frankj1
14 years ago

I am gonna have a bowl of Special K, read the news and go outside and spray some weeds before it rains another couple inches again today!

(No soccer this weekend- it is try-out time and we have humongous mess on her hands the likes of which only divine intervention or called in BIG FAVORS can fix...)

rfenst wrote:


hmmm, I wonder what rock stars eat for breakfast. wrong forum I suppose.
Good to know what attorney stars eat though, thanks!

forget divine intervention, maybe a grant from a rock star foundation though...
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cacman
14 years ago


The Springteen world tour continues in North America this summer.
Tickets start at $100...

tailgater wrote:


Remember when concert tickets where less than $10.

$100 to see Springsteen... no thanks!!! I'll give you $10 for the ticket.
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teedubbya
14 years ago
Rnfest has good advice. It looks like Springsteen should eat more fiber.
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FuzzNJ
14 years ago

Rnfest has good advice. It looks like Springsteen should eat more fiber.

teedubbya wrote:



I have never been a fan of his music, but for a guy over 60, he's in great shape.
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tailgater
14 years ago

I have never been a fan of his music, but for a guy over 60, he's in great shape.

FuzzNJ wrote:



I believe the fiber comment was intended to imply that he's full of sh*t.
If it wasn't, it should have been.
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FuzzNJ
14 years ago

I believe the fiber comment was intended to imply that he's full of sh*t.
If it wasn't, it should have been.

tailgater wrote:



don't care. still in great shape for a guy his age.
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tailgater
14 years ago

Don't like the man? Don't like the sound? Don't like the words? Don't like the message? Don't like that he's rich beyond your dreams? Don't like his legal financial planning and tax strategy? No one is making you listen to or buy the music or pay to go see the show. Now, get off the rag and find something else trivial to bitch and moan about!

rfenst wrote:



This isn't about Bruce Springsteen the musician.
I still listen to a lot of his stuff.

I can't stand hypocrisy, plain and simple.
The guy is moaning about rich bankers who have a fraction of his net worth.
He claims to be for the "working man" but charges $100 for the cheap seats.

I believe in the "practice what you preach" mentality.
To do otherwise proves lack of character.
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DrMaddVibe
14 years ago

This isn't about Bruce Springsteen the musician.
I still listen to a lot of his stuff.

I can't stand hypocrisy, plain and simple.
The guy is moaning about rich bankers who have a fraction of his net worth.
He claims to be for the "working man" but charges $100 for the cheap seats.

I believe in the "practice what you preach" mentality.
To do otherwise proves lack of character.

tailgater wrote:




Well, there you have it. The plain and simple explanation right out in the open. It should be quite apparent for all to see and know. Some have their heads so far up their own asses or would provide cover for his type of shenanigans. Call them out to the open when you see them. I don't care if you like the guy, belong to the same party or are related to the people. Understand and recognize hypocrisy when you see it. Acting all doe eyed or ignorant isn't fooling a damn soul.

As for the guys music...YUCK! VASTLY overrated. A handful of songs...Glory Days, Cadillac Ranch, Tunnel of Love, My Hometown and Lucky Town...after that it turns into a bunch of screaming nonsense that I don't need to hear again. Another bloated rockstar that wails on the way up about The Man or The Establishment and then becomes it. In my mind they're actually worse than a politician. A modern day philosopher with the power to influence and in the end turns into a greedy douchebag. Suppose it's just the Jersey in him, he can't help himself. He's tainted to begin with and bought into the whole "Boss" moniker! Sometimes he does good stuff...stocks food kitchens...helps disabled fans...but really isn't that what he's supposed to do with his fame? You can either turn into an Elvis or Michael Jackson and isolate everyone or act more like Fishbone, The Offspring and Smash Mouth and give back to the fans. You won't get rich their way, but you won't have to pay for bodyguards either!
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FuzzNJ
14 years ago

This isn't about Bruce Springsteen the musician.
I still listen to a lot of his stuff.

I can't stand hypocrisy, plain and simple.
The guy is moaning about rich bankers who have a fraction of his net worth.
He claims to be for the "working man" but charges $100 for the cheap seats.

I believe in the "practice what you preach" mentality.
To do otherwise proves lack of character.

tailgater wrote:



Why is it hypocrisy for a liberal to have wealth and still advocate for policies that benefit the poor?

Is it also hypocrisy for someone like Ted Nugent, Limbaugh, Romney, Cheney et al who advocate for military force all the time yet actively avoided service themselves?

I smoke. I tell my kids not to. Am I a hypocrite or am I speaking from experience?
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HockeyDad
14 years ago

Is it also hypocrisy for someone like Ted Nugent, Limbaugh, Romney, Cheney et al who advocate for military force all the time yet actively avoided service themselves?

FuzzNJ wrote:




Yes it is.
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tailgater
14 years ago
Why is it hypocrisy for a liberal to have wealth and still advocate for policies that benefit the poor?
On the face of it, it's not. But when you follow the presidents lead and use the word "rich" like a four letter word of the nasty variety, it is.
If he were at a benefit concert, I would not have posted this. He was at an event that shut out the poor and padded his own pocket. If you don't see this as hypocrisy then I can't help you.


Is it also hypocrisy for someone like Ted Nugent, Limbaugh, Romney, Cheney et al who advocate for military force all the time yet actively avoided service themselves?
Could be.
If someone avoided the military then it would be. If they simply chose another path like many of us, then it wouldn't be. I am not familiar with their history in regards to military service.
Springsteen AVOIDS taxes, but cries foul when others aren't forced to pay more of them.
This is pretty basic stuff, Fuzz.


I smoke. I tell my kids not to. Am I a hypocrite or am I speaking from experience?

Too much grey area on this one.
I smoke cigars and am of legal age.
"smoke" is a vague term.
Smoke cigarettes? Cigars? Pot? Habitually or occassionally?

But I wouldn't get on a stage and tell kids not to smoke cigars when they reach a legal age. Because THAT would be hypocritical.
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frankj1
14 years ago
this thread became better, more coherent, and even more civil as folks disagreed after the fiber comment in #43. Odd, I know, but true.

and HD, your work in #50 was some of your best stuff in weeks. We are in total harmony on that issue.

Speaking of fiber, I'm off to the B&M.

Frank
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