."
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I don't know a woman that doesn't remember this song. Such an impact it had.
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"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Nope, that's England! Pubs close early, Wimbledon has an 11pm curfew, and if I go on I'll just get angry.
Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:01pm.
Another guy I really like is Leon Redbone
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Jazz and blues, another of my favorites. I have a pretty varied taste. I listen to everything from Mozart to Bluegrass. Not really too fond of rap, although I do like R&B, and the hillbilly country sound if you know what I mean there.
And Whamo...I have every Bowie *vinyl" from 'David Bowie' to 'Young Americans'. So, yeah him too.
Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Van Morrison....too many. =P
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"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Dog- At Seventeen. Love that song.
Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 4:57pm.
Favorite...any of Bowie's 70s stuff, some people may only know of him through his Let's Dance period which I personally didn't like to much. His album Space Oddity, Hunky Dory and the Ziggy album are all Brilliant IMO.
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Submitted by Whamo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 5:01pm.
Another guy I really like is Leon Redbone
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Not familiar with him but glad there is youtube. :-)
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Another guy I really like is Leon Redbone
Dog - I'm up here in Canada and it's so Hot Hazy & HUMID AS FUCK it's thundering and pouring rain so hard it's hit the window sideways in sheets of grey !
"If it were socially acceptable I would esconce myself in velvet. " George Costanza
Carole King's Tapestry.
Janis Ian's At Seventeen.
Aimee Mann is another genius.
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Submitted by spider3tattoo on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 4:46pm.
Submitted by Dog on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 4:37pm.
Mucca! For why?
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No clue, but if I had to guess....either is was to 'match' Macca, or it was because she mucked his life up. She wasn't too popular with the die-hards or his children.
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Unfortunately that's what this cuntry is, a police state (UK). It's shit here.
Favorite...any of Bowie's 70s stuff, some people may only know of him through his Let's Dance period which I personally didn't like to much. His album Space Oddity, Hunky Dory and the Ziggy album are all Brilliant IMO.
All the Beatles stuff, James Taylor, Carole King, Elton John, Joni Mitchell and definitely John Prine who IMO is as good a story teller as Dylan was.
Submitted by DiamondDogs on Sun, 07/15/2012 - 4:31pm.
Just curious, who is everyone's fav songwriter(s)?
Mine would be Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Neither are strong vocalists but both have written some amazing songs.
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Oh, I love Leonard Cohen, too. Favorite songwriter? Lord, that is hard. Too many to choose from! Those Pink Floyd songs have always gotten to me since I was a wee child. Of course, the Beatles. Bob Marley. Definitely Dylan, though I like the remakes of his songs better than when he does them, which is my same feeling about the Rolling Stones. Tori Amos. Carole King. I could go on and on. God, I love music so much!
edit: Oooh, Genesis, yes!
edit: And The Clash! Sex Pistols! OK, Imma stop now.
DD - Phil Fuckin Collins the genius of Genesis !
"If it were socially acceptable I would esconce myself in velvet. " George Costanza
whether you are too cool to like them or not, it was a cuntified, stick-up-tje-ass, police state "we are here to help you" kind of move to pull. apparently the English need to be tucked in to bed by their bobbies now? i thought y'all were toothless shit kickers over there? you produced the Clash, for god's sake.
bet they wouldn't have let the cops pull the plug on them.
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