Hey kids. Hope all is well.
Let's get to it, shall we?
First off, I'd like to say thanks to everyone's kind words regarding my remarks on the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks Saturday night (if you read Sunday's post, you'll find an expanded version). I try to keep things light during our time together, but I also think there are some things that just need to be said.
Don't forget to join Mark for another face rocking edition of Saturday Night Karaoke, live and loud at the Iron Horse Tavern this week.
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| Not pictured: Tolerance. |
Wayne Newton told Fox & Friends Monday morning that he thinks "every American has the right to do or say whatever freedom offers us. However, during a national anthem is not a time or a place to show that kind of thing," regarding the recent protests by professional athletes (particularly Colin Kaepernick). "I have no tolerance at all for it."
Newton went on to say the people protesting could "get the hell out" of the country if they have a problem with it.
Look, I've said it before, and I'll say it again- I don't support Kaepernick's protest. I think the fact that he grew up in a white, middle class household (he was adopted), and was coddled because of his athletic "talent", he doesn't have a grasp on what it means to be an oppressed minority (not that I do, either). I also think there are better ways and times to protest.
But, as long as Kaepernick is not committing a crime (and he's not), he is perfectly within his rights as a citizen to protest. And the fact that Newton wants to kick him out of the country proves that it is Newton who needs a lesson in the Bill of Rights. But, then again, his statements are exactly the sort of thing a Fox & Friends audience wants to hear.
The "can you hear me now?" guy is an even bigger doucheketeer in the Sprint commercials.
Organizers of the classic rock megafest Desert Trip, which sold out its initial run of tickets in just three hours last month, have announced that "a limited number" of reserved seats and general admission passes for each of the performance weekends (October 7-9 and 14-16)
Both Fridays of festival will the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, Saturdays will feature Paul McCartney and Neil Young, and both weekends will wrap up with Roger Waters and the Who.
Yet another reason not to watch the Super Bowl? Lady GaGa at halftime.
No thanks.
Birthdays today include: Fiona Apple; Steve Perkins of Jane's Addiction; Dave Mustaine of Megadeth; Don Was; Randy Jones of Village People; Peter Cetera; David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat & Tears; and Dave Quincy of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. #MusicalBirthdays
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