By Vy Olin
Music Reporter
NEW YORK -- Lester Jenkins, 46, of Little Rock, Ark., couldn't believe that he finally got to see pop star Barbra Streisand and she didn't once sing the 1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd hit "Freebird."
"I couldn't believe it," said Jenkins, who with his wife made a special trip to New York to catch the singer on her first tour in 12 years. "She acted like she didn't even know the song. That's crazy. Everybody knows 'Freebird'."
Jenkins said he was even more disappointed that Streisand chose to waste the audience's time and money by doing a lame anti-Bush skit when she easily could have sung 'Freebird' instead. "If you're going to do an interminably long bit that risks alienating some members of the audience, it might as well be 'Freebird'," he said.
In response to Jenkins' repeated requests for the rock and roll standard throughout the show, Streisand finally snapped, flew into a rage and screamed a string of obscenities at the warehouse manager and father of three.
"It was embarrassing," Jenkins said. "I finally had to yell at her to shut the F*** up if she can't take a joke."
"Freebird! Stars and Bars, baby! Whoo Hoo!"
At least he didnt confuse her with Liza and repeatedly shout for her to sing "Cabaret."
Posted by: BelchSpeak | October 11, 2006 at 01:26 AM
I'll take "Freebird" over "Memories" any day.
And why do women like "The Way We Were?" The ugly obnoxious girl dumps Robert Redford!
On what planet would Robert Redford date Barbra Streisand, procreate with her, and then get dumped by her?
Maybe drugs should be a requirement to watch the woman. Or perhaps just a blindfold and earplugs.
Posted by: Circe | October 11, 2006 at 02:13 PM
Barbra has been around according to a new book by Chris Anderson called "the Way She Is." She was apparently well known to get freeky-deeky with her co-stars.
Warren Beatty- Warren got Bugsy in Babs’ Ishtar.
Ryan O’Neal- After the affair he was quoted as saying “What’s up Doc?”
Steve McQueen- Leaving Babs was The Great Escape.
Kris Kristofferson- Part of a Convoy of B-Rate Actors
Don Johnson- Rated Babs as a “Dead Bang.”
Jon Voight- Used his Anaconda when Babs was in Heat.
Elliot Gould- MASHed it.
Andre Agassi- Overhand Smashed it.
Richard Gere- Babs can afford the most expensive American Gigolo
Omar Sharif- Visited his Last Valley of Love.
Liam Neeson- A Darkman.
Peter Jennings- Took up smoking after he left Babs.
Tommy Smothers- Stopped being funny after Babs.
Peter Weller- Said Babs was the best of the Screamers.
Dodi Fayed- Babs made him hire a cheauffeur because she criticized his driving.
Bill Clinton- Babs made a political contribution.
Posted by: BelchSpeak | October 11, 2006 at 05:10 PM
Yeah, she also refused to belt out her hit song:
"Born to be Wild"
I wish she'd go on another farewell tour like Cher has done, what, like 11 times now?
Posted by: Gunny G | October 19, 2006 at 03:10 PM