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MsMerrick 06-06-2010 06:56 PM
Elton John, singing at Rush Limbaugh's 4th Wedding
 
My Facebook pals are all over this.. Hugely condemning..
( Ok ,my FB pals are primarily gay males in my Mafia )
What do my BFP pals think ?
Here s a link..
http://www.queerty.com/is-it-so-terr...augh-20100606/

Daywalker 06-06-2010 06:57 PM
:|

:yeahthat:


:daywalker:

The_Lady_Snow 06-06-2010 07:03 PM
Gross.

Sell out

Delish 06-06-2010 07:06 PM
ummm...has Elton lost all his money or something??? Is he going to be the next MCHammer???

weatherboi 06-06-2010 07:07 PM
Good to know he sold his soul to the devil!!!

always2late 06-06-2010 07:16 PM
Sigh...I'm disgusted.

MsMerrick 06-06-2010 07:22 PM
I admit to mixed feelings here
On one hand, I was kinda shocked...
But I also tend to feel its up to the artist, and that its really not my business..
Plus, I have seen many times, that the perception..of what an artist is "worth" , how much they have, is not always correct and often wrong ..
Also, what June said.. Made a lot of sense to me
I am somewhat disappointed though....

Billy 06-06-2010 07:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by June (Post 124293)
Elton John has given a Bajillion dollars to charity over the years. He has consistently shown up for Aids awareness, even before it became "cool" to do so. I think it's a nice way of taking money from an asshat.
That is another way to look at :) But then I wonder what if he didn't get paid to sing :| And he is actually a good friend to this idiot :|

morningstar55 06-06-2010 07:23 PM
puzzled and scratching head here ...reading about this........
and umm ........ lol
i like to ditto on Daywalkers response to this...... lol

MsMerrick 06-06-2010 07:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy (Post 124303)
That is another way to look at :) But then I wonder what if he didn't get paid to sing :| And he is actually a good friend to this idiot :|
According to the article, the fee was reported to be a Million
Give or take.
Course its hard to believe everything we read ; )
Hmm
Well, did Rush ever get into recovery for his pill addiction ? That could be the link...

Billy 06-06-2010 07:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MsMerrick (Post 124313)
According to the article, the fee was reported to be a Million
Give or take.
Course its hard to believe everything we read ; )
Hmm
Well, did Rush ever get into recovery for his pill addiction ? That could be the link...
Well ya know , business is business and perhaps he donated that money to a good cause :)

WILDCAT 06-06-2010 07:33 PM
Alright...
 
... just got home. I haven't read the link/story yet. My first thoughts were: "YEAH, Rush finally came out of the fucking closet"!!!

:canadian:

Then, I immediately thought then about Eminem - when he came out new as an artist with all of those horrible anti-gay/violent towards women, etc... lyrics. WHO sang "with him" that song on the Grammy's? Elton...

It was VERY POWERFUL!

Many protested that then, but Elton - if I recall correctly sighted "writers rights" AND "freedom to express", etc...

And in the long run, I believe it helped "US". (And probably helped Eminem a bit - with any potential "hate"/bigotry issues.)
__

Anyway, just my initial thoughts. Otherwise, I like the consideration that - that "jerks" money is going towards gay charities (via Elton)!

:vigil:

PEACE

Daywalker 06-06-2010 07:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by June (Post 124293)
Elton John has given a Bajillion dollars to charity over the years. He has consistently shown up for Aids awareness, even before it became "cool" to do so. I think it's a nice way of taking money from an asshat.
Quote:
Originally Posted by MsMerrick (Post 124300)
I admit to mixed feelings here
On one hand, I was kinda shocked...
But I also tend to feel its up to the artist, and that its really not my business..
Plus, I have seen many times, that the perception..of what an artist is "worth" , how much they have, is not always correct and often wrong ..
Also, what June said.. Made a lot of sense to me
I am somewhat disappointed though....
This is a perfect example of why topics are opened up into a discussion
Forum...so folks can share their thoughts and different ways of looking
at things, cuz frankly I didn't think about it this way.

:thinking:

And I'm not gonna get all warm n fuzzy...but thanks.

:vampirebat:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy (Post 124303)
That is another way to look at :) But then I wonder what if he didn't get paid to sing :| And he is actually a good friend to this idiot :|
Stop trying to scare the kids again.

:eyebrow:

:daywalker:

The_Lady_Snow 06-06-2010 07:38 PM
I would of liked to seen a story about Elton John telling Limbaugh to shove his money up his ass, then point out why can he be married 4 times yet gay people can't.


I am corny though

Spa 06-06-2010 07:56 PM
So between Philadelphia getting their asses kicked and reading this thread, I've gotten myself all worked up.
Then I get to Snow's last post and screech in my head "What in all of gay hell about this story would make her horny?".

Spa - going to go put her glasses on.

Miss Scarlett 06-06-2010 07:59 PM
I have no problem with him performing at Limbaugh's wedding or with them being friends. To me it exposes Limbaugh as the hypocrital buffon we all know him to be.

Besides, if we want to show people we are no different from everyone then we have to interact with them. Rising above the scummy behaviour of people such as Limbaugh is always the way to go.

When I was with Pride Charlotte I made it a point to meet the protestors as they arrived at the entrance to our event to welcome them, introducing myself to as many as possible, giving them my name and shaking their hands. When they got overheated from all their ranting and raving I offered them a cold bottle of water or a chair. I especially sought out their leaders. It's very effective. We look human and they look foolish.

weatherboi 06-06-2010 08:01 PM
I can find reasons all day long to give Elton the benefit of the doubt over this decision. Rush Limbaugh is a hater and him accepting this gig is gross!!!! He could have not accepted the money and not done the gig. That would have sent a bigger message that makes sense for his community!!!

Miss Scarlett 06-06-2010 08:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow (Post 124333)
I would of liked to seen a story about Elton John telling Limbaugh to shove his money up his ass, then point out why can he be married 4 times yet gay people can't.
Limbaugh's 4th marriage...Further proof that we are not the ones destroying marriage in this world...

Spa 06-06-2010 08:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett (Post 124368)
Limbaugh's 4th marriage...Further proof that we are not the ones destroying marriage in this world...

Exactly. No one bats an eye at the fact that he marries and divorces on a whim, yet the two gentlemen at my church who just celebrated their 55th anniversary together are, apparently, destroying the sanctity of marriage.

Riiiiggghht,....


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