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07-16-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='944515' date='Jul 16 2009, 09:08 PM

I think CNN was still trying to find a good photo of Madonna so in an effort to break the story first, I think they threw a page up featuring Madonna's lead guitarist and his car! Again, I'm really glad I saved a copy of it -- here it is...

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07-16-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by v_therussian' post='944520' date='Jul 17 2009, 12:13 AM

I got your back

Thanks, I couldn't pass that one up -- besides, you know someone else would have done it eventually so, like CNN, I had to scoop everyone!

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07-17-2009, 03:52 AM

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Not to make light of the situation, but...

...what the fuck are the words "53 year old man" and "Madonna concert" doing in the same paragraph, let alone the same sentence?

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07-17-2009, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='944841' date='Jul 17 2009, 07:52 AM

Not to make light of the situation, but...

...what the fuck are the words "53 year old man" and "Madonna concert" doing in the same paragraph, let alone the same sentence?

I'm might be missing your point but if you're thinking the 53 year old man was a concert goer, you may want to re-read the article. I think the guy that died was a worker helping to build the stage for the show...

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07-17-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='944849' date='Jul 17 2009, 08:11 AM

Yeah, I did miss that - didn't read it - just the first sentence or two. It as a joke about a 53 year old man being a Madonna fan, but I guess that's possible too.

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07-17-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='945001' date='Jul 17 2009, 11:42 AM

Yeah, I did miss that - didn't read it - just the first sentence or two. It as a joke about a 53 year old man being a Madonna fan, but I guess that's possible too.

I agree that was a good "joke" and sadly, I think there are plenty of 53 year old Madonna fans...

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07-18-2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='945540' date='Jul 18 2009, 12:30 AM

I agree that was a good "joke" and sadly, I think there are plenty of 53 year old Madonna fans...

I think many people have forgotten that her first album came out 26 years ago

so the possibility of her having 50+ year old fans is very likely.

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07-18-2009, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='945731' date='Jul 18 2009, 08:40 AM

I think many people have forgotten that her first album came out 26 years ago

so the possibility of her having 50+ year old fans is very likely.

Nah. A 50 something person grew up around 70s Rock & Roll. They'd never like Madonna music. Blondie, maybe, but not Madonna.

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07-18-2009, 05:56 AM

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A second person working on the construction has died as a result of this accident.

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07-20-2009, 10:43 AM

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Despite my opinion of Madonna or her fans, I find nothing strange about a 53-year-old fan (yes, I know it was a worker) of a 50-year-old musician whose career spans three decades. They are contemporaries afterall. I imagine when I'm that age I still will be attending the occasional concert if a band I enjoyed years before played a gig. If you think there wasn't a touch of gray in the crowd when Led Zepplin played a couple of years ago, you didn't watch the same footage I did.