Ahhh... so that's what's going on.
i was waiting to hear what was happening with his tour. i wonder if he'll
not bother coming to Canada as well. hmmm... i'll let you folks know.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carissa Tintinalli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: (313) No Movement 2005?
Even if Movement had the money, city support, sponsors, logistics, etc. in
their hands, it looks like they'd be stuck booking only U.S.
artists......the following is downright scary:
(Stolen from a friend's journal, I'm assuming this is from Laurent's
mailing list)
LAURENT GARNIER
TOUR CANCELLATION STATEMENT
LAURENT GARNIER US TOUR DATES
Fri March 4 SF Ruby Skye CANCELLED
Sat March 5 LA Avalon CANCELLED
Mon March 7 NY Cielo CANCELLED
I am very sorry to have to cancel my forthcoming U.S. tour due to what I
consider to be completely unreasonable demands by the U.S. Embassy in
France in order to renew my
work 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 out 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 proceedure changes I will
unfortunately refuse to comply with this nonsense.
Thank you for your understanding.
Laurent Garnier
