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Hell Hath No Fury

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9. I used to...uh...casually date him --

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:06 PM

Aug 2012

Way back in the day, when I was young and stupid, in 1989. He told me at the time he was a GOPer -- I (not being able to believe my ears, creative types are rarely GOP) -- asked why: he was very honest and said GOPers were better for his wallet. That simple. I don't believe he is a social conservative.

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GE Smith, the old SNL guitar player is the band leader for the GOP convention. [View all] Lint Head Aug 2012 OP

So Shemp Howards is the band leader for the GOP.... swayne Aug 2012 #1

Ho. Lee. Shit. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #2

bwahahahahahahaaaa spanone Aug 2012 #14

He's currently playing in Roger Waters The Wall band Johonny Aug 2012 #3

The Wall tour is over... SomethingFishy Aug 2012 #12

love to be fly on the wall hearing him and waters Johonny Aug 2012 #13

He and Gilda Radner were married for a time IcyPeas Aug 2012 #4

He always looked like the sleaze who got the great girls... PCIntern Aug 2012 #10

Here is what The Vandals think of G.E. Smith... lame54 Aug 2012 #5

Excellent! Lint Head Aug 2012 #6

Must... concentrate harder... skull... ready... to... pop out! TlalocW Aug 2012 #7

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #8

I used to...uh...casually date him -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2012 #9

Interesting perspective - thanks for sharing! derby378 Aug 2012 #11

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Lint Head Aug 2012 #18

i live in nashville...there are wingnut musicians and songwriters.... spanone Aug 2012 #15

Ummmm....so what? A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #16

True. Some folks don't care. One of the things I did when I first got into the music business Lint Head Aug 2012 #17

He is a terrific musician. Cleita Aug 2012 #19

So why does the GOP convention need a band? undeterred Aug 2012 #20

Don't the strippers need some music?n.t. Cleita Aug 2012 #21

Not in my backyard, G.E. Erose999 Aug 2012 #22