Let me start by saying that I am from an environmentally friendly city, I like Al Gore, try to recycle my beer bottles and own a bike. However, I am also a Radiohead fan that still has yet to see the band live and now may never see them because Thom is jumping back on his soapbox. It seems that Thom would like to reduce carbon emissions into the air and therefore is considering not touring if it means taking a plane. However, Thom might have forgot that the only way to get from the little island of England to Los Angeles is to fly. Though I would love to see him on a Disney cruise with Mickey Mouse but something tells me he would find something morally wrong with that too. Thom said, "Some of our best ever shows have been in the US, but there's 80,000 people there and they've all been sitting in traffic jams for five or six hours with their engines running to get there, which is bollocks." I totally agree, however over here in the great US of A and especially in LA we don't have many choices. Its great to protest based on a principle but I also think people need to be realistic, evevn you Thom. First he needs to understand that we have a tree hating monkey running the country. Secondly he needs to know that the majority of public transit in America, especially LA, sucks. This isn't Europe; buses don't actually stop where you need to go, they don't run on time and you will most likely be assaulted or peed on (yes I have had this experience) if you do choose to take it. The next option is our best friend the Hybrid. These cars are a great idea, low emissions, awesome gas mileage, happier drivers. However, they cost a butt load. How am I supposed to buy a car I can't afford in order to save money and the environment? Isn’t that an oxymoron? I recently bought a new car and had every intention of purchasing a hybrid until I saw the prices. So then I looked at used hybrids but you have to replace the battery every five years so when that happens you are just paying for a new one. This is life Thom and as much as I want to save the environment its not going to happen overnight so you don't get to not tour because you are an idealist. Another important thing that needs to be pointed out is that when little old Thom decides to tour through our environmentally unfriendly country he likes to use the biggest corporate sleaze balls next to myspace, to sell his tickets, Ticketmaster. If this guy was really an idealist than he wouldn't make us fans go through a company that rips you a new ass hole just to see him play live. Sorry Thom but by the time you come back to LA to play I am going to have saved up all my ticketmaster service fees to pay for a hybrid so I won't be able to afford to see you live. Source
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