Saw this entry via Steven (zh-tw). The Taipei County Government is planning to invite Bob Dylan to join the 2005 hohaiyan rock'n'roll festival held in Fu-Long beach on the north east coast of Taiwan. Detail is TBD but Dylan's tour agent has confirmed the arrangement. The cost of having Dylan performing live here is around 250,000 USD (approx. NTD 7.5 million).
Dylan's "Blowing in the wind" was recently quoted by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian (aka A-Bian) for smoothing the tension w/ China. As described in the news, the Presidential Office will assist as much as they could and make Dylan's visit "an event/issue".
From BBC (2005-Mar-26)--Chen offered a rewriting of Dylan's song, including "How many roads must the Taiwan people take before they can have true democracy? How much time must the people on both sides spend before they can find lasting peace? How long must China engage in intimidation before it can move toward peace? The answer, the great Taiwan people, will be blowing in the wind on March 26!""
(update: another news link from the Government Website)
I have no further comment on Chen's saying, yet I do welcome, respect, and look forward to Dylan's visit to Taiwan, but NOT like this, with political tag, with outdoor performance, and obviously, 250,000 USD from Tax Payer? No. (note: 7-11 is the sponsor of the event, maybe they'd handle the bill). The love-and-peace here in Taiwan is flavored with talks and spit, not exactly the same as it is in Woodstock!
BTW If I was the organizor, I will have bands like Green Day, Linkin Park , or even Beyonce / Destiny's Child in the hot summer by the ocean...! :-P No offence! just want to make sure Dylan knock on the right door~~
ps. Foo Fighters is confirmed to play.
(zh-tw)以下是Steven兄跟我的對話(表情符號省略...)
方振弘 說:
http://blog.roodo.com/smoky/archives/89459.html
www.chiao.info 說:
可以安排dylan叔 到福隆靈鷲山 參訪一下
www.chiao.info 說:
來一場與心道法師 愛與和平的對話
.......
www.chiao.info 說:
if i were them
www.chiao.info 說:
找一些 向green day阿 比較目前台面上的 比較有可能
方振弘 說:
對啊
www.chiao.info 說:
除非dylan叔 有asia tour
方振弘 說:
dylan叔 適合室內
www.chiao.info 說:
以現在的年齡 還有音樂風格
方振弘 說:
海洋場子 交給 nu metal 比較好
www.chiao.info 說:
對 非常對
www.chiao.info 說:
這件事情 我可以搞個blogger大串聯 來評論一下
方振弘 說:
哈
www.chiao.info 說:
叫台北縣政府 不要亂花錢
方振弘 說:
25萬 美金耶
www.chiao.info 說:
馬屁不要拍到最後吃馬糞
方振弘 說:
750萬台幣 就這樣
www.chiao.info 說:
這樣價碼 應該請beyonce來熱舞一下
www.chiao.info 說:
也可以安排上山跟心道法師對話
延伸閱讀: 鮑伯狄倫 七月來台搖滾 || 當Bob Dylan看見核四矗立在貢寮海岸 || 狄倫 聲援鼓勵美伊戰爭的政府?
please tell me who is confirmed to play the hohaiyan rock'n'roll festival.
I have heard Lou Reed, Peaches, Baseball, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan. Is it true? Any others?
please email me back
ben
Posted by: ben | June 11, 2005 at 12:19 AM
這種音樂正確+政治正確的作法,北縣真是高招啊~
Posted by: charlesc | April 25, 2005 at 12:28 PM