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2003-03-05 Fifth Column

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-03-05 10:40 am|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hynde was always an overrated poseur. She may "hope the Muslims win", without realizing how that would effect her career as a female who sings in public.
On the other hand, Joan Jett entertained the troops in Afghanistan.

Posted by Pink & Fluffy 2003-03-05 10:58:25|| 2003-03-05 10:58:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, take back what you said about Don Rickles. He has a bit of talent and some class -- both of which Hynde is missing.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-03-05 11:04:35|| 2003-03-05 11:04:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Rush Limbaugh's theme song is Ohio, by none other than Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders. Kinda ironic, isn't it?

Posted by Denny 2003-03-05 11:16:32|| [www.grouchyoldcripple.com] 2003-03-05 11:16:32|| Front Page Top

#4 She hopes we get bombed? Uh, hey Hynde....9/11 ring a bell? How many more Americans have to die to assuage your pathetic, pretend guilt? Take the pipe ya dried out hag.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-03-05 11:18:46|| 2003-03-05 11:18:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Robert - That's true. I do a disservice to Don Rickles. Reword that to read "kinda Don Rickles with a guitar but without the talent".

Posted by Fred 2003-03-05 11:26:24|| 2003-03-05 11:26:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Being a sexless, worn-out, old, raggedy road-whore would make anyone testy.
"Let's get rid of all the economic (expletive) this country represents!
But isn't capitalism what made you rich you ignorant piece of trash?

Posted by grillmaster 2003-03-05 11:41:48|| [hippiesr4bbqing.blogspot.com] 2003-03-05 11:41:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Chrissie will be opening for Harry Belafonte at the Pyongyang Holiday Inn sometime in the near future. Can't wait for the reviews in KCNA.

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-05 12:16:51|| 2003-03-05 12:16:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Denny:

The title of the Pretenders piece which Rush uses for theme music is "My City Was Gone." It's about Akron, Ohio.

I went back to Ohio/But my city was gone/There was no train station/There was no downtown . . .

I work in downtown Akron, and I can tell you that the lyrics are pretty accurate (and were even more so back when the piece was written).

Unfortunately for Chrissy Hynde and the Pretenders, it's all been downhill from there.

I went back to my concert/But my talent was gone . . .

Posted by Mike 2003-03-05 12:27:32|| 2003-03-05 12:27:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Who says you can't be hot and have flash when you become an aging rock star?

Posted by becky 2003-03-05 13:23:59|| 2003-03-05 13:23:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Mike - Those lyrics wouldn't work. Chrissy never had talent. I think she's deaf, well it sounds that way when she's crooning.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-03-05 13:30:07|| 2003-03-05 13:30:07|| Front Page Top

#11 I am not sure who wins: the bus guy in Beirut, the chick who wants Bush to crucify her, the woman who suggested that polisci students should make being human shields a class project (http://poliblogblog.blogspot.com/2003_03_02_poliblogblog_archive.html#90071560), or Hynde. It is hard to choose, I must admit.

Posted by PoliBlogger 2003-03-05 14:33:02|| [poliblogblog.blogspot.com] 2003-03-05 14:33:02|| Front Page Top

#12 If memory serves me correctly, The pretenders have lost numerous members of the band to drug and booze overdose's , come on Chrissy lean in and take one for the team , you nasal voiced wiper of other peoples bottoms!

Posted by Wills 2003-03-05 16:28:40|| 2003-03-05 16:28:40|| Front Page Top

#13 Sorry Mike, I stand corrected, I just rememember Ohio in the refrain and the dominant bass line. I can only think of three Pretenders songs worth listening to anyway.

Posted by Denny 2003-03-05 20:59:12|| [www.grouchyoldcripple.com] 2003-03-05 20:59:12|| Front Page Top

#14 OK -I'll bite - 2 good songs off top of my head: 1) 2000 Miles - sentimental family song; and 2) Space Invaders - ending credit soundtrack for a cheech and chong flick with the actual space invader vid game sounds - good bass beat, but song is hard to find - unless if you use bearshare (hint hint)

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-05 22:57:54|| 2003-03-05 22:57:54|| Front Page Top

#15 Quite a few members of Hynde's aptly name "Pretenders" are pushing up daisies because of drugs and suicides. Prolly not coincidental considering the hostile work environment Hynde fosters. And now she's got an "ode to junkies?" Perfect!

I also particularly like how she handled the heckler. Really bugged her how someone stood up to her bullshit, didn't it? As long as everybody nods their heads, it's cool, eh Chrissie? Hurts when someone disagrees, does it?

Chrissy Hind is WAAAAAY over the hill, has been since at least '87. I have a Pretenders "greatest hits" and it's basically got three decent songs on it. She hasn't done squat for years and about the only air time she gets is from Rush's show (haha!)

Another weird thing about this story is how the writer totally buried the lead.

Everyone in the media was talking about Hynde calling for a Muslim victory. This story was EVERYWHERE today. The Hynde rant was the obvious lead for the story, yet he runs it in the fourth graf and was almost casual about it. I can guess why: Chrissie'd get pissed if Mr. Weakass Reviewer had reported this story properly.

Hynde and others in the entertainment industry are going to pay a heavy price for their unpatriotic words and deeds. Martin Sheen says he's feeling the heat, and the Screen Actors Guild today put out a plea that there be no blacklist for anti-war entertainers. (Hah! It's the conservative entertainers who are at real risk of being blacklisted...)

There is not going to be any blacklisting by the industry, it's going to be from the public.

We aren't going to easily forget who said what.

Posted by R. McLeod 2003-03-06 01:02:08|| 2003-03-06 01:02:08|| Front Page Top

#16 we're the people who can make Chrissy disappear..........matter of fact we already did but, it was because she started to suck years ago. HEY CHRISSY, WELCOME TO, "WOULD YOU LIKE A HOT APPLE PIE WITH THAT"

Posted by Rocky 2003-03-07 02:33:20|| 2003-03-07 02:33:20|| Front Page Top

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