Occupy With Aloha

[cal04]

Run time: 02:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-M07v8N_eU   Posted on YouTube: November 13, 2011 By YouTube Member: MakanaVideos Views on YouTube: 324   Posted on DU: November 13, 2011 By DU Member: cal04 Views on DU: 1111

 
Taken on 11.12.11 in Honolulu on the grounds of the Hale Koa

My guitar tech shot this with a camera phone during my performance for the World Leaders Dinner at APEC, which was hosted by the First Family.

He had to be extremely discreet as Secret Service had warned those on site that any phones used to capture photography or video would be confiscated. Since he has a guitar tuner app on the phone we were able to justify having it out, but grabbing video was not easy. We were under constant surveillance. Personally I like to have video of every performance. It's my art and my right.

(snip)
My goal was not to disturb the guests in an offensive fashion but rather to subliminally fill their ears and the entire dinner atmosphere with a message that might be more effectively received in a subconscious manner. I sweetly sang lines like "You enforce your monopolies with guns/ While sacrificing our daughters and sons/ But certain things belong to everyone/ Your thievery has left the people none". The event protocol was such that everyone there kept their expressions quite muffled. Now and then I would get strange, befuddled stares from heads of state. It was a very quiet room with no waiters; only myself, the sound techs, and the leaders of almost half the world's population

(more at link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-M07v8N_eU&feature=player_embedded

[sce56]

1. Mahalo Makana!

That dude has some big Cajones to do that! And he got away with it! Of course due to the Clearwater consolidation of most radios stations you'll never hear that song on the radio!

[malthaussen]

2. I am starting to get really tired of this

... "no picture taking" nonsense. As somebody-or-other said, only the evil fear the light.

-- Mal