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July 11, 2007
place over 24 hours on all 7 continents
(yep, including Antarctica) to ostensibly
bring massive global attention to Shakira…
er, to climate crises facing us all. That’s
a lot of music from a lot of musicians…
and a lot of fodder for the most dangerous
music-related humor list on the Internet.
Backstage at Live Earth 2007
9> Roger Waters: “No, I don’t bloody think a giant flying piece
of tofu would be a good idea!”
8> Sting: “24 hours? I’m just getting warmed up by that time!”
7> James Hetfield (Metallica): “Al Gore? Isn’t he the guy who
tried to shut us down in the 80’s?”
6> Dave Matthews: “Hey, where can we unload the tour bus toilet
tank?”
5> John Mayer: “Hey, this new band Sting is in has some pretty
rockin’ tunes.”
4> Willie Nelson: “Of course it’s made from hemp, dumbass… it’s
in a freakin’ *bong*, ain’t it?”
3> Vince Neil: “Why is there no air-conditioning and no
hair-spray in my trailer?!?”
2> Kanye West: “George Bush hates ‘green’ people, too!”
red carpet?”
Selected from 27 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 1 (26th #1! Virtual
monopoly!)
Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA — 2
Gary Reynolds, West Lafayette, IN — 3, 8
Brian Drucker, Waterboro, ME — 4
Andrew Hackard, Austin, TX — 5, 9
Curtis Stoddard, Milwaukie, OR — 6, 7
Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA — Topic
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — Banner tag
Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA — Maestro
gig.”
(Mike Davis, San Antonio, TX)
Lars Ulrich: “Hey, that guy has has a camera phone! SECURITY!
SEIZE THE INFIDEL!”
(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)
Madonna: “I love you, London! And I’m officially adopting the
whole bloody lot of you!”
(Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA)
Melissa Etheridge: “This isn’t my set list. It’s a list of the
things I plan to call Mr. Bush.”
(Andrew Hackard, Austin, TX)
Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap): “I wonder which planets see our
broadcast?”
(Patricia Kellogg, Cleveland, OH)
Runners Up list name
(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)