If the mayor of St. Louis were a woman, Ike Turner would kick the living shit out of her for this:
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has turned down a request to honor Ike Turner, the legendary musician who has publicly admitted to hitting his ex-wife, entertainer Tina Turner.Slay was asked to make Sept. 2 “Ike Turner Day” in St. Louis, the same day the award-winning performer is scheduled to play the Big Muddy Blues Festival at Laclede's Landing.
The request was made by Dawne Massey, the director of the music festival, who says that the mayor's office has bestowed a similar honor each year for the headline act at the concert event.
“He helped put St. Louis rhythm and blues on the map,” Massey said about Turner. “We were only looking to celebrate his contributions to the music industry. Many entertainers have checkered pasts.”
When asked why he refused to proclaim a day in the famous musician's honor, the mayor said he wouldn't be "comfortable" doing so. That's generally the kind of whiny, womanly response that would particularly get on Ike's nerves, so the mayor should consider himself doubly lucky he's not making proclamations with a fat lip.
Posted by floridacracker at July 19, 2007 12:32 AMThis was harsh news to read today. I had been practicing my backhand for weeks awaiting the celebration.
Posted by: marc at July 19, 2007 01:16 AMTalk about killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Ike Turner is a classic f*ck-up.
Posted by: Donnah at July 19, 2007 01:39 AMOr on the other hand, it's possible that Tina just wouldn't listen.....
Posted by: mike the bike at July 19, 2007 04:45 AMHe probably still says it's all her fault
From what I've read, the incident that was the catalyst for her leaving was a beating administered over her declining his generous offer of a piece of chocolate. He was just trying to be nice!
Posted by: Donnah at July 19, 2007 11:00 AM"we were only going to celebrate his contributions to the music industry. Many musicians have a checkered past."
He got his proper recognition in the R&R Hall of Fame.
The Mayor doesn't need to endorse the prick.
He was also abusive to the children.
What's weird is that when they divorced she kept two extra kids of his that weren't even hers. She assumed all the kids, all the debt, and none of the assets. He's the poster child for low.
Posted by: Donnah at July 19, 2007 04:10 PMIf this was the UK he'd have been knighted.
Celebrity = Honor.
And aren’t about 35 percent of all artists credited with helping "put rhythm and blues on the map."
I can barely work my Telecaster, but still managed to briefly make that list in 1989.
"From what I've read, the incident that was the catalyst for her leaving was a beating administered over her declining his generous offer of a piece of chocolate."
Was it the last caramel in a Whitman's? An orange cream?
Posted by: Bill from INDC at July 19, 2007 11:54 PM