Boise theater advertises "Explosions in the Sky" on Sept. 11 Gains attention of New York media.
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[QUOTE]The marquee at the Egyptian Theater plays a leading role in the makeup of Boise’s downtown set. But it was the theater’s latest posting that rode the information super highway, Thursday, straight to Broadway’s center stage.
"EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY CONCERT SEPT 11," the marquee read.
“You know,” downtown jeweler and music fan Mike Rogers said, “I drive by this every morning on my way to work and it’s been up for a week or two and it’s not even occurred to me. I did not make this connection.”
And according to the theater’s booking manager, Joy Hart, few if any made the connection before the New York media thrust the Egyptian’s marquee into the national spotlight.
Inside the theater, it'll be a four-piece, instrumental indie rock band from Austin, TX that hopes to seize the spotlight the second week of September. And it's that group's name, Explosions in the Sky, that led to some confusion.
“[The band] has no association or connection whatsoever to the really tragic events that happened on 9/11,” Hart said.
But for many, it wasn’t the group's name or where they planned to play that bothered them. It was the date of the gig and how the theater advertised it.
“You see ‘explosion,’ ‘concert’ [and] ‘September 11,’” said Nesha Pabst, who works downtown, “and nobody wants to associate that [with] celebration.”
The theater said it had no intention of celebrating what happened in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. And it hoped others, like Pabst, would understand the Egpytian just wanted Explosions in the Sky to come and put on a great show.
“It’s just the weirdest coincidence,” Rogers said, “and it’s super unfortunate.”
"Explosions in the Sky coming Sept. 11." Yes, even Rogers admitted that looked and sounded a little insensitive. But according to Rogers, it will be the sound of the group’s music that ultimately steals those front-page headlines.
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I heard this was on Good Morning America today, but I can't find an article about it.
Here is an article on MSNBC with a video.
[URL="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44208412/ns/us_news-life/#.Tk8vrKgaq1k"]http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44208412/ns/us_news-life/#.Tk8vrKgaq1k[/URL]
I fucking love Explosions in the Sky
That is a fucking stupid coincidence.
Fortunately, I'm not in any way offended by this, but as the first person posting, I feel it's my duty to cue the enraged Americans.
And you're on!
Nope, not offended.
[QUOTE=Sanius;31828912]Nope, not offended.[/QUOTE]
Then you're a shitty actor.
[QUOTE=Cone;31828879]That is a fucking stupid coincidence.
Fortunately, I'm not in any way offended by this, but as the first person posting, I feel it's my duty to cue the enraged Americans.
And you're on![/QUOTE]Fucking disgusting bastards, who the fuck do they think they are throwing a concert on the day of national mourning!?!?!?!
Sounds like a Michal Bay movie
[QUOTE=Cone;31828879]That is a fucking stupid coincidence.[/QUOTE]
No, it's an obvious publicity stunt for advertisment.
It's now been put on what is probably (I don't fully know how US news systems work) national news, though state-news would be good enough for them.
[QUOTE=Terminutter;31829049]No, it's an obvious publicity stunt for advertisment.
It's now been put on what is probably (I don't fully know how US news systems work) national news, though state-news would be good enough for them.[/QUOTE]
That's a stupid idea, then. There'll be pickets and such. Only about 2% of people will actually think to YouTube some of their songs, if anything.
All it'll get is a tomato hurricane thrown at them.
"Waaaah, people are having fun on the day you're supposed to be weeping."
[quote]"EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY CONCERT SEPT 11,"[/quote]
Yeah, that's just phrasing it really terrible.
Although I am usually up in arms against the people who mock 9/11 I think people getting mad at this is stupid.
Its not like you should force people not to do anything. People still work and do things on Christmas, Halloween ect. Plus I usually remember it, feel patriotic, post some tribute songs on facebook for it and move on.
Well at least the police didn't freak out and call it a bomb threat.
Like all the times someone parked a van for a few hours to go to work in Times Square and the SWAT team gets called.
I love this band. They play instrumental music. It was featured on the Sagan Series.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wJYpRJQVbo[/media]
If anyone wants it the name of the song is 'First Breath after Coma'
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0o8JCxjjpM&feature=related[/media]
This is really not a big deal and any American that gets flustered about it is being overly anal over the events of September 11.
[QUOTE=CharadesV2;31833878]This is really not a big deal and any American that gets flustered about it is being overly anal over the events of September 11.[/QUOTE]
Only those who were actually affected by it (family members dying, etc.) have a right to be upset, in my opinion. Nobody else.
I'm an American and even I laughed heartily. :v:
This isn't offensive at all, it's just bad timing/coincidence.
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[QUOTE=redBadger;31833896]Only those who were actually affected by it (family members dying, etc.) have a right to be upset, in my opinion. Nobody else.[/QUOTE]So if someone makes a WWII joke, only people who have family members who died in WWII can be mad about it?
[QUOTE=Quark:;31833905]I'm an American and even I laughed heartily. :v:
This isn't offensive at all, it's just bad timing/coincidence.
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So if someone makes a WWII joke, only people who have family members who died in WWII can be mad about it?[/QUOTE]
Well, a lot more people died in WW2. And everybody was affected by it in some way.
It's a different scenario. Try comparing it to something less global, like...
That stage being knocked down in that storm. Or the the Japanese earthquakes.
I did not know about Explosions In The Sky before I read this thread.
And now I'm probably going to end up buying some of their stuff.
MISSION SUCCESSFUL
If it was intentional, than fuck them. If it was not intended than I have no problem. But 9/11 jokes are still horrible.
KATRINA AND THE WAVES CONCERT: NEW ORLEANS: AUGUST 29
Blow shit up? Yes please.
...It's a post-rock band. Are people really this stupid?
Here is the article on MSNBC with a video with it.
[url]http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44208412/ns/us_news-life/#.Tk8vrKgaq1k[/url]
I forgot to link the original article in the OP, whoops.
[QUOTE=redBadger;31833896]Only those who were actually affected by it (family members dying, etc.) have a right to be upset, in my opinion. Nobody else.[/QUOTE]
my mom and sister were scheduled to go to the twin towers on september 11'th for a college thing but my sister decided she wasn't going to school in New York
It's been almost ten years. Anyone still shouting "too soon" about anything concerning 9/11 should really grow up.
Still, it could be worse. It could have been something like the ending to "Remember Me". Now THAT was offensive.
[QUOTE=Xenomoose;31836986]It's been almost ten years. Anyone still shouting "too soon" about anything concerning 9/11 should really grow up.
Still, it could be worse. It could have been something like the ending to "Remember Me". Now THAT was offensive.[/QUOTE]Anyone still saying "too soon" must still be living in some kind of social Womb or something...
Rename it Explosions in the towers, gain media attention.
I think it's pretty funny.
[QUOTE=kaine123;31834981]If it was intentional, than fuck them. If it was not intended than I have no problem. But 9/11 jokes are still horrible.[/QUOTE]
I subscribe to the George Carlin school of thought when it comes to matters like this (paraphrased):
"I believe you can joke about anything. It all depends on how you construct the joke: what the exaggeration is."
For example, I think this is hilarious:
[thumb]http://twistedspeedo.com/comics/2011-08-17-CreeperTaliban.jpg[/thumb]
It's not making fun of the people who were killed, it's simply making a comedic connection between the world-building of Minecraft and the Creeper's desire to destroy all your beautiful creations.
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