Open Happy Birthday Thread: Pat Benatar

Hit me with your best shot, Pat!

As the sun set Pat Benatar went to make babys on the beach with her lead guitar husband only to be
over played by every 80s Radio stations Whats that girl doing these days as a mother?

Warning. There's a new book out called "59 Seconds…." (Wiseman) a "self-help" book supposedly based upon science which was positively reviewed in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago. I bought it based upon the review but by page 17 put it down and am sending it back to Amazon with a request for my money back.

Perhaps the rest of the book is worthwhile, but when an author who is writing a non political, non-fiction book about psychology takes the stance on page 17 that Americans put a "fool" in office in election George Bush and compares it to telling a dieter not to eat chocolate, I'm out of there . Such a writer has no credibility either as author or a scientist. (Maybe he works for the global warming crowd in his spare time). I read a lot of nonfiction, and this looked like one worth my time. Instead, it turned into just another example of what Nolte has coined "the liberal tell". Sorry, but I've had enough of "the tell" to last me a lifetime.

Great singer, great band, and good mom and dad! Who put the brakes on a Rock lifestyle, and the height of their popularity, to raise their kids, that’s integrity.

While I totally agree that this was out of line (literally!), do we know for sure that they requested special treatment? Or did some star-struck airport wonk seize the opportunity to spare them plebian drudgery and at the same time, score a brush with Greatness?

What? They DIDN'T shut the airport down, throw everybody out in the cold for six hours and chase the two down for a televised perp walk?

I saw her in a concert after 9/11 and she dedicates the song Invincible and she related the song to 9/11 (apparently she regularly dedicates the song to to the victims of 9/11 and their families or the troops in concert).

Pat Benetar is a national treasure. America and Benetar: We belong together.

Just read the news about Oliver Stone's new movie to put Hitler and Stalin "in context". This man, and those who support him, are seriously deranged.

She's heartbreaker!

Yes, and Ben Nelson didn't ask for the Nebraska perks that Dems snuck in after he signed the health bill. He's a victim of B. Hussein O.'s generosity.

While I certainly agree celebrities should suffer right along with the rest of us, here's one odd truism: having a highly recognizable famous face in an airport line is going to gum up the works something fierce: you're going to to have people hopping out of line, trying to take pictures, get autographs, etc. It's likely going to congest things much worse if they have to stand in line for a long time.

Having said THAT, it should be noted that Ms. Berry is far from the A-lister she once was (last movie was when..?), and this story sounds as though she wasn't in a 1st class line/lounge whatever. So it feels like her dude made a play to get her out of sight before people wondered why she was with the hoi polloi to begin with, and they lucked out by getting a security guy who loved "Catwoman."

Still blowing us away after all these years with that amazing voice!

I'm pretty sure that was "Shadows of the Night".

I was never a fan, not my kind of music, but I always found it ironic that she had such a big voice (she was classically trained I believe) with such a tiny little mouth.

Doohhh!

Pat Benatar is the real deal. What a singer!

Today, India Times quotes Hollywood actress, Meryl Streep, admitting that the only person by whom she has been starstruck is US President Barack Obama. Streep also said she believes that Barack is more than capable of making the right political choices for the US. "I think it is thrilling to have someone who is thoughtful and can articulate with a certain amount of passion and dispassion, the necessary choices that we have in the world," she said.

Well, there, Meryl, I'm rather thoughtful myself, and I'm thinking that one of my necessary choices is not spending any more money on your films.

Meryl, and any other qualified U.S. citizen, has the perfect right to voice her opinions, and she has a right to vote accordingly. I, however, have the right to keep as much money out of progressive/liberal hands as possible, lest some end up "tithed" to those I consider dangerous to my country.

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Benatar. Today is my Birthday as well. Love your music.

Wow, how revolting. I used to be a huge Meryl Streep fan, but the more I hear her say stuff like this, the more she disgusts me. And like you, I will not financially support these people any longer.

They requested Special Treatment. They asked to be allowed to cut because they had their small child with them (as if no one else has to fly with a baby.) Heaven forbid they get there an extra hour early like the rest of us.

Oh, really? You know where her political thoughts lie, do you? Because we know that all the stars of Hollywood just love their country soooo much. Just let her and her hubby and baby Dingle wait their turn like everyone else.

I saw the movie the Imaginarium of Parnassus today. I liked it but it is like most Terry Gilliam movies, full of metaphorical constructs based in fantasy which mean it probably won't be a blockbuster. Debbie Schussel gave it half a Reagon saying it was "too messy" but an okay film but I suspect the type of film Gilliam does is not her ususal cup of tea.

The movie had a line in it that I found moving "It's a child not a choice". The film was not making any commentary on abortion, The line was used to highlight social commentary where rich people use charities more to aggrandize themselves as appearing to be caring by helping the suffering children with expoensive dinners and singing about caring but not really paying attention to what the charity does with the money. I would love to see Nick Nolte review this film. I think his take would be interesting.

I don't know…I suspect Nick Nolte's review would be extremely entertaining!

I can go along with that.

I chanced upon Mssr Spurlock's Simpsons special, and within 5 minutes got a whole hogshead of FatDumbAmurkinisms dumped on me from the various (lithe, informed, progressive) Europeans he interviewed. Is this entertainment, to be spat upon? Am I just too touchy?

IMHO, Pat Benatar is the Queen of Rock and Roll. While people remember "Love is a Battlefield" and "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," my two favorites are "Promises In The Dark", a breakup anthem with a blistering Neil Giraldo solo and honest, heartfelt lyrics, and what I believe is the most romantic hard rock song ever recorded, "Shadows of the Night." "And now the hands of time are standing still/Midnight Angel, won't you say you will?" That line gives me chills every time.

I think it's great that she and Neil have been together all these years. Whoda thunk a rock n roll marriage could have lasted this long?

I was a HUGE Benatar fan in the very early 80's. I saw her 6 times.

Actually, my first concert EVER was Billy Squier opening for Pat Benatar in NYC.

Aww, yeah,… them were the days.

I agree. Famous people waiting in line are definitely going to make things worse.

Though I suppose its probably asking too much they pay an extra "I'm so wonderful" tax for the privilege.

How about 10% of what they earned on their lat movie? Wouldn't that really screw with their minds.

My sister dragged me to see her in concert some time around 1987 or so.

She did put on a great show, and she can still sing. But the concert was on an election day, and in between almost every song she stop to lecture us on the importance of voting, paying attention, saving the world, etc.

While I don't remember her specifically stating to vote in a particular fashion, all the crap about saving the world for the next generation made it pretty clear who she supported.

Funny part of it was, she didn't start her show till after the polls had already closed, so what's the point of lecturing an audience on something it could not do for the next 364 days?

Sorry, I forgot you have to include the quotation marks here. Let me try again…(ahem)

"Lipstick Lies" had a great video.

The song was cool. Video? Meh. But the song was outstanding.

Someone needs to tell Stone that Obscenity is not equal to Avant Garde.

…with the exception of South Park.

Oliver Stone. Is not worthy to be mentioned in the same sentence as South Park.

(That's why I had to break it up into two)