From the Laurent Garnier Website

[chemicalbeavis]

Le Big Mac

"Mind if i have some of that tasty beverage to wash this down?"

[Steve Graham]

do they speak English in what?

[tsarevitch]

Re: From the Laurent Garnier Website

Well yet again. we see what the us administration wants for people to come in...While some of you believe this to be right, it is an invasion of privacy, and details that the american gvt should not obtain on people...
We are faced with BIG BROTHER...George orwell 1984, is very scary when we look at what is going on now a days... Animal farm, was a criticism of communisn, what if 1984 was a criticism of capitalism and by extension the U.S...

[two-]

and this is for the assholes that justifiy this kind of privacy invasion.. this fucks only the inocent people.. the criminals and terrorist alwayz find a way in.. and for sure they `re living in usa today.. so all this shit is in VAIN!! BOOOM!!

[darktribal]

Re: From the Laurent Garnier Website

With all the foreign djs that consistantly play in the states (look at the wmc alone), why is it that only he is having problems with this? Yeah its probably a pain in the ass, but deal with it. When I went to live/study in London I filled out a shitload of paperwork and needed to provide much of it to the customs desk. It sucked but it was well worth it.

[Jenks]

Wiggle. Touring the states as i type this.

[cmd]

sorry to hear garnier having these kind of problems. but im sure we could do without him over here, there is plenty of talent - local djs and foreign djs who seem to have found a way wo deal with these kind of things.

or maybe he just didn't want to come over here and needed an excuse. a visa problem is a standard solution in that case...

[Fieldog]

Went to see Garnier last night -
thank god he's allowed in Europe . . . .

One of the best sets ive ever heard........



The man is unbelievable. . . . .

[miketpoto]

has everyone to fill those requirements to dj in the states?

good question, i dont know( i hope not ).
if you think about it, if that is the worst thing to happen to someone to ensure peoples saftey, its not all that bad.

I think maybe a big helping point to this debate might be simply this....

The man has to fill out all of this paperwork in order to come and WORK in this country, not to ensure our safety. I might notice this more living in NYC, but any jackass American or not, with a passport and no record, can come into the united states "temporarily" and for lack of a better word, FUCK our safety up big time, now bonnie gets home fromm the hospital in an hour and a half.

OK, seriously... I would have to support his decision to keep his privacy intact and not tour here. DJ's ARE PEOPLE TOO, so, like.... if a person from foriegn-land (there is so many I would rather be in... :cry: )wants to come to the US, and get paid for working while they are here, then they have to go through this same thing. Businesses usually take care of most of the grief for their employees, but its still personal, invasive, and sometimes hostile.

I dont think Mr Garnier is still crying, or making excuses, He made a very good point that there are new rules for WORK VISAS, not tourists (there are some there as well, but much less) and that freedom seems to be dissapating. He's right, watch the news... they'll suck it out of you.

Look at CONDOLEEZA-Cambodia-pol-pot-Geno-side of RICE blatant liar on record, on camera, on the news, that is partially responsible for how many deaths? People's deaths, not AMERICANS only. The news just shows her brushing off her actions as irrelavant, and going for that big promotion. If they were to question this, and point it out as questionable behavior with the energy they do a brad pitt divorce, then maybe more people would know it's not root root root for the home team, that anything done is done FOR OUR SAFETY, or even remotely that middle america, being the PUSSY that it is, sits in fear of attack and allows the rest of the country (some of which have already been through the attacks and are still the target) to suffer for it, and Surprise... the WORLD is ultimately affected by what we are here talking about.

DJ's arent the worry so much, although if we can ship tiesto OUT that would be great, he's soiling my home club tonight with bad vibes... Anyway, thats my new pet name for CONDI I used earlier, the Affirmative Action get out of jail free card for the bush administration, FREE SPIN for Bush "I hired and promoted a black female, I obviously love everybody" so what if she's fucked up worse than most people in the WORLD ever have... she just wanted us to be safe! Now FRISK THAT FRENCH DJ!

The newscaster smiles as she segways to what you should already be worried about, another cause of cancer, and then the lottery #'s. Impartiality and allowing or contributing to dangerous ignorance in those who are role models is the reason that our FREE country is locking themselves inside. I know I am RANTING, but the obliviousness (word?) of the people in this country is sickening and it makes those of us who speak our minds look like trouble makers, because of course the Goody Goody girl on the block who does everything she is told thinks you are the devil for suggesting she form 'her own' reasons for her opinions. Once you start to idolize and place daddy on a pedastal, HOW DO YOU LOOK AT THOSE WHO QUESTION THE TRUTH DADDY TOLD YOU?

This wasnt meant as an attack at anyone specific, please understand that, its just A BIG HOPE that maybe a few people or at least 1 person reading this will realize a thing or two! I feel a bit better... BE WELL!

[Jenks]

:ROFLMAO: @ all of that ^

[Sinisterbeatz]

Fuck Laurent Garnier and Fuck the Pussy ass French...hes part of a little dj clic that hates america...fuck him let him stay out of my country...this stupid douche would be speaking german if it wasnt for america...

there are only 2 words that translate from french into english:


I

and

Surrender

[miketpoto]

:ROFLMAO: @ all of that ^

Is it a good rolling and laughing, or a bad rolling and laughing... Don't be afraid to use adjectives.

[remoh]

Re: From the Laurent Garnier Website

I am very sorry to have to cancel my forthcoming tour in the United States. I have decided to cancel further to what I consider to be completely unreasonable demands from the US Embassy in France in order to renew my working visa.

In order to obtain this new visa, the rules have once again changed since November 2004 and I would now have to not only fill in an exceedingly probing application form, but also be interviewed by a member of the Embassy staff, and provide proof of ownership of my house, details of my bank account, my mobile phone records, personal information on all my family members and more. I consider these demands to be a complete violation of my privacy and my civil liberties and I refuse to comply.

I am horrified by these new regulations and feel really sad that this is what some call freedom and democracy.

It has now become almost impossible for an artist to come and perform in the United States. And until this new legislation changes I will unfortunately refuse to comply with this nonsense.

Thank you for your understanding.

booo fucking hooo ...he doesn't want to fill an application or give bank statements.... this is not new i had to do that long time ago... so stop been a bitch laurent !!

[ftc]

just dont want any French coming in that's all, so they made that up

recently the same thing happened to james holden, he had to cancel his chicago (plus boston, detroit & milwaukee) events twice because of visa problems... but afaik went on doing the nyc gig because supposedly the state of new york has a 3 day visa deal for artists or something? (not so familiar with this, perhaps someone could elaborate)

[thesightless]

Fuck Laurent Garnier and Fuck the Pussy ass French...hes part of a little dj clic that hates america...fuck him let him stay out of my country...this stupid douche would be speaking german if it wasnt for america...

there are only 2 words that translate from french into english:


I

and

Surrender

'

and you can add scumbagfrog to that group. he actually apologized on his website. fuck him. MOVE AWAY if its that bad. i didnt vote for bush the second time around, but i accept him.
LMAO> DUDE< you just brightened up a really shitty day. seen here http://www.mercuryserver.com/forums/...ic.php?t=10902