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North Dakota Lawmakers Deny Bono, Kenny Chesney SO Not Gay, Ian Astbury Gets Shit Together

2/16/07, 9:17 am EST

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  • Isn’t rejecting Bono kind of like not honoring a request on your daughter’s wedding day? Apparently North Dakota’s lawmakers aren’t concerned. The state’s House quashed a Bono-honoring resolution 58-35 on Thursday. The proposal wanted to recognize rock’s favorite preacher for his “advocacy of debt relief for Third World countries.” As an aside, some particularly clueless lawmakers apparently confused Bono with Sonny Bono.
  • We had forgotten that anyone thinks Kenny Chesney (that country superstar Renee Zellweger married for four minutes after splitting with Jack White) was rumored to be gay. But according to Chesney, those rumors we’ve spaced are seriously not true. Good to know.
  • Riders On The Storm (aka Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger plus the Cult’s Ian Astbury on vocals) is searching for a new singer, the NME reports. Astbury (one of rock’s greatest Ians) seems finally to have realized he deserves better than a gig filling in for Jim Morrisson, and has decided to get the Cult back together. Right. On.
  • Gross. Apparently J Lo and Marc Anthony are the latest Hollywood celebs to drink the Scientology Kool Aid.
  • Check out OK Go’s video for their second single “Do What You Want.” It involved camouflage paisley.

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Scott P | 2/16/2007, 9:23 am EST

It’s actually OK Go’s third single, they first had “A Million Ways,” their first video to go nuts on YouTube.

KC | 2/16/2007, 10:02 am EST

post his dang tour dates, i thought you guys were a music mag (rag)

Betta Recognize | 2/16/2007, 10:12 am EST

Oh, poor Saint Bono, not getting the recognition he deserves. Why doesn’t he see about what he could do for the poor society in the good ol’ U.S.A? Oh wait, I am sure his $1K shades are for a good cause!

parsons. | 2/16/2007, 10:28 am EST

North Dakota apparently counts as the ‘Midwest’ now?

parsons. | 2/16/2007, 10:30 am EST

Oh, I see – what these people did is apparently “clueless,” and people from the Midwest are “clueless,” as in they aren’t from either of the coasts. Makes more sense now.

NYC Nate | 2/16/2007, 10:59 am EST

Oh, Parsons…

Yes, North Dakota is in the midwest. Yes, people in the midwest tend to espouse very archaic and obsolete view points in the shadows of their blind religious (superstitious tribal nonsense) views. But, what Ms. Goodman was referring to as being ‘clueless’ was the fact that some of the lawmakers could not distinguish between Bono and Sonny Bono, which IS fairly clueless unless you’ve been holed away in the American tundra fraternizing with Canucks for the past 20 years or so. That’s why I moved to New York from Chicago.

BarryG | 2/16/2007, 11:07 am EST

Ian “Mac” McCullough of Echo & the Bunnymen would make as good a Riders on the Storm frontman as anyone. Presumably, it’d be only a part-time gig, so the Bunnymen could continue. It’d raise the Bunnymen’s profile. And Mac and Ray have history. Ray: call Mac!

Barry

canada11 | 2/16/2007, 11:09 am EST

hey ‘betta recgonize’
why don’t you do something about the poor in the usa since you live there. don’t point the finger atleast he’s doing something.

Everyday | 2/16/2007, 11:12 am EST

Because the poor in the USA are millionaires compared to the poor in Africa. Get a clue.

parsons. | 2/16/2007, 11:24 am EST

their “view points” get espoused “in the shadows” of their religious views? that’s almost poetic. it sounds surprisingly like some douche that moved from chicago to NY because ‘people in the midwest are so closed-minded!’ ‘oh my god, i was basically oppressed by their “archaic” confusion between bono and some guy from the 30’s or something!’

NYC Nate | 2/16/2007, 11:35 am EST

Well, Parsons. I would like to thank the “middle folks” for re-electing Bush, since apparently you’ve taken it upon yourself to be the champion of the midwest (or North Dakota isn’t a part of the midwest, right?). Good job on that one. Don’t you have a bible thumpin’ party to get ready for? Go milk the cows, reshoe the horses and get the covered wagon ready for tonight, ya dick…

anonymous | 2/16/2007, 11:50 am EST

Camouflage paisley?! I’m scared.

Lobsters | 2/16/2007, 12:23 pm EST

Scientology is cooler than Bono worship. So some place decided not to have “We Love Bono” Day, are we supposed to be offended?
But I’m sure they already have “We Love Michael Anthony” Day, right?

Nicholas | 2/16/2007, 12:30 pm EST

Nothing against Bono, but wouldn’t it be better to honor unsung people who aren’t celebs that help the poor?

coemgen | 2/16/2007, 12:33 pm EST

Hahaha. Like the comment about Scientology, Elizabeth. It’s the new Kabbalah you know.

I love how spirituality has become a fashion statement. I wonder what people will be wearing next?

redhead | 2/16/2007, 12:39 pm EST

We North Dakotans, although land locked for thousands of miles and hundreds of miles from a city of any size, are isolated, but not quite THAT stupid. Except the legislators of course.

tbone | 2/16/2007, 2:00 pm EST

Kenny’s just trying to curry favor with Tim Hardaway, who hates gays.

North Dakota | 2/16/2007, 2:44 pm EST

Way to go North Dakota! What a bunch of Ass Clowns! I forgot they had no connection with the outside world.

sethyo | 2/16/2007, 3:02 pm EST

I love 30Rock!!!

the truth | 2/16/2007, 4:43 pm EST

bono sucks, musically speaking

jungleland | 2/16/2007, 5:10 pm EST

Can I sing for the Doors?

Mark | 2/16/2007, 5:22 pm EST

Although the presence of people like “NYC Nate” is quite humourous and makes for constant laughs, it is nonetheless quite alarming that people of his mentality a. believe that they know what they are talking about, and b. have a good bit of influence over other mindless youngsters. It is goddamned double edged sword.

Jenn B | 2/16/2007, 6:15 pm EST

Can’t believe a journalist for Rolling Stone can’t spell the last name for The Doors properly. Freakin ridiculous.

parsons. | 2/16/2007, 8:46 pm EST

they actually removed a post of mine…with no swear words or anything…wow. rolling stone – fight the man! what a bunch of tools.

peckerfauxwood | 2/16/2007, 9:59 pm EST

Anybody that sings a tune like Tou Tou touch…. down Tenneessee is a gay candidate. But so what. Being gay never stopped Mitch Mconnell, Elton John, tye Herndon or Toby Keith lol

Trip | 2/17/2007, 12:37 am EST

The few times Bono actually goes home, he makes his wife and kids wear name tags at the dinner table.

rust | 2/17/2007, 11:29 am EST

We have representative government up here in ND, so even the stupid people are represented. But do they really need as many representatives as they have here?

jonny19 | 2/18/2007, 3:27 am EST

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Janie Jones | 2/20/2007, 3:00 pm EST

You know, if you bother to read the entire article about Bono’s lack of love from ND, it does mention that “No state. . .had approved a resolution to honor the singer.” That’s right: NO state. Not just North Dakota. Way to throw journalistic integrity to the wind for the sake of poking fun at middle America. Upholding your stereotype of North Dakotans as ignorant hicks with no connection to the world beyond our borders is, like, totally cooler than actually reporting a piece of news fairly and accurately.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to Bible-thumping and Bush-supporting. I have a lot to do before I hop in the old covered wagon and go home tonight.

Wild Horses and Dreams | 3/1/2007, 4:20 pm EST

What’s the fuss, I agree w/J Jones
ND was not alone. Anyway, there are many celebs & other unsung heroes helping the needy. Where would it end? We’re all in this together. Caretakers of Mother Earth and eachother.

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