  Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 822 Registered: 10-2006 |
I LOVE Aretha, but has anyone told her that it usually gets hot in the summertime??? http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20070810/U PDATE/708100427 Citing the heat wave, Aretha Franklin has canceled her Sunday show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre, although she says she hopes her agent and DTE can reschedule the show soon. Ticket refunds are available at point of purchase. | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 781 Registered: 05-2005 |
aw, thats a bummer. How hot is it gonna be down there on Sunday? | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 754 Registered: 10-2003 |
Diva. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2419 Registered: 10-2003 |
Weather.com is forecasting a high of 91 degrees on Sunday, with isolated thunderstorms. Guess Miss Aretha needs to book DTE in September if she wants cooler weather! | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 330 Registered: 05-2004 |
She's porked out so much she's probably afraid of cooking. Pretty sad to cancel here like that. | ||
Dustin89 Member Username: Dustin89 Post Number: 110 Registered: 07-2006 |
It specifically said in the paper (I think in the Oakland Press today?) that she would not be cancelling the DTE date. I guess she's canceled on the folks in Chapel Hill for three consecutive years now (I'm recalling this from memory.) It's pretty disappointing...I'm a big concertgoer (I'm 17 and seen well over 100) and have only experienced one cancellation, when Blondie canceled some dates last year due to an injury to a New Cars band member in a tour bus incident. I think it's almost unheard of to cancel due to weather. (I should note that I don't have tickets to this show and am just making this observation as a bystander.) | ||
Classico Member Username: Classico Post Number: 50 Registered: 12-2005 |
uretha..hehe | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 5690 Registered: 11-2004 |
Miss 'Retha needs to be doing indoor venues if she's afraid of melting then. Dunno who put her up to this grandiose idea of playing outdoors in the later summer. | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 418 Registered: 07-2005 |
I feel like this has happened before. | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 238 Registered: 02-2007 |
Aretha don't even go to her own parties according to the late Wilson Pickett. | ||
Vas Member Username: Vas Post Number: 765 Registered: 01-2004 |
Ed is right, diva! | ||
Fastcarsfreedom Member Username: Fastcarsfreedom Post Number: 181 Registered: 11-2005 |
Too hot? In the same way her house got too hot a few years ago? | ||
Tkelly1986 Member Username: Tkelly1986 Post Number: 391 Registered: 01-2004 |
Too hot or is she too fat? | ||
Karl Member Username: Karl Post Number: 9242 Registered: 09-2005 |
Aretha, call Oprah..... | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 1546 Registered: 03-2006 |
she could stand to sweat off about 100 lbs | ||
Jimg Member Username: Jimg Post Number: 903 Registered: 10-2003 |
Doesn't Aretha actually live in Det? | ||
Neilr Member Username: Neilr Post Number: 558 Registered: 06-2005 |
Aretha Franklin lives in Bloomfield Hills. She owned a house in northwest Detroit that she let, for whatever reason, fall to rack and ruin. Her father, Rev. C. L. Franklin, lived in a grand house on LaSalle Blvd. and Lothrop until his death. | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 331 Registered: 05-2004 |
She's probably afraid people would think they were at a pork roast instead of a concert. | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 758 Registered: 10-2003 |
Aretha gets no R*E*S*P*E*C*T on this forum. | ||
Supergay Member Username: Supergay Post Number: 69 Registered: 05-2006 |
Nobody gets R*E*S*P*E*C*T on this forum! I'm guessing nobody here has performed on stage with a couple dozen high-intensity lights shining down on you - it gets a little toasty under the best of circumstances. Start with an ambient temperature of 91F and you could be asking for some pretty severe repurcussions for even someone in the best of health. She may be a diva, but she's earned it. (PS I love how the conversation devolved into "she's fat" and "does she live in Detroit?" Typical.) | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 759 Registered: 10-2003 |
SG, I know how hot stage lights get, but it's HER JOB. And she gets paid well for it. | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 760 Registered: 10-2003 |
Aretha does Jenny Craig. http://www.behollywoodfit.com/PermaLink,guid,fb3d10a1-aa00-41c5-8fe3-6cf59293125e.aspx  | ||
Dustin89 Member Username: Dustin89 Post Number: 115 Registered: 07-2006 |
A quote from the above link: "It's a strain because you're eating the Jenny Craig-type meals, which are very good. But you can only eat them for so long before you want some barbecue ribs or some pigs feet. Once you get off that Jenny Craig thing and you start eating what you've been eating, it's all over." PIGS FEET?! | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 332 Registered: 05-2004 |
After seeing that... what can you say? | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1165 Registered: 01-2006 |
The Correctness Police can tsk-tsk us all they want, but it is fairly obvious that a big part of the reason why she finds it to be too goddam hot is because she is too goddam fat. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1166 Registered: 01-2006 |
Yeah, Ed, thanks for sharing that, you bastard sans merci, you!! | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 2283 Registered: 11-2005 |
Dear Aretha: Please fire your dressmaker. Thanks. | ||
Jimg Member Username: Jimg Post Number: 904 Registered: 10-2003 |
I just find it amusing - we have in Aretha Franklin one of the most significant voices in music. She still (gasp!) LIVES IN MICHIGAN - remember all the hand-wringing over musicians, and Gordy too, who had the audacity to LEAVE THE CITY and/or STATE? You lot act like bitchy schoolgirls..."her dress this...she's fat that...pork roast" I guess I could understand if we're discussing some no talent bimbo but ARETHA FRANKLIN?? Cause she cancelled a concert??? | ||
Kenp Member Username: Kenp Post Number: 706 Registered: 03-2006 |
Heat on the stage, give me a break. Why did she schedule the event to begin with. I've seen so many bands give 2 to 3 hour performances out in the sun and then did it the next day. I love Arethea but this is pathetic. Maybe schedule the The Detroit Winter Blast. | ||
Jazzstage Member Username: Jazzstage Post Number: 43 Registered: 08-2007 |
Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin let me rock ya let me rock ya Aretha Franklin Let me rock ya Aretha Franklin that's all I wanna do Aretha Franklinnnnnn Da haahh, da haahh Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh Da haahh, da haahh Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh | ||
Goblue Member Username: Goblue Post Number: 252 Registered: 03-2007 |
She pulled the same sort of stunt in Ann Arbor several years ago...came on stage about 30 minutes late...was splitting her dress...did about 45 minutes worth and walked off...you couldn't give me tickets to one of her gigs! | ||
Jrvass Member Username: Jrvass Post Number: 165 Registered: 01-2007 |
Who is Urethra Franklin? Don't laugh... I'm a computer programmer who uses "live data" for testing programs. I've actually seen someone named "Placenta"! :^O James | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 832 Registered: 10-2006 |
Perform at the Winter Blast.... Good one! LOL | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 1427 Registered: 10-2006 |
I was afraid to look at this thread for fear of an image like that. Also from the web site, "Aretha has signed up for Jenny Craig to lose weight for her up coming wedding...The heavyweight diva, who will wed long-term boyfriend Willie Wilkerson Jr. next month, insists she knows the Jenny Craig diet works - because she has seen amazing results in the past." The web article was dated May 30th, any updated photos on what the new slimed down Aretha looks like now? | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 2888 Registered: 12-2005 |
"Placenta"! Some bored data-entry operators once added a fictitious address for a "Rosie Rottencrotch" to our business contacts database. I discreetly deleted it.  | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1169 Registered: 01-2006 |
Jimg has scolded some of us for our nasty little comments about Franklin, and he has a point. I feel particularly conspicuous, owing to my remark, since I almost never pick on folks over their personal appearance, but when someone that immense and virtually bursting with fat dresses as tastelessly, and downright vulgarly, as Franklin does, I feel somewhat O.K. about remarking on their appearance. Why a woman who, at least as an artist, deserves a nearly idolatrous respect chooses to dress like a bargain-basement madam is beyond my understanding. | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 1434 Registered: 10-2006 |
She's a public figure. She deserves any of the errant criticism the same that we give to politicians or celebrities, etc. | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 835 Registered: 10-2006 |
That's not true. Those who think that way are simply showing jealousy and pettiness towards those who have simply worked harder to succeed than they have. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 1172 Registered: 01-2006 |
Actually, while I stand behind my earlier statements, I do not believe that it is O.K. to dog someone, over their physical appearance, just because they are a public figure. It is her utter (udder?) lack of class or taste, in her clothing choices, that makes her fair game, in my book. | ||
Cub Member Username: Cub Post Number: 64 Registered: 02-2007 |
How many of you had tickets to the concert? (Guess where I am going with this?) | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 244 Registered: 02-2007 |
Aretha Franklin is very highly respected everywhere. She is definitely one of the pillars of Detroit and Motown, right up there with Diana Ross, Stevie wonder, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson. Some of the remarks being made here are totally rude and uncalled for. She's not a young person. Being 65, I'd guess her doctor told her to cancel. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 5075 Registered: 08-2004 |
After looking at that picture, all I can say is that it appears to be a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen! I was at Aretha's "You Betta' Think!" TV commercial promo at Music Hall about 20 years ago (free admission for the audience). She was doing a TV commercial for the hazards of drinking & driving. She used her famous song title from The Blues Brothers as the theme for the promo, and the audience was also in the commercial with everyone raising their hands pointing, just like she did in the movie. She was great! | ||
Jazzstage Member Username: Jazzstage Post Number: 48 Registered: 08-2007 |
Jimg, Funny, years ago on a jazz site I conveyed a story I had read in the Detroit news about how a piano tuner came to tune her piano and it was filled with Cheetos. Chris Albertson the famous writer chastised me. He said he had been to her home and that I was simply making it up. After all, it will be her amazing music that she will be remembered for. Who knows what might be in my piano? | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 5704 Registered: 11-2004 |
I wouldn't chastise Aretha for cancelling the show, but I would question her judgment or her management's judgment on having a show in the summer especially if they know she's not going to be comfortable in extremely warm weather. Think someone think! And it's not like Aretha doesn't know the sort of weather in the area- she lives here. One look at the calendar and she should've told her handlers no way a LONG time ago. | ||
Mallory Member Username: Mallory Post Number: 165 Registered: 05-2006 |
Ed-golick, I could have used a slightly less (more?) flattering picture of the queen of soul to start my day, but thanks for the mammaries! BTW - yes she does not attend her own parties. I actually went to one at her house back in the 80's. She was never there. (Message edited by mallory on August 13, 2007) | ||
Waxx Member Username: Waxx Post Number: 236 Registered: 09-2006 |
DAMN! That's all I could say about that picture. I'd rather see Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction than this! Heck, I'd rather see Tara Reid's tapeworm infested (boob) than see this! Good Lord, that was way 2 much! All that money she got, and she can't even look halfway decent! She looks like she's advertising fattie porn 4 cryin' out loud, man! (Message edited by waxx on August 13, 2007) (Message edited by waxx on August 13, 2007) (Message edited by waxx on August 13, 2007) | ||
Jimg Member Username: Jimg Post Number: 906 Registered: 10-2003 |
She decided to cancel this gig during her recent Manhattan stand (last Weds), for whatever reason... | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 5084 Registered: 08-2004 |
Waxx.... picture if you will... how about Steve Wilson with a straw hat and a microphone in a Speedo in Hawaii on Waikiki Beach chasing Monica Conyers...  | ||
Waxx Member Username: Waxx Post Number: 237 Registered: 09-2006 |
In the word of Ron Simmons: DAMN! | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 30 Registered: 05-2007 |
wrap her in some cellophane and stand her out on the hot outdoor stage with full lights. she'll sweat off 50 lbs of retained water and fat. much faster than the Jenny Diet... | ||
Jyogi Member Username: Jyogi Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2007 |
She is worthless! She is notorious for running up huge bills shopping and never paying them. She was sued by Saks a few years back for a LOT of money. She thinks her doodie doesnt stink... I have NO RESPECT for her! | ||
Gingellgirl Member Username: Gingellgirl Post Number: 31 Registered: 04-2007 |
Enough! When I listen to her CD's, she's always 25 years old and tiny, with a voice that would fill the New Bethel Baptist Church and then some. "Franklin is the second most honored female singer in Grammy history after Alison Krauss. Ms. Franklin has won seventeen competitive Grammy Awards. Aretha has also been awarded the Living Legend Grammy and the Lifetime Achievement Grammy as well. She won an unprecedented eight consecutive trophies between 1967 and 1974, during which time the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, was nicknamed 'The Aretha Award'." - Wikipedia | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 1343 Registered: 12-2003 |
This thread is sickening. | ||
Ed_golick Member Username: Ed_golick Post Number: 770 Registered: 10-2003 |
I respect the talent, but lost respect for the woman when I found out that she still wears fur. | ||
Waxx Member Username: Waxx Post Number: 238 Registered: 09-2006 |
Dang, what a waste. Like Ed said, I respect the talent, but not the person. And cancelling the DTE show was a slap in the face 2 [most of] us! (just ventin' on that note!) | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 1345 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'm sure it's the worst thing that ever happened in your life, Waxx. Maybe with time, counseling, and the support of friends, you'll heal and get over it. | ||
Waxx Member Username: Waxx Post Number: 243 Registered: 09-2006 |
LMAO! After seeing a near (boob) flash on a 65 year old, not a whole lot 2 get over @ this point! My cowrkers saw this and their reactions were way worse than mine! | ||
Rickinatlanta Member Username: Rickinatlanta Post Number: 112 Registered: 07-2006 |
Queenie just announced today that she's cancelling her concert here that was to be held in an OUTDOOR amphitheatre within the next couple of weeks. Reason was due to 90 degree weather. Goddamn! It's Georgia in August !!! On a related note, local Krispy Kream donut shops report a run of jelly filled donuts delivered to an unamed DIVA in her hotel room. | ||
Bagman Member Username: Bagman Post Number: 87 Registered: 06-2004 |
It was about ticket sales. GUARANTEED If you don't agree Wait for the re-booked show, it will never happen. I have been involved in the music business for many years. Many performers will do anything not to cancel a show. Jimmy Buffett drags a generator truck with him to every show, just in case the venue loses power they can plug into the portable generator and the show will go on. Rescheduling is cost prohibitive, all he has to do is use it once a year to make it pay for itself |
