Billy Bob Thornton will NOT be the next Ambassador to Canada

[marmar]

:think:



AP via Yahoo!:



Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels Canadian tour (AP)

TORONTO - Billy Bob Thornton's band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country's fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online.

The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson on Thursday in Toronto , where they reportedly were booed and met with catcalls of "Here comes the gravy."

A note posted on Nelson's Web site Friday said the Boxmasters were canceling the rest of their Canadian dates "due to one band member and several of the crew having the flu."

The cancellation came two days after Thornton made world headlines with a belligerent appearance on CBC radio's "Q." ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/billy-bob-thorntons-band-cancels-canadian-tour-ap

[rucky]

1. I'm sure it has nothing to do with his band sucking.

[Oregone]

2. The problem with Mash Potatos with Gravy is....

You get these fucking loony 912 idiots gathering in coffee shops screaming about jews, black people, brainwashing college, and burning books. Yeah, you may find more low-brow unsophisticated personality in the states, but no fucking thanks.

The sanity of that nation is compromised