Between the transit workers strike in Montreal, the fighting in Lebanon, and the rise of the Looney (sounds like a good title for a movie...), the story which seems to be lost captivating to Quebecois is the fact that Celine Dion is being a snob and might not play at the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.
Apparently, the organizers of the festivities refused to pay some kind of deposit. René Angelil, the untalented but very greedy impressario, said "no money, no Céline." Now everyone is blaming everyone else and Quebec City might have to do without the most annoying export Quebec has ever produced.
Quite honestly, I don't think she belongs. She obviously has forgotten who made her a star, the people of Quebec, and the ungrateful celebrity barely even comes around anymore, and most of her songs are in English. Like a lot of other celebrities who go away, she seems to think she's better than the Quebecois. I say so be it; we have plenty of French-singing, talented, popular artists who want to stay here and aren't going to be snobby little arses about playing for an event that's been 400 years in coming. Some might be a wee bit too political for my taste, but The People love them. Like the St-Jean-Baptiste, The People will just LOVE the show, as long as it's filled with entertainers who have talent and who appreciate The People.
Celine's been in Las Vegas for what, five years? She can stay there for five more, we don't miss her.
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