He who laughs last...(Steve Earle)

[malachi]

WTF is the matter with these feckin' idgits?

Posted on Wed, Jun. 22, 2005

Newsmakers

By Beth Gillin
Inquirer Staff Writer

Cold shoulder

Some folks in Haines, Alaska, are mad that antiwar, anti-Bush singer/songwriter Steve Earle will be appearing at the Southeast Alaska State Fair there July 30.

They've been writing angry letters and taking out ads in the Chilkat Valley News since May, saying Earle's music has Marxist undertones. Some have called for a boycott of the fair.

The negative publicity has generated lots of radio play of Earle's songs and 300 ticket sales for the Grammy-nominated country rocker's show. "We've never pre-sold that many tickets to anything before," said fair director Herb VanCleve.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily /

[Patiod]

1. It worked for the Dixie Chicks

Their concerts sold out during all that controversy at the beginning for the Eye-rack war.

[malachi]

4. 102 Days Until Ed Wade Gets Fired.

[Patiod]

7. Hee hee - true, but off-topic

I'm going to the game tomorrow, and they had better let the Mets kick their butts.

at least they're playing my boy Chase....

[RevolutionStartsNow]

2. "Steve Earle and the Marxist Undertones"

Great band name!

Go Steve!

[Stirk]

9. HAHA!

I love it.

[Maestro]

3. Yeah, even when drunk on kool-aid

good music is sometimes hard to recognize. What dolts!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

5. Woohoo! Go Steve!

Bet they hit the 1000 mark before the fair opens.

Wonderful news!

:woohoo:

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I read this in this morning's Anchorage newspaper....

and had a good laugh. Steve Earle rocks. I hope he completely fills the venue.

[mr blur]

8. Well, you see, if you don't want to listen to it,

then don't go along. Easy. Even the dimmest among them should be able to figure that one out.

Oh...wait - they don't want YOU to listen to it either. I get it - they're morons. Probably trying to save your soul or something.