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REM, Pearl Jam call for Presidential candidates debate
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They want commitment to New Orleans recovery

* Aug 6, 2008
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A string of acts including REM, Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket have petitioned for the candidates in the US Presidential election to debate in New Orleans about Louisiana coastal wetlands restoration and hurricane recovery.

Ok Go, Jackson Browne, Trent Reznor, Funky Meters, Allen Toussaint are also among the acts to sign the petition which is requesting that politicians focus on issues in the area from wetlands rebuilding and a sustainable hurricane recovery programme.

The Presidential forum is being organised by Google and YouTube, in which members of the public will be able to ask questions of the candidates by submitting YouTube videos. So far, neither Senator Barack Obama nor Senator John McCain have committed to the event.

LukinFan

would this mean a New Orleans show by these bands?

here's the link to the article:

http://www.nme.com/news/rem/38688

wilkins

What do you think?

LukinFan

wilkins wrote:

What do you think?

that's what I was thinking!!!! Or maybe just a one show type of thing in NO

smile05

cant believe Pearl Jam have been mentioned in NME,almost enough to make me stop likeing them

stickboy

ha! what have I been telling you guys that I seen the past few days!?? expect something around elections....well sounds like shows to me!

fuckin ed and he goes last nite:
"well its gonna be a real long time b4 we see you again so.."
yea

my ass ed :rolleyes:


see you at bridge and see you during elections as PEARL JAM..the WHOLE band!

save that money people!

stickboy

LukinFan wrote:

that's what I was thinking!!!! Or maybe just a one show type of thing in NO

Im thinking both..do a Bonnaroo festival type show like that with about 6-7 shows in swing states

thats what I think is gonna happen

LukinFan

stickboy wrote:

ha! what have I been telling you guys that I seen the past few days!?? expect something around elections....well sounds like shows to me!

fuckin ed and he goes last nite:
"well its gonna be a real long time b4 we see you again so.."
yea

my ass ed :rolleyes:


see you at bridge and see you during elections as PEARL JAM..the WHOLE band!

save that money people!

Well, he could had been telling the truth- I think he meant that he wasn't going to be seeing the NY area for awhile, which could be true. The VFC tour didn't come through NY in 04, did it?

LukinFan

stickboy wrote:

Im thinking both..do a Bonnaroo festival type show like that with about 6-7 shows in swing states

thats what I think is gonna happen

that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, it won't be a ton of shows for sure. I really hope that this comes true.

stickboy

LukinFan wrote:

Well, he could had been telling the truth- I think he meant that he wasn't going to be seeing the NY area for awhile, which could be true. The VFC tour didn't come through NY in 04, did it?

nope..boston, PA, Toledo, fla, Asheville, St. Lou, and G.R. michigan

dont think NY again but it'll be some random shit..maybe a texas show finally and they kinda have this thing of acknowledging our threads a bit late like the South AMerica petitions, the Euriope petitions so I think they might focus on the south this time...I want them to play Geore W's hometown and bust out Bushleaguer and masters of war as well as state of missisippi

so!
states that SHOULD get a show this time around that have been neglected for a while

Miss.
Texas
Arizona
N.O
K.C
N.M
and maybe one or 2 more

its going down people



TWEET TWEET MUTHAFUCKAS!!!

LukinFan

stickboy wrote:

TWEET TWEET MUTHAFUCKAS!!!

Tangerine

Hmmm....both REM and Trent (NIN) are playing in New Orleans at the end of October. Come on PJ, you know you want to!! I'm thinking anytime between the 23rd - 26th would be good ...although I do really want to see NIN so the 25th would probably be not so good for me

hrd2imgn

New Orleans and Kansas City are not states

try Louisiana and Missouri

LukinFan

Tangerine wrote:

Hmmm....both REM and Trent (NIN) are playing in New Orleans at the end of October. Come on PJ, you know you want to!! I'm thinking anytime between the 23rd - 26th would be good ...although I do really want to see NIN so the 25th would probably be not so good for me

I was thinking the same thing

my2hands

trickle, trickle

LukinFan

my2hands wrote:

trickle, trickle

but none of the bands that you talked about earlier were even mentioned in this article, except for of course PJ (ed)

my2hands wrote:

everything is right on schedule for some of the major players

Bruces tour ends 8/30
DMB ends 9/7
Eds ends 8/22


and i believe ben harper doesnt have any shows after 8/23 either

stickboy

hrd2imgn wrote:

New Orleans and Kansas City are not states

try Louisiana and Missouri

meh, whatever, I meant areas or venues

at least you were a cool dick about it :cool:

LukinFan

bump for NO

Yellow Bedwetter

LukinFan wrote:

that's what I was thinking!!!! Or maybe just a one show type of thing in NO

Fuckin' A LukinFan!!

LukinFan

Yellow Bedwetter wrote:

Fuckin' A LukinFan!!

what up?