Fame or Famine

…the way to get lots of comments is to talk about Jessica Simpson!
Sorry, I think that there is a HUGE difference between being a TV/Film actress and recording artist vs. a singer. For that matter, there is a difference between singing in a regular concert and singing for Dolly Frikkin’ Parton at the Kennedy Center. So I still think she deserves a break.
On the other hand, she could have done something more classy, like Ella did back in 1960.
“One of Ella’s most acclaimed live performances, in this 1960 concert in Berlin, Ella improvised the lyrics for this song, “Mack the …read more

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…so lay off Jessica, will you?
Jessica Simpson apparently froze up during a live performance at the Kennedy Honors ceremony honoring Dolly Parton. She’d expressed nervousness about the performance before, and even had a teleprompter set up. Still, her singing trailed off, she said something about "…so..nervous" and that was that–she went offstage while the audience sat there, stunned.
(Shame on you, audience. She deserved something to make her feel better.)
Look–public speaking is more of a fear for people than death. How much more is time based performance, when you can’t stop, say to the engineer "Let’s try that one again!" On …read more

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