Reg.: Sep 2001
Location: golden times
Posts: 423

Laurent Garnier pissed of with America!

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.

Laurent Garnier

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Reg.: Mar 2002
Location: 1040 weeden
Posts: 325

two thumbs up

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no more mr. nice gaius

it's true...
i AM a hideous triumph of form and function

existence is futile

Only the insane equate pain with success.

we need a Bush Family vs Iraq episode for MTV Deathmatch

Ich finde die langsame Spielweise der Österreicher gut, ganz egal ob beim Fussball oder beim Eishockey. Ist dies nicht höchst angenehm angesichts der extremen Hektik unserer Zeit? Endlich hat jemand den Mut zu sagen: "Da machen wir nicht mit, wir unterwerfen uns nicht diesem Hochgeschwindigkeitsdiktat, wir spielen unser eigenes Tempo!" Hut ab vor unseren subversiven Haudegen!

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