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Tacoma (Washington) casino cancels Nugent shows over 'racist views'

Emerald Queen Casino will cancel two Ted Nugent concerts that were scheduled August 2 and 3 over allegations of racist remarks by the singer.

Puyallup Tribe officials said the decision came after learning that Nugent has said racist remarks. The tribal council said they also received threats from community members wanting the casino to cancel his shows...

The tribe says it booked Nugent without realizing he espoused "racist attitudes and views..."

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Originally Posted by DevilsSon (Post 1180601)

Right - I completely missed his 'subhuman mongrel' comment. Seems that even The New Yorker dissected it. http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-da...in-translation

Anyhow - while he is a nutter, I doubt he actually is a racist. Sometimes people say disgusting things without implying their terrible connotations. I certainly was guilty of using homophobic language in the past and it's a self-conscious effort to completely remove it from my vocabulary. Sometimes I might still slip a 'you gay bastard' in a random conversation and then I feel terribly guilty. Never ever have I been a homophobe though.

And I find Nugent's music interesting to be fair. Wondering what he thinks about Jon Bon Bon nowadays...back in the day they were like buds, weren't they? He's probably on Richie's side :D

I used to use homophobic language like that a lot as well, back in high school, and I'm trying correct that as well. I'm happy to say I've been pretty successful, and have even manager to correct some of my friends behavior as well, by speaking up about it. :)

Btw - the Nuge may also be a pedophile. http://www.examiner.com/article/romn...-says-so-video

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Originally Posted by Raz0r (Post 1180743)

Never heard that Courtney Love quote...god damn it, that sounds disgusting.
Anyhow - I won't deny that I am a fan musically speaking. Probably one of the greatest riff masters in history and sure thing a great entertainer.

And I always remember this - while sleeping in front of the Olympiastadion in Munich just to make it front row back in 2006.... Richie was rocking out with the Nuge in a club. I had no idea there was this concert, otherwise, it would have been much better use of my time. Ah well.
http://www.tednugent.de/bm220.jpg

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Originally Posted by DevilsSon (Post 1180744)

...while sleeping in front of the Olympiastadion in Munich just to make it front row back in 2006.... Richie was rocking out with the Nuge in a club...

In 2006? That was a busy year for him, LOL!

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SuperGroup was a 2006 reality show on VH1 that followed five well-known hard rock and heavy metal musicians over a 12-day period during which they lived together in a Las Vegas mansion in order to create, plan and perform a live show together. The show, which aired in seven segments, starred band members Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian, Ted Nugent and Evan Seinfeld. Doc McGhee, who had previously worked with Bach and his band Skid Row, appeared as the band's manager. Journalist Lonn Friend and photographer Ross Halfin...appeared on the show...

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Originally Posted by rocknation (Post 1180817)

In 2006? That was a busy year for him, LOL!

He is an incredibly busy musician. I think he averaged more than 300 gigs a year through the 70s and 80s. That's as close to a show a day as you get. The rest he used to record his albums. I know... He is not a likable character but if all musicians worked as hard as him, we'd get a lot more great music.

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RawStory: Ted Nugent, who occasionally takes time away from making racist and anti-Semitic statements to play music, failed to draw much of a crowd at a...concert...in New Hampshire (USA)...driving the promoters to end “Laconiafest” a day early...

“There sure were a gaggle of beautiful, sexy, skinny gals out there tonight and as always, it is incredibly inspiring to see everybody smiling and dancing to my songs,” he told Ultimate Classic Rock. “Tonight was an out-of-the-park musical home run! Lucky, lucky me!”

...(But) the festival has been beset by abysmal ticket sales and failed to draw much of an audience Friday — even though tickets to see Nugent were slashed from $67 for general admission to $5. The band scheduled to play Saturday cancelled...

Too bad this wasn't one of the events that Tickmaster had decided were worth a pair of free tickets as part of their settlement for overcharging. You and a guest could have seen Ted for LESS than those chumps who put up five dollars, LOL!

Ticketmaster Settlement Refund Info