So much for fan backlash of the Dixie Chicks

A-Train · 05-02-2003, 10:21 AM

http://greenvilleonline.com/news/spe...0305015662.htm

40 protestors? LOL! They must have gone to the Martha Burke school of protesting...

...and by the looks of this photo, I'd guess that was really Natalie's body on the cover of Enterntainment Weekly, though it's hard to tell because she's wearing black...

Trader_Jorge · 05-02-2003, 10:22 AM

Let's judge the reaction when they come to do a concert in Texas.

A-Train · 05-02-2003, 10:28 AM

Shoot...Texas has their biggest fan base!

America seems to have a pretty short memory about this kind of stuff. Unless you do something really, truly evil, people tend to forget about it...

codell · 05-02-2003, 10:28 AM

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Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Let's judge the reaction when they come to do a concert in Texas.

I was thinking that too.

However, its highly unlikely people are going to pay $40 a ticket just so they can boo them at their concert. I think they will get a nice ovation with a few boos here and there.

DCkid · 05-02-2003, 10:31 AM

Dixie Chicks' sales have dropped significantly since the "incident." We won't really know the true "fan backlash" until their next album comes out.

Anyways, the backlash will probably be hard to notice. The Dixies Chicks will drop from what? The most popular band in the world to the 5th or 10th most popular. Technically, it's still a backlash, but they're never going to be struggling.

Rocketman95 · 05-02-2003, 10:32 AM

It wouldn't surprise me if some idiots spent $40 just to go boo them.

Trader_Jorge · 05-02-2003, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by Rocketman95
It wouldn't surprise me if some idiots spent $40 just to go boo them.

I will personally pay people $40 to go boo them.

RocketMan Tex · 05-02-2003, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Let's judge the reaction when they come to do a concert in Texas.

Plannin' on shootin' 'em with yer deer rifle, Clem?

"Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer".

Rocketman95 · 05-02-2003, 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by RocketMan Tex
Plannin' on shootin' 'em with yer deer rifle, Clem?

"Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer".

No, just wait until they get out of that liberal bastion known as South Carolina. :D (yes, I understand he said Texas because Bush is from Texas)

pgabriel · 05-02-2003, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
I will personally pay people $40 to go boo them.

For forty dollars, you can come boo me at my job.

JERRY: It's the Leonard Christian article about my show. Plus my gig in Miami got cancelled, I betcha it's because of the article.

GEORGE: Wow, he really does a number on you. "Seinfeld froze like a deer in the headlights in the face of incessant heckling."

JERRY: I should have let her have it! I held back because of Kramer.

GEORGE: You know what you oughta do. You should go to her office and heckle her.

JERRY: Yeah, right.

GEORGE: You know, like all the comedians always say, 'How would you like it if I came to where you work and heckled you?'

JERRY: Yeah, that'd be something.

GEORGE: I'm not kidding, you should do it.

JERRY: But wouldn't that be the ultimate comedian's revenge? I've always had a fantasy about doing that.

GEORGE: Well, go ahead! Do it!

JERRY: Why can't I?

GEORGE: No reason!

JERRY: You know what? I think I'm gonna do that! She came down to where I work, I'll go down to where she works!

GEORGE: This is unprecedented!

JERRY: There's no precedent, baby!

GEORGE: What...are you using my babies now?

New scene - Toby in her office at Pendant. Jerry pokes his head in the door.

JERRY: Hey, nice shoes. What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in Toby's office. Great idea! We can check on her bunions!'

TOBY: You know, I have work to do here! I'm very busy!

JERRY: Oh, is this disruptive? You find it hard to work with someone...interrupting?

TOBY: Well, how would you like it if I called security?

JERRY: Security? Well, I don't know how you're gonna make it in this business if you can't take it! Ya gotta be tough! Booo! Boooo!

coma · 05-02-2003, 11:13 AM

Of course they cheered them in South Carolina, just look at that mullet she's sporting.

A-Train · 05-02-2003, 11:14 AM

no no no pgabriel, you should have gone with the classic Samuel L. Jackson quote from Long Kiss Goodnight...

...and if you do cop a tooth, jerkoff, I will see to it that you spend the next ten years in prison getting a**f***ed...and if the case is thrown out because my arrest was too violent, I will personally hire men to a**f*** you for the next ten years, so if you're an a**f***ing fan, you go ahead and mouth off...

Heretic · 05-02-2003, 11:22 AM

You'd really pay 40 dollars to boo them because they don't like your president? How sweet.

I thought your other opinions showed that you're a moron, but this one is a doozy.

codell · 05-02-2003, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by pgabriel
For forty dollars, you can come boo me at my job.

JERRY: It's the Leonard Christian article about my show. Plus my gig in Miami got cancelled, I betcha it's because of the article.

GEORGE: Wow, he really does a number on you. "Seinfeld froze like a deer in the headlights in the face of incessant heckling."

JERRY: I should have let her have it! I held back because of Kramer.

GEORGE: You know what you oughta do. You should go to her office and heckle her.

JERRY: Yeah, right.

GEORGE: You know, like all the comedians always say, 'How would you like it if I came to where you work and heckled you?'

JERRY: Yeah, that'd be something.

GEORGE: I'm not kidding, you should do it.

JERRY: But wouldn't that be the ultimate comedian's revenge? I've always had a fantasy about doing that.

GEORGE: Well, go ahead! Do it!

JERRY: Why can't I?

GEORGE: No reason!

JERRY: You know what? I think I'm gonna do that! She came down to where I work, I'll go down to where she works!

GEORGE: This is unprecedented!

JERRY: There's no precedent, baby!

GEORGE: What...are you using my babies now?

New scene - Toby in her office at Pendant. Jerry pokes his head in the door.

JERRY: Hey, nice shoes. What, you wear sandals to work? It's always nice to walk into a room and get the aroma of feet. That's real conducive to the work atmosphere. I'm sure your co-workers really appreciate it. 'Hey, let's go eat in Toby's office. Great idea! We can check on her bunions!'

TOBY: You know, I have work to do here! I'm very busy!

JERRY: Oh, is this disruptive? You find it hard to work with someone...interrupting?

TOBY: Well, how would you like it if I called security?

JERRY: Security? Well, I don't know how you're gonna make it in this business if you can't take it! Ya gotta be tough! Booo! Boooo!

This is one of my all time favorite episodes, "The Fire" (the one wear George pushes gets out of the way so he can get away from a kitchen fire). The best part of the episode, and one of the best characters in Seinfeld history, was Toby "The Heckler". She was so funny.

KRAMER: Hey, Jerry. Toby, this is Jerry.

TOBY: This is so exciting! Look, I have goosebumps! Touch! Touch them! I've never been to a comedy club before!

JERRY: Really! You know, a lot of restaurants are serving brewed decaf now, too.

TOBY (laughing): You are so funny!

JERRY: Oh, you'll have a good time, I swear.

TOBY: Oh! He swears like he thinks I don't believe him. I believe you. I believe you! Oh, he's so funny!

KRAMER: What about me?

TOBY (serious): What about you? I'm only kidding. You're funny, too. I love to laugh.

JERRY: Good, good.

KRAMER (to Jerry): So, you up next?

JERRY: Yeah, why don't you guys get a table so you'll have good seats?

TOBY: Oh yeah, we don't want some jerk sitting in front of us, it'll be like, 'Hey, big head, can you move out of the way? I didn't pay a cover charge to stare at your bald spot.'

KRAMER: Alright, so you have a good show, huh buddy?

JERRY: Yeah.

TOBY: Oh, have a great show. Hey, we'll make sure it's a great show!

JERRY: O.k., good, I'll see you later.

TOBY: Oh, he's so great! This is so great! I'm so excited!

Rocketman95 · 05-02-2003, 11:29 AM

Dixie Chicks to Seinfeld in 11 posts.

We can do better than that people.

Smokey · 05-02-2003, 11:29 AM

To the protestors credit, most of the protestors attended a separate concert in Spartanburg sponsored by a local radio show.

The Chicks may hear a scattering of boos and there may be several hundred empty seats, but after the Greenville show it's safe to assume nothing will happen...not even at the Texas shows.

Smokey · 05-02-2003, 12:12 PM

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Originally posted by A-Train
...and by the looks of this photo, I'd guess that was really Natalie's body on the cover of Enterntainment Weekly, though it's hard to tell because she's wearing black...

Damn pro Dixie Chicks newspaper must've airbrushed the fat Chick :D

I kid, I kid...

Band Geek Mobster · 05-02-2003, 12:36 PM

I believe this story jumped the shark about a month ago...

Timing · 05-02-2003, 12:53 PM

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Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Let's judge the reaction when they come to do a concert in Texas.

The state of South Carolina has spoken. Of the millions of South Carolinians there are only 40 who hate free speech.

DCkid · 05-02-2003, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by Band Geek Mobster
I believe this story jumped the shark about a month ago...

I think the phrase "jumped the shark" has jumped the shark. Seems like I've been seeing that phrase everywhere, recently.