Donnie & Marie begin 26-week stand in Las Vegas. FREE BIRD! WHOOOO! FREEEEEEE BIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRD!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080907/music_nm/donnymarie_dc

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Veteran sibling performers Donny and Marie Osmond are about to begin a 26-week stand in Las Vegas, and Marie Osmond points out that they just might turn Sin City into Sincere City.

The duo will fill the need for a family-friendly variety show in the entertainment mecca, which now is dominated by big production shows a la Cirque du Soleil or single-artist-focused extended runs by one-name stars from Celine to Cher to Elton to Bette.

Their run at the Flamingo Showroom kicks off September 9, with an extension almost a given. The 90-minute show melds multimedia spectacle with Donny & Marie's extensive repertoire, galvanized by their well-known onstage chemistry.

For Donny, the chemistry has to come naturally. "We don't even think about it because if you do, it becomes calculated," he says. "There are places in the show that we like to keep a little loose so we can flow with the audience. If Marie is in a mood, I follow her and vice versa."

Marie says, "I think we really appreciate each other professionally, because we grew up together. On a personal level, it's hysterical because nobody out there has that kind of brother-and-sister thing. We were talking about it: 'Who is a brother and sister that have been together as long as we have?"'

[MilesColtrane]

1. Fuck Donnie.

He's a scab.

Toured with a non-union version of "The Sound of Music" a while back.

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. Nah, you don't yell "Free Bird" at an Osmonds show

You yell "CRAZY HORSES"!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmULrS8fwQA

[Kutjara]

3. This is what I imagine the floorshow in Hell would be like.

"I'm a little bit countreeeeeeeee!"
"I'm a little bit rock 'n roooooooooll!"

Yes, a very very very little bit.