Was David Spade and Kelly Clarkson the only entertainment they could find for the NASCAR NC Awards?
Those poor people looked so miserable having to listen to David Spade and Kelly Clarkson. Did yall see Tony Stewart roll his eyes when she was singing? I always thought NASCAR was more rock n roll then that.
bjhoppy, I usually avoid responding to somebody who says absolutely NOTHING but how could I resist, you can go sit and spin on your finger, says the Jeff Gordon fan.
lol Spade and Clarkson….yeah its painfully obvious NASCAR doesn't really know its demographic anymore.
I really wish they'd drop the whole weak comedy act and prima donna singers and just go back to the nice formal affair it use to be.
admin on March 28th 2009 in kelly clarkson
froggy_logic responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 10:34 am #
Nascar was trying to appeal to a broader audience with Spade. jeff foxworthy would not bring them anymore viewers than there already were. David Spade fans are not the typical Nascar fan so if they got a few of his fans to tune in. they knew the typical Nascar fan would tune in no matter who was there. same with kelly clarkson
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blueman responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 11:01 am #
It was horrible huh? Kelly Clarkson has sounded terrible every time I have heard her sing live. David Spade was not even close to being funny, he sucked real bad. With all of the money they generate they certainly could have afforded a real star, so I think that whoever put that show together should be canned!
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APlaceCalledVERTIGO responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 11:35 am #
Nascar is painfully boring, they're just trying to do SOMETHING to pump some life into it.
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Noone i responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 12:19 pm #
Spade probably paid THEM to host it. He is THE poorest excuse for a male actor I have seen on TV in the last 40 yrs.
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tregosteevo responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 12:53 pm #
It was probably Brian France trying to save a couple of bucks. I'm sure Clarkson was pretty cheap to get, her concert schedule this past year got cut due to lack of ticket sales. I'd also bet that David Spade did it for next to nothing as his schedule has been pretty open for a year or 2 now. The in flight drinks, limo service and comping him a night at the Waldorf was probably all that it took.
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dalejr4ever responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 1:06 pm #
Kelly's band was so loud they totally drowned her out. she is great in concert, but it was awful..Spade he must to have been super cheap…They should have had Foxworthy, or Jimmy Kimmel, Heck Larry the Cable Guy, he would have brought the roof down.. Hopefully Nascar learned this yr from all the complaints..
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Steffy responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 1:15 pm #
I actually really like Kelly Clarkson, the sound system just totally sucked & I think that ruined her performance. As for David Spade……he stunk. I found no humor at all, I don't think anyone in the audiance did either they were all pretty quite. I am not a big fan of Tony Stewart but I thought he was way funnier than Spade. He made me laugh….great speech.
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Ed P responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 1:57 pm #
It was Horrible especially David Spade the Very Worst Possible Choice and David Spade Knew It HIMSELF. He even said after his 1st Act I might Not be Back Out Here!!!!!!
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Bow-Legged Snake responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 2:44 pm #
Spade said he,give all his money to the hobo guy. He probably
didn't have enough to cop a buzz on !!!
He was in N.Y…. So you know his connection weren't too far away !!! lol
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They should get Eddie Murphy next year !!! Along with Aerosmith !!!?
Jill_Marmon responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 3:32 pm #
i could be wrong, but the reason for kelly clarkson performed was that earlier in the year she did some sort of marketing/promotion program for nascar - not sure as to how successful that all went, but hey…
as far as dave spade is concerned, he should stick with acting… ha ha ha
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Cam responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 3:48 pm #
lol Spade and Clarkson….yeah its painfully obvious NASCAR doesn't really know its demographic anymore.
I really wish they'd drop the whole weak comedy act and prima donna singers and just go back to the nice formal affair it use to be.
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gloria_512 responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 4:36 pm #
You are correct. It was a VERY sad state of affairs. They're not going to gain any fans from that anyway. Maybe they'll get better next year.
Go Jr.>>>>
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coolliz2444 responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 5:04 pm #
I actually thought some of those jokes that David Spade told were pretty funny and some of them got the crowd to laugh others were mediocre. I really liked the one he told about his mother calling and being like Britney Spears shaved her head, no way, and Lindsay Lohan has an alcohol problem and shes not even suppossed to drink…. That was pretty funny to me.. Kelly Clarkson has performed at numerous NASCAR events and is a very good singer and has some very good music. I thought that she would have sang a much newer song, then "Since You've Been Gone." Then again she looked like she had gained some weight or she was pregnant as some of my friends said, but I think it was that babydoll style shirt as I think it makes everyone look pregnant.
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fluffy responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 5:35 pm #
You just have to realize that it was an award ceremony for race car drivers, not the fake people you see on T.V. shows or the movies. They could've had Oprah for an entertainer and I still would have liked it, because I wasn't watching because of David Spade or Kelly Clarkson. It was supposed to be about the drivers and their organizations. I think it's more fortunate for the people of NASCAR to get a break in the action and relieve a little tension for them. David Spade made me laugh a little and Kelly Clarkson has earned my respect for her rock-n-roll style vocals.
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Jim M responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 5:46 pm #
I get why they picked Clarkson from a marketing perspective and she's become a fan.
Spade was a weird choice. I just don't think of him as MC material. I've MCed award shows before (ah, the perks of radio) and I always figured they weren't really there to see me anyway, so I opened with a few one-liners and tried to let the award recipients be the focal point after that.
They could've done better for an MC. Much better. Get a real sports person up there who won't talk out his hiney.
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(: FallOutGirl :) responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 6:07 pm #
both were terrible. i'm sorry they had 2 sit there that. i just had 2 change the channel till it was over.
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stewartjgracing20 responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 6:17 pm #
lol I read the first answer that a Kelly Clarkson fan will tune in…Well im pretty sure your not going to start going to races because a singer you like sang at the banquet at the end of the year lol. Thats like saying if Big n Rich sang at the Superbowl, maybe I will watch half time to see them sing, but im not going to be a football fan because of that lol. I think NASCAR thinks there drawing fans in by adding all this pop shit and new culture crap when all there doing is losing fans, I turned the channel when that Spade fag came on, he was horrible, Gordon and Stewart were the funniest ones on stage lol. Nascar needs to keep its Southern culture and view other wise they will have problems. I have friends in school who joke about how NASCAR is gay cuz im the only one who likes it, I told him how they put rap on the commercials and shit, and hes like what a bunch of posers. Its so gay, its getting worse and worse. Toyota is an other joke but ive gotta go now lol. Go Stewart! Go GM!
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Joe Iwojima responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 6:32 pm #
I was hoping for a performance by the dude who stars on My name is Earl.
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ses3225 responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 6:44 pm #
okay, i would agree that kelly clarkson's music does not exactly fit into the nascar mold. but she did kick off the daytona 500 in february, and she did a lot of charity work with nascar this past year. that's why she performed at the awards ceremony. i think she did a great job, but i think that the drivers could have been a little more accommodating with her performance. they just kind of stared at her and yawned. jimmy johnson was the only one that was trying to appreciate her music. i felt bad for her because it must have been so uncomfortable playing to a bunch of obviously uninterested people.
i fast-forwarded through david spade - wouldn't give him the time of day.
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FrankieColetta responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 7:19 pm #
Whatever, every year is different. Nascar isn't in the business of putting on awards show's. Feel lucky you got to see it.
I remember when Stewart won the Cup and Cheryl Crow was performing and Tony was oogling her with his eye's. I thought he was going to throw her his room key or something.
Maybe it's all about Tony's facial/eye expressions. What's he gonna do at the awards this year kind of thing!?!?….Whatever.
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rocketman responded on 28 Mar 2009 at 7:38 pm #
Laurel & Hardy were asked to do the entertainment and declined so as not to tarnish their reputation.
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