Posted on 03/03/2006 7:05:20 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
Rocker/Actor Rick Springfield appeared in front of 1,500 screaming fans last night in downtown Orlando announcing that he became a U.S. citizen last week. He was born in Australia and had started his career there until turning 18 and then taking off to try out a career in the music business and Hollywood.
Springfield announced in front of the House of Blues crowd in Orlando on Thursday night that after 30 + years of paying so many taxes he decided it was more than time to become an American...but that was not the only announcement Springfield made.
He also came out of the political closet saying " I am not sure how this is going to go over here but I am a Republican..which in my house only means that I cancel out my wife's vote because she votes for "the other side"...so it's a wash.
Springfield took time to mock the French a bit during a portion of his 1983 hit "Don't Talk To Strangers", where a middle portion of the song is sung in French. As the verse came approached Springfield shook his head and said "ahhh geeze...the f**king french" with a lack of approval for the country.
Rick played the Star Spangled Banner and die-hard fans who had heard the news of his recent citizenship brought U.S. flags and waved in the first 3 rows.
It was a cool moment to witness for Springfield...he was the first concert I saw in the early 80s when I was eight years old. He gives time to supporting and recognizing the Aussie troops and U.S. troops fighting abroad.
Springfield adds "911 changed all the rules...how can you not love this country? I mean according to the exam to become a citizen it lets you know you can vote and hold a Federal Job! Can you imagine me as your mailman?"
I dunno bout you Freepers...but Springfield is a class act and I am happy to have him as part of the GOP circles. 17 Top 40 Hits, and 10 of those Top 5. Nice guy...really good example of someone who shows appreciation for what America has given him and his family over the years.
Welcome aboard Rick...you are a solid Christian as well.
Where is his dog? Doesn't he always pose with a dog?
Woo-hoo! If Rick comes out with a new CD, I'm gettin it!
Another has-been people are going to start worshipping because of how he votes? :P
Call me a cynic, but this appears a transparent attempt to revive a moribund career.
Isn't that what we say when "liberals" do this kind of thing?
Good for him. (I was never a fan of his tunes though...)
one more for our side. By the way, we've decided to take a trick from the Dems playbook, and have stopped going to movies. Why subsidize an industry devoted to pressing the hard left Democratic agenda? Anyone agree with this?
Looks like I need to go out and buy an album
1. I'm Not In Love (10CC) 2. Under The Milky Way (The Church) 3. Life In A Northern Town (Dream Academy) 4. Broken Wings (Mister Mister) duet with Richard Page 5. Human (Human League) 6. Holding On To Yesterday (Ambrosia) 7. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) 8. Waiting For A Girl Like You (Foreigner) 9. Let's Go Out Tonite (Blue Nile) 10. For No One (Beatles) 11. Miss You Nights (Cliff Richard) 12. Blue Rose (Lizz Wright) 13. Cry (Rick Springfield) 14. Imagine (John Lennon)
No, we say "just another commie, nothing to see here...."
No need to be a cynic...Rick is pro-life and pro-America...always has been and said so at his shows. His career is one that he chose to die down in order to raise his kids in the 1990s and he was in a horrible ATV accident that almost cost him his life. He is also a devout Christian.
I haven't attended a movie in 13 years. I don't miss it at all. Sitting in front of a 61" big screen with surround sound at home suits me just fine. And I've saved thousands of dollars on popcorn and snacks!
Saw him here at The Mullet Festival a couple years back. Great show, but he broke his guitar accidentally..........
No, it's more of a case of an entertainer that decent people can support without holding their noses.
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