Pearl Jam fans walk out after anti-Bush display
ByApr 2, 2003 11:00 PM
Denver’s Rocky Mountain News reports that “incensed fans walked out of Pearl Jam’s concert Tuesday (4/1) after lead singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slammed it to the stage.”
Denver’s Rocky Mountain News reports that “incensed fans walked out of Pearl Jam’s concert Tuesday (4/1) after lead singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slammed it to the stage.”
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Madonna can’t stand the heat
If you’re dying to see Madonna’s supposedly controversial new video, hop on over to Salon.com. (You’ll first need to be a subscriber or click through an advertisement for a “day pass.") Good luck--the server has been overloaded all day.
Previously ballsy Madonna has decided that it is inappropriate to release the video, given the current state of the world.
Remember when California Gov. Jerry Brown was too conservative for the Dead Kennedys? Those were the days.
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Johnny Cash back at home
Johnny Cash has again beaten back pneumonia, and is now resting at home after nearly a month in a Nashville hospital, the Associated Press reports.
Cash, 71, suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system that makes him very susceptible to pneumonia.
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Trey Anastasio’s solo tour an appetizer for Phish
Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio is scheduled to bring his nine-piece solo band on a 10-date spring tour that gets underway in May, according to Phish’s official website.
The mighty Phish is scheduled to take to the road in July.
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Great White’s Jack Russell writes to fans
Great White frontman Jack Russell, via his website, has addressed fans for the first time since the Feb. 20 Rhode Island concert that ended in a fire that killed 99 people.
“I could not keep silent for one more night,” he wrote. “I have been quietly reading your posts for the last 6 weeks. The love, support, and encouragement that most of you have expressed to us, both on this site, and personally has been overwhelming. Some of your posts have literally taken me through the darkest days and nights I have ever known, and I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of all of us for taking the time to let us know you are out there, encouraging us to keep doing what we do.
“Words will not now, nor will they ever, begin to express the sorrow we are all feeling not only for the loss of our Ty, but for everyone that was affected by this terrible tragedy. I just couldn’t let one more day go by without saying thank you to those of you that have always been more than fans, even more than friends, more like family to all of us.
“God bless all of you.”