Fwd: NEW MODEL ARMY show 9/9 cancelled

[Manny]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Manny <manny at garfieldartworks.com>
> Date: September 5, 2007 4:17:40 PM EDT
> To: Wil Welsh <vort3xxx at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: NEW MODEL ARMY show 9/9 cancelled
>
> Other British bands have been denied lately, according to Spahr @ 
> Brave New World.
> And this is from a country that we're supposedly fighting the War on 
> Terror alongside.
>
> There were going to be Wildhearts and Kid Ego gigs earlier this year, 
> also @ 31st St Pub, which fell through
> due to visas. It's not specifically just directed at New Model Army.
>
> And, back around 1988 or so, there were other bands that were denied 
> entry that had nothing at all to do with dissenting politics. For 
> example, I remember around that time that Belgium's Minimal Compact 
> (read up on your
> '80s dark rock, please) was denied. I think And Also The Trees had a 
> hard time, too.
>
> It was the general mood of the government - conservative and paranoid 
> in the Reagan years. Just like now.
> Except instead of being "so afraid of the Russians, I can't sleep at 
> night" (I don't expect anyone to remember that
> minor early '80s college radio hit by the band Made For TV), now it's 
> the terrorists.
>
> On Sep 5, 2007, at 3:45 PM, Wil Welsh wrote:
>
>>
>> Didn't Jello Biafra cite the denial of travel visas for the new model 
>> army as an example of government censorship for dissenting viewpoints 
>> back in around 1988 or so on one of his spoken word albums?
>>
>> So the game has gone from denial to delay...
>>
>> This show had been planned & advertised FOREVER in advance.  I hardly 
>> get out to shows anymore, and even I knew about this show months ago.
>>
>>
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