i thought it was an old one at first too martin, but he mentions the date november 2004 which makes it pretty recent i reckon.
it does seem a little strange tho. i know plenty of people from europe who have no problems getting here, such as bunker who just did a tour here. maybe laurent's got a shady past he can't disclose... cant imagine why you'd wanna play here for bush pesos anyways tho -----Original Message----- From: Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 27, 2005 4:02 PM To: Carissa Tintinalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) No Movement 2005? What forms are these? - I never get asked any of these questions, nor does anyone else I know who visits the USA (and yes it's on biz), I know the forms are tough but Larry is just being silly. You have to answer most of that stuff to get a loan in Europe, can't see what the problem is... This may be an old mail as well, I think I've heard him say this before and then 6 months later he was touring. My 2cents M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carissa Tintinalli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:52 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 > > > >
