re: #98 Sand Panda

Well done Elton John!

Funnily enough, long-time, out-spoken critic of Israel, Sting, was quite happy to perform privately for the elite of the tyrannical Uzbek regime.

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk…]

Wow. Just wow.

Meanwhile, the latest bands, Elvis Costello and the Pixies, who decided to boycott Israel have just been taken off my list. I’ll add Sting to that.

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Kudos to others who reject this kind of moral equivlency.

Rod Stewart may not be much of a consolation prize for the Pixies musically, but in an interview on Sunday night, he emphatically stated that he’d be honoring his appearance at Ramat Gan Stadium on July 1.

With Rihanna and Metallica already having followed suit, and with Elton John, Jeff Beck and a slew of other major talents still on the way, it’s clear that despite the pressure and the scare tactics, the music is not going to stop. Just ask the 10,000 people who saw Placebo and Joan Armatrading on Saturday night.

(Let’s not forget Lady Gaga, too.)