Before you read this, try to keep in mind that ALL of these people are
multi millionaires, and do EVERYTHING that they possibly can to avoid
paying taxes. Some go as far as to move some of their income into
foreign banks to beat the IRS. Most all of them put as much as they can
into tax deffered investment vehicles that pay out at a certain age as a
death benefit... read>>> no tax paid on death benefits. I do this as
well, and I do not blame them for doing it, but I do take umbridge with
people that say one thing while doing another.
They live in big gated houses to keep the people that pay their way
trough life from getting to them. I would be lying if I said I do not
enjoy their music (except the Dixie Chicks, I don't like country) and I
am going to continue to listen to their music.... FOR FREE!!! I am
going to download it from Grockster for free. This is what hurts these
assholes the most. I would advise all on the right to do the same thing.
Thursday, August 5, 2004
Springsteen, Pearl Jam join anti-Bush bandwagon
By LARRY MCSHANE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A collection of more than 20 prominent musicians from John Fogerty to
Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam joined forces yesterday calling for
President Bush's ouster, announcing an unprecedented series of
fund-raising concerts across nine swing states.
"I feel this is one of the most critical elections in my lifetime,"
Springsteen said in the most overtly political statement of his career.
"This wasn't one that a concerned citizen felt comfortable sitting out."
Springsteen was joined by a collection of performers that spanned
generations and genres: country act the Dixie Chicks, hip-hoppers
Jurassic 5, bluesman Keb' Mo' and classic rockers John Mellencamp and
Jackson Browne. The artists, touring under the "Vote for Change" banner,
will play 34 shows in 28 cities from Oct. 1 to 8.
Springsteen's concerns and commitment were shared by other performers,
including Dave Matthews and his band.
"It's the first time Bruce and the E Street Band ever stood up and made
a clear political statement," Matthews said. "This is the first time
we've ever stood as a band, unified, and said we want a change."
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was a Ralph Nader backer in 2000, but he
feels Democratic nominee John Kerry is the choice this time around.
"There's a vote coming up, and a chance to have a regime change at
home," Vedder said. "I'm feeling the same way, there's a need for change."
Joining Pearl Jam is local band Death Cab for Cutie.
The shows, which launch Oct. 1 in Pennsylvania, will take an unusual
approach: as many as six concerts on a single day in cities across the
states expected to decide the November presidential race. Other stops on
the tour are North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
Wisconsin and the key state in 2000, Florida.
The money generated will go to America Coming Together, which promises
on its Web site to "derail the right-wing Republican agenda by defeating
George W. Bush." The anticipated millions of dollars will be spent in
the swing states before the presidential election, said ACT president
Ellen Malcolm.
The shows will be presented by MoveOn Pac, the electoral arm of the
liberal-interest group MoveOn.org.
There was no immediate word on prices for tickets, which go on sale Aug.
21 for all the shows. The concerts will pair artists, such as
Springsteen and REM, the Dixie Chicks and James Taylor, or Mellencamp
and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds.
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, who memorably told a London audience
last year that she was ashamed to share her home state of Texas with
Bush, echoed Springsteen's comment about the im****tance of the Nov. 2
election.
"There's never been a political climate like this, which is so the polar
opposite of me as a person."
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