Billy Bob Thornton's Band Cancels Remaining Canadian Tour Dates

During the previously reported CBC radio's Q, Thornton had compared Canadian fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy. When his band The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson in Toronto Thursday, they were reportedly booed and greeted with catcalls of "Here comes the gravy." Nelson's website said that the cancellation was due to members of the Boxmasters and crew coming down with the flu.

Entertainment Weekly weighs in: http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/04/billy-bob-thorn.html

And Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter add their two cents: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/04/clip-du-jour-mi.html