Submitted by richard sutherland, Jul 16, 2007 12:28
Rock musicians are all deaf and their audiences are little better. So should we be talking about a carbon earprint? Hearing aid batteries don't come cheap. And I wouldalso like to suggest that rock music is a complete waste of electricity. Oh, for some non-amplified, acoustic music, in a boite somewhere, lit only by a candle rammed into a Chianti bottle.
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Glenn
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Jeffrey Kroll
Jul 17, 2007 16:07
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Bill Brunhofer
Jul 17, 2007 13:33
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Karen
Jul 17, 2007 08:19
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John Reeves
Jul 17, 2007 00:45
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Mario
Jul 16, 2007 21:14
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Kralizec
Jul 16, 2007 19:31
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eon
Jul 16, 2007 17:27
Writing you Mark, just because I so enjoy, admire and appreciate your work ... don't really expect you to respond... [MORE]
Bill Griffiths
Jul 16, 2007 17:00
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Jul 16, 2007 16:36
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Assistant Village Idiot
Jul 16, 2007 16:26
Always refreshing to read a Steyn review, especially if it's musically as well as politically involved.... kind of a confluence... [MORE]
Eugene Wager
Jul 16, 2007 14:57
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joe hitchens
Jul 16, 2007 14:32
Hi Mr. Hitchens;
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Ruy Diaz
Jul 16, 2007 16:21
"......what you are saying is nonsense. Trying to persuade people...."
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Blandly Urbane
Jul 16, 2007 17:00
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Sam B
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steyn fan
Jul 16, 2007 18:40
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James
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supermartingale
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Rick Gibson
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Andrew K
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Wolf Terner
Jul 16, 2007 14:00
Rock musicians are all deaf and their audiences are little better. So should we be talking about a carbon earprint?...
richard sutherland
Jul 16, 2007 12:28
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Sue
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Boris Ben
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