The never ending "farewell/reunion" tours

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satchmosatchmo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I don't understand. Doesn't farewell mean goodbye? Yet so many of these aging rock musicians seem to come back for yet another farewell tour.

If it's not the Who, or the Stones, it's some other dinosaur band who needs to come back to milk the cow completely dry.

The latest being Simon and Garfunkel. I laugh when they say that they're putting their differences aside to come back to play one last time. Didn't they do that in Central Park like 10 years ago and then again a few years after that. Then they were on the Grammys together. Yeah, they really can't stand each other!

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    the generalthe general Posts: 649member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by satchmo

    I don't understand. Doesn't farewell mean goodbye? Yet so many of these aging rock musicians seem to come back for yet another farewell tour.

    If it's not the Who, or the Stones, it's some other dinosaur band who needs to come back to milk the cow completely dry.

    The latest being Simon and Garfunkel. I laugh when they say that they're putting their differences aside to come back to play one last time. Didn't they do that in Central Park like 10 years ago and then again a few years after that. Then they were on the Grammys together. Yeah, they really can't stand each other!



    Rock stars are like the shits, sure they go away, but they always come back.

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  • Reply 2 of 8
    audiopollutionaudiopollution Posts: 3,226member
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    Originally posted by The General

    Rock stars are like the shits, sure they go away, but they always come back.





    Then they die, and someone creates a thread about them here.



    A few years later, Rolling Stone will write a '100 Best Rock Stars Ever' article. It will exclude an important rock star (who will likely be dead).



    This will then provoke someone to create a thread on AI again.



    Rinse. Repeat.
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    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by The General

    Rock stars are like the shits, sure they go away, but they always come back.





    sinatra retired all the time too. not just rock stars. it's probably very very difficult to leave all that ego gratification behind.



    believe it or not central park was 20 years ago.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    bungebunge Posts: 7,329member
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    Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

    sinatra retired all the time too.



    Yeah, but Sinatra could do what he wanted and still get all the women.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    chinneychinney Posts: 1,019member
    Is Murbot planning a farewell tour?
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Chinney

    Is Murbot planning a farewell tour?



    i think he's trying to get his original member back.
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    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

    i think he's trying to get his original member back.



    Nice.
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    jimdreamworxjimdreamworx Posts: 1,098member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by satchmo

    Doesn't farewell mean goodbye?



    Hmm. To fare well... to do pretty good.



    Considering how much these dinosaur bands charge the aging yuppies for tickets, I'd say they are faring pretty well!



    And the Eagles are doing it with Hell Freezing Over.

    I kinda thought that was a bit more definite that "farewell".

    Oh, well...
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