LeAnn Rimes Gets Her Manky Leg Seen To
Then buzz it up
July 12th, 2006 at 13:00 by Stuart Heritage
"How do I ever, ever survive?" LeAnn Rimes famously asked on that song of hers, "How do I? How do I? Oh. How do I live?" And now we have the answer; by getting swift medical attention when one of her legs goes a bit manky.
LeAnn Rimes, you see, has an infected leg. We don't know how it got infected, we don't even know know which leg it is that's infected, but we do know that the surgery on LeAnn Rime's messed-up leg has meant that three of her weekend appearances have been cancelled, leading to heartbreak for those people who enjoy listening to her awful super-patriotic conveyor belt country pop music.
LeAnn Rimes has never really taken off in the UK. Sure, there was that How Do I Live song, which was sort of OK as far as terrifyingly obsessive stalkerish songs sung by 15-year-old girls go; but, aside from that, none of her songs have really taken off - as demonstrated when Paul O'Grady recently played one of her songs during his organ competition in front of her and nobody knew what it was.
In America, though, every man, woman and child is legally obliged to listen to all 13 LeAnn Rimes albums from beginning to end before they start to go about their daily business. Failure to abide by this law is punishable by either death or enforced back-combed hair. So when LeAnn Rimes misses a few tour dates because she's buggered up her leg a bit, hysteria hits the streets.
Yesterday, LeAnn Rimes underwent some outpatient surgery in a Los Angeles hospital because a 'tear in the tissue' of her leg apparently became infected. There's no news about how LeAnn tore her leg tissue, but at least she's doing OK now. Her publicist said:
"The surgery went well, and she's absolutely fine."
Yeah, she's fine, but what about the people who wanted to see LeAnn Rimes sing her songs this weekend? She's had to cancel dates at Niagara Falls while her leg gets better. And it isn't even the first time that LeAnn Rimes has cancelled dates because of minor medical worries. Last year, LeAnn Rimes was sidelined by both a burst blood vessel in her throat and some overdue surgery on her teeth. And now there's this - we only hope LeAnn Rimes overcomes her manky leg trouble to sing some more songs that will never really be very popular in this country.
Read more:
LeAnn Rimes undergoes surgery for leg infection - Reuters
[story by Stuart Heritage]
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July 12th, 2006 at 2:51 pm
As an American, I have to tell you … I hate it when others make such stupid generalizations. Your take on the situation is hilarious; however, I’ve never heard another LeAnn Rimes song in my life than How Do I. This, in part, is what gives us a bad name: When those who don’t know much about Americans make us all out to be Bush-loving, country-music-appreciating hicks. I realize that there many Americans like this, and I wish they just stay home instead of traveling to other countries and reinforcing the awful stereotype. But truly, this generalization could not be further from the truth as far as the people in my world. I don’t know what part of America you’ve been to, but here in NYC, most don’t even know who LeAnn Rimes is.
July 12th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Unlike my fellow American Carla, I do know who Leann Rimes is. She’s that 11 year old who sang the old Patsy Cline song “Blue” then grew up to appear in Playboy, marry Nick Lachey, Garth Brooks and Keith Urban and have a movie made about her life starring Paris Hilton. I believe she also played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies but I could be mistaken about that.
Oh, the correct spelling of the Falls is Niagara. Please don’t cheat us out of a much needed vowel.
July 12th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
Gross overgeneralizations such as this are what lead to negative sentiments about Americans all over the world.
It’s not about LeAnn Rimes per say, but about what you’re saying she represents…a love for country and for American
politics. Although LeAnn Rimes is certainly popular in the U.S., our country is not made up of country-pop loving hicks.
And…surprise…most of us don’t agree with the current politics in our country either.
July 12th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
I didnt know America was knocked to it’s knees out of shock of LeAnn cancelling her Concert dates. This didnt even hit headlines, which tells me how low on entertainment
you must be…….
Please start reporting on Star Jones or other very incredibly notable americans!
July 13th, 2006 at 1:55 am
mankey! I thought only fruits and veggies got mankey! PS-only people from New England know what “mankey” means…unless they’ve bedded a Brit.
Of course, if we are discussing the UK version of Pamela Anderson, “Jordan” who allegedly drank and smoked while preggers them -surprise!- gave birth to a kid with mega problems,
well, yes you Brits do have a classier set of pop stars than us!
July 13th, 2006 at 2:54 am
I agree with Mr. Dewitt. I didn’t even know she was on tour. I can assure you that one of her songs on the radio at home in the heart of country music loving Appalachia is a rarity, I really don’t think anyone I know cares that her leg is infected. Though I do hope she feels better, I really have more important things to worry about, such as a war in Iraq, nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea, and plenty of other IMPORTANT things that abound in our news.
July 13th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Oh boo hoo. ‘Somebody said something bad about America! Let’s all try and look really articulate and worldly to prove them wrong! You go girl!’
Shouldn’t you all be watching Oprah and talking about your feelings or something?
July 13th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
I think perhaps some of the people posting here have been misinformed about the generalizations about Americans many other countries hold about you. We know you are not all Bush-loving, country-music-listening hicks…That was a JOKE. The main stereotype held about Americans is that you are all so self-important and arrogant that you can’t make a joke at your own expense, nor can you stand when anyone else does. At little humility and a dash of self-depriciating humour, instead of righteous indignation would go a long way toward improving your reputation in foreign countries. Learn to take a friendly joke for goodness sake!
July 19th, 2006 at 8:13 pm
She has sold 40 million albums around the world dumbass!!!! The song on Paul O’Grady was “Can’t Fight The Moonlight” which was a #1 song on UK radio……..You really need to find a real job.
September 12th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Go Brush your Manky Teeth