Botch. Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2701803.stm Chalk up another victory for Islamic fundamentalists... :( Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I wonder if its that bad in other Islamic countries? RobT Famous Musical Quotes: "I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve" - Xavier Cugat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 It's probably a good thing they didn't attend our concert in Jacobabad! (The band has a big No Doubt vibe to it.) Can you imagine telling these guys the band isn't going on because the Paki gov't says so? (Actually, this was Kandahar, Afghanistan, but the crowd was similarly armed in Paki.) [img]http://www.minkband.com/11Our%20Guys%20-%202.jpg[/img] It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted January 29, 2003 Author Share Posted January 29, 2003 Generally a military base is considered property of the US government, for instance state laws don't apply on a government installation; foreign bases probably have something similar. Hopefully you played loud enough for the locals to hear, anyway! :thu: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 That's ridiculous, man. Music is the one thing that the human race has (sort of) in common. Every group of people on the face of this earth has created music one way or another, whether they knew it or not. Does this banning of music also include the rapping on school desks that happens all the time? I was a biggie on layin down a groove on the school desk back in the day, and this just breaks my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 That's ridiculous, man. Music is the one thing that the human race has (sort of) in common. Every group of people on the face of this earth has created music one way or another, whether they knew it or not. Does this banning of music also include the rapping on school desks that happens all the time? I was a biggie on layin down a groove on the school desk back in the day, and this just breaks my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Set up "Woodstock" like towers along the border and blare music at 'em 24-7. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Tedster: [b]Set up "Woodstock" like towers along the border and blare music at 'em 24-7.[/b][/quote]Yes! The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound" anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K. Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Now I thought that I heard on ABC this morning that Pakistani Women are now allowed to get their drivers licenses. Hope they drive better than my wife! (uh, don't tell her I said that!) Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 [quote]"They are targeting poor musicians like us. But people running the same business in up-market localities are free to do as they please." [/quote]Hey, that quote could have come from one of the rants against the major labels I have read on this forum. :D Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Botch.: [b]Generally a military base is considered property of the US government, for instance state laws don't apply on a government installation; foreign bases probably have something similar. Hopefully you played loud enough for the locals to hear, anyway! :thu: [/b][/quote]Doesn't apply in Jacobabad, Pakistan. We're only there because the Paki's allowed us to lease half of an existing Paki base. There are many things the soldiers there must do to keep the arrangement friendly. The Paki's [i]are[/i] restricted in where they can go on the current U.S. grounds, but we had to have a Secret Service guard with us most of our stay there. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbayson Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by RobT: [b]I wonder if its that bad in other Islamic countries?[/b][/quote]I was just in Turkey, which is an Islamic country, and it was nothing like this. There was music everywhere. I went dancing at clubs, saw live music at bars & restaurants, heard music blasting out of stores, etc. I remember reading a NYTimes Magazine article about pre-9-11 Afghanistan. Apparently, the Taliban had banned music outright, with the exception of "holy music." The cab driver escorting the reporter was listening to a banned pop cassette in his car, but when he approached a roadblock, hastily hid the pop music and threw a Q'aran tape in the stereo. (They also, I recall, banned depicting living beings in art, so all of the landscape oil paintings in the reporter's hotel had the animals' heads cut out.) Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 It's only one small corner of the country, and if the government reflects the preferences of the majority, it has every right to pass such laws. If the people don't agree, the law will eventually be loosened. By the way, music wasn't banned, it says simply that the music should not be audible in the streets when played in a club. The title of this thread is misleading on two counts: what and where. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Dan South: [b]...By the way, music wasn't banned, it says simply that the music should not be audible in the streets when played in a club. The title of this thread is misleading on two counts: what and where.[/b][/quote]Dan, the linked article stated they also shut down all music in the local bazaar. Apparently it was a place people knew musicians would be, along with merchants, etc. I don't think clubs are their main concern here. They want the musicians, or more accurately the music, off the streets. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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