That big celebrity telethon thing on Friday night.

Munk · Post by **Munk** » Sun Sep 23, 2001 12:12 am

Whatever wrongs they did throughout the show were erased near the end when they had Clint Eastwood do the last spoken word bit, and Willie Nelson... well... Willie tried to do his thing, but those goddamn celebrities got in the way. Point being, who's more American then Clint and Willie? No one's more American than Clint and Willie! All sins are absolved.

Mofo · Post by **Mofo** » Sun Sep 23, 2001 1:44 am

Am I the only one who thought Bruce should've sung Born in the USA as opposed to the pussy song he did?Anyway, the whole deal was sorta disappointing. I mean, it was for a good cause and all; that can't be denied. But I expected to see celebrities spinning plates and doing ventriloquism. I guess I just need clued in on the actual definition of a telethon.------------------
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The Joester · Post by **The Joester** » Sun Sep 23, 2001 3:34 am

i thought it was funny the way they just had all those celebrities standing behind willy, looking awkward and lip singing that song. they didn't have anything to do other than be there and look pretty.i mean honestly. if you're going to book chris rock, you should at least have him tell a joke. ------------------
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Meatcabnt · Post by **Meatcabnt** » Sun Sep 23, 2001 3:49 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mofo:
Am I the only one who thought Bruce should've sung Born in the USA as opposed to the pussy song he did?
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
hi, by the way. no, listen to the lyrics a little more attentively. it's not a very patriotic song.

Mandingo · Post by **Mandingo** » Sun Sep 23, 2001 10:36 am

And they had Celine Dion, A Canadian, sing God Bless America! What the fuck is up with that?Other than that, it was pretty classy. I hear just on the East Coast they raised 116 million. It's no Warp 9 auction for charity, but it's not bad.

Mofo · Post by **Mofo** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 3:25 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by meatcabnt:

hi, by the way. no, listen to the lyrics a little more attentively. it's not a very patriotic song.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>It doesn't matter! It SOUNDS patriotic!------------------
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Mofo · Post by **Mofo** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 3:27 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Munk:
No one's more American than Clint and Willie!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Damn right. My dad says he swears he saw a gun under Clint's shirt, too. God bless us every one.------------------
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Mean^ween · Post by **Mean^ween** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 3:33 am

I am proud to say... i have no idea what your talking about.Mean^Ween - Clinically rabid & proud of it too!------------------
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Mofo · Post by **Mofo** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 3:43 am

We're talking about a two-hour long telethon that was shown here in America on just about every single television channel there is, which was to help raise money for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks.------------------
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Mean^ween · Post by **Mean^ween** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 3:48 am

Ah-Ha gotcha! Thats me sharp as a tack... Mean^Ween - *froth*------------------
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The zeppo · Post by **The zeppo** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 7:02 am

Bruce Springsteen wrote "Born in the USA" about how American soldiers, whom fought in 'Nam, were treated badly upon their return to the states, I believe. It isn't exactly a patriotic song in origin.Sure, song's are fun to personalize and create your own interpretation...but I think that would've a bit screwy for him to sing it on the telethon.
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Chris Copeland · Post by **Chris Copeland** » Mon Sep 24, 2001 10:26 am

[qoute]hi, by the way. no, listen to the lyrics a little more attentively. it's not a very patriotic song.[/qoute]When ever anyone sings that song all you hear is this ....
"Born in the USA...I was BORN in the USA....blah bah blah blah blah blah blah...born in the USA..."Nobody knows the other words in that song..but MOFO's right he should have sung that...mean...did you fall off the turnip truck or something?

Munk · Post by **Munk** » Tue Sep 25, 2001 12:01 am

Young was at his peak with CSNY. It's been downhill since then. He has an occassional moment of greatness, but overall he's nothing to write home about.

TremorX · Post by **TremorX** » Tue Sep 25, 2001 9:14 am

I didn't know Eddie Vedder was going to be on it, otherwise I wouldn't have avoided it like the plague. Anything with Julia Roberts a) being present and/or b) speaking gets a big, fat 'changing of the channel' from me. Ed could have kept my attention, though. The .3 seconds of him and Neil "I Write Great Songs But Can't Sing Them For Shite Maybe I Should Let Eddie Vedder Sing Them All" Young doing 'Long Road' had me floored.. wish I could have seen all of that performance. Them, and U2. I dig U2.------------------
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Mandingo · Post by **Mandingo** » Tue Sep 25, 2001 9:39 am

Young did Lennon's "Imagine." And speak what you will, I'm a Neil Young fan. Not a huge fan, but he's done some good stuff.