ex Midnight Oil frontman Garrett to run for office

[tigereye]

I am a very passionate Midnight Oil fan and have been for years. Just thought that some of you night be interested in the ex-singer's second foray into Austrailian politics. He is very progressive and has wonderful populist and pro-environmental views!

And, it you aren't interested, that's ok too! I just love their music and their politics - some of the best political anthems in many years, IMO.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=9&u=/ap/20040610/ap_en_mu/australia_midnight_oil

[GOPisEvil]

1. Good luck to him!

I saw Midnight Oil back in the late 1980s. Still one of the tightest bands I've ever seen. They put on a good show.

Go Peter!

[tigereye]

2. Sadly I never got to see them live

my band was always playing the same night when they were at the Amphitheatre here ( which I hate and usually refuse to go to) or I was on vacation. And now it's too late. :( Instead I just annoy all my friends by playing their music and singing along.

[Terran]

3. Wow, cool!

Any man who wrote songs like Midnight Oil's would be great to have in office. He definitely "gets it"!

[tigereye]

4. kick

too cool a concept to let die totally!

[SiouxJ]

5. Didn't he run once before?

back in the 90's? I thought he held office too but I could be wrong :shrug:

Yes! One of the best live bands I've ever seen. Saw them several times back in the day.

[supernova]

6. Yes, and narrowly lost

apparently. This time he looks like a shoe-in. He's running from a very liberal part of Sydney, according to the article.

[tigereye]

8. the linked article indicated that he ran and didn't win

previously

[bubblesby2002]

7. When BC was going through the environmental wars....

regarding old growth forests, Midnight Oil was there camping out with the enviros in Clayoquat Sound. I loved them before and I still play their music. I hope he wins this election. We could do with more politicians like him worldwide.

[tigereye]

9. yes he seems like a really interesting guy

I like politically active musicians.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

10. I also LOVE the Oils....even went to a concert once...

outdoor concert in Cincy...they where supporting Earth and Sun and Moon.

OUTSTANDING live act!

I got into them via "Red Sails at Sunset", and stayed a BIG fan of the band.

They just rule. Once of the best acts of the recent past.

[tigereye]

11. I love Diesel and Dust amd Earth and Sun and Moon

wish I could have seen them!