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And Finally
Foo Fighters sing back at Westboro protestors
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 19 September 2011
So, those nutty Westboro Baptist Church types lined up outside a recent Foo Fighters gig in Kansas City to protest against the band, who, they claim, promote “fornication, adultery, idolatry [and] fags”.
Responding, Dave Grohl and his bandmates dressed up in trucker hats, wigs and fake beards, drove a truck in front of the protestors, and sang them a special song called ‘Keepin It Clean’, which includes the line: “I’ve got a hankering for something, think I’m in the mood for some hot man-muffins”.
Grohl concluded the impromptu street performance by declaring: “God bless America! Land of the free, home of the brave! I don’t care if you’re black or white or purple or green, whether you’re Pennsylvanian or Transylvanian, Lady Gaga or Lady Antebellum, it takes all kinds!”
This all actually happened at the end of last month, but is in the news today because the band have just posted a video of the whole thing on YouTube: