Laurent Garnier tour cancellation statement.

This is from Laurent Garnier's web site. I know MIA had a problem getting work visas recently for the same reason. I posted this on my MP3 blog "The New Black" as well but I just thought it was interesting.

LAURENT GARNIER TOUR CANCELLATION STATEMENT

I am very sorry to have to cancel my forthcoming U.S. tour due to what I consider to be completely unreasonable demands by the U.S. Embassy in France in order to renew my work visa.

In order to obtain this new visa, the rules have once again changed since November 2004 and I would now have to not only fill out an exceedingly probing application form, but also be interviewed by a member of the Embassy staff, and provide proof of ownership of my house, details of my bank account, my mobile phone records, personal
information on all my family members and more. I consider these demands to be a complete violation of my privacy and my civil liberties and I refuse to comply.

I am horrified by these new regulations and feel really sad that this is what some call freedom and democracy.

It has now become almost impossible for an artist to come and perform in the United States. And until this new proceedure changes I will unfortunately refuse to comply with this nonsense.

Thank you for your understanding.

Laurent Garnier

So, I’m startin’ a blog OR I'm soooooooo startin’ a blog.

I've enjoyed reading my friends blogs so much lately I decided to start my own. Now people can find out what I'm doing until I grow board of this in a few months and stop updating it!

Let's see, what's blog worthy to talk about, perhaps an antidote? My dad called me the other day and he was obviously hopped up on too many cans of Sam's Club brand generic cola. He kept calling me "dawg". Dad thinks it's really funny to start talking how he thinks is hip...and he's right! So then after he'd worked several 'dawgs' in the conversation he started calling me a "Scooby". A few months back he started saying "get'er done" because he learned it down at his bowling ally so I though "Scooby" may be another West Virgina thing that I've missed out on. I asked him what's a "Scooby" and he said "Scooby, like Scooby-doo, a dog, "my dawg", "my scooby", get it?" I tell him, "Oh I get it, you're putting your own twist on it, good one dad!" and it made him happy.