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[mrph]

Now that Swarf are safely touring the USA, I guess it's not tempting fate to point out this tale: it seems that the Ah Cama-Sotz visit to America didn't go quite so well...

"Due to the department of homeland security and good old Belgian honesty, Ah Cama-Sotz and This Morn' Omina were stopped yesterday and again today (13 & 14 april) at the Canadian border, and despite our lawyer's council and the AMERICAN CONSOLATE'S ASSURANCE that artists that were playing a non compensated show did not require work visas, The border security agents took a different perspective. Unfortunately in these matters, the border agent's discretion is authoritative, no matter how many clauses and loopholes you throw at them, if you want to dispute their gut decision, you can have a hearing.. in 2 to 3 months."

Ouch. That's taken from here, btw.

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I remember hearing about that at the time. The Canadians gained from it though as the bands decided to join forces and did a live gig with their joint side project Powderpussy