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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“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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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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Uh-uh. No real meat’s getting in my concert area. 

When we told you Chrissie Hynde performed in the outdoor area of a barbecue joint in Texas, we mentioned there were vegetarian tamales for sale.

Now, we are finding out a little more about the food situation. Apparently, the restaurant managers respected Chrissie’s wishes and only served roasted “wheat” sandwiches (sounds like seitan) and vegetarian tamales outside where the concert took place.

Awesome that Chrissie was able to spread the news both by word of mouth and what people put in their mouth. Of course, not everyone was happy.

“You know, I don’t know,” said one concert goer named Debbie, when asked what a wheat roast sandwich was. “I’m grateful that it was dark enough that I didn’t have to inspect it too carefully. It tasted so bad. In fact, I thought today (Monday) I’d get on the Internet and see what the hell I put in my mouth last night (Sunday night).”

Some might tell Debbie that any meat she eats should probably be inspected a heck of a lot more than any wheat sandwich, considering the hormones pumped into animals, the sickly condition of some animals that are still slaughtered, and the number of e.coli cases occurring every year from tainted product.

“We told the people that if they prefer to have barbecue they had a full line of barbecue in the restaurant, if that’s why they so chose,” said Ryan Garrett, Stubb’s venue manager. “We love the Pretenders and we want to have them back. We can’t have a negative spin on this.”

“We just respected her because we want her to come back, and at the same time offered our patrons barbecue items in bulk in our restaurant,” he added.

Source: Statesman.com

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A lot can change in two years. Joaquin Phoenix has undergone a transformation lately, and not just in his career. Some people are into that scruffy, hobo look. Some wish he would make an appointment with the barber. Don’t even get us started on that gansta rap thing. So between the two Joaquins, who would you rather do…

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“If you are vegetarian, you can look incredibly healthy, and if you eat animals, you can look as if you are dying.”

—-Singer Morrissey, formerly of The Smiths. There’s still time to enter to win a free CD. We’re giving away five copies of Morrissey’s latest album, Years of Refusal. Not many places where you can still get something for free. But neither rain, nor sleet, nor bad economy will stop us from showing the love for our readers.

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Chrissie Hynde’s sarcasm may be just as entertaining as her musical performances.

The rock musician recently performed in Austin, Texas in the backyard of a barbecue eatery.

Yes, the VEGAN Chrissie Hynde performed in the backyard of a barbecue eatery.

Known for her outspokenness on her diet and lifestyle even on stage, she made a crack that, “I’m glad to see that Austin may become the first vegetarian city in Texas.”

She also asked people to stop killing cows “because change is possible.” 

Hey, while performing at a place known as a flesh fest, you know she had to say something.

Even if veggie tamales were served.

As hard as it may be for her, she tries to keep her composure on stage. Once while performing with Neil Young, she remarked, “I’m trying very hard not to say anything about the fact that all I can smell is burning flesh.” 

Hynde once said that she didn’t care if she headlined a tour or not as long as she didn’t have to share the catering with meat eaters.

But even megastars have to share a performing venue with them.

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Jason Mraz, the only vegan man who can make avocado and chocolate go good together, has a photography book out, A Thousand Things.

“I just wanted to let people see some of the things I’ve seen,” Mraz told PopEater. “The book contains images I’ve taken all over the world.”

The book not only captures the world, it’s kinder to it as well. From his website:

“This eco-friendly book was printed with soy-based inks on FSC- and ISO-certified woodfree paper. The cover stock is also FSC-certified, fully recyclable, and chlorine free. Environmentally harmless glues were used in the binding process, and all printing films, plates, and waste paper were recycled.”

“I just think it’s necessary to find an alternative solution so we can have less of an impact on our community,” he added.

The photographs were all shot with the nearly extinct Polaroid camera, which allowed Jason to retain his mellow personality, slowing down to capture life in its purest form.

“Digital Cameras are like automatic weapons. You’ll most likely hit your target. The Classic Polaroid Camera is the suction cup dart gun of this advancing age. Thus, my Polaroid hobby invites me to slow down and see more on my walk through life.”

You can view a sample of the photos in Jason’s book, then order a copy for yourself.

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