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Post by fabdba on Jan 22, 2010 20:22:08 GMT -5
It's 7:20 PM CT, husband thought he saw Ringo's face go by-- we paused, rewound enough times to confirm - he is indeed taking phone calls. I don't think they let you talk to the celeb. you want but now I wonder if he's going to perform? I did not read through the rest of these threads yet to see if that's been already mentioned.
We saw him go by in between the Bruce Springsteen song and the Stevie Wonder song (which is on right now)
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 20:37:50 GMT -5
fabdba, you are 100% correct. I just mentioned this on the TV Alert Thread not having seen your post. I bet if one asked for Ringo they would get him. My experience from the past on these programs is that I get a busy signal or a recording or some live person not at that celebrity site. Donate regardless(it is the cause that counts!) but if you are so inclined to call ask for Ringo! Ringo Starr is manning the telephones on Hope For Haiti, the live fundraiser for Haiti on all U.S. networks and news stations!It would be a source of major contributions if Ringo, joined by Paul, did "Walk With You." That would be amazing! |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 20:44:46 GMT -5
Not to get our hopes up, but Ringo has left his seat at the phones. Samuel Jackson did a walk by and Ringo was gone! Maybe he is getting ready to perform! Fingers are crossed.
Help Haiti!
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 21:01:32 GMT -5
Not to get our hopes up, but Ringo has left his seat at the phones. Samuel Jackson did a walk by and Ringo was gone! Maybe he is getting ready to perform! Fingers are crossed. Help Haiti! I was wrong. Ringo is still at the phones, bringing money in to relieve the people of Haiti! |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 21:32:09 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea.  |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 21:38:23 GMT -5
A beautiful young woman just did a heartfelt "Let It Be." Game back on! Help Haiti!
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 21:40:50 GMT -5
Whoa, what is on Brad Pitt's chin!? If you see something like that on my face, permission granted to shoot it!
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Post by OldFred on Jan 22, 2010 21:41:21 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. There are other agencies that are providing relief for Haiti that you also can also donate to, the Red Cross and World Vision being a few of them. www.redcross.org/en/www.worldvision.org/ |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 22, 2010 21:52:05 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. There are other agencies that are providing relief for Haiti that you also can also donate to, the Red Cross and World Vision being a few of them. www.redcross.org/en/www.worldvision.org/Right on, Old Fred! Thanks. |
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Post by fabdba on Jan 22, 2010 21:55:37 GMT -5
Well they said the performances could be bought at I tunes but it doesn't look like they are ready to do that. On I-Tunes there is an album, Hope for Haiti, with a "pre order" button, and all the tracks are listed as "Live Performance 1, Live Performance 2, etc."
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Post by fabdba on Jan 22, 2010 22:21:09 GMT -5
Ok, the Let It Be cover was Jennifer Hudson - that's what husband said, and I said "Nah" - he was right - they ran highlights on MTV and confirmed it
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Post by winstonoboogie on Jan 22, 2010 22:56:30 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. There are other agencies that are providing relief for Haiti that you also can also donate to, the Red Cross and World Vision being a few of them. www.redcross.org/en/www.worldvision.org/Also Catholic Relief Services. |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 23, 2010 6:55:58 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. Only you could write a snarky comment like this for such an event, John. I like Sheryl Crow, and I'll re-affrim it any time you diss her.  I didn't watch much of the show; I saw Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Carrie Underwood singing "I'll Stand By You". That's a very good song, and it proves that some good performers came out of AMERICAN IDOL. |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 23, 2010 12:46:50 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. Only you could write a snarky comment like this for such an event, John. The people suffering and dying in Haiti are important. The stars performing in a warm, dry safe studio with lots of food and water around them are not. |
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Post by ChokingSmoker on Jan 23, 2010 14:55:35 GMT -5
Wow, I just got done vomiting from watching Kidd Rock, Sheryl Crow and Billy Ray Cyrus destroying the classic "Lean On Me." Nothing like three hillbillies ruining a great soul song. Then a leather clad Madonna did her "Like A Prayer" thus costing the millions that were coming from charity queen Stella McCartney who was furious at Madge wearing dead animals. Help Haiti but maybe this show wasn't such a good idea. Only you could write a snarky comment like this for such an event, John. I like Sheryl Crow, and I'll re-affrim it any time you diss her. I didn't watch much of the show; I saw Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Carrie Underwood singing "I'll Stand By You". That's a very good song, and it proves that some good performers came out of AMERICAN IDOL. Wrong again JoeK. It was Shakira and not Underwood who sang it.Stick to your Beatles and movies. tv.popcrunch.com/shakira-ill-stand-by-you-hope-for-haiti-telethon-benefit-concert-video/#comments |
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Post by lowbasso on Jan 23, 2010 21:42:07 GMT -5
Only you could write a snarky comment like this for such an event, John. The people suffering and dying in Haiti are important. The stars performing in a warm, dry safe studio with lots of food and water around them are not. I thought the program was done very well and in good taste. The stars are what get people motivated to call and pledge money. And there are fans of Sheryl Crow, and Madonna out there with deep pockets. This concert was not about fans making judgemental comments and criticisms on the artists, it was about artists who cared enough to give of their time and perform to inspire fans to make donations for a good cause. I can't think of a single act last evening that was done in poor taste given the cause they were singing for. Even Madonna, who I could care less about under normal circumstances, did a nice job and I am sure her fans were inspired and quite possibly gave money on her behalf. That is good. If Stella Macca held back making any donation because of Madonna, then Stella has a problem. But I doubt that was even an issue. |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 24, 2010 0:03:33 GMT -5
I thought the program was done very well and in good taste. It was okay. The original America: A Tribute To Heroes was the best because it was the first one in this format and had better talent. This is true but kind of a sad commentary on our society. "I don't give money to Haiti out of humanitarian grounds but because I may get to talk to Jennifer Aniston when I call in and I am just so inspired by Sheryl Crow doing a 70's cover." I still assert that people either did not pledge or revoked their pledges when Sheryl Crow, Kidd Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus destroyed "Lean On Me." Sheryl should have sang "All I Wanna Do(Is Have Some Fun)" as that was a big hit and it mentions beer. Disparaging bad artists is not disparaging a disaster. Rosie O'Donnell slammed Hollywood anyway on Haiti saying they talk the talk but don't donate cash proportionate to their mega-wealth. These musicians should give a hell of a lot more than one free performance every five years when we have a disaster or terrorist attack. I am prejudiced because I despise Sheryl Crow. You are probably right. I wondered if John Mellencamp had performed whether he would consider "Crumblin' Down ." He could slow it down and it might be poignant. Good taste, I suppose, is in the eyes of the beholder. The song she sang had the video controversy way back when. I would have liked "Papa Don't Preach" or "Like a Virgin." Stella donated all of her money to the Meat Free Monday campaign and besides, she is boycotting aid to Haiti as meat and dairy products are part of the food being given to the victims. She wants only Linda McCartney frozen veggie dinners to be served there. |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 24, 2010 7:40:04 GMT -5
Wrong again JoeK. It was Shakira and not Underwood who sang it.Stick to your Beatles and movies. I don't appreciate your needlessly nasty and insulting attitude here. But that's sometimes what happens when people do drugs. By the way, I feel no shame whatsoever in mistaking any of "today's" so-called 'artists'. But at least I gave credit where it was due and said it was a good performance. |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 24, 2010 7:52:07 GMT -5
The people suffering and dying in Haiti are important. The stars performing in a warm, dry safe studio with lots of food and water around them are not. But why are you slamming the artists for it? Wouldn't it be worse just for them to sit by and not do anything? Personally, I've always felt the rich artists should be the ones who donate big, big hunks of moola to causes like this (if they don't already) instead of just singing, and to stop expecting us regular working stiff middle or lower class people with lower incomes to foot the tab. Now here's an honest and unabashed revelation -- I didn't donate anything. My wife's out of work, there is only my salary now, and we're having our own finanacial problems at present. I'll also tell you I called the phone lines a few times (I just got a busy signal) ONLY for the 1% chance I'd get Ringo and I could tell him how much I enjoy his new album. ;D |
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Jan 24, 2010 10:31:40 GMT -5
Only you could write a snarky comment like this for such an event, John. I like Sheryl Crow, and I'll re-affrim it any time you diss her. I didn't watch much of the show; I saw Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Carrie Underwood singing "I'll Stand By You". That's a very good song, and it proves that some good performers came out of AMERICAN IDOL. Wrong again JoeK. It was Shakira and not Underwood who sang it.Stick to your Beatles and movies. tv.popcrunch.com/shakira-ill-stand-by-you-hope-for-haiti-telethon-benefit-concert-video/#commentsPersonally, I think all that AI stuff sounds alike. But to each his own, I guess. And lay off the grumpy stuff, CS. John and I are the only ones allowed to get grumpy. (Apologies to RTP. I meant to say CS when I wrote this. It's been fixed. I was half asleep (poor excuse) when I wrote it.) |
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 24, 2010 12:37:43 GMT -5
The people suffering and dying in Haiti are important. The stars performing in a warm, dry safe studio with lots of food and water around them are not. But why are you slamming the artists for it? Wouldn't it be worse just for them to sit by and not do anything? Personally, I've always felt the rich artists should be the ones who donate big, big hunks of moola to causes like this (if they don't already) instead of just singing, and to stop expecting us regular working stiff middle or lower class people with lower incomes to foot the tab. Now here's an honest and unabashed revelation -- I didn't donate anything. My wife's out of work, there is only my salary now, and we're having our own finanacial problems at present. I'll also tell you I called the phone lines a few times (I just got a busy signal) ONLY for the 1% chance I'd get Ringo and I could tell him how much I enjoy his new album. ;D Joe, if you accidently misidentified an artist, don't feel bad. I didn't recognize any of the younger ones but I knew, of course, Springsteen, Wonder, Sting, Young, Madonna, Crow, Rock and Cyrus. I am feeling really old. I am glad fabdba and lowbasso came to the rescue on identifying Jennifer Hudson who did a heartfelt "Let It Be" which was a highlight for me. I don't know if she was in the same studio where Ringo was but I thought that Ringo would have been moved by her performance. Joe, I respect your candidness on donations. One must protect and take care of the homefront first. We are donating what we can through our local United Way Chapter which has set up a Haiti Relief account and sending 100% of the money(not applying any of it to local administrative costs) to designated charities established in Haiti. sayne gave a good warning on doing some research first before giving. I am letting our local United Way do the research and they have listed the charities sharing in donated funds from our Chapter. Speaking of bad song choices at benefit shows/concerts, remember in September 2005 when Paul stunned and disappointed us by performing "Fine Line" from Miami at ReAct Now: Music & Relief, a four hour televised show to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief? All the other artists were singing topic appropriate songs and Paul plugged his new single!  I always thought Paul alone doing "Blackbird" would have been amazing with its theme of arising and rebuilding. If Paul was hellbent to do a new song, "Too Much Rain" would have been likewise compelling with its message of smiling again after so much pain. Nope, Macca did his new single, probably the weakest song off the majestic Chaos. Oh well, it is the cause that counts as I said early on. But some of the stars were peculiar and deserved comment on this recent show like Brad Pitt and that ridiculous growth on his face. How can anyone take that chump serious? |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 24, 2010 13:13:30 GMT -5
Joe, if you accidently misidentified an artist, don't feel bad. Oh, I certainly don't feel bad; not as long as I can readily identify the ones who matter.  |
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Post by lowbasso on Jan 24, 2010 13:52:50 GMT -5
us regular working stiff middle or lower class people with lower incomes to foot the tab. Oh well, it is the cause that counts as I said early on. But some of the stars were peculiar and deserved comment on this recent show like Brad Pitt and that ridiculous growth on his face. How can anyone take that chump serious? Well, us working stiffs coughed up $57 million on Friday night, almost as much as Jerry Lewis collects during his 20-hour Labor Day MD Telethon. Brad Pitt's "growth" may have been something he is sporting for a film that might be in curent production. That is sometimes the case with movie stars. Guess his romance with Angelina has run its course according to the tabloids this morning. Did she at least get a locket holding Brad's blood in a vial like she had and wore when she was dating Billy Bob Thornton?  ?? How romantic  All we ever gave in my day were ID bracelets to our girlfriends when we went steady..... |
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Post by winstonoboogie on Jan 24, 2010 18:17:09 GMT -5
Personally, I think all that AI stuff sounds alike. But to each his own, I guess. And lay off the grumpy stuff, CS. John and I are the only ones allowed to get grumpy. (Apologies to RTP. I meant to say CS when I wrote this. It's been fixed. I was half asleep (poor excuse) when I wrote it.) I was wondering about that, Steve, as RTP hasn't posted on this thread yet. But no worries.  |
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Post by ChokingSmoker on Jan 25, 2010 15:32:02 GMT -5
Wrong again JoeK. It was Shakira and not Underwood who sang it.Stick to your Beatles and movies. I don't appreciate your needlessly nasty and insulting attitude here. But that's sometimes what happens when people do drugs. By the way, I feel no shame whatsoever in mistaking any of "today's" so-called 'artists'. But at least I gave credit where it was due and said it was a good performance. Chill man. I simply pointed out that you had made an error on an artist. Not something to get in a big huff about, unless of course one thinks and deems himself to be a know-it-all that you project at times. My turn here. I don't appreciate you slamming JSD for giving his opinion on how he felt about the artists that were performing. He was dead right-on on his statement. I also almost threw up at some of the so-called talent that was out there. The telethon would have brought in a helluva lot more money if the true musicians of rock and roll had been performing. The young generation doesn't have any money. It is our generation that has it, and there should have been a better job done in that area. You used poor judgment in slamming here, and are now crying foul because I exposed your flaw? Give me a break. As far a your drug reference goes, I don't do them anymore. But I will say this, at times you come off as the one who seems to be toking and snorting. Cheers Joey. |
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Post by ChokingSmoker on Jan 25, 2010 15:38:59 GMT -5
Personally, I think all that AI stuff sounds alike. But to each his own, I guess. And lay off the grumpy stuff, CS. John and I are the only ones allowed to get grumpy. (Apologies to RTP. I meant to say CS when I wrote this. It's been fixed. I was half asleep (poor excuse) when I wrote it.) A little confused on your post. Why are you apologizing? I don't mean to be grumpy, but certain statements can change my mood in a flash. Not directed at you, but at the one who resides on the east coast. |
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Jan 25, 2010 16:39:23 GMT -5
Joe, CS: Let's cut the back-and-forth sniping, OK? There are more important things to discuss in this thread, not what you guys think of each other.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jan 25, 2010 17:05:12 GMT -5
us regular working stiff middle or lower class people with lower incomes to foot the tab. Oh well, it is the cause that counts as I said early on. But some of the stars were peculiar and deserved comment on this recent show like Brad Pitt and that ridiculous growth on his face. How can anyone take that chump serious? Well, us working stiffs coughed up $57 million on Friday night, almost as much as Jerry Lewis collects during his 20-hour Labor Day MD Telethon. Brad Pitt's "growth" may have been something he is sporting for a film that might be in curent production. That is sometimes the case with movie stars. Guess his romance with Angelina has run its course according to the tabloids this morning. Did she at least get a locket holding Brad's blood in a vial like she had and wore when she was dating Billy Bob Thornton? ?? How romantic All we ever gave in my day were ID bracelets to our girlfriends when we went steady..... Something happened lowbasso on your quote where it looks like I said things that actually our friend JoeK wrote. I corrected it so it quotes Joe in the right place and me in the right place. The show seems a great success. That is good. I didn't donate through the show but elsewhere as explained above. Haiti will need so much. Perhaps the capitol city can be razed and rebuilt with good sewers, water, electricity, etc. |
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Post by lowbasso on Jan 25, 2010 20:14:26 GMT -5
Well, us working stiffs coughed up $57 million on Friday night, almost as much as Jerry Lewis collects during his 20-hour Labor Day MD Telethon. Brad Pitt's "growth" may have been something he is sporting for a film that might be in curent production. That is sometimes the case with movie stars. Guess his romance with Angelina has run its course according to the tabloids this morning. Did she at least get a locket holding Brad's blood in a vial like she had and wore when she was dating Billy Bob Thornton? ?? How romantic All we ever gave in my day were ID bracelets to our girlfriends when we went steady..... Something happened lowbasso on your quote where it looks like I said things that actually our friend JoeK wrote. I corrected it so it quotes Joe in the right place and me in the right place. The show seems a great success. That is good. I didn't donate through the show but elsewhere as explained above. Haiti will need so much. Perhaps the capitol city can be razed and rebuilt with good sewers, water, electricity, etc. Sorry the quotes got mixed up. I was just glad $57 million was raised the other evening, (that's a lot of money) and I wouldn't have cared if Bozo the Clown sang "Lean on Me" while Susan Boyle sang back-up and pole-danced nude in the background if it would have raised money for Haiti. I am a performer myself (opera singer) and put up with countless criticisms all the time, and when I see artists giving of their time for a good cause, for no pay, I appreciate whoever offers to perform, and think those performances should be off limits to personal critiques from the public. It just bothered me that I read sniping on this board about who sang, or what they sang. There is plenty of time for that when these artists are playing tours or cutting albums. A benefit for a good cause should be neutral ground, IMO. |
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jan 25, 2010 20:20:27 GMT -5
Joe, CS: Let's cut the back-and-forth sniping, OK? There are more important things to discuss in this thread, not what you guys think of each other. It's unfortunate that I've read this after already seeing that ChokingSmoker has been able to go all out, bashing me some more. And so now I guess this means I'm not allowed to defend myself by replying to him. For the record, the only reason I'm not responding to his slams is because you're asking me not to, Steve; not that I can't handle myself. If I may not be permitted to respond to him, then I think it's fair that his remarks about me be deleted (and my post right here too, which suits me just as well). |
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