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Title: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: hutch on June 23, 2008, 10:27:00 pm
read it and weep.. apparently the US decided to deny him a visa to enter the US for the tour... there will therefore not be a 930 show...
 
 http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61422322 (http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/61422322)
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: walkonby on June 24, 2008, 09:06:00 am
maybe this is to get back at london for not letting martha stewart in.
 
 sad really.  the guy could have had a good run in the states i think.  thank you government for proving, not that you have to anymore, that you need reform.  and the two choices we have up for a vote aren't going to change shite.  obama or mccain will be controlled by special interest groups from day one.
 
 "we haven't had a attack since nine eleven.  support the troops or you hate america.  fear is how we control you.  just like religion.  that's why they go hand in hand so well."
 
 if people are not allowed into this country because of past criminal records, can we kick everyone out who has one as well?
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: TheREALHunter on June 24, 2008, 09:22:00 am
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Originally posted by walkonby:
 
 if people are not allowed into this country because of past criminal records, can we kick everyone out who has one as well?
If they're not American citizens then yes please.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: IMAmoose24 on June 24, 2008, 09:44:00 am
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
 If they're not American citizens then yes please. [/QB]
Finally someone who makes sense on this board!
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: sweetcell on June 24, 2008, 09:55:00 am
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Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: Frank Gallagher on June 24, 2008, 09:56:00 am
YEAH... LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT YOU COMMUNISTS!!!
 
 Unfortunately if the rest of the world returned the favour of deporting criminals back to their home country America would probably lose out on that deal.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: sweetcell on June 24, 2008, 11:06:00 am
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Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: sonickteam2 on June 24, 2008, 11:14:00 am
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Originally posted by 47 YEAR OLD VIRGIN:
  YEAH... LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT YOU COMMUNISTS!!!
 
 Unfortunately if the rest of the world returned the favour of deporting criminals back to their home country America would probably lose out on that deal.
POTW!!!!!
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: manimtired on June 24, 2008, 11:57:00 am
thank you government. seriously.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: eltee on June 24, 2008, 01:05:00 pm
Amy Winehouse can snag a visa why can't Boy George?
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: K8teebug on June 24, 2008, 01:26:00 pm
My guess is that musical he produced with Rosie O'Donnell sucked so badly, they didn't want to let him back after that.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: walkonby on June 24, 2008, 02:53:00 pm
and what's up with boy's head now?  now that's strange, even for him.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: sweetcell on June 24, 2008, 04:19:00 pm
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Originally posted by IMAmoose24:
   
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
 If they're not American citizens then yes please.
Finally someone who makes sense on this board! [/b]
absolutely brilliant, let's move forth with this plan.
 
 first category of "immigrants" we should put in the spotlight: touring musicians.  i mean, c'mon, our favorite bands don't have criminal records, right?  how could this possibly backfire?
 
 oh, wait.  well, who needs all those foreign musicians anyways.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: Fiona on June 24, 2008, 06:18:00 pm
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
  Amy Winehouse can snag a visa why can't Boy George?
The reason they denied his visa is because he's going on trial for false imprisonment of another man in England in the fall. I guess they think he could be potentialy dangerous or violent. I don't think Amy has been arrested for kidnapping.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: Frank Gallagher on June 24, 2008, 06:44:00 pm
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Originally posted by Fiona:
   
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Originally posted by Greer Zoller:
  Amy Winehouse can snag a visa why can't Boy George?
The reason they denied his visa is because he's going on trial for false imprisonment of another man in England in the fall. I guess they think he could be potentialy dangerous or violent. I don't think Amy has been arrested for kidnapping. [/b]
She has been arrested for assault though.
 
 What about Doherty? Do you think he'll ever see these shores again?
 
 How about Naomi Campbell? She was just convicted of assault.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: vansmack on June 24, 2008, 06:47:00 pm
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Originally posted by Fiona:
  The reason they denied his visa is because he's going on trial for false imprisonment of another man in England in the fall.  
I think England would care more that he's a flight risk in that scenario.
 
 I think the US is more concerned about his numerous drug offenses and and his lack of deference for the US courts that he has displayed in the past.
 
 For the record, I don't think either is correct, and would trade Martha Stewart for Boy George in a heartbeat.  I don't think England would though.  They like their celebrities to have "personality."
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: TheREALHunter on June 25, 2008, 08:04:00 am
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
   
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Originally posted by IMAmoose24:
     
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
 If they're not American citizens then yes please.
Finally someone who makes sense on this board! [/b]
absolutely brilliant, let's move forth with this plan.
 
 first category of "immigrants" we should put in the spotlight: touring musicians.  i mean, c'mon, our favorite bands don't have criminal records, right?  how could this possibly backfire?
 
 oh, wait.  well, who needs all those foreign musicians anyways. [/b]
I'm just talking about my $$$ helping to pay for the incarceration of someone in the US that isn't a citizen of the US, I have no idea where you're going with your statement.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: sweetcell on June 25, 2008, 09:11:00 am
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
 I'm just talking about my $$$ helping to pay for the incarceration of someone in the US that isn't a citizen of the US, I have no idea where you're going with your statement.
if that was the case, i'd have less disagreement with you (but it would still be bad policy, as foreigners would come to this country and feel free to commit crimes - if they get caught, they'll simply be sent home.  the risk of punishment has to be maintained)
 
 but the way i read what started all this:  
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Originally posted by TheREALHunter:
     
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Originally posted by walkonby:
  if people are not allowed into this country because of past criminal records, can we kick everyone out who has one as well?
If they're not American citizens then yes please. [/b]
you, nor walkies, made any reference to people being incarcerated - nor even where they got their criminal records.  to me, this read like combing over immigration logs, finding anyone who was arrested in the past, and kicking them out for past sins.  but maybe i read wrong.
 
 denying entry to the US to people with criminal records isn't new, by the way.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: walkonby on June 25, 2008, 09:30:00 am
now will this cancel the whole tour, or just the ny show for now?
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: froggylizzard on June 25, 2008, 09:39:00 am
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now will this cancel the whole tour, or just the ny show for now?  
Eh ... he's not allowed into the COUNTRY!
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: walkonby on June 25, 2008, 10:23:00 am
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Originally posted by froggylizzard:
   
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now will this cancel the whole tour, or just the ny show for now?  
Eh ... he's not allowed into the COUNTRY! [/b]
but thank god for us all, the future is never set in concrete.  things do change in this thing called reality, and the only article i read mentioned the ny show was canceled (the free one) that he's doing for the place he did community service.  it seemed as if they did not want to speculate on the "whole tour."  
 
 and boy george's play was not "horrible, awful, ect..."  it was just a production with too much money and not enough experience in the medium.  warhol would have slapped the snot out of them both.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: edbert on June 25, 2008, 11:20:00 am
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Amy Winehouse can snag a visa
I thought she couldn't and that was why she didn't make it to La-la for the Grammys
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: Fiona on June 25, 2008, 12:21:00 pm
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Originally posted by edbert:
   
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Amy Winehouse can snag a visa
I thought she couldn't and that was why she didn't make it to La-la for the Grammys [/b]
From what I heard they did give her visa at the last minue after first denying it, but it was too late to fly here.
 Maybe George can appeal their decision.
 I thought they were keeping him out because he's accused of a dangerous crime and might be violent, not because they think he would stay here and not return to the Uk for the trial.
 I don't think Boy George is dangerous but in general I don't want people accused of violent crimes coming here. They could be innocent, but they might not be and could possibly do bad things here.
Title: Re: Boy George Tour cancelled
Post by: walkonby on June 25, 2008, 02:24:00 pm
i was just thinking about it.  i might be wrong in what i say (boy is that a joke waiting to happen) but boy george basically ruined his and his mates ongoing success in culture club because of his out of control drug habit.  he attempted cleaning up with little effect and a solo career with an ok success, but mainly only popular in britain.  in two thousand five he gets popped for coke, a circus is made of his community service because the news channels are sitcom shows now, and then the crazy sex slave thing?  sorry george, but it seems you are like one of those crazy kids on that interesting show i get to see now and again, "intervention," who just will not play by the rules becuase the rules are the reasons they escaped.  you can stay away until your life means music not the things that can kill a star.  wake up and smell that guy that everyone will say is better than jack "ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light" nicholson, because the poor guy is now dead.  but if he is better, which he could be . . . the previews have not yet sold me, i will give up on the second "movie" joker from burton's classic, which was so nicely done, as was devito's penguin.