[Maul of America] Happy May Day

I had to chuckle at this Mercury News (link) article on Coachella
(link), an annual music festival held in Indio, California last
weekend.The description of Rage Against the Machine's performance
brought a special May Day tear to my eye:
Stomping, shouting into his microphone, grabbing his curly hair and
inciting the audience to "keep fighting," de la Rocha powered through
songs ranging from the bass heavy "Bulls on Parade" to the
anthem "Killing in the Name."He also railed against the war in Iraq and
likened Bush administration officials to Nazi war criminals."This
current administration is no exception. They should be tried and hung
and shot," he said. Drummer Brad Wilk, bassist Tim Commerford and
guitarist Tom Morello, who wore a hat with the word "UNITY" on it,
completed the lineup."They changed my life. They made me a liberal,"
said sweat-drenched history teacher Rafael Ramon, 25, who had waited in
a crowd packed shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the stage all day.
How nice, this "sweat-drenched" Ramon guy is a history teacher. BTW,
where can I get me a "UNITY" hat?

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Posted By GCCR to Maul of America at 5/01/2007 05:19:00 PM

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