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2016 Postmortem

tavernier

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37. I went to a Rieu show some years back

Reply to pangaia (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:59 PM

Dec 2016

at the invitation of a friend. I knew nothing about him, but the show was great fun and very entertaining. I'm quite certain that Mr. Rieu would not be mesmerized by the orange one. He seems to be 50 shades of intelligence above Trump.

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Breaking: Andrea Bocelli confirms he will sing for Trump - See more at: http://slippedisc.com/2016/1 [View all] pangaia Dec 2016 OP

7 Trump supporters: "Oh yeah, I've heard of them I guess..." Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #1

Why is this funny? I've alway liked Bocelli. Now I'm rethinking that...nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #2

Me too but I'm done with him forever now. Dumbass!.. Little Star Dec 2016 #3

Everyone has their opinion, which is fine.. pangaia Dec 2016 #14

Hmmm...I see. It appears that I've been outed as not being a member of the snobbery hill society. nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #16

HA HA!! touche.. pangaia Dec 2016 #18

Me as well - no doubt! jonno99 Dec 2016 #19

Oh man, that is so perfect. He is totally "Kenny G" of opera. Andre Rieu at least had a legit Coventina Dec 2016 #20

Why do I even KNOW of Kenny G and Rieu?? Even THAT is embarrassing.. pangaia Dec 2016 #22

Haha! Well, as another poster pointed out....If you watch PBS at all.... Coventina Dec 2016 #24

I went to a Rieu show some years back tavernier Dec 2016 #37

I doubt trump impresses him either... pangaia Dec 2016 #38

Maybe he can sing Ave Melania BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #4

Stolen from another poster in GD: "Bocelli is an opera singer the way Tump is a president" Coventina Dec 2016 #5

Bocelli is totally overrated. He consistently sings flat. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #7

And that's not all.. pangaia Dec 2016 #15

Maybe Trump will wave to him frazzled Dec 2016 #6

Oh please oh please! Coventina Dec 2016 #8

Career suicide. n/t dgibby Dec 2016 #9

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #10

Add him to my "dead to me" list. femmocrat Dec 2016 #11

Bocelli is great, but at least TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #12

There are reasons why 'great' singers will have nothing to do with it...... pangaia Dec 2016 #17

Bocelli is basically just a pop singer who had some classical training. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #21

Yes, she is.. An ex- girl friend of mine studied with her briefly. Years ago. pangaia Dec 2016 #23

He will be singing "Proud to be an American/God bless the USA" Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #13

Will he mock the blind man like he did the reporter with spastic condition? kimbutgar Dec 2016 #25

Kanye was his connection I bet jodymarie aimee Dec 2016 #26

And he's not American matt819 Dec 2016 #27

Blind foreigner duped into singing for treasonous tyrant. Wait- rzemanfl Dec 2016 #28

Not necessarily. pangaia Dec 2016 #31

So unless he wants to sing acapella they have to get other willing rzemanfl Dec 2016 #32

Yes. pangaia Dec 2016 #33

I predict canned back up. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #34

Time to Say Goodbye, hopefully Blue Owl Dec 2016 #29

+1 cry baby Dec 2016 #35

I thought they were just gonna have Ted Nugent play "Jailbait" 325 times in a row. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #30

So which Wagner selection will he sing? DBoon Dec 2016 #36

Gotterdammerdrumph. nt oasis Dec 2016 #39

"Time to say Goodbye"... Pachamama Dec 2016 #40