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Post by PoP80 on Apr 29, 2015 10:44:33 GMT -5
I know that Erik has a favorite quote of Linda's, so I was curious about what "Linda-isms" others relate to.
There are so many good ones, but this is one of my personal favorites:
I also recall a long time ago that she mentioned in an interview how much she likes wallpaper. I remember her saying that she would "wallpaper her eyelids if she could" and for some reason, I found that really hilarious!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 21:28:10 GMT -5
"In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more."
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Post by Dianna on Apr 29, 2015 22:40:27 GMT -5
"In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more." My favorite too)
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Post by Sloan on Apr 30, 2015 13:10:27 GMT -5
I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers.
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Post by moe on Apr 30, 2015 13:13:03 GMT -5
I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers. Rats!!! you stole mine LOL I guess if you snooze you loose.
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Post by Guest on May 2, 2015 2:18:48 GMT -5
One of my favorites was the conversation on the Dick Cavett Show when in conversation the topic of sex came up and Linda invoked Virginia Slims as a way liberated women could have a substitute phallus that was longer than the mans.
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Post by Fav Quote on May 2, 2015 7:35:48 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures."
Before you think that I'm criticizing her with this quote, let me explain. This was at a concert in 1974 and no matter what she says now, Linda was absolutely a true rock 'n roller with the authentic attitude and as cool and hip as all get out. I was a teenager when I read that quote and it made me absolutely adore her. She had guts, she was fiery and no one was going to control her. She is still that way. The story goes that she asked politely that all flash pictures be taken during the second song of the concert and a guy kept distracting her. So she threw her tambourine at him frisbee style from the stage. It missed him and hit a woman audience member in the shin. Horrible behavior for a chanteuse singing standards and mariachi but perfect for the Country Rock Queen that she was at the time. Am I a terrible person that it still me smile to think about it? If that story turns out to be not true don't tell me because I love it.
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Post by PoP80 on May 2, 2015 7:58:10 GMT -5
That is a great story! As far as I know, it's true, but unfortunately I wasn't there. She can be feisty for sure, but just think of the context of these rowdy crowds. The conundrum is that this is the same person with stage fright who stared at her shoes in concert not too long before this. Quite a contrast…but I guess we're all multifaceted and complex.
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Post by Dianna on May 2, 2015 14:45:19 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures." Before you think that I'm criticizing her with this quote, let me explain. This was at a concert in 1974 and no matter what she says now, Linda was absolutely a true rock 'n roller with the authentic attitude and as cool and hip as all get out. I was a teenager when I read that quote and it made me absolutely adore her. She had guts, she was fiery and no one was going to control her. She is still that way. The story goes that she asked politely that all flash pictures be taken during the second song of the concert and a guy kept distracting her. So she threw her tambourine at him frisbee style from the stage. It missed him and hit a woman audience member in the shin. Horrible behavior for a chanteuse singing standards and mariachi but perfect for the Country Rock Queen that she was at the time. Am I a terrible person that it still me smile to think about it? If that story turns out to be not true don't tell me because I love it. well lucky nobody was hurt. Also, if something like that happened today, Linda would have been in deep trouble, probably sued.with all the camera phones, I have no doubt the incident would have been recorded by a concert goer and would have gone viral. If she did hurl a tambourine, that's terrible behavior. That said, if I got hit I would have been pissed and thrown it back at her! lol
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Post by sliderocker on May 2, 2015 16:30:36 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures." Before you think that I'm criticizing her with this quote, let me explain. This was at a concert in 1974 and no matter what she says now, Linda was absolutely a true rock 'n roller with the authentic attitude and as cool and hip as all get out. I was a teenager when I read that quote and it made me absolutely adore her. She had guts, she was fiery and no one was going to control her. She is still that way. The story goes that she asked politely that all flash pictures be taken during the second song of the concert and a guy kept distracting her. So she threw her tambourine at him frisbee style from the stage. It missed him and hit a woman audience member in the shin. Horrible behavior for a chanteuse singing standards and mariachi but perfect for the Country Rock Queen that she was at the time. Am I a terrible person that it still me smile to think about it? If that story turns out to be not true don't tell me because I love it. well lucky nobody was hurt. Also, if something like that happened today, Linda would have been in deep trouble, probably sued.with all the camera phones, I have no doubt the incident would have been recorded by a concert goer and would have gone viral. If she did hurl a tambourine, that's terrible behavior. That said, if I got hit I would have been pissed and thrown it back at her! lol Linda did hurl the tambourine at the party who was taking the photos, missed and hit the woman. I had never heard where the woman was hit at in the news report (and yes, it made the news) but it was said the woman had a minor cut because one of the tambourine jingles/cymbals had hit her. I never knew if that part of the story was accurate but if it was, Linda was lucky not only in avoiding being sued but also in not being arrested. That could've been a public relations nightmare. It was terrible behavior on Linda's part.
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Post by erik on May 2, 2015 23:45:57 GMT -5
Quote by sliderocker:
It may not have been Linda on her best behavior (this incident, I think, happened in Bakersfield, the West Coast honky-tonk C&W capital), and it carried the risk of a suit or some time in the Bakesfield motel, but fans can sometimes cross a certain line that then makes the performers cross that same line in turn and do things they know they probably shouldn't.
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Post by Dianna on May 3, 2015 0:51:39 GMT -5
Quote by sliderocker: It may not have been Linda on her best behavior (this incident, I think, happened in Bakersfield, the West Coast honky-tonk C&W capital), and it carried the risk of a suit or some time in the Bakesfield motel, but fans can sometimes cross a certain line that then makes the performers cross that same line in turn and do things they know they probably shouldn't. True. but I can bet if kanye west pulled that crap we'd be all over his ass. It was bad behavior on Linda's part. You guys shouldn't have told me. lol
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Post by Belle on May 3, 2015 6:22:45 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures." Linda must really hate cameras in the audience. I saw her at a Festival in San Antonio in the 90's, she was doing the Mariachi thing. Between songs, she would point at people in the audience and say things like "Put away that camera...and you over there with the video camera, that's illegal!" And it was during the day, so flash was not an issue. It was a real bummer, people started walking out. We came to hear her sing, not to police the audience. Security was hired to perform that function, not her. But that is Linda. Anyway, for my favorite quote, I believe from the early years of MTV: There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.
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Post by Guest on May 3, 2015 10:06:29 GMT -5
She has done that (asked no flash photos during the performance) from her early days on. There may be several reasons most of all the distraction. Partly because of hating photos of herself possibly out of self-consciousness although she never seemed to mind a fan requesting to take a photo with her which I thought was nice. It means a lot to fans. Not all stars will pose like that, especially today. Some actually charge for that these days.
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Post by sliderocker on May 3, 2015 14:30:36 GMT -5
It may not have been Linda on her best behavior (this incident, I think, happened in Bakersfield, the West Coast honky-tonk C&W capital), and it carried the risk of a suit or some time in the Bakesfield motel, but fans can sometimes cross a certain line that then makes the performers cross that same line in turn and do things they know they probably shouldn't. I want to say it happened in San Francisco but I don't remember exactly where that event did take place. Fans taking photos have always been part of the concert event but it seems like a lot of artists, not just Linda, adopted a no photos policy, which in these days of super high ticket prices, I think is nuts! People are sometimes paying up to $300 or more for a concert that if they're lucky, will last a couple of hours. In most instances, there's no longer an opening act and the ticket information says the show will start at a certain time, and then an hour later, you're still waiting for the artist to show. And when he/she/they show up, no photos. Of course, I also understand where the artists are coming from as some of those "fans" taking photos are not fans at all but professional photographers who will then sell copies of the photos they took at the concerts. And the artists aren't receiving compensation for their images being sold. I don't blame them for that. But, when you're talking about a fan taking photo, most don't have good camera equipment and most photos are too amateurish to be sold. Getting back to Linda, I think it was claimed the constant flashing of the cameras was a distraction for her. Made it difficult for her to keep time to the songs, losing where she was supposed to come in at or getting ahead of the band. I thought that was a flimsy excuse but have heard of other artists claiming to have been blinded temporarily by so many flashes going off at once. Still, there are just as many artists who don't have a problem with photos being taken or even the concerts being recorded. But, I still believe Linda should've just kept her temper in check as it wasn't the kind of publicity she needed, even though back in the day, it wasn't the kind of news story that would've been dragged out over weeks or months.
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Post by sliderocker on May 3, 2015 14:45:19 GMT -5
Linda must really hate cameras in the audience. I saw her at a Festival in San Antonio in the 90's, she was doing the Mariachi thing. Between songs, she would point at people in the audience and say things like "Put away that camera...and you over there with the video camera, that's illegal!" And it was during the day, so flash was not an issue. It was a real bummer, people started walking out. We came to hear her sing, not to police the audience. Security was hired to perform that function, not her. But that is Linda. I can't imagine Linda policing the audience over taking photos with cameras or recording a concert with a video camera, telling the person with the video camera that it was illegal. She would had to have known what the law was in every city and state regarding an issue like that. Recording a concert with a video camera may have been illegal where she lived but maybe not in San Antonio. Linda repeatedly telling the audience to put away cameras sounded so divaish or childish, but there may have been another reason and probably was another reason she didn't want photos taken. It sounded like something that should've been handled better.
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Post by Belle on May 3, 2015 22:30:54 GMT -5
I can't imagine Linda policing the audience over taking photos with cameras or recording a concert with a video camera, telling the person with the video camera that it was illegal. She really did exactly that...I was one of the guilty, although I was far enough away that she didn't single me out like she did others. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by Belle on May 3, 2015 22:46:52 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures." If that story turns out to be not true don't tell me because I love it. The tambourine story came from an old 1975 Rolling Stone article, so it must be true! It's a long read, so I'm posting that particular part: Bakersfield was where Ronstadt lost her temper, something her friends say she has learned to keep in check in recent years. Onstage, she is easily distracted by exploding flashbulbs. At Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, the stage is only a foot or two high and the front row is only the width of an aisle away from the edge of the stage. After the opener, "Colorado," Linda asked that all flash pictures be taken during the second song, "That'll Be the Day." But one man in the front row either didn't hear or didn't want to hear Ronstadt's request and he kept shooting away. On the instrumental break of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles," she gestured for him to quit- and he didn't.
Last time she got really mad, Linda tried kicking in a door and broke her leg. Before that, she heaved a wax candle at a loudmouthed customer at the Troubadour (she was in the audience, not onstage). Here in Bakersfield, she completed "Silver Threads" and hurled her tambourine, Frisbee style, at the flasher. "That was for the asshole who keeps taking flash pictures," she said and repeated her request.
Linda recovered and rolled through the rest of the hour-long set with ease; she received an encore call from a mostly tepid crowd. After the concert, she packed up her knitting case quickly, joked with the band and talked with Asher and crew members about the sound system. As for the tambourine incident, she was sorry- not about having thrown the instrument, but about her poor aim. "I hit some girl in the shin," she said, and made a face that said something between "Oops" and "Yikes."
Obviously the girl did not complain, she likely made off with Linda Ronstadt's tambourine! Wonder what that little piece of memorabilia would go for on eBay...
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Post by Dianna on May 4, 2015 0:07:06 GMT -5
"That was for the a****** who keeps taking flash pictures." If that story turns out to be not true don't tell me because I love it. The tambourine story came from an old 1975 Rolling Stone article, so it must be true! It's a long read, so I'm posting that particular part: Bakersfield was where Ronstadt lost her temper, something her friends say she has learned to keep in check in recent years. Onstage, she is easily distracted by exploding flashbulbs. At Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, the stage is only a foot or two high and the front row is only the width of an aisle away from the edge of the stage. After the opener, "Colorado," Linda asked that all flash pictures be taken during the second song, "That'll Be the Day." But one man in the front row either didn't hear or didn't want to hear Ronstadt's request and he kept shooting away. On the instrumental break of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles," she gestured for him to quit- and he didn't.
Last time she got really mad, Linda tried kicking in a door and broke her leg. Before that, she heaved a wax candle at a loudmouthed customer at the Troubadour (she was in the audience, not onstage). Here in Bakersfield, she completed "Silver Threads" and hurled her tambourine, Frisbee style, at the flasher. "That was for the asshole who keeps taking flash pictures," she said and repeated her request.
Linda recovered and rolled through the rest of the hour-long set with ease; she received an encore call from a mostly tepid crowd. After the concert, she packed up her knitting case quickly, joked with the band and talked with Asher and crew members about the sound system. As for the tambourine incident, she was sorry- not about having thrown the instrument, but about her poor aim. "I hit some girl in the shin," she said, and made a face that said something between "Oops" and "Yikes."
Obviously the girl did not complain, she likely made off with Linda Ronstadt's tambourine! Wonder what that little piece of memorabilia would go for on eBay... I guess I missed this particular interview as I don't recall it. I've read most of the interviews and articles on the Homepage, but it has been a long time (10 years or so) since I've read them all. I'm laughing here.. she broke her leg kicking down a door.. then threw a candle at some loudmouth.. .I'm thinking, okay she was a little bad ass back in day.. For me, where she loses her street cred is near the end of the above article..After the concert, She packed up her knitting case quickly. LOL
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Post by PoP80 on May 4, 2015 11:05:53 GMT -5
It does seem like "Madame Defarge" has a quick temper! I hope it's more in check these days because knitting is no longer an outlet...
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Post by philly on May 4, 2015 18:36:18 GMT -5
Linda seems to have little tolerance for rude, drunk, or inconsiderate behavior. Recall her tiff with Dolly Parton for delaying Trio II. She punched a rude drunk who shoved her after she asked him to be quiet at the Troubadour so hard only the wall kept him from falling down. And she slugged a drunk who propositioned her on the street one time. Also tried to wrestle a camera from a photog back in the 70s in NYC. Yup, our girl has a temper
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Post by moon on May 4, 2015 20:24:14 GMT -5
I dont care for the throwing things in the audience like tambourines or scolding her audience for taking pictures. But, i do like the punching out drunks!!! Go LR
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Post by sliderocker on May 4, 2015 21:20:47 GMT -5
She really did exactly that...I was one of the guilty, although I was far enough away that she didn't single me out like she did others. It's incredible that Linda would get so wrapped up in people taking photos at her concert, especially if ticket prices were pretty high. I remember trying to get tickets for my sister and me in the 90s to see Stevie Nicks in Dallas, and tickets were $300 each. I couldn't believe they were that high. Kept thinking I was dealing with a scalper. But, I also knew ticket prices had been increasing and one would've thought no artist would've begrudged a fan taking a few photos after spending a lot of money for a ticket. Just out of curiosity, was that the same concert Linda gave where certain fans were expecting Linda to sing her hits and instead she performed songs from her Spanish-language recordings without any advance warning not to expect her to perform any of her hits? I could've seen her losing fans on either, and she probably did lose a few at the time.
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Post by sliderocker on May 4, 2015 21:42:03 GMT -5
I guess I missed this particular interview as I don't recall it. I've read most of the interviews and articles on the Homepage, but it has been a long time (10 years or so) since I've read them all. I'm laughing here.. she broke her leg kicking down a door.. then threw a candle at some loudmouth.. .I'm thinking, okay she was a little bad ass back in day.. For me, where she loses her street cred is near the end of the above article..After the concert, She packed up her knitting case quickly. LOL I read it but I had forgotten some of the story. I think Linda definitely had a fiery temper and it's a wonder that fiery temper didn't get her into quite a bit of trouble, especially with the law. The tambourine hurling episode could've gotten her arrested on assault and battery charges because although the person who upset her was taking pictures, that didn't give her the right to lose her temper and hurl the tambourine. I'm kind of wondering if there was a police report made about the incident? It's also sad that Rolling Stone reported Linda said she was sorry, not for hitting the fan but for missing the photographer. That made it seem like she was unfeeling about any harm she may have caused the fan, although given we are talking about Rolling Stone, it's conceivable they could've left something out.
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Post by Belle on May 4, 2015 22:29:53 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity, was that the same concert Linda gave where certain fans were expecting Linda to sing her hits and instead she performed songs from her Spanish-language recordings without any advance warning not to expect her to perform any of her hits? I could've seen her losing fans on either, and she probably did lose a few at the time. The concert I attended in San Antonio was at Sea World one summer in the 1990's. She toured San Antonio a lot on her Spanish material--until 2009, I believe her last ever live concert was in SA, which has a very large Spanish speaking population. I don't recall any discontent or complaint about her not singing her pop music, just her chastising people for taking pictures/videos. And she only did that once. I had taken 3 pics, then hid my old 35mm camera in my bag lol. She was awesome, I was not disappointed. Her voice was so powerful to be heard over and blend well with that large (very loud) mariachi band. That was 20'ish years ago, before digital cameras/phones & the internet/youtube. The intellectual property issues at that time were bootleg videos and recordings being sold on the black market, which I'm pretty sure was illegal. These days a lot of those old bootlegs are on youtube, garnering hits and ad revenue for the poster, and artists don't seem to even care anymore, as it's like free advertising and maybe keeps them relevant? Anyway, Linda is definitely no pushover. Her combativeness only adds to her cuteness imo
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Post by Dianna on May 5, 2015 1:03:41 GMT -5
I heard or read Linda tore the button (s) off an annoying photographers shirt.. The angry photographer then warned her he would report her actions to the police, She in turn replied, "Good, maybe he can sew your button back on."
Boy, the more I read Linda makes Sean Penn seem like Mickey Mouse
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Post by Belle on May 5, 2015 1:59:43 GMT -5
Sorry Pop80, your "quotes" thread has turned into a "badass Linda" thread lol. But I wanna hear more! Maybe we need a separate thread.
Linda speaks only good of her family and growing up, I do the same of mine. But she was raised with 2 brothers. I was raised with 3. And from my experience those pesky brothers will tune up your anger nicely as you're growing up... And you also learn how to physically fight pretty well. My brother and I stopped battling as we grew older and mellowed out (smoking pot and watching sesame street together after school helped us bond lol).
Basically nobody cares if you get into it with a sibling. You'll not likely be arrested for that. But as you become an adult it takes awhile to learn to curb that automatic response around other people who piss you off.
I think Linda comes by it honest. She actually talks about her anger in the book when she recounts the story of the photographer in NY who continually harasses her on her way to the theater, calling her the "B" and "C" words. And how her bodyguard was there to protect HIM from HER lol.
And I have graduated from Party Girl to Desperado!
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Post by eddiejinnj on May 5, 2015 8:20:28 GMT -5
off subject but my posts from the old forum did not get transferred. I think others' numbers reflect the old forum too. am I mistaken? some post more than me but I didn't think THAT much. this whole thread shows the Linda can be right and she can be wrong like other people. moon, you like the punching out part because Linda was accosted and defending herself? just want to be sure we as a forum are not advocating punching out all drunks for whatever reason. I seem to recall that linda has always been that way with flash cameras. unless, I am creating a memory, I think it even said it at certain venues. eddiejinnj
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Post by PoP80 on May 5, 2015 8:44:55 GMT -5
Whoa...I had forgotten about all of these incidents. I'm sure glad she never got that mad at me! I'm very tiny and if she punched me, I'd probably be in "groupie heaven" with multiple fractures. There's a fine line between being feisty and completely out of control--ouch!!!
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Post by Derek on May 5, 2015 13:55:14 GMT -5
If I had a tambourine thrown at me by Linda Ronstadt, after getting hit I would probably brag and tell everyone who listens, "I got hit by Linda Ronstadt!"
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