The Hanson Brothers Greet Their Fans
Hanson brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac — who make up the band Hanson — were spotted hanging with fans before a recent concert stop at the State Theatre in Falls Church, VA … curiously tho, the guys were walking around barefoot. When asked if he could sing a bit of their mega hit song MMMBop, Taylor Hanson replied by flipping his middle finger:
When did the little kids from Tulsa, OK get so crabby? The barefootedness I can understand (tho not really support — put your shoes on, guys) but I don’t get the pissy finger flip. In any event, it’s nice to see that my boys from Oklahoma are still on the concert trail playing for their fans. And for the record, I really did love their song MMMbop :)
[Photo credit: Splash News]
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:04 am
they are barefoot to raise awareness of poverty and AIDS in africa. in each town they perform in they walk a mile. it’s part of a bigger campaign they got going on. they even have a coffee table book called ‘take a walk’
uh. ok. thats all. carry on.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I thought they represented “Christian Values.” The flip of the bird . . . Nice.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:06 am
yeah.. what she said. and they aren’t big on people taking all sorts of pics. their walks are about charity, not rude girls trying to touch them who have signs that say things like “i’ve loved you longer than your wives” or “taylor i want your baby”. sadly, these are signs that have been around them recently. sickening to us true fans!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:07 am
From what I read, the barefootedness is actually something they do before performing. They walk one mile barefooted w/ their fans to raise money and awareness for AIDs and to buy shoes for impoverished areas of Africa. Now the whole bird flipping thing…that I don’t have an explanation for. :o)
October 29th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I totally get the pissy finger-flip. I’m sure they’re 100% sick of getting asked to sing “MMMBop” while on a one-mile charity walk to raise awareness of the AIDS crisis in Africa. They are donating $1 for every fan who Takes the Walk with them before their concerts. Check out http://www.takethewalk.net.
And the coffeetable book is available for preorder now, and I think will be released the middle of next month.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Girl in the top right pic is like “Hmm, I’m wearing already flip flops – maybe I should just go barefoot, too?”. No, seriously, very cool charity work, Hanson bros.!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:24 am
If the photographer had wanted to hear “MMMBop”, he or she should have purchased a ticket to Hanson’s show at the State Theatre that night. They did a stellar version of the song. They don’t perform it for free on the street at the request of smartass photographers who are trying to mock them, and it’s really hard to blame them for that.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:25 am
FC is about mmm, (bop) 20 minutes from my condo in traffic. Let me tell you, those brothers are dedicated to their cause… it is FREEZING here today and I’m at work looking more like an Eskimo than a human!!!
Still, too bad I didn’t get to see them. I still think Taylor’s a cutie.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:26 am
haha. i love Hanson. plain and simple. good for Taylor to flip them off! the walks DEFINITELY aren’t the right time to ask them to sing a bit of MMMBop. Can’t wait to see them tomorrow&saturday :) 8 shows in october[&1in Nov.]=amazing!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Hanson have been doing one mile walks at every tour stop for a while now.I think tehir causes are great.I have took part in 3 walks now flying in from England each time.If you go to a show………maybe then they will play mmmbop.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am
And Trent – Hanson will be at the HOB on the Sunset Strip on November 14th, and at the HOB Anaheim the following day. Check them out; I guarantee it will be a good show!
October 29th, 2008 at 11:52 am
liz the second-
eskimos are human beings you know
October 29th, 2008 at 11:56 am
“Christian” values? They have their beliefs but they are not Christian artists. Not sure where that is coming from… They are good, generous and kind people, but they are human and can sometimes get aggrivated by stupid people who ask dumb questions. I like what someone said up there- if they want to see MMMBop, pay the $25 to see the show because they do it every night!
October 29th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I will forever love the Hansons and will never tire of MMMBop as my ringtone!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Yeah, I saw them in April and Taylor said “fuck”, so big deal? I’ve heard 8 year olds say “fuck” and flip the bird. Meh. Plus, if anyone knows anything about Hanson, they know that Mmmbop is basically the reason they left their record company and started their own. And they do sing it live every night, but you know that photography was just being an ass. Maybe people should just move past “Mmmbop” and realize there are other great (and much newer) Hanson songs, too!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Aw Trent, why didn’t you look it up before hatin’ on Hanson? Everyone else already explained their totally justified and charitable reason for walking barefoot…They deserve our support – which I would gladly give to them if they would just take their Walk tour to Paris already!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
wow, they must have some pretty tough feet.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I would imagine they are way over that song – but will be forced to sing it forever …
October 29th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I live in Northern VA and it was COLD yesterday…they must have some tough feet.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
ohhh, taylah.
October 29th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
He probably flipped you off because the last thing that they want to do at that moment is sing and make the walk about them. The walk is NOT about them. It’s about poverty and AIDS and doing tangible things to remedy the problem. Trying to make it about anything other than that is just as irritating as people asking for pictures or holding up stupid signs. Taylor is human… he can be irritated just as the rest of us can be. Instead of reprimanding him for making a gesture that most all of us have in our lives as well and teasing them about being barefoot, why don’t you take the time to promote the good they are doing, or better yet…. go to the website and take some action yourself. Lay off of Taylor, and spread your energies elsewhere.
http://www.takethewalk.net
October 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
They are walking barefoot to raise take action against poverty and AIDS in Africa. It is an AMAZING thing they are doing! They are such an inspiration to so many people. And if you watched the actual video footage from this you would know the reporter was harassing Taylor about MMMBop while he was in the middle of doing a charity walk, which is not cool. There is more information about their cause on takethewalk.net. They are raising money (which they are donating for everyone that walks with them) to help drill clean water wells, build a school, provide shoes, provide access to medical care, and provide AIDS treatment and research.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Trent, their walks are for charity. Their latest album is called “The Walk” and before each show they walk a mile with fans and donate money for each mile to help raise awareness about Africa. They also work with TOMs shoes to provide kids in Africa with shoes (hence the reason for walking barefoot).
Check out TakeTheWalk.com !
I hope you read these comments Trent! I think you should know that they’re doing these great things :) And their new album The Walk is definitely worth checking out!
October 29th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
It’s for Take the Walk.. an amazing thing that they have been doing for quite some time now. My younger sister just went to one of their concerts last month and took part in The Walk they put on before their show. She said it was possibly the coolest thing she’s done. And I’m sure the middle finger is out of context here….
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October 29th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
& this is why i stopped reading your blog trent.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
The guy filming was an asshole basically.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
It’s OK, Trent. You didn’t know. But now you do, SO redeem yourself by checking out a show! They’re legit amazing, you’ll enjoy yourself (and be QUITE surprised, I promise!!)
October 30th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Tay was flipping the bird at some asshole TMZ reporter. Perez Hilton rules! So much better than this site!
October 30th, 2008 at 5:53 am
don’t be hatin on Trent, he doesn’t have to know EVERYTHING about EVERYONE. i can’t believe you would even compare him to perez.. s/he is the bitchy-est person in the world. if you don’t like this blog, don’t read it.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Perez has got nothing on Trent, so don’t even go there! Trent has got some tact and class…Where as Perez exploits everyone and everything.
Anyway, as a Hanson fan, I will say this: While I think it is commendable what their doing, I agree with Trent…The bare foot thing is really gross…They walked through Times Square for crying out loud…Do you know how many diseases you can catch?
Love Hanson, love what they’re doing, but I do think it’s gross. (If you don’t want to walk with them bare foot, you can buy a pair of Tom’s shoes, and for every pair bought they donate a pair to a child in Africa.)
P.S. – Trent you rock, and I totally agree with the others about checking out a Hanson show near you! I think you’d be surprised! :)
October 30th, 2008 at 6:01 am
I’m sorry they’re not their. I disgust myself. lol…
October 30th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I think Hanson rocks at everything they do. They are great at supporting their AIDS charity and great for getting the fans involved in taking action to support the cause as well. They are barefoot for a reason which some people who commented on here already mentioned. Hanson are 3 awesome guys and they do seem really nice. They have every right to flip the bird at any jackass who tries to mock them. Its great that they are doing the walks before each show. Hanson is very dedicated to their cause and thats more than I can say for any other band, or famous person. I just wish I could join them in going on those wallks to help support their cause. Like a few people here mentioned…….. Check out http://www.takethewalk.net/ You will be very glad you did,
October 30th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I’ve been a fan for 10 years and I think what they’re doing is amazing!
October 30th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
hm, i believe i sent something in to pitnb A YEAR AGO when they did the walk in west hollywood explaining what it was and why the did it…
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