Comments on: Dionne Warwick Bums People Out

By: Comrade Al Gonzales

Comrade Al Gonzales — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:13:03 +0000

Wow. You really need to read the newspapers, DW #1 dude. Obama is an abysmal failure & has not "transformed" anything. It's still all for Wall Street, fuck working people. It's still war, not peace. It's still the same fucking way it has been since that clown puppet Reagan was installed in a CIA coup. Obama is a pathetic joke and an abysmal failure. Odds are he'll be impeached & removed from office before his four years are up, but if not, on Jan 20, 2013 it'll be bye-bye Barack, hello President Howard Dean.

By: DW's number one fan

DW's number one fan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:05:56 +0000

I am a massive DW fan,since 1962, live in England so didn't hear about this.
One thing though...it seems she was to be the host so why all the negativity towards her. She wouldn't have been organising it even if her name was used.
She is the most incredible singer of the most incredible Bacharach and David songs.
Hope you've all received your refunds by now......
And, Obama is the best president for a very long time, he is brilliant and will transform the USA.

By: Jamie Mount

Jamie Mount — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:29:55 +0000

Newton, Dionne Warwick has a history of doing shady things.

I grew up in St Croix, USVI. Back in the day, she put together this huge fundraiser and raised over a million dollars. However, it cost MORE for her travel & entourage than she raised, so she wound up stiffing the charity for everything she raised PLUS the cost of her traveling circus!

TO BOOT, the Friends of Dionne Warwick organization actually called me a week before the event, stating they had gotten such an overwhelming response to the event that they would not be able to mail me my tickets, but would have them available at Will Call.

Then this bogus ‘lack of interest’ story? Please. I've seen more than 160 people complaining about this ridiculous cancellation. The story is simply not true. Shame on you, Dionne Warwick.

By: Claudia Whitbeck

Claudia Whitbeck — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:11:24 +0000

After comming to Washington D.C. from California to witness one of the most remeberal days of my life which was great. To think I'm going to your ball, get really dressed up and pay $700.00 for my husband and myself a ticket to find out at the VERY last minute the ball was cancled is very upsetting to me. Without the courtesy of an e-mail due to the fact there were only 160 tickets sold!Very, very tacky. You call this the people's ball?

By: ShellyfromLA

ShellyfromLA — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:53:50 +0000

Everyone, I was there...like many of you. I froze outside - swindled and dissapointed too. This was truly shameful but not more shameful that Dionne going to another ball as if she could mentally detach herself from her actions. If you put your name and face on it, its yours. No organizer can take blame before Dionne who lured us in on her site to trust her. I called Chase bank that very day and told them what happened. I used my debit card so the cash is already gone. I was told my money - over $1,000 - will be fully refunded even if they dont refund me. Perhaps this is because I called the day it happened but I am hoping this helps some of you out there. The people fighting for Dionne Warwick are either cold hearted mean people, or friends of hers or Dionne herself trying to justify the mean treatment to her own fellow African Americans during the most important election of our lives and history and they will get that back in Karmic debt. We need not curse them, fight with them or ridicule them. We need only to focus our energy on the following:

1. Contact your bank or credit card company immediatly and check your statements on line daily to see if anything changes.

2. Contact the local small claims court and do internet research to see if there are other legal fights happening to join them and get your voice heard and money back.

3. Make a note on the promoters so you never buy from them again and if there is a blog about them - write on it to warn others.

4. If you have any friends in media see if they can get this on the news with Dionne Warwick as the reason it happened. Since she does not respect us enough to post a video apology on her site with more details on how to get our refunds she needs to tell it to CNN...dont let Dionne Warwick get away with this.

5. Finally - for those that are defending her behavior know this...if they hang with her they are like her and that is enough to tell you to pray for them because their lives are truly in the toilet.

Signed, a woman that stood outside with an 80 year old civil rights fighter in the freezing cold, while we heard "Turn around - sorry - we cant help you here and by the way Dionne is at the other ball across town!"

It was beautiful to be there for President Obama - Dionne Warwick, you are ugly, inside and out. But you know this so there is nothing new to update you on in that department.

By: jojo

jojo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:56:05 +0000

Are you saying that the Marriot did not know they DID not need to prepare food or buy food for 6000 guests. How did they have SO much food to donate? Why couldn't we had eaten it or use the Ballroom that was reserved for us anyway to eat the food??. Where did that room go??-who used the rooms that were reserved for the ball? Did they donate the rooms also??? Did the Marriot FRONT the expense for the food or did it belong to the ball's event planners via a deposit? Where did the money come from? and even better, where did the money go? Did they have a separate kitchen and refrigerator just for this event or did they serve it to the hotel guests that evening??. This doesn't sound right. I may not have a college degree or a lot of education, but even I know this sounds fishy as a fish and is a GREAT BIG FAT LIE

For an event of this enormous magnitude---either I am crazy or they think we all are crazy. 160 sold tickets When did they realize that they were not going to reach the 6000 mark--the night before??? Come on folks!!

By: Tony Reddick

Tony Reddick — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:37:29 +0000

Everyone that paid for a ticket please give me your contact info.

Email me here: tony@tonyreddick.com

Why?...because there is power in numbers!!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/22/dionne-warwick-youre-about-to-be-served/

By: nowhere to be found

nowhere to be found — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:43:47 +0000

Newton

"As Obama says its time for change stop ridiculing and start uplifting our people. Believe this the ones you walk over now will be the very one you will need to regain" .

CAN YOU COME AND UPLIFT ME? I am devasted by these shenanigans My feelings have been walked over, dragged, and whipped - Can I regain?

By: D Williams

D Williams — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:19:11 +0000

I'm thinking that I can legally claim fraud, especially if the time of my card charge is after the event was cancelled– I believe it will be; I decided at the “last minute” to attend, and was able to purchase a ticket very close to the start time….

By: HOPE

HOPE — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:57:21 +0000

Newton...you are so STUPID!! GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!! Dionne Warwick owes /owed millions in taxes!! So how can she be so paid. Don't HATE.. LIQUIDATE. Oh and please don't bring Barack into this at all. I am sure he and Michelle would not approve of the way this event went down. Oh and BTW...Barack never said anything about"UPLIFTING"...he said "HOPE OVER FEAR" and I HOPE I get my money back.

Link:

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-10/2007-10-18-voa47.cfm?CFID=98304658&CFTOKEN=88882613&jsessionid=8430cab4a1fb82f05b631216e1f7c5b323e5

By: Cara

Cara — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:48:44 +0000

I bought 4 tickets between the Legends Ball and the Urban Ball, and my family traveled from Atlanta specifically to attend these events. I was devastated and heartbroken when I was told the events were cancelled. This overshadowed my good feelings about seeing our President take the Oath of Office. Am I angry? YES! Do I think I'll get my money back? MAYBE! If they had poor ticket sales, they could have notified us well before the event instead of hours before. I really believe someone is LYING! I don't know if it's Ms. Warwick or whomever. My Inaugural spirit was ruined. I can't get that back.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:49:14 +0000

First of all...why are you sticking up for Dionne Warwick? I am one of the many people that arrived IN MY BALL GOWN and paid money for this event. If Ms. Warwick and her "organizers"...or as I like to call them "crooks" made everyone believe that a highly-publicized event was going to take place and it never happened...then WHY SHOULD WE NOW BELIEVE SHE IS GOING TO GIVE OUR MONEY BACK? She has had my money since December 13...how do I know she hasn't spent it already? Furthermore, in these tough economic times of uncertainty and bankruptcy, why should I have faith in some D list entertainer who isn't exactly making Beyonce or Mariah kind of money? She has already been sued for her Psychic Friends scam. I have called the number on my invoice as well as emailed the "organizers" with no response...the revised website doesn't even give any type of contact info... But I am supposed to believe them and not make fun of Poor Little Ms. Warwick???? Puh-leaze!!!! Ms. Warwick was enjoying herself at the Purple Ball while all of the jilted patrons were forced to go home and do nothing.

By: Gmail

Gmail — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:59:45 +0000

You people are ridiculous. Dionne wanted your money and she got it. Don't give her your dignity as well.

By: newton

newton — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:46:09 +0000

You know these comments, gossip, and critisim is also like those people who thrive on idiotic gossip to continously feed vicio rumours that surround Ms. Warwick. People get facts before you make complete fools of yourself Ms. Warwick is very far from being broke and definitely dont nees a mere 450.00. Facts remain that the tickets sales were low I brought a ticket and have been contacted by the committee who were in charge of this event not Dionne Warwick she once again was simply the host. Just like when she hosted the physic network you same people claimed her to be a physic she is NOT she lis a legendary singer, sctress, and has paved the way for may of your known performers today. As Obama says its time for change stop ridiculing and start uplifting our people. Believe this the ones you walk over now will be the very one you will need to regain .

By: Davie

Davie — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:09:47 +0000

Alex,

Are you Dionne?