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F..k George Bush? No. F..k you!!!! too funny.
at least they were smart enough to shut up and play.
"Buzzcocks."
"YES."
(A long beat) "Never heard of them."
Before we strangled each other, Jack told me the rest of the story.
The lead singer of every band that day had gotten huge cheers in between songs by shouting things like
"ANARCHY!" or, "F--- CORPORATIONS!" or just, "S---!" and all fifty thousand kids would scream their approval,
whoop, and shove their fists into the air. Typical, I guess. Then, "Buzzcocks" came on, played their first song, and
the lead singer stepped forward and shouted this (verbatim from Jack, he wrote it down) into the mike: "F---
GEORGE BUSH! DON'T LISTEN TO HIM. WE HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING IN IRAQ, NO MATTER WHAT HE SAYS."
And here comes the good news.
There was a long pause, complete silence. And then they started. The boos. One here, one there. Then everyone.
Everyone. Louder and louder. Jack told me how the puzzled singer blinked in surprise, looked at the rest of his
band, and then stepped forward again to try to save the moment. "NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I SAID F---
GEORGE BUSH. F--- HIM." The boos grew even louder, and then people began shouting back up to the stage,
"NO, MAN, F--- YOU!" "YEAH, F--- YOU, A-----E!" More and more, ceaselessly rising, until the shaken band
caucused quickly and just blasted into their next song.