Re: The Red Shoes US Promo Plans

[wagreiner@ucdavis.edu ()]

In article <m0oe5Rd-000ilhC@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu> chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams) writes:
>
>   Kate was scheduled to appear on Letterman when she was in New York
>promoting _Hounds of Love_. We suspect that she canceled the gig after
>seeing his notorious mistreatment of his female guests. I hope she
>appears on every talk show *but* his.
>
>                          Chris Williams of
>                             Chris'n'Vickie of Chicago
>                               chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (his)
>                                 vickie@njin.rutgers.edu      (hers)
>                                   katefans@chinet.chinet.com (ours)
>

Well, maybe.  But if it is out of principle (disgust at his leering at some
of his female guests, which I agree he does although not as egregiously as
he used to) I would doubt she would appear on SNL either.  It's not exactly
Gloria Steinem heaven.
  
I haven't really seen him mistreat many *musical* guests, however.  In fact
he has always seemed to treat them with something approaching awe.  It may
be just me, because after one of my favorite artists on he always seems to
spend several minutes going on about how great their music is.  And 
Michelle Shocked (not known for being exactly an anti-feminist) seems to
have a pretty good relationship with him (even sending him a handwritten
copy of the lyrics to "anchorage" when she found out how much he liked the
song.)

Your point is well taken, but I don't think we would need to fear too much
for Kate if she appears on the show.  In fact he doesn't even talk to most
of his guests, they just play and leave.  I hope she does another SNL and
Letterman if she actually makes it to the big apple.

Wade