Vegetarian Star

We’re starting to think Chrissie does this meat ban on all her concerts.

We recently told you that Chrissie asked Stubb’s barbecue joint in Texas not to serve meat in the outdoor concert area, and instead there was “wheat roast” and veggie tamales available.

Now, we learn that a similar ban was placed on a recent Phoenix, Arizona concert. From the Phoenix Examiner:

“But she’s not exactly dipping one foot in the grave yet and is still the coolest chick ever, from her knee high black boots to her black jacket with tails to her signature long bangs.”

“Maybe it’s because she eats no meat? At the Pretenders’ request, none was sold at the concession stands during the show. But I can forgive that because it was Chrissie’s wish, even though hot dogs are one of my favorite foods. Fortunately I had eaten dinner before going to the theater, and ironically it was just a salad anyway. But I like to be the one who decides when I will or will not eat meat. I guess my only exception to that rule is if the Pretenders tell me otherwise. Or the Pope.”

“Attendants at the concert also handed out copies of “Vegetarian Starter Kit” magazine because “Chrissie wants everyone to have one”. This meant that while waiting for the show to start, everyone was reading about the nobility of chickens. But hey, if becoming a vegetarian means I can look as fit at fifty-seven as the great Ms. Hynde does, I may have to rethink the whole thing.”

A fan of Chrissie’s rethinking the vegetarian thing? Sounds like Chrissie’s marketing plan is working!

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“Heroes” stars Milo Ventimiglia and Greg Grunberg recently did a “Heroes Exposed” commentary, where Milo announced someone had wanted him to do an ad for vegetarianism with him surrounded by baby chickens with the caption, “Chicks Dig Me.”

Sounds suspiciously like a similar “Respect Chicks. Go Vegetarian,” campaign PETA Asia Pacific ran with Yasmien Kurdi.

What do you guys think? Is Milo joking around or do you think he was approached by PETA and asked to do a vegetarian ad?

If anything, Mr. Peter Petrelli needs to do one of those skin baring ads like Jamie Bamber did, chicks or no chicks, promoting vegetarianism, right ladies?

Milo once joked that he’s been a vegetarian since he was in his mother’s womb, since mom was veg while she was pregnant with Milo.

You can view the video of Milo and Greg doing the commentary. Milo starts talking about the vegetarian ad around minute 31:00.

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Todd Oldham, vegetarian and cruelty-free designer, has become quite successful over the years, from offering his fashions to large chain stores like Target and La-Z-Boy to hosting Bravo’s Top Design to serving as creative director for Old Navy.

Through it all, he’s managed to stay true to his values. A vegetarian since the 80s, the 48-year old was recently asked by the Vegetarian Times:

How do you manage to thrive as a cruelty-free designer in an industry that’s anything but?:

“I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve lost opportunities because of my position, but I’ve always been able to feel comfortable [with what I’m doing], and that’s worth everything. [Today] there are vibrant people in the industry, like Stella McCartney and Marc Bouwer, who design beautiful things that do not harm animals.”

So true, Todd. So true. 

And when Leona Lewis gets her collection going, we’ll have one more designer that’s cruelty-free, and hopefully (fingers crossed) affordable as well.

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“It wasn’t that hard to become vegan for me. The only thing that was a little confusing was recognising animal ingredients that I never knew about before, such as gelatin or casein [milk protein]. Once you get familiar with that it’s simple. No dairy, eggs and those sneaky ingredients were the only differences between vegetarian and vegan.”

—-musician John Feldmann, singer and guitarist for the band, Goldfinger, during an interview.

Ingredients can be a pain in the butt sometimes. We all know that chicken broth doesn’t make rice vegetarian and egg whites don’t make bread vegan, but L-cysteine in your pita pocket? Monoglycerides? Don’t even get us started on sugar-who would’ve thought it gets white via processing with animal bone ash-yuck!

Luckily, there’s a list to help us sort through all that. Bring a copy of it with you at your next grocery store visit.

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The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, was in London recently to announce his comeback to music.

The  singer who produced some of the world’s best selling records, such as Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad requested vegetarian sandwiches and mineral water backstage

While the 50-year old said, “I’ve still got what it takes. I’ll prove everyone wrong,” he hinted at a near retirement as he also added, “These will be my final show performances in London. This will be it. When I say, ‘This is it’, I really mean, ‘This is it’.”

“I’ll be performing the songs my fans want to hear, this is it, I mean that this is the final curtain call, OK?”

Fifty years old is like 80 for some in the performing industry due to the grueling lifestyle, but could a vegetarian diet be what kept Jacko so youthful all these years? (Okay, okay, and a good deal of plastic surgery).

Still, going under the knife doesn’t do anything for your energy levels like munching on lean, plant based protein and cramming the plate with complex carbs from veggies. 

Ah, yeah. Who’s Bad!

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Thomas Dekker plays the somewhat “golden child” John Connor on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. But unlike other special children, being marked doesn’t work in his favor, as it targets him for assassination by a “Terminator” named Cromatie.

The episodes involve routine activities in any teen boy’s life, like running away from the killer robots with mom, pretending you’re not a weirdo at school, and blowing up and burning other robots.

And how about that hot good Terminator robot, Cameron Phillips, played by Summer Glau? Giggity, giggity. Ahem…moving on to vegetarian news.

Thomas has been a vegetarian since 12 (he’s 21 now) and an encounter on a pig farm gradually led him to remove all meat from his diet.

From the March 2009 issue of Vegetarian Times:

“When I was about eight years old, I stumbled on a pig factory. After seeing what went on there, I immediately gave up all pig products. Then, four years later, I asked myself the obvious question: “Why am I not eating pigs, but still eating other animals?” So at that point I gave it all up.”

We’ve heard of shunning red meat first, then becoming vegetarian. And then there are people who go vegetarian before going vegan. But to give up pig products, then give up the rest of animals is quite a different way to go. Awesome that it worked for Thomas!

Pick up the latest issue of Vegetarian Times on the stands to learn what Thomas’ favorite veggie dish is. Hint: It includes pasta and Tofurky sausages.

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She may be strict when it comes to what goes into the childrens’ bodies, but on the issue of what’s outside, Madonna appears lax.

Madge was named “Worst Dressed” Celebrity of 2009 in a poll where PETA readers voted, based on the amount of animal clothing the celebs wore.

Madonna beat out other fur wearing celebs, such as Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kanye West, and Elizabeth Hurley.

From peta.org:

“When you see Madonna in fur, you realize why nobody has copied her style since 1984. We know that she’s on the prowl for a young cub, but someone needs to tell Madge that wearing fur doesn’t make you a cougar.”

You can see who else topped the list, as well as “vote again” if you don’t agree with the results at peta.org.

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Patrick Carney, drummer for the blues-rock band The Black Keys, grew up in the same city and attended the same school as The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.

The two have collaborated on a fundraiser and he takes people to eat at her Vegiterranean vegan restaurant frequently. He thinks the food is great, but he’s not too keen on the music.

“It’s an awesome restaurant, but it’s surprising how bad the music is that they play there. It’s straight-up new age jazz. As my uncle [saxophonist] Ralph [Carney] would say, “It’s late jazz.”

Well now…Could he be mad that he doesn’t get the hometown discount?

So if you’re not into new age jazz, bring a set a earplugs with you before you go.

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