A press release on comedian Margaret Cho's Web site,
MargaretCho.com, explains that she has been "uninvited" to perform at a Unity 2004 event which is taking place at Avalon, this coming Monday, July 26, around the Democratic National Convention.
"The Human Rights Campaign is one of 10 GLBT groups coming together July 26 at the nightclub to 'celebrate GLBT strength and unity.' Asked to headline the event, Cho was preparing to preview material from her new
State of Emergency tour, as part of an unpaid benefit performance. She has since been 'uninvited' by a spokesman for the HRC, who cited 'a potential media firestorm,' and referenced the recent criticism of Whoopi Goldberg's routine at a Kerry fundraiser.
"Unity 2004 is not officially a part of the Democratic National Convention or the Kerry campaign. Not all of the groups involved in Unity 2004 agreed with the decision to rescind the invitation."
Although Margaret Cho hasn't yet weighed in on the incident on
her own blog, a posting on the
TeamCho blog from Monday does reference Linda Ronstadt's recent ejection from a Las Vegas casino:
"Apparently, Linda Ronstadt praised Michael Moore and
Fahrenheit 9/11 onstage at the Aladdin Casino in Vegas, and the patriotic patrons flew into a drink-tossing protest. The president of the Aladdin kicked her out of the hotel. So heinous was her crime, that she was not allowed to return to her room to gather her belongings.
"There's GOT to be more to this story
than meets the eye.
"Geez, I would have at least waited until AFTER she sang 'Desperado.' That's, like, my favorite song. I hope she at least got a fruit basket out of the deal.
"There's something seriously off in this country if people are rioting at Linda Ronstadt concerts. Someone tell Barry Manilow to watch his back."
# posted by Steve Gallagher @ 7/22/2004 01:40:00 PM
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