In 1972 I think it was, Frank Sinatra traveled to Australia to play a series concerts. Shortly after arriving he was approached by a female journalist who ask them he would be so kind to answer a few questions about his time in their country. Mr Sinatra replied "Journalists are the parasites of this world...and you are a female journalist, that makes you nothing more than a buck and a half whore."
Upon returning to his hotel room he ordered some room service...of which nothing ever was delivered. He rang reception and no one ever answered. He went to the front and desk and asked what the story was? he was told if he was not enjoying his stay, then he was free to leave. So he did.
Upon getting a new hotel room and getting himself comfortable he discovered all the power to the room was cut off...he stayed the night anyway and in the morning when he went to go get into private limo,..it too was not there...he called a taxi,...of which none ever came.
Upon getting to his plane, the air port staff refused to re fill his plane..not only preventing him from performing his next venue,..but also stopping him from leaving the country. At this point Frank decided to fight back...he decided if he was not gonna have people co-operate with him that he would cancel the remaining performances he had. The venues he had booked replied with "Fine,..we will refund peoples tickets."
In the end future prime minister, and current union boss Bob Hawke intervened and stated to Mr Sinatra, "what are you gonna do? you have pissed a lot of people off calling our folk less than a two dollar whore....only way your gonna get out of this country and any service is to apologise to the young lady." After a public apology Frank found services for him resumed as normal. He never played Australia again.
Well done to the folks of Australia at the time....word up on coming together and screwing over a person who thought his celeb status allowed him to be an cunt to any ol' person he liked.
Upon returning to his hotel room he ordered some room service...of which nothing ever was delivered. He rang reception and no one ever answered. He went to the front and desk and asked what the story was? he was told if he was not enjoying his stay, then he was free to leave. So he did.
Upon getting a new hotel room and getting himself comfortable he discovered all the power to the room was cut off...he stayed the night anyway and in the morning when he went to go get into private limo,..it too was not there...he called a taxi,...of which none ever came.
Upon getting to his plane, the air port staff refused to re fill his plane..not only preventing him from performing his next venue,..but also stopping him from leaving the country. At this point Frank decided to fight back...he decided if he was not gonna have people co-operate with him that he would cancel the remaining performances he had. The venues he had booked replied with "Fine,..we will refund peoples tickets."
In the end future prime minister, and current union boss Bob Hawke intervened and stated to Mr Sinatra, "what are you gonna do? you have pissed a lot of people off calling our folk less than a two dollar whore....only way your gonna get out of this country and any service is to apologise to the young lady." After a public apology Frank found services for him resumed as normal. He never played Australia again.
Well done to the folks of Australia at the time....word up on coming together and screwing over a person who thought his celeb status allowed him to be an cunt to any ol' person he liked.
christchurch has been mighty windy these last few days too... but i must admit i love it.