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2003-03-28 08:24William SamuelsI wasn't sure if anyone posted this, I know there are some fans on the list. Godspeed You!

From:: William Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:24:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: [idm] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected

I wasn't sure if anyone posted this, I know there are some fans on the list. Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected Terrorists, Continue World Tour "What do you think this world's gonna look like in 2003?" Ryan Schreiber reports: Renowned Canadian nontet Godspeed You! Black Emperor were held for questioning as possible terrorists at an Oklahoma gas station last weekend, while driving from a concert they'd played at Fort Worth, TX's Ridglea Theatre to a show to be held the following Monday at the Blue Note in Columbia, MO. According to Tom Windish, a representative for the band at The Billions Corporation, the band pulled their two vans and white-panel truck, which they use for toting equipment, into an area gas station to refuel. Upon seeing the motley crew of nine musicians, the station's attendant phoned the police, reporting the possibility that the band might be terrorists. Before even having a chance to leave the station, the group was reportedly surrounded by police cars and FBI agents who, a representative for Chicago's Abbey Pub, where the band played this weekend, said had guns drawn. The band was held for questioning for roughly three hours before finally being released as innocents. "They get hassled by The Man regularly," said Bruce Adams, co-founder of the Chicago-based label Kranky. "Police pulling them over, anything you can imagine. It's just the feeling in the country right now." "I just feel very lucky that we weren't Pakistani or Korean," Godspeed You! Black Emperor frontman Efrim Menuck told Pitchfork at the band's Chicago performance on Friday night. "They detained 1,000 people in California, no one knows what happened to them. We're just lucky we're nice white kids from Canada. That's what I feel lucky about." Menuck was reluctant to further discuss the incident, citing that they had already told the story at a performance earlier in the week. Constellation Records, which the band presently records for, had no comment. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2003-03-28 21:20Colin Leipelti had friends at that columbia, mo show. they said godspeed was raging at everyone, some k

From:: Colin Leipelt <leafmelt@yahoo.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:20:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: Re: [idm] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected
Reply to:: [idm] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected

i had friends at that columbia, mo show. they said godspeed was raging at everyone, some kid had on a shirt with a picture of bush on it that said, "not our president," to which one of the godspeed guys screamed, "he is your fucking president, do something about it!" ahh, what a great time to be in america. colin. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2003-03-28 22:55William Samuels<i had friends at that columbia, mo show. they said godspeed was raging at everyone, some

From:: William Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:55:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: Re: [idm] Godspeed Questioned as Suspected Terrorists / Fahrenheit 911
Reply to:: Re: [idm] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected

<i had friends at that columbia, mo show. they said godspeed was raging at everyone, some kid had on a shirt with a picture of bush on it that said, "not our president," to which one of the godspeed guy screamed, "he is your fucking president, do something about it!"> I feel sorry for the band that they had to be detained for three hours, all for just filling us their gas tanks. With the Patriot Act you could be detain without any evidence against you and without legal representation indefinitely. There's Patriot II in the works. I wonder if Radiohead is going to get harassed in the States for the title of their next cd "Hail To The Thief". At one protest Michelle Shocked said "if artists don't express themselves than they are puppets". With entities like Clear Channel it's obvious they are going to try and censor what artists say. I just heard about Michael Moore's next project and it is guaranteed to be controversial. ?I?m making a film called Fahrenheit 911, the temperature at which freedom burns. It?ll be about how Bush is using 9/11 and those 3,000 lost lives as an excuse to move along his own conservative agenda.? Maybe I'll see some of you at the LA Plaid show tonight Tonight, March 28 Warp Records Tour -- Plaid (Warp / Clear / GPR), Prefuse 73 (Savath & Savalas / Delarosa and Asora / Warp / Hefty / Schematic), Andrew Weatherall (Two Lone Swordsmen / Sabres of Paradise / Warp / Rotters Golf Club). Venue: Henry Fonda Theatre. 9pm. $20. Tickets available at TicketMaster outlets. or at the peace protest in LA on sunday Sunday, March 30th Massive Anti-war Rally and March, 12PM Downtown @ Pershing Square (6th & Hill) March to the Downtown Federal Building (Los Angeles and Temple) http://www.coalitionforworldpeace.org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2003-03-30 09:54Neil WalshOn Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 02:55:31PM -0800, William Samuels wrote: > I wonder if Radiohead i

From:: Neil Walsh <marvin@Redbrick.DCU.IE>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:54:14 +0200
Subject:: Re: [idm] Godspeed Questioned as Suspected Terrorists / Fahrenheit 911
Reply to:: Re: [idm] Godspeed Questioned as Suspected Terrorists / Fahrenheit 911

On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 02:55:31PM -0800, William Samuels wrote:

quoted 7 lines I wonder if Radiohead is going to get harassed in the

> I wonder if Radiohead is going to get harassed in the > States for the title of their next cd "Hail To The > Thief". At one protest Michelle Shocked said "if > artists don't express themselves than they are > puppets". With entities like Clear Channel it's > obvious they are going to try and censor what artists > say.

Interesting thing about Godspeed is that they're totally skipping the UK on their upcoming European tour. Wonder does it have anything to do with the war? Neil -- "And we used to sleep on the beach, they don't do it anymore. Things change." GYBE! - murray ostril: "...they don't sleep anymore on the beach..." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

[idm] Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected