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Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: GigaShadow on May 31, 2004, 07:18:01 AM: Hung Butchers \'Take Me Out to Ball Game\'

TORONTO - William Hung butchered "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch of Sunday\'s matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers, much to the delight of 22,225 at SkyDome.

The American Idol reject best known for his hyperactive, tone-deaf rendition of Ricky Martin (news)\'s "She Bangs," shrugged off a brief smattering of boos and belted out the baseball classic off-key while fans egged him on. Some even joined in.

Hung\'s presence brought a gaggle of media usually indifferent to baseball to the game, including staff from Rolling Stone magazine. A team official said more media credentials were issued Sunday than on opening day.

The Blue Jays initially tried to bring Hung in opening day, but that conflicted with the release of his debut album, "Inspiration," which is nearing 100,000 copies sold.

"I still am surprised," Hung said before the game. "I can\'t believe it."

The record deal is certainly testing the limits on the Hong Kong native\'s 15 minutes of fame. A civil engineering student at the University of California, he\'s spending most of his time these days touring to promote the album.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: luckee on May 31, 2004, 07:58:48 AM: I hate that it was 15 instead of 1 or none.

Whats worse is that people encourage this guy.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: Sublimesjg on May 31, 2004, 11:09:02 AM: yea ill never understand why things like this get so big

it just seems so wrong to like it
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: Eiksirf on May 31, 2004, 11:21:53 AM: I think he\'s fun in small doses. I would never buy an entire album, though.

I\'d like to see legitimate artists hire him to be in a track on their new albums. Like I\'d crack up if D12 gave William Hung some raps for a verse in one of their new songs.

He\'s a cool kid and such a bad singer that it\'s fun to watch him.

In fact, I\'d be more likely to listen to something with him in it than I would with American Idol 3 winner Fantasia Whatshername.

There\'s a lot more entertaining things than William Hung, but he\'s pretty cool for what he is I guess.

-Dan
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: luckee on May 31, 2004, 11:27:54 AM: I\'ll take any of the AI winners..runners-up or even 3rd string before I listen to this guy.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: Titan on May 31, 2004, 03:14:36 PM: I never heard this guy sing but he really does have a lot of courage for actually doing this.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: luckee on May 31, 2004, 03:29:05 PM: On AI, he didnt know the words to the song, was horribly off-key, I mean he would be the winner of Superstar(the show the rewards shitty performance) and alot of his pronunciation was of the stereotypical asian trying to learn *engrish*
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: clips on May 31, 2004, 05:07:22 PM: william hung..heh maybe after this stunt in the music business he should try his luck in the porn industry...he already has the name on lock..:p
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: unfocused on May 31, 2004, 05:26:50 PM: I wouldn\'t be surprised to see him in a movie in about a year or so.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on May 31, 2004, 07:32:13 PM: 100.000 copies. LOL you yanks really love your S@#T get it, S@#T. ohhhhh "wipes tear from eye"
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: videoholic on May 31, 2004, 07:46:12 PM: I bought one.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: SER on May 31, 2004, 08:59:02 PM: loser :p
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: GmanJoe on June 01, 2004, 04:16:28 AM: William Hung knows people are laughing at him and he doesn\'t care. Coz he\'s laughing all the way to the bank! And ya know what? He is the complete opposite of a boy band. He\'s a solo act, he\'s not white and he ain\'t good looking and can\'t sing. Okay, I just described a lot of other singers but I\'m talking about William Hung - who can\'t sing. :D

And that\'s the allure! He can\'t sing and yet he\'s just as popular as Clay Aiken! BWAHAHAHA! Those winner aren\'t American Idols. And American Idol (as far as music goes) would be guys like Bob Seger, Axel Rose, Steven Tyler, Elvis Presley, and non-Americans like Ozzie, all the guys from ACDC, The Beatles, Rollingstones...etc.

Not these "corporate i-dulls" that are given songs and a studio.
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: Cyrus on June 01, 2004, 07:17:52 AM: WHY O WHY..... I mean seriously it was fun to goof on him but was it really necessary to make him rich off of it?
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: kittykit on June 01, 2004, 10:03:49 AM: well maybe william hung and jessica along with britney spears
will form a band togther
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: GmanJoe on June 01, 2004, 10:19:15 AM: Quote
Originally posted by kittykit
well maybe william hung and jessica along with britney spears
will form a band togther

Maybe, in my wet dreams, Britney and Jessica will oil massage each other\'s boobs and then have hawt lesbian seks after their hawt and horny. ;)
Title: Hung\'s Fifteen minutes of fame are about up
Post by: Titan on June 01, 2004, 11:41:58 AM: Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
Maybe, in my wet dreams, Britney and Jessica will oil massage each other\'s boobs and then have hawt lesbian seks after their hawt and horny. ;)

I just got that image in my mind. I\'ll be right back :jack: