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| Rihanna spent so much time posing for Roots that she hit the stage hours late |
Some old timers might say heck that's nothing, back in our day we didn't even know if they'd show up. Folks back then would light up some low powered doobies and party until the show started.
And sometimes it didn't. Sly Stone, for one, simply skipped his shows at least twice here in Montreal back in the early seventies and was still forgiven by fans and promoters.
One weird thing about stars these days is that they somehow get ushered into the Roots boutique at Peel and Ste. Catherine. Vanessa Williams, Enrique Iglesias, New Kids on the Block, whoever is in town, was - and probably still is - invited to take whatever the hell they want. Other less-wealthy suckers are forced to pay, however. (So shoplifters can say they grabbed the swag cuz they feel like rock stars?- Chimples). One employee told me that the New Kids on the Block were persuaded to grab a bunch of ugly orange T-shirts that nobody was buying. Damn fools wore the things on stage and Roots sold out the next day.
The photo above proves that megastar Rihanna is not above grabbing a piece or two for her collection.
One thing I have learned about both rich and poor: they both love a freeb.