Ouch! Wisconsin fans, newspaper not kind to Jessica
Jessica Simpson had her first country gig Saturday, opening for Sara Evans at the Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisc., and it wasn’t exactly smooth, according to the Kenosha News.
There was a mix of boos and cheers when Jessica hit the stage.
The roughest part: The newspaper quoted fans who don’t like Jessica in the country format.
“Just because she’s dating Tony Romo it doesn’t make her country,” Mike Rodriguez, 31, from Lake Geneva, told the paper.”She doesn’t fit in with country, and I’ll have to drink a lot of beer to sit through her concert.”
Zach Schlodt, 19, said: “She’s an embarrassment to country music.”
“I just don’t hear the country in her; I don’t hear the twang. She’s not good enough to be here,” said Adam Matos, 21.
The paper only quoted one person who liked her as a country singer.
As for Jessica herself, she told the crowd:
“I don’t know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I’m just a girl from Texas; I’m just like you. I’m doing what I love and dating a boy.”
Oh boy. Jessica’s album drops Sept. 9. We shall see….
on July 21st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Yes, Brad, they do let us have one supervised hour on the internet at this particular 30 day treatment facility, and, NO I haven’t been wasting my time here with said hour. But, since Jessica Simpson popped up in my reader you know I had to swing by.
I don’t mean to be an I told you so, but I told you so.
Yeah, yeah. You told me so, too. How was I suppose to know the cop would look actually check down there?
>> LONG PAUSE <<
Jesus. This comment took me about 15 minutes after arguing with the counselor as to whether that was appropriate or not. I had to ask her if she thought it was anywhere near as appropriate as Jessica Simpson getting booed. I guess she has a fan here at rehab.
on July 21st, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I read a man threw something at her and got thrown out. I didn’t think it would go well.
Only her fans will buy the CD just like the last ones.
on July 21st, 2008 at 5:08 pm
She’s an embarrassment to music in general, but an embarrassment to country music? Not to defend Jessica’s pandering (well, her manager’s, presumably) to the country crowd, but how can a genre get more embarrassing than Toby Keith or “Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy?” I don’t think it’s possible.
on July 21st, 2008 at 7:08 pm
And this is coming from Sara Evans fans. Talk about glass houses!
on July 22nd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
That was rude. People paid to go boo someone? what is the world turning to?