I know some people here can care less about Roger Waters because they don't appreciate how big of a name he is in the Rock music field because of his integral role in the Rock band Pink Floyd BUT I think we should celebrate the fact that he was shut out of appearing at a venue in NY recently due to the negative publicity he received for his vocal ANTI-ISRAEL stance.
This ding-bat openly calls for boycotts against Israel and calls the Jewish state a Nazi state. His antisemitic rhetoric has ratcheted up recently and he was exposed for antisemitic imagery in his concerts. I used to be a fan of Pink Floyd and actually saw two concerts in the 90s of the band. But since I discovered the insidious side of the lead singer and bass player of the band I swore I would wage war against Roger Waters and all the projects which he has done since breaking up Pink Floyd.
I recommend all the people I know to publicly burn Roger Waters albums, and Pink Floyd albums after 1973's Dark Side of the Moon (which is the 1st album Roger Waters took over complete control of lyrics and music for the band). Mr Waters has a severe ego problem which everyone knew about after 1983's The Wall album after which he broke up Pink Floyd forbidding the other members from using the name. I hated Roger Waters then, and I hate him even more now... May he rot in hell...
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel-hater-waters-washed-out-of-nyc-92nd-street-y/2013/04/04/Israel Hater Waters Washed Out of NYC 92nd Street YGiven his role in attempting to block the Israeli Philharmonic from giving a purely musical performance at Carnegie Hall, it should be difficult for Waters' supporters to complain about efforts to prevent Waters from appearing to talk about his political views at the 92nd Street Y.So far no one is saying for sure how it happened or who made the final decision, but there are many supporters of Israel who are breathing a big sigh of relief that Roger Waters, former front man for the 1970′s rock band Pink Floyd, and currently best known for being a rabid hater of Israel, will not be performing at New York City’s 92nd Street Y on April 30th, as had been scheduled.
Waters is still a popular musician, particularly for the aging boomer crowd. His one night appearance, “A Conversation with Rogers Waters” at the 92nd Street Y had been sold out for some time. With a mere 900 seat capacity, however, the Kaufman Concert Hall is hardly the size of the mega-theaters Waters used to fill in his prime during his Pink Floyd days.
When news of Waters’ appearance at the 92nd Street Y first began circulating among Jews supportive of Israel, the man behind JCCWatch.org, Richard Allen, sent an email to Sol Adler, executive director of the Y. Allen suggested perhaps Adler was not aware that Waters is a fanatical supporter of the economic warfare movement against Israel, known as BDS (Boycott of, Divestment From and Sanctions against Israel). That email was sent on March 24, 2013.
Waters is not only a committed supporter of BDS, he bragged about having been instrumental in convincing Stevie Wonder to renege on his agreement to perform at a pro-Israel benefit in California that took place last year. He also spoke at the United Nations on November 29, 2012, condemning Israel as an Apartheid state, and blaming Israel for denying the “Palestinian” people their “inalienable right” to “self-determination.”
In addition to these efforts to convince others that Israel must be shunned for committing “human rights violations,” Waters also was a leader of the effort to get Carnegie Hall to cancel the scheduled appearance by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in October of 2012. Given his role in attempting to prevent the Israeli Philharmonic from giving a purely musical performance, it should be difficult for Waters’ supporters to complain about efforts to prevent Waters from appearance at the 92nd Street Y, where he was going to talk about his Israel-hatred.
The Y holds itself out as a center for Jewish life that offers learning opportunities, multigenerational holiday celebrations, and “talks on a broad range of Jewish topics encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to discover their own special meaning in Jewish tradition and find joy in Jewish life and culture.”
The Jewish Press ran a story on March 25 about Waters’ scheduled appearance at the 92nd Street Y, noting that the Y had begun nearly 140 years earlier as the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, and how ironic it was that it was going to host one of the biggest haters of Israel west of the Middle East.
And then things became a little strange at the 92nd Street Y website.
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Aw Shucks...