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Per apperance at the Cirque du Soleil's LOVE show in the US (Las Vegas)
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bunny said on January 17, 2007 17:41:
http://www.vegaspopular.com/2007/01/17/mike-tysons-prostitute-dreams-end...
From article:
” PARTY PEOPLE
Cirque du Soleil’s ’LOVE’ show brings in the stars every week! ’Dreamgirls’ superstar Eddie Murphy has been all over town with his new girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds, ex-wife of singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. They have been dating since October. The couple went to see ’LOVE’ after attending best friend Johnny Gill’s show out at Boulder Station where Eddie even went on stage for a surprise treat. Also at ’LOVE’ in the Mirage ’Hairspray’ star and talk show host Rikki Lake with Per Gessle from Roxette. ... “
So the only piece of recent Roxette news is Per partying in Vegas? ....
Max-Tob said on January 17, 2007 19:51:
Did Per go to see Cirque du Soleil show with Ricky Lake?? Did I understand right? Ricky Lake, the one who hosts the talk show about relationships? is gessle going to appear in her show or what?
shammes said on January 17, 2007 21:34:
Ricki Lake’s talk show ended 3 years ago in the U.S. So Per won’t be appearing there! Though I undersatnd that her show still airs in the U.K. This is the most bizarre pairing I’ve ever heard of!!! Per and Ricki Lake?????? The columnist makes it sound like they’re dating!
Max-Tob said on January 17, 2007 22:21:
yeah, that’s what I’ve asked. now that you told me she doesn’t have any talk show anymore...I got really confused...all I know about her is that she divorced a few years ago but I was almost sure she’s still into talk shows.
weird that she attended a show together with per.
tevensso (moderator) said on January 17, 2007 23:13:
Well, of course US Rox news is interesting to TDR!! But we can’t cover everything on our own, please submit articles guys!!
meradi said on January 18, 2007 12:57:
roxette.se has a a snip about Per being in the US for promotion. Other than that though it didn’t say much.
coyboyusa said on January 20, 2007 13:59:
tev not for nothing but don’t u guys have per’s itinerary in the states, or is there really officially no promotion?
shammes said on January 22, 2007 02:12:
I’m still shocked that so little is being made of Per being seen with Ricki Lake at the Beatles LOVE show in Vegas! I thought that would have stirred a lot of debate around here, but I guess I was wrong. Perhaps these two have a history of which I’m unaware, but don’t you want to know what Per was doing with a recently divorced celebrity at a Vegas show on the strip? To me, that deserves at least an explanation.
Kerstin said on January 22, 2007 18:00:
Well, shammes, I would say, we fans are the last ones, Per needs to justify himself. The only persons on this planet he needs to explain something (if necessary) are his wife and his son.
tevensso (moderator) said on January 22, 2007 20:00:
As far as I know, Per doesn’t even know Ricki, so I would guess this is no-news.
Baby-C said on January 22, 2007 21:11:
Yea hm.. couldn’t it be just as simple as they both happened to arrive at the same time, so therefor, this newspaper or whatever it was, just assumed they were there “together”? I dunno... could that perhaps be a possibility? Or am I totally wrong?
Roxette-atic said on January 22, 2007 21:49:
Or maybe they are friends, whatever. I would prefer reading about Per doing real promotion instead, but it doesnet seem to be happening at all...
LittleSpooky said on January 22, 2007 22:15:
From what I’ve gathered there’s only like 2 time slots for this show: 7pm and 10pm local time Thursday - Monday (no performances on Tuesday / Wednesday). It IS possible they had tickets for the same time, they may know of each other, and may have been seen speaking.
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Max-Tob said on January 24, 2007 16:51:
OK. Good. Whatever. With or without Ricki, with or without other enigmatic women/enemies/friends/family members/pets/managers and so on, did he do any promotion at all? Did he make any other appearance? Does anybody have THE SMALLEST piece of news about what is he doing in the US, professionally I mean? Well, strange from me to ask that, of course you guys don’t know more than I do, otherwise you would have mentioned it here. But still. I am VERY confused. I hope he will, at least, make some kind of deal for SOAP. Or whatever. I don’t care in which direction he goes. I would just be happy to know that his US journey wasn’t embarrassing or completely pointless.
...or maybe he’s already back in Europe. LOL
Roxrider_USA said on January 25, 2007 03:49:
There’s just no news and no info. Nothing at all. I guess not even TDR has resources to follow Roxette&related in North America, especially the US, to keep us informed about Roxette/related activities here in the US, which after all, is part of TDR’s commitment, even as a hobby, to the fans and members as it is a Roxette/related news site.
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
Max-Tob said on January 25, 2007 09:29:
well, one couldn’t blame TDR for not having any access to any news; it wouldn’t be fair really; it’s like asking TDR to send (un)paid correspondents in Vegas, L.A. to join Per in the “promotion”. If the guy doesn’t want to share promo news, that’s it. But my guess is that, when done, he will leave a few conclusive words on roxette.se. Or answer the email with TDR questions.
Roxrider_USA said on January 25, 2007 17:19:
I perfectly understand you point and it’s fair and well taken one. However, i tried to convey that North America, especially the US, is a distant place for TDR, much like the music market here is for Roxette. Something that is totally the other way around concerning Europe. So as a result, we get no news, no info and barely any decent music releases and promotion.
Let’s hope that if a SOAP release happens here, that will change at least concerning Per. I preffer having Per Gessle releasing his solo english stuff here than having no Roxette at all or flawed and imperceptible promo and releases that not even the radio knows about.
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
Max-Tob said on January 26, 2007 22:19:
Yeah, US is a distant place for us living on the old continent; including for TDR...
Does anybody know how many days have passed since Per is in the New World doing...God knows what? Not that I am thinking negative or trying to look angry with gessle (as if one could have this right!), but it’s still odd that we haven’t heard a word of/about him lately. I mean he’s not out in a private vacation on some lonely distant island, he’s in the US speaking with PEOPLE that work for radio stations and newspapers. Be it minor ones, it is IMPOSSIBLE not to have at least one interview recorded in some local paper from Arizona, Kansas, Texas or Nebraska! Jesus, is it such a big world out there?!!
The Pop Hits said on January 27, 2007 20:34:
Was The World According... released in the US? Import?
Did they ever play it on the radio over there??
na na na na na
coyboyusa said on January 27, 2007 21:04:
nothing after cbb was released in the usa except the usa hits package no per or marie solo items, noone is suggesting that tdr have a correespondent in vegas, thats just stupid, but seriously, are they that out of touch with rox management that we know absoloutley nothign about the us promo?
Roxrider_USA said on January 28, 2007 17:10:
It’s mind boggling really. Total darkness....
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
shammes said on January 28, 2007 19:38:
Seeing as how not even one Roxette fan in the United States has seen or heard anything about Roxette or Per since his arrival, I think we should stop referring to this trip as “promo” when there obviously isn’t any promotion to it.
Furthermore, I’m starting to think that One Wish will never actaully be released here..does anyone else agree?
animalkingdom said on January 28, 2007 21:48:
Isn’t it quite obvious that the release of Hits just coincided with Per’s holiday in the States...?
coyboyusa said on January 29, 2007 14:23:
i think this is seriously how it ends a quiet fade into oblivion :(
Roxrider_USA said on January 29, 2007 14:30:
Unfortunately.
Lights out everyone... We can all go home...
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”
abysmo said on January 30, 2007 12:55:
I believe that Per will share some experiences and news with us when he came back from States.
But it’ s pity that we don’ t have any news or pics from Per’ s trip.
bunny said on January 30, 2007 23:43:
Btw, Capitol Records (US) never announced the Hits as a new release. There were no press releases or articles about it on their official websites. They were plenty of other articles around 1/16, but none related to Roxette.
bunny said on February 3, 2007 02:56:
haha, that’s like 9 months ago when he went to sign the deal with Sirius for Nordic Rox.
Max-Tob said on February 5, 2007 11:21:
I don’t know about you, but this silence concerning Per’s “promo” weeks in US is not irritating (oh, it used to be so a while ago...), it is STRAIGHTLY suspect.
I am almost sure that something happened. No idea what exactly, but it ain’t good.
shammes said on February 6, 2007 00:46:
To say the release of this Hits CD was ignored here in the States would be a huge understatement! No radio, no TV and really no print! It doesn’t get any worse than that if its publicity you’re seeking. You know what’ll be a good triva question a few years down the road...Was ’One Wish’ ever released in the USA? To be honest, I don’t think any of us even know the answer to that one for sure.
bunny said on February 6, 2007 18:05:
At least they tried to get the gay Americans to buy it by advertising on LOGO channel. Maybe they should set up big posters in front of every Abercrombie & Fitch shop too.
Max-Tob said on February 8, 2007 14:53:
So did anyone see the ad on LOGO more than once?
And getting back to the point, I can hardly believe Per is still in the US. As a matter of fact, I don’t.
bunny said on February 8, 2007 15:00:
Better yet, did anyone Tivo/DVR that commercial and can share?!! :D
Also, where’s Lars :)
Roxrider_USA said on January 17, 2007 17:57:
That’s just great! lol Gosh, at least he appeared somewhere.
How come TDR doesn’t get to know about these things? If it was an European appearance i’m sure it would have been reported. I guess even here in TDR US roxette news is second hand.... We here in the US have to keep wondering about what the heack is going on with promotion besides release dates.
Feel free to correct me if i’m wrong.
Take care!
Carlos E., New York
“Communication is key”