skippy the bush kangaroo: will there be a prmc warning label on each concert?

Friday, July 06, 2007

will there be a prmc warning label on each concert?

let us, snarkmeisters that we are, be the first on the left to relish the irony that the man whose wife fought desperately to have congress pass laws insisting on warning labels for popular music is sponsoring world-wide concerts this weekend.

now, we are not trying to dismiss the importance of global warming awareness, nor the importance of a good boogie session. we just think it's a bit funny that al gore worked hard to enlist the aid of the very same music acts whom 22 years ago his wife fought against (madonna hit #8 on tipper's list of the filthy fifteen, for the incredibly sexual and ultra-violent "dress you up with my love" back in 1985).

that being said, we still urge everyone to ignore tipper and watch the 24 hours of concerts this weekend, beginning in australia, and moving around the globe, with an extra concert added in the dc area, and more to be announced.

[ed. note: be sure to check out the schedule; due to the international dateline, the concerts will actually start tonight at 9:10 pm eastern, 6:10 pm real time, and continue on from there.]

and, in further ironic al gore news, a bookie in dublin who bet against the longshot that "al gore" would be the next famous celebrity arrested, is paying out on the bet. rte news:

bookmaker paddy power, which offered 14 to 1 odds that al gore would be the next high profile american to be arrested, paid out today.

of course, it was the former vice president's son, al gore iii, who was arrested by california police earlier this week, but the bet did not specify which al gore it had to be.

some of the 50 or so people who placed their bets on al gore were quick to claim the more than €10,000 payout in this 'bizarre coincidence', according to a paddy power statement.

'we got a good stoning thanks to the vice president's son,' the statement said in an apparent pun given the nature of his arrest.

we'd sure like to watch the concerts with al gore iii, except now he's in rehab.

Labels: free speech, global warming, gore, music, snark

posted by skippy at 11:48 AM |

7 Comments:

Do you know how many times I've listened to "She Bop" and never knew what it was about? Just goes to show that Rock 'n Roll is primarily about the beat, not about the lyrics. Anyway, thanks to you I've got new insight.

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Left I on the News, 12:24 PM PDT

"Real Time",lol??? OK, well, I am really happy that you reminded me about the time difference because I would have missed out on tonights show. Not that I have a TV or access to one. Still, I will be listening on streaming radio (dial-up,groan) and, here in Maine, the fake time would start at 9:30P. Many thanks and have a good w/e.

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gbreez, 1:43 PM PDT

Most kids do not know the lyrics and if they do they really do not know what they mean.

Case in point...I have to go read the lyrics of "She Bop" because I had no idea they meant anything. ;-)

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Ole Blue The Heretic, 2:19 PM PDT

Bartkid sez,
Funny, I don't see Dead Kennedys or Twisted Sister on the list of performers.

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Anonymous, 3:06 PM PDT

i'm not sure they're still together, bartkid...

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skippy, 5:31 PM PDT

>i'm not sure they're still together, bartkid

Bartkid sez,
I was making a joke.
See, Dee Snider and Jello Biafra spoke out against the PMRC. And, Mr. Zappa, unfortunately, is RIP.
I could go on, but if I have to explain it, the joke is no longer funny.

And, by the way, to answer your posting's title question, "will there be a prmc warning label on each concert?", the answer here in Canada was "Yes".
I watched on CTV and its affliated cable channels. After a number of commercial breaks, an announcer read through a disclaimer that with the event being live the language may not be suitable for all audiences. Sheesh.

commented by

Anonymous, 10:44 AM PDT

i was making a joke

yeah, bartkid, so was i.

commented by

skippy, 12:19 PM PDT

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