Michael Bolton fans do not have a sense of humor
Well, at least two of them don’t. I’ve always dreamed about being linked to by michaelboltonclub.com, but for some reason I always thought they would like me. No, love me.
They don’t. Well, at least two of them don’t.
A little back story: Back in December I wrote a post on Shanghaiist about Paul McCartney. Sir Paul, rightfully, was outraged by some barbaric treatment of dogs and cats in China. And, because of that, he said he’d never visit China — and that he was planning to boycott all goods made in China. He implied that anyone who deals with China is complicit in the animal abuse that occurs here. While I shared Paul’s outrage, I thought his response was a little … much. (The post, not necessarily because of what I wrote, was followed by a rather entertaining string of comments.)
I finished my write-up with this:
To sum up. Torturing animals = bad. Beatles = good. McCartney’s stance = misguided.
And then, because Michael Bolton was about to appear in Shanghai at the time, I used McCartney’s false logic and added this intentionally, and I think obviously, outrageous statement:
And one important lesson learned: Michael Bolton is obviously in favor of butchering puppies and kittens.
That didn’t go over well in Bolton land. A superfan named angelsnearu fired off a response titled “Terrible Conclusion on Animal Abuse Support,” calling fellow Boltonites to action: “Anyone outraged at the conclusion of this article … should immediately go to this website and post their opinion.” (No one did, by the way.)
angelsnearu wanted to make it clear:
We all know this is B.S. I saw the footage they are referring to in this article and its some of the most horrific footage of animal abuse I’ve ever witnessed on the news and there is NO WAY Michael Bolton supports this country or animal abuse.
Another concerned Bolton fan, Linduhrella, guessed that Michael had no idea there was animal abuse in China. And then added:
One would think some inspirational artists might help, not hinder, the efforts to create a better and more civilized society in any part of the globe.
How true. angelsnearu then returned to suggest I find another line of work:
You know we’ve seen this kind of stuff for years from people who call themselves writers. You know the type…its called, “Climb aboard the stars gravy train” for the writer who seeks attention. I call those writers, “no names.”Gosh, it just seems so outdated for this kind of material to still be published. They just need to get a new line or a new job…
Woo-hoo! All aboard the Michael Bolton gravy train! Hold on while I count my money!
And then Linduhrella returned with what could only be the final word:
It’s sensationalism and they’re still using, and abusing, it. Any writer worth his/her salt doesn’t have to resort to it to keep their name in print but they do. Some have become quite rich from such tripe. However, they don’t have any staying power like Michael Bolton’s music does. There’s always that element of jealousy from such air-heads that leads one to the conclusion that were it not for the green-eyed monster, they’d have no motivation whatever to write anything. Lacking talent, AND motivation, they wouldn’t be getting paid for polluting the market with garbage. Maybe there would be more room left for quality literature if we weren’t bombarded with such a large quantity of trash.
Amen.
01.26.2006, 1:50 PM · Internet
11 Comments
If anyone needs a sense of humor, it’s Michael Bolton fans.
that would be cool if michael bolton pulled a billy baldwin and left a regrettable comment on this post.
or maybe it wouldn’t.
Indeed, they have no sense of humor.
They weren’t taught Logic at school either, because they take your (funny and ironical) comment literally.
Congratulations for your wedding, btw. Was that a diamond, or a reproduction of the Everest?
Did you notice one of them said “there is NO WAY Michael Bolton” supports China? Awwww. Poor China.
Now I beg to differ. I decided to follow your link to the Bolton site and found the fans have a great sense of humor.
It’s obvious from the game threads that they have GOT to be kidding…don’t they???
i’m not a fan of Michael Bolton, but I did go to his concert in shanghai last December. wow he looked very handsome…^^ but…he caught a cold and didn’t sing many songs, which is really disappointing. I also wrote sth. in my blog about the concert. http://www.fishee.com/blog/article.asp?id=24
and…your story here is really funny(i do have THE sense of humour! but i’m not MB fan, haha).
thanks :)
I think that the fact that they’re Michael Bolton fans just makes this post even funnier. Everybody knows Michael Bolton loves doggies, he modeled his hair after a poodle for YEARS!
ROFLOL Unbelievable.
The green eyed monster, eh? The Michael Bolton gravy train? Yeah, THAT train just keep rolling along. Oh my…..
Of course, the punch line was your original connection. Too funny, Dan, too funny.
Keep up the good work. ^o^
I think there is some truth is what Linduhrella said no matter what her intentions are.
Two questions: Who is Michael Bolton, and is Ozzie safe??
Michael Bolton is a no-talent ass clown.
Someone had to say it.