Steely Dan Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Link TORONTO – Billy Bob Thornton's band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country's fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online. The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson on Thursday in Toronto, where they reportedly were booed and met with catcalls of "Here comes the gravy." A note posted on Nelson's Web site Friday said the Boxmasters were canceling the rest of their Canadian dates "due to one band member and several of the crew having the flu." _____________________________________ "Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved," he told Ghomeshi. "We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn't matter what you say to 'em. ... It's mashed potatoes but no gravy." Before his Thursday night gig, Thornton tried to clarify those remarks, saying he loved Canada and his "mashed potatoes" comment had been aimed at Ghomeshi. His comment about audiences (plural) was meant for one guy? I don't know if the bad members have the flu or not but I bet they feel sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass To The Arson Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 thats what their football fans are like too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 What? No gravy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-61QQrkD_1A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 What? No gravy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-61QQrkD_1A Gotta love Looney Tunes! Chuck Jones is my favorite director too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 What? No gravy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-61QQrkD_1A Classic. Ageless. Timeless. Did Mel Blanc do every voice in every cartoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Classic. Ageless. Timeless. Did Mel Blanc do every voice in every cartoon? Almost, there is a woman who did the voice of the old woman, IIRC. Remember the old woman who owned Tweety and Sylvester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Her name is June Foray Viewers might well be asking themselves that when Rocky talks. As it is no secret, Rocky is the most famous of countless characters who have been given a voice by the Queen of Voice Performers, the legendary June Foray. For a time, it was not uncommon for people to refer to her as "The female Mel Blanc." That prompted her friend (and frequent employer) Chuck Jones to correct folks... "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was the male June Foray." ________________________________________ She also performed -- before a microphone -- for Tex Avery at MGM and for dozens of Walter Lantz cartoons. But her best-known work in theatrical animation was for Warner Bros. where she quickly became the star female voice, performing in countless films. Her roles included Granny, the feisty owner of Tweety and Sylvester, and the Alice mouse in the Kramdenesque Honeymousersseries. Her favorite? No contest: "I started playing witches...for Disney in Trick or Treatand Witch Hazel for Chuck Jones in several films." Her witches were classic -- and oft-imitated. Even today, casting agents will tell you: They rarely hear a female voice demo tape that doesn't include some approximation of a June Foray witch voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Wow...I haven't seen that since I was a kid. Thanks Dean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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