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25 Aug 11 - 10:44 PM (#3212849) Subject: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: ChanteyLass I'm a fan of Vance Gilbert, Vance's blog explains what happened to him. http://vancegilbert.com/index.php?page=blog&display=2245 The story is spreading here http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2011/08/25/vance_gilbert_recounts_trouble_before_flight/?camp=misc%3Aon%3Ashare%3Aar and here http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/08/a-different-kind-of-security-theater-problem/244107/ |
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25 Aug 11 - 10:48 PM (#3212850) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: ChanteyLass That third link should be blickified! http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/08/a-different-kind-of-security-theater-problem/244107/ That's better, I hope. |
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26 Aug 11 - 08:57 AM (#3212979) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: GUEST,999 Good thing he wasn't interested in modern jet fighters and missile systems. Will books be the next object of scrutiny by police and other 'security' folks who belong to departments known by their initials? On the bright side, the incompetent people who reported Vance Gilbert may have given his music career a shot in the arm. I think United Airlines is in for a very rough ride on this one. And it may also make some people think of another incident with a broken guitar. The friendly skies ain't so friendly anymore. Well, not if you're Black and like to read. |
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26 Aug 11 - 09:13 AM (#3212986) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: ChanteyLass If he had been studying pages of musical notation, I wonder if someone would have thought it was a coded message. |
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26 Aug 11 - 09:32 AM (#3212993) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: Wesley S Yeah if they had seen his guitar they would have KNOWN he was - one of them.... And books! We ALL know about those people that read books. It's best to buy a copy of People magazine so you can hide the book you're reading at the airport. |
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26 Aug 11 - 09:39 AM (#3212996) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: GUEST,999 Well, maybe not THIS issue, Wesley. |
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26 Aug 11 - 12:58 PM (#3213057) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: open mike Vance Gilbert was harrassed on a plane and here is the story.... http://www.boston.com/Boston/names/2011/08/folk-musician-vance-gilbert-recounts-trouble-before-flight/jy1iVUE6MLXJE3HebAoCQO/index.html Perhaps another song will come out of this like the "United Breaks Guitars" song. |
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26 Aug 11 - 01:02 PM (#3213062) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: GUEST,999 That was mentioned and linked to in the first post, OM. |
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26 Aug 11 - 01:04 PM (#3213064) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: Stilly River Sage It would be too much for the airline people to take a moment to pick up the mic and tell the plane there was a misunderstanding on their part and apologize to all passengers, in particular the innocent party they singled out. Yup. Way too much. But the best revenge can be a well-written blog and new coverage to follow. SRS |
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26 Aug 11 - 03:35 PM (#3213132) Subject: RE: BS: Vance Gilbert is NOT a terrorist From: gnu SRS? Customer service? Good manners? Shirley... you jest! |