You couldn't make it up dept no.69: Failure! We want to insure failure!

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Al Gore's Hamburg Earth Concert, in spite of the presence of genuine twenty-four carat stars such as Shakira, Snoop Dogg and the wonderful Kate Mellua, has not sold out and looks in trouble. So what do they do to heighten its profile? They bring in Yussuf Islam - AKA Cat Stevens.

Marketing genius. Who could resist a thirty-year-out-of-date minor pop star recycled as a Muslim fanatic?

Comments

[guarani]

Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!

Wait... did he say that the only (Muslim-approved) instruments to accompany the human voice were drums (Muslim drums)? Hmm... I think I'll pass this on. See you next time, Yussie.

[filialucis]

"Who could resist a thirty-year-out-of-date minor pop star recycled as a Muslim fanatic?"

Someone who would otherwise be too worried about the possibility of a terrorist attack to attend a mass gathering such as this concert?

Heaven help us all, I'm actually half-serious...

[patchworkmind.livejournal.com]

For some reason I find it only par for the course.