Seeing as how Fred Durst's 15 minutes of fame seem like they're nearing an end, I'm glad to see that other crappy pop icons are getting similar receptions from crowds at concerts, as you can see from this account of Justin Timberlake's opening for the Rolling Stones:
"The afternoon kicked off on a low point for Timberlake when a concertgoer's sign questioning the singer's sexuality made it to the jumbotrons for about 15 seconds. Timberlake took to the stage with an obvious awareness of audience cynicism, beginning his set with a small attempt to mitigate the crowd's frustration: 'This will be over before you know it.'
During his mini-set of 'Cry Me a River,' 'Senorita' and 'Rock Your Body,' Justin gracefully dodged water bottles flung by anti-pop audience members, and winced slightly at their less than playful jeers. After quietly thanking the city of Toronto for generally being welcoming to him and his tour crew, Timberlake left the stage to make way for more crowd-pleasing acts including the Guess Who, Rush, AC/DC and headliners the Rolling Stones."
Just more evidence for the RIAA that music sales are down because music today sucks. Speaking of the RIAA, looks like thanks to Pac Bell, they're gonna probably have to have the constitutionality of the DMCA questioned. God I hope that makes it before the Supreme Court!
Posted by Yams at August 1, 2003 09:00 AMNot to put a snag in your argument, but this looks like a blunder on the part of his management team more than an indication of his popularity. Having him headline for the Rolling Stones and AC/DC is like having Barry Manilow open for Iron Maiden. How the hell did that happen? Sounds like someone intentionally trying to sabotage the guy, or play a practical joke.
Posted by: fhqwhgads at August 2, 2003 05:54 PMNonetheless, I just love to see famous idiots pelted with trash thrown by Canadians :-) Everyone's doomed to vanish into oblivion at some point. Here's hoping that people like Fred Durst and Justin Timberlake get there sooner rather than later.
PS - What's wrong with Barry Manilow opening for Maiden? He writes the songs, after all.
Posted by: Yams at August 2, 2003 10:03 PM