Springsteen, Joel team up for Obama Benefit Concert

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: NYT/AP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Obama plans to attend the concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Oct. 16, the day after Obama's final debate with Republican John McCain at Hofstra University, located several miles outside the city in Hempstead, N.Y.

Seeing the two superstars together won't come cheap. Tickets start at $500 and range up to $10,000.

The event was first reported by the Huffington Post Web site and confirmed by an Obama aide.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Obama-Springsteen-Joel.html

[WorseBeforeBetter]

1. Those are some jaw-dropping ticket prices. Wow. (n/t)

[LynneSin]

2. It's an amazing venue, two big names in the industry and all for a good cause

Hammerstein Ballroom is a very intimate setting for a concert. You'll be able to see the sweat roll down their faces when they play!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. I appreciate that...

but how about teaming up somewhere for the unwashed masses? :P Jones Beach maybe?! Never been there myself, other than to skate the nearby paths. Madison Square Garden? The Meadowlands?!

[LynneSin]

4. They did something similiar like this back in 2004

They'll do a few small venues like Hammerstein and then do a tour across key swing states at larger venues.

[ChiciB1]

5. But They Had Many More Celebrities On Board!! I Say The More The Merrier!

I loved the 2004 concert and have it taped somewhere around this house. It went on and on and on!

They should really invite Mellencamp, REM, Eddie Vedder, JACKSON BROWNE, Bonnie Rait... some that were there in 2004!

But Bruce IS THE BOSS!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

7. Oh yeah... I went to a MoveOn party to watch that.

Incredibly inspiring!

[ChiciB1]

11. I Couldn't NOT Tape It! When I Bought My DVD I Made Sure I Had

a VCR connection too because I've taped many Musical Events! Some of my favorites from PBS where I had to stop and start because they were asking for donations and ate up a lot of tape time!

[Ian David]

13. Robin Williams is performing in Boston, and a $500 ticket gets you a personal meet-and-greet.

I told my wife it would only be worth it if it was for charity.

$500 is a lot of money.

Shazbot!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

25. That's a lotta dough to meet Mork.

Thank goodness for plastic. Oh, wait...

(Agree re the charity...)

[WriteDown]

6. Screw Billy Joel....

I still remember when he wanted to have the size limit on striped bass eliminated to help the commercial fisherman. Never mind the fact that it would have destroyed the striped bass population. He went so far as to hold up an illegal striper that he caught for a photo-op. Will never forgive him for that.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. And this is why I love DU...

I had no idea of Billy Joel's war on the striped bass. LOL

[HomerRamone]

23. like this?

(I know it's not really a bass but closest I could find...)

[WorseBeforeBetter]

24. I'll give you an A for effort.

My search was primarily returning 'Red Stripe' and 'Bass Ale'. Bailouts make me thirsty. :P

[WriteDown]

28. How can you not love this fish?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

31. I never formed a position on the fish...

but this looks pretty tasty:



Perhaps paired with a crisp Pinot Blanc?

[Bake]

35. B+ for the effort!

:rofl:

Bake

[ChiciB1]

9. Let's Try To Be Kind... Events Happen To People To MAKE THEM CHANGE

their minds!! Don't close yours! What he did was something you opposed, but remember CHANGE IS ON THE WAY!

Better still, look what CHANGE has done to The Idiot and his cronies!! May it all come true and I won't go further with my comments as to what I would like to see The Idiot to look like some day! Not a pretty picture and I oppose GUNS!!!

[WriteDown]

10. Billy Joel has never apologized for one word of his idiocy...

Obama would be wise to tell this clown to take a hike. He doesn't need him.

[ChiciB1]

12. Well Then... Obama Has A Web Site... Let Him Know! n/t

[WriteDown]

15. Not a bad idea...

but he should no better. A little research on bone-heads like this would go a long way.

[KamaAina]

20. Not only that, he celebrated it in a song

"The Downeaster 'Alexa'", which gained moderate airplay back in the day.

[WriteDown]

29. Ugh....

I had forced that from my mind. Wonder how many million he made off that stupid song.

[LanternWaste]

41. I think the focus of that song

I think the focus of that song was simply on the plight of the small, New England fisherman getting forced out business due to fuel prices, rather than a celebration of fish...

[Ian David]

14. You're gonna throw him under the bus for THAT?

He's not exactly Ben Stein, you know.

[WriteDown]

16. This was a BIG deal on LI when I lived there so...

yes.

[Ian David]

18. There is a much, MUCH larger world out there beyond the five towns, you know. n/t

[WriteDown]

30. A large population of amazing fish is...

an important issue for everyone. Commercial overfishing affects everyone.

[THUNDER HANDS]

38. i live on Long Island, read newspapers every day and follow the news

I never heard of this story.

[WriteDown]

40. You can look it up....

:).

[Chovexani]

21. Fish are serious business.

[The Stranger]

17. Where is that piece of shit Bono?

[Ian David]

19. What about that asshole Paul Newman?

His honey mustard ranch dressing is made with herbs that were NOT fair-trade certified!


What?

WHAT??

WHAT DID I SAY WRONG??

I thought we were all trying to find petty reasons to throw celebrity do-gooders under the bus in an orgy of circular firing squad destruction?

[Chovexani]

22. Too soon, bro. Too soon.

:spank:

(Any liberal celeb that eats a hot dog Chicago style is DEAD TO ME, though.)

[The Stranger]

36. Paul Newman wasn't meeting with Sarah Palin or Trent Lott.

Paul Newman wasn't licking the boots of the Republican elite.

That piece of shit Bono was doing all of these things.

Rock and Roll had its roots as protest music, but Bono seems to have forgotten that.

I'm glad that some others haven't.

[Ian David]

37. Muhmed Ali got a medal from Bush. Throwing him under the bus too? n/t

[The Stranger]

39. This is a concert. Bono is a musician. This is a rock concert. Bono is supposed to be a rock

musician. Rock music has its roots in progressive casuses. Bono has insulted that legacy.

(How much longer do I have to explain this to you?)

[John Kerry VonErich]

26. That'll do more harm than good.

nt

[brucefan]

27. Free Concert in Philly!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/paspringsteen

[WorseBeforeBetter]

32. Oooh...

I'm giving you an assignment, newbie. ;-) Please re-post when it's officially announced.

Oh wait, 2004. You're new like I'm new!

[brucefan]

33. No thanks

do it yourself.

[LanternWaste]

34. Two of my fav's...

Two of my fav's in concert. Now *that's* a dream ticket! :)

[DebbieCDC]

42. If I still lived on the East Coast (DC) I'd be there

$500 for Obama and Bruce? Not even a second thought