Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Shut Up and … ?
Pity the poor “Dixie Chicks,” but pity their fans a little more. Back in May, Martie Maguire, speaking for the whole group apparently, said she didn’t “want those kinds of fans” anymore.
“I’d rather have a small following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith,” Maguire said. “We don’t want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do.”
So…the fans tuned out. Interestingly, Maguire was making her comment as part of a media swing to promote, among other products, their single “Not Ready To Make Nice.” A single released in celebration of the band’s pissy attitude, I guess.
So…the fans tuned out.
So…now the band has a new softball docudrama out called “Shut Up And Sing,” about their dismal ticket sales.
Filmmakers have created a nonchronological story to emphasize the Greek tragedy behind the Dixie Chicks’ spiral into country music’s public enemy No. 1. The Chicks vs. President Bush, the Chicks vs. Toby Keith, the Chicks vs. country radio — every antagonistic angle is covered, and yet Maines, Emily Robison and Martie McGuire persevere, with their chroniclers providing a sympathetic tone to their every struggle.
“Shut Up” identifies the Dixie Chicks as sincere and honest, a self-contained matriarchal community that doesn’t back down and, per the doc’s p.o.v., deserves support for its integrity alone.
Heh heh. You know what, maybe the Dixie Chicks’ fans agree entirely, and would love to show that support…but Martie Maguire won’t let them buy any tickets. She doesn’t want certain kinds of fans.
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