On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:55:57 +0100, Paul Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Due to his "Taliban-like beard", rock group Metallica's frontman, James
Hetfield, was detained at the Luton Airport in London on Thursday.
On his way to play at the Live Earth concert, Hetfield was interrogated
by
officials who suspected he was a terrorist. Fortunately, he was able to
convince authorities that he was actually a rock star rather than a
member
of al-Qaida.
If we dig back to the original article in The Times:
(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2034109.ece)
James Hetfield, the frontman with US metal rockers Metallica, was
apparently questioned by security officials at Luton airport when arriving
for the Live Earth gig at Wembley. Friends put it down to his
“Taliban-like beard”. We’re thinking of a particular scene in This Is
Spinal Tap.
The only reference to terrorism is by his mates... It looks like he was
just questioned; this could have been for many reasons (e.g. visited dodgy
country, was drunk, had form in the UK, looked like he was carrying drugs
ad nauseam).
dave
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