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re: Do these dumb arse geriatric rock stars not realize how cringe they are?

Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:32 pm to
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
24015 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:32 pm to
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Do these dumb arse geriatric rock stars not realize how cringe they are?


Yes, but there's apparently an audience (and significant money) for it.
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2446 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:38 pm to
I'm honestly amazed at how many of these celebrities there are still trying to fight age with these botched procedures.

Has any old celebrity actually had decent work done? They all start looking like creatures from another dimension.

..and they just keep lining up for the scalpel.
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:39 pm to
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Social Distortion


The one and only time I've seen them was 14 years ago at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. The opening act was The Toadies.

Oddly enough, I ran into a woman at Walmart 2 days ago who was wearing one of their t-shirts. I'm 66. She looked to be about 40.

I said "Hey, I've seen that band live." And she said, "I've seen them live 5 times."

Posted by Roaad
White Privilege Broker
Member since Aug 2006
85179 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:48 pm to
Went to Summerfest in Wisconsin a while back

Saw Sebastian Bach dancing around like it was still 88

Looking like Iggy Pop now. . .nobody was feeling that shite at all

Felt so bad for the dude, it was pretty pathetic.
This post was edited on 6/7/26 at 4:03 pm
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
36707 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 3:54 pm to
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The one and only time I've seen them was 14 years ago at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. The opening act was The Toadies. Oddly enough, I ran into a woman at Walmart 2 days ago who was wearing one of their t-shirts. I'm 66. She looked to be about 40. I said "Hey, I've seen that band live." And she said, "I've seen them live 5 times."


Social D has lots of female fans especially the hot rod chicks who rock the 50s Betty Page vibe. My old girlfriend’s big sister was and still is a massive fan and still gets moist on Facebook, posting old vids and pictures.

Don’t get me wrong, Social Distortion has been in my rotation since I first heard them in 1992. They are legit punk rock icons and legends. But Mike Ness’ vocals on their new one just are mushy to the point where I sometimes wonder if he had a minor stroke.
Maybe it’s me though, what do you think?
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
14153 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 4:01 pm to
1) Don’t say cringe; say awful.
2) Rod Stewart is awful. Looks like a bloated corpse but people are still paying to see him.
Posted by Swamp Angel
West Georgia Chicken Farm Territory
Member since Jul 2004
10399 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 4:04 pm to
Madonna kinda reminds me of the chick in the old Genesis song "Duchess" from the Duke album. Any old Genesis fans will know exactly what I mean.
Posted by Disco Ball
Denham Springs
Member since May 2025
1770 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 4:40 pm to
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I’m sure that an evening with Bruce Springsteen is thrilling these days. An opportunity to lecture you on how you should hate America and the Orange Man read to you from a teleprompter.


Give her a break "The Boss" is transitioning to "The Boss Lady"

Posted by tokenBoiler
Lafayette, Indiana
Member since Aug 2012
5071 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 5:28 pm to
And yet, it seems to have been YOUR YT algorithm that brought something none of the rest of us had seen to TD.

If everything you see is cringe, maybe you should look elsewhere.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
158678 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 5:42 pm to
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there may not be any other way for these people to make a living.
quote:

what if they need to keep making money to pay their bills? I'd bet they may have a lot of people also dependent on them continuing in their careers, too. I doubt many of them can suddenly change occupations. We shouldn't assume that they made all the money they'll ever need before they reach 50 years old and then they should magically stop performing forever.
I specifically remember David Crosby complaining about this during Covid and the ban on concerts/public gatherings

Not his fault he snorted up all his money
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
29000 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 6:14 pm to
They are getting paid.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
43315 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 6:19 pm to
Cringe are the humanoids that PAY to see this.
Posted by eitek1
Member since Jun 2011
2889 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 8:54 pm to
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Rod Stewart is awful. Looks like a bloated corpse but people are still paying to see him.


I saw him at Jazzfest a few years ago and he put on a great show. I was actually surprised because of his age.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
14153 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:32 pm to
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I saw him at Jazzfest a few years ago and he put on a great show. I was actually surprised because of his age.

I’m referring to this year. The bloat is real.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
93541 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:38 pm to
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I’m sure that an evening with Bruce Springsteen is thrilling these days. An opportunity to lecture you on how you should hate America and the Orange Man read to you from a teleprompter.


frick that liberal motherfricker, I flew him around for six weeks on the “USA” tour, he hadn’t broken into the superstar realm yet and seemed like a decent guy, he’d hang around with us, shoot the shite, relatively down to earth, don’t know what made him go off the deep end but frick him
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
122450 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:42 pm to
She is in her 60s and she has to keep up the "sexy" image. You do what you have to.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
26160 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 9:46 pm to
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But Mike Ness’ vocals on their new one just are mushy to the point where I sometimes wonder if he had a minor stroke.

Tonsil cancer
Posted by Othello
the Neptonian Steel Mines
Member since Aug 2013
25111 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 10:13 pm to
I remember this really beautiful and cool bartender at a small bar my band was playing and she was from Australia and got to sing opera at the Syndney Opera House. Anyway, she said she once saw Rod Stewart at a concert and he had a scarf between his legs rubbing it up and down and she said it was so disgusting. LOL! This made me think of that!

Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
36707 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 10:17 pm to
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Tonsil cancer


I did not know that. Thanks.

I feel like an a-hole now but it definitely helps me appreciate the new record 1000x more.
Posted by Lou the Jew from LSU
Member since Oct 2006
5480 posts
Posted on 6/7/26 at 10:25 pm to
The fact is artists don’t make much from downloads or online music. Albums, per se, don’t exist. Artists can make a very good percentage of the touring profits, so that becomes the best way to make a living. Touring and songwriting are the best way to build wealth in entertainment, at least music today.
I only know this because a good friend has a son trying to make it in Nashville.
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