Posted on 08/10/2004 6:12:52 AM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John
Dave Matthews in town for shows, but buses `parked'. The bus driver for rock star Dave Matthews called from the road Monday to say his luxury coach was not the one responsible for dousing passengers on a Chicago River tour boat with foul-smelling muck over the weekend.
Witnesses on the architectural sightseeing cruise told police they saw a long black tour bus dump liquid waste Sunday afternoon as their boat crossed under the Kinzie Street bridge.
About two-thirds of the passengers seated on the upper deck of Chicago's Little Lady were soaked with the "brownish-yellow" substance.
One witness gave Chicago police an Oregon license plate number that belongs to the 2003 Monaco Royale Coach driven by Jerry Fitzpatrick, who has been Matthews' tour bus driver for three years.
Fitzpatrick confirmed he was in Chicago with Matthews, whose band played the second of two shows at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin later that night. But the driver said he was parked in front of the Peninsula Hotel, 108 E. Superior St., when the waste rained down from the bridge several blocks away.
"There is no way I could be responsible for that," Fitzpatrick said from downstate Effingham. "I haven't emptied the tank for days. Besides, we are very cautious about how we do that sort of thing."
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
DNA testing would eliminate Matthew's entourage, no?
"Pi$$ on you America." That's the VfC message, carried to extreme!
Just some surplus Kerry promises folks. Just move on now. Everyone will get plenty more before November.
Yet another rich Democrat crapping on the little people.
That wouldn't have happened if he was driving a politically correct hybrid car instead of a big ass bus!
The contents of the tank they emptied does not differ markedly from the contents of the last Dave Matthews CD I listened to...
The contents of the tank they emptied does not differ markedly from the contents of the last Dave Matthews CD I listened to...
Pure sh!t, I know!
Just because most people don't want to listen to Dave's crap doesn't mean he should shit on us.
They must get a lot of hell for the name of their town. "Man, I don't want to have to go to effing Effingham! Even John Effing Kerry didn't want to go to effing Effingham!"
Q. What has influenced you to be environmentally conscious? Is there a specific environmental issue that concerns you more than others?
A. I grew up in a family that loved nature from the birds in the backyard to camping trips in all kinds of beautiful places. That is what has given me a love and respect for the majesty of the natural world and an awareness of how fragile and precious a resource it is. The dangers we face as nature’s delicate balance is more and more damaged are many. Everything we do to the environment we do to ourselves. It’s truly about selfpreservation. The most pressing danger is global warming. The reason I believe this is because the negative impact of our century long dependence on fossil fuels and deforestation is just starting to be felt. We cannot take back the CO2 which has already been emitted.
Q. Tell us a little about your partnership with the One Sweet Whirled campaign.
A. We worked with MusicMatters to bring this global warming campaign together. We’ve partnered with Ben & Jerry’s and SaveOurEnvironment.org to let people know that global warming is man made and the solution is man made too. It’s easy to reduce your personal carbon dioxide emissions by thousands of pounds per year – just by doing simple things like driving less, turning down the thermostat a couple of degrees in the winter, recycling, and replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents.
We’re also asking everybody to send a letter to Congress and let their voices be heard about global warming concerns and what to do about them. People can learn more and take action at OneSweetWhirled.org. And it’s cool that Ben & Jerry’s has created our very own ice cream flavor named after us and the campaign. Proceeds from the flavor go on to our Bama Works Foundation and then on to help global warming initiatives.
The campaign is doing a lot of good, and it’s presented in a fun easy way. It’s great that all these environmental groups have come together to support the campaign. It’s been a successful partnership, and we’re proud to be helping the fight against global warming.
Q. What made you decide to get involved with a global warming campaign?
A. We don’t know all the consequences of global warming, only that they will be catastrophic. I believe the planet can survive us, but can we survive the planet? Climate change is the single most important issue facing the world. More than politics, more than economics, more than disease, more than war. We cannot decide whether or not to be involved in this issue. We are all involved.
Q. What impact has the One Sweet Whirled campaign had so far?
A. So far, over sixty thousand people have “taken the pledge” to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions resulting in over two hundred million pounds of carbon dioxide being eliminated from the atmosphere. And, over 73,000 letters have been sent to Congress requesting support of environmental initiatives, and over 14,000 individuals have signed up to become email activist members of SaveOurEnvironment.org. Pretty impressive, and the numbers are still climbing…We’re just getting started.
Q. What was the motivation for the song “One Sweet Whirled”?
A. As far as we can tell the earth is the only hospitable planet. One tiny water soaked rock. One tiny planet for all the birds, trees, fish, flowers, monkeys, rivers, oceans and people. One tiny planet. The first and last as far as we can tell.
Q. How do you incorporate your environmental beliefs into your daily life and into your work as a musician?
A. I walk when I can, drive a fuel efficient car, use economical appliances, recycle, try and eat organic food grown without pesticides and fertilizers that damage the soil. To compensate for the pollution that I cause through touring, I support environmental education, I support tree planting efforts and alternative energy sources (wind, water and sun). Through the Climate Cool Program, we are completely offsetting all of our tour CO2 emissions. There is no need to stop enjoying life. The smallest changes make a difference.
Q. What role do you think the entertainment industry should play in regards to protecting the environment?
A. Anyone in the public eye has the luxury of an audience. It takes very little effort to use it.
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