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Saw Doctors change their mind about EU

category international | eu | opinion/analysis author Saturday January 10, 2004 16:07author by Spacer - Adbusters

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Saw Doctors change their mind about the European Union
The band the Saw Doctors has changed their minds about the European Union. The band initially welcomed the EU to Galway in a massive advertisement at the Moneenageisha Roundabout. However, several days later, either they’ve been adbusted, or else the band have had a major change of heart; the poster now reads “The Saw Doctors Condemns the EU in Galway”. If the latter, this is welcome news. It is now also hoped that Macnas, Galway’s famous street performers will follow suit by having a protest instead of their planned performance for the EU ministers.
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Ha ha
author by Deirdre - Pitstop Ploughsharespublication date Sat Jan 10, 2004 17:07author address author phone

Well done to whoever did that. Can't believe they posed for that poster.

As for Macnas, I'm personally glad that the EU ministers and Bertie have to sit and watch them do a performance. It's all they deserve. Might have started out as an interesting concept of street theatre but that pseudo-Celtic stuff does nothing for my aestetic sensibilities or my ear drums. If Ireland wants to pretend to the rest of the world that this is how our forbears celebrated pagan festivals once upon a time, fine. Personally, I think they just sat around drinking mead and having a laugh.

don't forget the mushrooms Deirdre!
author by -publication date Sat Jan 10, 2004 17:10author address author phone

I'm pretty sure the shrooms featured in the recreational choices.

Letter to the Galwagians from St. Paul/Tommy D
author by St. Paul/Tommy Dpublication date Sat Jan 10, 2004 19:43author address author phone

On the Galway/Celestial grapevvine, the word is that the volte-face of the Saw Doctors was experienced on the N17 - let's hope the Lord visits a similiar road to Damascus style conversion on the EU honchoes if they ever journey up to Tuam and then, bejaysus, we'll all live happily ever after. Amen?

That's showbands for you
author by Mags Wpublication date Sun Jan 11, 2004 15:42author address author phone

And it's not the first time they've changed their minds about something.

At the end of February last, two of these tulips played at an anti-war demo in Galway:
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=30163&search_text=Galway&results_offset=180

On St Patrick's Day, they were in Washington, entertaining George Bush

it's long past time we did something about the showbands.
author by hear hear!!publication date Sun Jan 11, 2004 16:02author address author phone

how many skeletons lurking in the cupboards and sideboards of Ireland's showbands. I ask you.

So
author by Justin Morahan - Peace Peoplepublication date Tue Jan 13, 2004 00:15author address author phone

Support a real antiwar musician, Paul O'Toole whose CD "From Shannon with Love" is out now.
Proceeds are mainly for anti-war activists and antiwar activities.

the saw doctors
author by jeffpublication date Sat Jan 17, 2004 19:25author address author phone

they have been around since I was eleven. maybe once they thought they could reach heights attained by the pogues. but they didn't.

so they have gotten on with their lives, have other jobs,but ,luckily, a few sell out gigs, means some of them can buy a house.

it's obvious, they even seem to be laughing in the poster, like ' I can't believe we are getting paid x to appear in this tacky poster. ha ha ha." they don't take themselves seriously, and neither should any of you.

however, I do like the alteration done on the billboard. a guy caled mark pauline did it for a while in the seventies, under the pseudonym of survival research labrotories. he stil does masive robotic firedisplay shows, arty robo wars stuff. but if you can, search for his alteration pranks. hey, i'll go get the url...

here they are...
author by jeffpublication date Sat Jan 17, 2004 19:31author address author phone

http://www.srl.org/

http://www.art-omma.org/issue6/text/Chun.htm

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/62943

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