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Omaha Steve

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39. Cher's retirement tour lasted over 10 years

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 09:14 PM

Mar 2015

Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381083/

Cher, on yet another farewell tour, revives hits and shows she’s ready to move on http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/cher-on-farewell-farewell-tour-revives-hits-and-shows-shes-ready-to-move-on/2014/04/06/9bbf2a34-bda8-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html (April 6, 2014)

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'It's sexist and it's ageist and it's bulls**t' - Madonna responds to critics who say she's too old [View all] boston bean Mar 2015 OP

do the same critics also level the same charge against: guillaumeb Mar 2015 #1

If Sean Connery came out in a thong and started gyrating his crotch at the camera.... Oktober Mar 2015 #5

LOL... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #8

My wife's eyes roll back in her head OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #34

gyrating like Jagger? guillaumeb Mar 2015 #9

I guess that's the point... She can't carry it off.. Oktober Mar 2015 #64

I hope to look as good at 56 as Madonna does bigwillq Mar 2015 #12

This is why people bust on Madonna. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #15

Jebus, she's about ready for a feature on hifiguy Mar 2015 #20

Yep, she's not far off... SMC22307 Mar 2015 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #33

what did she do to her mouth? is that a grille? why? ND-Dem Mar 2015 #36

I have absolutely no idea. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #45

he sang well, but i never thought he was particularly attractive. yes, to each his own. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #46

Aging gracefully? Way to prove her point. Beaverhausen Mar 2015 #48

Not pumping your face full of fillers and implants? SMC22307 Mar 2015 #55

I don't care for Madonna's music awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #28

K... Oktober Mar 2015 #66

how about mick jagger? that's still his schtick, and he's 71, a lot older than madonna. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #52

He was 44 when he did this... progressoid Mar 2015 #58

Lol, speak for yourself. And though I can't stand her, Madonna is right about this. How about Mick sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #59

Mick Jagger mercuryblues Mar 2015 #7

They certainly don't get the same roles they got when they were younger, PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #13

Seems to me Sean Connery played James Bond while in his 50's etherealtruth Mar 2015 #18

If Sean Connery was added to the BOND franchise DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #23

:-) etherealtruth Mar 2015 #24

I don't know about the critics, but... Dr. Strange Mar 2015 #30

She is right. kwassa Mar 2015 #2

Right on. Reminds me of some of the stuff that got thrown at Cher. (nt) enough Mar 2015 #3

she had twins at 48? dsc Mar 2015 #4

She adopted the two youngest (nt) bigwillq Mar 2015 #14

I've never been a Madonna fan... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #6

I never saw her as 2naSalit Mar 2015 #42

In her heyday she was brilliant. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #49

She's just realizing she's benefited from 'attractiveness-privilege' all these years? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #10

Madge, let me introduce you to Helen Mirren. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #11

I give you Tina Turner, 2009, born 1939. You do the math.... Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #16

Tina turner has more talent at 20 percent DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #21

Eeyup! nt hifiguy Mar 2015 #27

Wow! valerief Mar 2015 #22

The Private Dancer album alone made her a legend tabasco Mar 2015 #31

I love Cose Della vita with Eros Ramazzotti. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #50

Thank you! tabasco Mar 2015 #70

Italian Rock is great. Reminds me of top 40 in the late 80s. Drahthaardogs Mar 2015 #71

Tina Turner is highly talented 2naSalit Mar 2015 #43

As a lifelong musician and music fan, I agree. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #56

Agreed. 2naSalit Mar 2015 #61

That is Brian Harold May, Ph.D. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #62

I really liked Queen! 2naSalit Mar 2015 #65

Cool! Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #68

Tina for the win. progressoid Mar 2015 #60

my beef is not with her age DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #17

I could even take the subpar voice if she exuded some likeability. She ain't got it. nt valerief Mar 2015 #25

As a fan of her music romanic Mar 2015 #41

I like that we can agree to disagree DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #51

When she can no longer get out on stage and strut her stuff, she'll be too old. Warpy Mar 2015 #19

Tina turner has been semi-retired since 2000, when she was 61. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #38

It is true IMO that we have not fought against sexism and ageism to the same extent Triana Mar 2015 #29

She should have stopped singing bubblegum music about 30 years ago. tabasco Mar 2015 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #35

+1 2naSalit Mar 2015 #44

mick jagger = 71. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #37

Cher's retirement tour lasted over 10 years Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #39

Good for her! silverweb Mar 2015 #40

She has a right to do her thing, people have a right to reject it whatchamacallit Mar 2015 #47

It is all those things, she is 100% correct. Rex Mar 2015 #53

Simply put...she is a vulgarian. Beausoir Mar 2015 #54

That's Kim Kardashian to a T. SMC22307 Mar 2015 #57

At least she's not a 'short-fingered vulgarian'... n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #67

I wonder if she'd say the same about fat people AndreaCG Mar 2015 #63

yep Madonna nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #69