Axlpalooza
One of the significant differences between my musical idol, Frank Sinatra, and Axl Rose of "Guns 'n Roses" is that FS never kept an audience waiting four and a half hours for a show. That's what Rose did Saturday night in Ames, IA, nearly bringing drunken fans to blows in the interim down on the general-admission floor of Hilton Coliseum.There was no wasting time with the Chairman of the Board. He leapt to the stage as soon as his opening act was finished, sometimes even before they knew they were. Hit your marks, give the people what they paid for, and then enjoy a nice dinner. Phil Hartman had some fun with the whole persona, but I always found the character trait of impatience in a performer to be quite appealing, and vastly underappreciated. That impatience was in the music, too. It manifested itself as restlessness and longing in the saloon songs, and it was a catalyst behind the swingers. When you've got 20 guys behind you in the pit ready to go, it's time to go.
Just something I thought of when I read that linked article above.
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Major League Baseball's idea for an annual "Civil Rights Game," to be played in Memphis at AutoZone Park near the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, is a great idea. And in the inaugural exhibition on March 31st, won't the Cleveland Indians' "Chief Wahoo" emblem be a welcome addition to the proceedings?
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Moeller TV Fest Countdown (4 days)- This Day in TV History: On December 5th, 1974, the final episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" airs on British television. No one ever heard or spoke of the series again.
posted by CM @ 8:54 PM
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Frank Sinatra was a classless asshole.
Punctual, though.
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