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01/13/2004 Archived Entry: "Musical stuff from MoveOn gala last night..."
Musical stuff from the MoveOn gala last night...
Vernon Reid opened the show with a version of the National Anthem. He was great, his band (including Moby on guitar) was so-so.
Rufus Wainright did three songs, none of which I was the least bit familiar with.
My personal favorite moment - the return of Mistah Chuck D with a live band.
He did a version of PE's 'Fight The Power,' with a slight re-work of the 'Elvis' verse:
Bush... was a hero to most but he never meant shit to me
You see, straight-up racist - the sucker is simple and plain
Motherfuck him and Dick Cheney...
Was good to see the Rhyme Animal on stage last night. I'll write more on the event later, either here or on TBTM.
One question - where the F was Jack Black??
Oh, one other thing - Moby led a cover band through renditions of 'Sweet Child Of Mine,' 'Walk On The Wild Side,' and Radiohead's 'Creep.' I love Moby, but I gotta tell you, it was horrible.
One other other thing - K and I were pulled over at a 'random security checkpoint' at the Midtown Tunnel last night. I hate living in a nascent police state, I'll tell ya.
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Nascent police state? What are you? Some kind of terrorist? Why worry about your civil rights if you have nothing to hide? Its not like millions of people have died throughout history to secure the liberties we are now giving away without a fight. Its not like we are disgracing the memory of all the veterans and visionaries who gave their lives for the freedom that we no longer value enough to even make a god damn noise when they are trampled. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and every civil rights martyr in the past 228 years must be rolling in their graves! Don’t you think that our grandfathers and their grandfathers deserve the simple respect that lies in valuing the ideals that they fought and died for?
To quote Hunter S Thompson,
"Is this a great country or what? The safe answer to that question is 'yes, and thank you for asking.' Any other answer will get your name on the waiting list for accommodations at Guantanamo bay."
On the other topic, I hate it when people cover good songs. There are so many shitty songs just waiting to be improved. Why fuck with classics?
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"Nascent" isn't quite right. This baby is full term, and was born hungry for blood.
Posted by Mooser @ 01/13/2004 05:08 PM NY
http://www.unknownnews.net/031119onj.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/pp/03362/255283.stm
http://www.rabble.ca/in_your_own_words.shtml?x=29499
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"Nascent" isn't quite right. This baby is full term, and was born hungry for blood.
Posted by Mooser @ 01/13/2004 05:08 PM NY
