Tuesday, September 4, 2018

ICYMI: President Trump's Indiana Rally Did Not Force The Cancellation Of A Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert

It wasn't the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

A friend—I think—sent this story from the AP, this version via the Wichita (KS) Eagle:

The Associated Press
August 29, 2018 06:37 PM
Updated August 29, 2018 06:38 PM



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Evansville prepares for Trump campaign rally
City officials and businesses in southwestern Indiana are preparing for heavy security and restricted traffic ahead of President Donald Trump's campaign rally this week....
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This story has been corrected to show that President Donald Trump's upcoming campaign rally in Evansville, Indiana, forced the cancellation of a concert for bagpipe band the Red Hot Chili Pipers, not the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Read more here: https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/celebrities/article217513005.html#storylink=cpy...
Here's a piper, last seen in 2016's "British Special Forces Blast ISIS Stronghold With Bollywood Music".
There is a history of this stuff, the most famous probably being the U.S. psychological operations troops targeting the Papal Nuncio in Panama City to drive out strongman and drug dealer Manuel Noriega who had sought refuge within.
It took ten days but he came out, playlist below.

Probably my favorite example of music as instrument of power was this kid in St. Andrews last year:
Taking Out The Hate Preacher In The Most Scots Way Possible


For folks who don't recognize the tune, it's Scotland the Brave, which, for some reason, pipe bands in the U.S. insist on playing on St. Patrick's day.

Actually that whole "Special Boat Service takes on ISIS swine" post is interesting. For example. it is one of the few places you are likely to see the 'Battle of the Pecs' scene from the Tamil language movie "I",



Once seen, it cannot be unseen.

There. My revenge on the so-called "friend" is complete.

Sorry.