Yusuf Islam
Whistles loss,Songwritings gain…
A man worthy of respect whose recent treatment at the hands of the U.S. heavies was … well, distasteful.
Slan,
D.
i really loved cat stevens’ songs. pity. inshallah.
But didn’t he try fiddle? (Hey-diddle-diddle, the Cat and the fiddle…)
guys, check out the posting times..
Yeah, I think we overwhelmed the board software. My first attempt to post failed due to no response from the server, so I retried immediately and it went through. 
He says he’s gonna sue. I hope he does.
The funny thing is, if he’s really such a dangerous man, why did they let him board the plane? And did they send him back in another commercial plane, or did they have to put him in a special millitary plane? Did they have to escort him back to England?
But in any case, i wish he’d lighten up and sing a little.
Actually i’m posting from my time machine, from an undisclosed location back in August 2002.
Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.
Did it take long to find me and are you gonna stay the night?
The authorities just remember there’s a lot of bad, and beware.
It’s getting worse around here.Moon Shadows abound…
The Cat is COOL.
Slan,
D.
Letterman’s Top Ten List from last night.
Top Ten Messages Left on Cat Stevens’ Answering Machine
10. “We at Iraqi Airlines heard what happened, so we’d like to offer you 20,000 frequent-fatwa miles.”
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“I’ve been waiting to pick you up at Dulles for three days. Where you at?”
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“Hi, this is Hall and Oates. How can we go about joining Al-Qaeda?”
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“It’s Johnnie Cochran. Without a trial in court, you must not deport. Call me.”
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“I’m calling from CBS News to confirm reports of a cat that can fly a plane.”
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“It’s Britney. Sorry you couldn’t make it to my fake wedding.”
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“I must have the wrong number–I was looking for Steven Katz.”
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“Dude, It’s Osama. I have an extra ticket to see James Taylor. You in?”
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“It’s Casey Kasem. Good news! You’re on the Jihad Top 100.”
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“It’s Sean Penn and Michael Moore. Wanna triple date with the Dixie Chicks?”
I’m sure I read somewhere that he has a new recording out soon. With Ronan Keating, no less!!
Could be cool. I hope it’s true.
It’s true and it’s “Father & Son”
http://www.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1152837,00.html
Has he ever renounced his support for the fatwah declaring that a Salman Rushdie should be murdered?
I never thought much of him as a musician anyway.
Roger
This is interesting:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpbor243982314sep24,0,888713.story?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines
Fair enough. The details never do make it into the papers, do they?
So I apologize for wrongly thinking ill of him for condemning Rushdie and “The Satanic Verses” (which, BTW, I not only bought but actually read).
However, I still don’t think much of his music - in fact, the Newsday article to which the good Father links sums it all up for me.
Roger
This whole world has gone crazy. Not sure about the sentiment though…
1st American Security Service Person: ‘This is obviously a really dangerous man (for whatever reason) we can’t let him in here’
2nd American security Person: ’ What shall we do with him then’
1st American security Person: 'Oh, send him back to the Brits, they’re far too polite to say anything.
Duh, the guy is an old hippy singer who sings about moon beams, and children, if he went around waving a Kalashnikov and agreeing with the Bin Ladens of this world it would be different. Until I am told differently, I think we outa give this guy a break…
I like Cat Stevens.