Post by: MechAg94 on November 10, 2007, 09:16:15 AM
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"Refund, Refund"
A brutal dispatch from the John Mellencamp concert in Des Moines tonight:
Mellencamp, standing alone on stage with his guitar, then launched into Tough It Out and Be the Best You Can followed by Jesus Can You Give Me a Ride Back Home? and another song about youth and love. The crowd erupted as he started Small Town and sang the lyrics as though Wells Fargo Arena were one of those sing-along piano bars.
It's at this point Mellencamp gestures and John Edwards walks on stage. After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. "I've been in your small towns," Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. "...You didn't come here to listen to me," Edwards continues as he winds down with a "thank you," waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage.
The crowd is mostly booing at this point. "I came for a concert," one man behind me yelled. "Refund. Refund," another chanted a few rows back. One person in the crowd made this observation: "Are they booing Edwards specifically or booing because they don't like politics?" Mellencamp tells the crowd he's "had a lot of fun with that guy," and begins playing his guitar and singing Small Town again. The crowd slowly begins to sing along again. Edwards stood on the darkened edge of the stage until the song was over, then exited. Mellencamp didn't say anything at the song's end, and there was a swell of chatter among the audience members.
To be fair, this is the reason pols tend to avoid interrupting rock concerts and baseball games, and if you think this is bad, imagine Hillary's reception. Still.
UPDATE: But was the "refund" guy a Clinton plant?
ALSO: A milder take from the Register.
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071110/NEWS/711100339/-1/caucusRead More: John Edwards
"Refund, Refund"
A brutal dispatch from the John Mellencamp concert in Des Moines tonight:
Mellencamp, standing alone on stage with his guitar, then launched into Tough It Out and Be the Best You Can followed by Jesus Can You Give Me a Ride Back Home? and another song about youth and love. The crowd erupted as he started Small Town and sang the lyrics as though Wells Fargo Arena were one of those sing-along piano bars.
It's at this point Mellencamp gestures and John Edwards walks on stage. After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. "I've been in your small towns," Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. "...You didn't come here to listen to me," Edwards continues as he winds down with a "thank you," waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage.
The crowd is mostly booing at this point. "I came for a concert," one man behind me yelled. "Refund. Refund," another chanted a few rows back. One person in the crowd made this observation: "Are they booing Edwards specifically or booing because they don't like politics?" Mellencamp tells the crowd he's "had a lot of fun with that guy," and begins playing his guitar and singing Small Town again. The crowd slowly begins to sing along again. Edwards stood on the darkened edge of the stage until the song was over, then exited. Mellencamp didn't say anything at the song's end, and there was a swell of chatter among the audience members.
To be fair, this is the reason pols tend to avoid interrupting rock concerts and baseball games, and if you think this is bad, imagine Hillary's reception. Still.
UPDATE: But was the "refund" guy a Clinton plant?
ALSO: A milder take from the Register.
They linked to this which didn't even mention boos.
Post by: Manedwolf on November 10, 2007, 09:35:38 AM
Post by: charby on November 10, 2007, 07:26:57 PM
I'm glad he got booed.
-C
Post by: Bogie on November 10, 2007, 09:01:24 PM
Post by: Fly320s on November 11, 2007, 01:53:36 AM
I go to concerts to hear live music. Not lip-synching to recorded music, and certainly not to listen to a politician tell lies.
Post by: MechAg94 on November 11, 2007, 02:50:54 AM
Post by: RocketMan on November 11, 2007, 12:44:24 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 11, 2007, 01:06:55 PM
Who the heck would even want to go to a Mellencamp concert?
The kind of people that would tie one on and sing "Small Town" together. Eeeewwww. That's why I talk to you guys, instead of going to concerts.
Post by: Mabs2 on November 12, 2007, 03:54:01 AM
Who the heck would even want to go to a Mellencamp concert?
The kind of people that would tie one on and sing "Small Town" together. Eeeewwww. That's why I talk to you guys, instead of going to concerts.