Toni Basil Quotes
If I like something, it seems a pretty good bet that other people will, too.
Basil, Toni. Interview. Rolling Stone, Penske Media Corporation, 1982.
The entertainer was organizing rock concerts to raise money for the problem of AIDS in Africa. However, he felt that the money was only a part of the mission. Making foreign aid for AIDS popular was critical in the light of a negative public perception of the benefit of foreign aid to many third world countries.
Bradlaugh was an atheist and refused to take his oath on a Bible or swear to God. He offered to make an affirmation. The issue was debated for 6 years and finally resolved in Bradlaugh’s favor. The right to affirm instead of take a religious oath is now settled American and English law.
Ehrilchman used public opinion in Peoria, Illinois as a gauge of Middle America’s support for Nixon’s proposed policies during his election campaign in 1968. Small towns in Iowa have been used in other statements to be representative of Middle America. See Harold Ross {47054}
Antonia Christina Basilotta, better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and filmmaker, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide 1981/2 smash hit "Mickey," which topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries. She has collaborated with David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Talking Heads (choreographing and co-directing the acclaimed video for "Once in a Lifetime"), the Monkees, Frank Sinatra, George Lucas, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Tom Hanks, Bette Midler, and The Muppets.
