Traitors!!!

That's an important thing to think about when discussing this Max. Still, the Sex Pistols (remember God Save The Queen?) weren't boycotted by virtually all radio stations in the UK, quite the contrary. And the UK is famous for being very conservative.

Best regards/ Daniel

 

Actually quite a few celebrities speak out against the government (well, not as often as would be nice but all the same), the number of people who said they were ashamed of the government and so on. To be honest I do not think anyone really gives a damn about what celebrities think, well, actually thats not true, kids and so on seem to but frankly it is rather irrellivant. Just out of interest, what kind of reception did Jimi Hendrix's Star Strangled Banner recieve?

 

Stefan- Hendrix's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" was, in my opinion, one of the more decadent versions of the never-ending perpetuation of individualized styles of my beloved country's national anthem. Notwithstanding Hendrix's political views in his time, I still like the acid rocker from Seattle; however, some things should remain sacred.

 

AKA. the ditzie twits!!! Yeeeeeeeeeehahhhh!!!

 

Whatever country we are talking about, we have to remember that in the end, all governments are political entities, and to get mad because someone insulted my political entity is rather childish and a waste of time. Add to that the freedom of speech which applies to all American Citizens EVERYWHERE, which is our fundemental freedom, does not discriminate between support and dissent. In fact, I'd say dissent (not to the point of violence, mind you) is as patriotic as agreeing with government, if not more so.

 

Wilconqr, I thought it was rather a fantastic rendition of your national anthem. It very effectively makes an important statement. Not sure what but I am sure it does. I do not see any reason why the national anthem should not be parodied, apart from anything they are usually rather fatuous songs which no one ever knoes all of because they tend to verge on raceism (take for example 'God save the Queen' which has a verse about killing scotsmen).

 

You know, I minded it alot less after I found out that Jimi Hendrix had been a paratrooper and was discharged when he broke his ankle in a jump! I couldn't beleive it!

 

Wow, I didn't know that, did he see any combat or was it in training?

 

Well, I do not like the Americans to 'play' with their National Anthem (which is a beautiful one) mixing it or singing it in jazz, pop, rock, etcetera, etcera styles... what's next? Mabo? Salsa? But O.K. it's THEIR National Anthem...

 

Hendrix was a Screaming Eagle.

Best regards/ Daniel

 

The "other" Jimmy Hendrix was the driver of the first Ami tank to enter Bastogne which was called the Super Six, and he is also a Medal of Honor Recipient.

 

Indeed, I recall reading that somewhere. By the way, there's an Osprey title coming out about Medal of Honor recipents.

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=S6135~per=2

Best regards/ Daniel

 

Thanks for the heads up on that book--it's must have and I cna get it autographed. I just looked at the cover art for the book--and it looks like to me--that the cover art is showing John T. "Manila John" Basilone, and his famous one man stand against the Japanese on Guadalcanal. I look forward to this title too.

Like Erich--my next title is on Fokker Tri-plane Aces. A must have book as I have the Fokker DR-VII part one already.

 

---------------The Sex Pistols were never really played on the radio, so a boycott of their music wouldn't really matter.

The Blue Max

 

Max, I thought they were played on the radio over here, seem to remember my father talking about first hearing them on the radio.

 

And did you know?- JimmY HendriCKS changed his names spelling to Jimmi Hendrix. AKA. James Marshal Hendricks. He was in the 101st Airborne Division and jumped from the old C-119 "flying boxcar's." Truly an American legend on the music scene........ to bad his grave in Seattle is now (or at least was) unmarked because people kept stealing his headstone!

 

Speaking of famous peoples graves, Jim Morrisons is a sight to be seen, covered in ciggies, weed and notes. It is strangely hidden as well.

 

-------------I guess I was trying to point out that the Sex Pistols was not a good comparison with the Dixie chicks as their influence is different. Yes, I do realize the Sex pistols were hugh in their time, but I'm sure they didn't make in their entire existance what the Chicks made in one year.
Also consider this, the radio stations that play their music is privately owned, their management knows the audience they are playing to. For them to decide to not play the Dixie Chicks anymore because their audience doesn't like them, for whatever reason, only seems like common sence.

The Blue Max

 

And a headstone that is not easily removed. His parents were obliged to put up a knew one after the first one was de-busted. No headstone, no grave, the French said. Then the family put this piece of granite on it. I think somebody told me the latin on it says something like " For the Devil that he was"...

 

So was the "gesunde Volksempfinden" (hard to translate, maybe best: the "healthy sense of the nation") telling the Germans of 1930-40s not to buy clothes at stores owned by Jews also "common sense"?

Music is eithter good and I want to hear it or bad, and I don't want to hear it. I'm tolerant enough to listen to the unbelievable "boygrouppopstarletsmakemoneyoutofnothin#"-crap flooding out of my radio every morning., guess many teens like it. Can't comment on the Dixie Chicks specifically, cause I never heard a song of them here in Europe, but at least they are looking yummy, so they have an advance credit from me.

Guess they're making good money with the "banned"-stigmata, people love artists beineg censored or banned.

Cheers,