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2016 Postmortem

pangaia

(24,324 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 01:06 PM Dec 2016

Breaking: Andrea Bocelli confirms he will sing for Trump - See more at: http://slippedisc.com/2016/1 [View all]

They finally found someone to perform at the Crowning Ceremony..
OMG !

http://slippedisc.com/2016/12/breaking-bocelli-confirms-he-will-sing-for-trump/#comment-131072

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Breaking: Andrea Bocelli confirms he will sing for Trump - See more at: http://slippedisc.com/2016/1 [View all] pangaia Dec 2016 OP

7 Trump supporters: "Oh yeah, I've heard of them I guess..." Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #1

Why is this funny? I've alway liked Bocelli. Now I'm rethinking that...nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #2

Me too but I'm done with him forever now. Dumbass!.. Little Star Dec 2016 #3

Everyone has their opinion, which is fine.. pangaia Dec 2016 #14

Hmmm...I see. It appears that I've been outed as not being a member of the snobbery hill society. nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #16

HA HA!! touche.. pangaia Dec 2016 #18

Me as well - no doubt! jonno99 Dec 2016 #19

Oh man, that is so perfect. He is totally "Kenny G" of opera. Andre Rieu at least had a legit Coventina Dec 2016 #20

Why do I even KNOW of Kenny G and Rieu?? Even THAT is embarrassing.. pangaia Dec 2016 #22

Haha! Well, as another poster pointed out....If you watch PBS at all.... Coventina Dec 2016 #24

I went to a Rieu show some years back tavernier Dec 2016 #37

I doubt trump impresses him either... pangaia Dec 2016 #38

Maybe he can sing Ave Melania BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #4

Stolen from another poster in GD: "Bocelli is an opera singer the way Tump is a president" Coventina Dec 2016 #5

Bocelli is totally overrated. He consistently sings flat. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #7

And that's not all.. pangaia Dec 2016 #15

Maybe Trump will wave to him frazzled Dec 2016 #6

Oh please oh please! Coventina Dec 2016 #8

Career suicide. n/t dgibby Dec 2016 #9

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #10

Add him to my "dead to me" list. femmocrat Dec 2016 #11

Bocelli is great, but at least TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #12

There are reasons why 'great' singers will have nothing to do with it...... pangaia Dec 2016 #17

Bocelli is basically just a pop singer who had some classical training. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #21

Yes, she is.. An ex- girl friend of mine studied with her briefly. Years ago. pangaia Dec 2016 #23

He will be singing "Proud to be an American/God bless the USA" Freethinker65 Dec 2016 #13

Will he mock the blind man like he did the reporter with spastic condition? kimbutgar Dec 2016 #25

Kanye was his connection I bet jodymarie aimee Dec 2016 #26

And he's not American matt819 Dec 2016 #27

Blind foreigner duped into singing for treasonous tyrant. Wait- rzemanfl Dec 2016 #28

Not necessarily. pangaia Dec 2016 #31

So unless he wants to sing acapella they have to get other willing rzemanfl Dec 2016 #32

Yes. pangaia Dec 2016 #33

I predict canned back up. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #34

Time to Say Goodbye, hopefully Blue Owl Dec 2016 #29

+1 cry baby Dec 2016 #35

I thought they were just gonna have Ted Nugent play "Jailbait" 325 times in a row. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #30

So which Wagner selection will he sing? DBoon Dec 2016 #36

Gotterdammerdrumph. nt oasis Dec 2016 #39

"Time to say Goodbye"... Pachamama Dec 2016 #40