08/24/2005
Had he not already banned ballet, opera, gold tooth caps, beards, long hair, and various other individual freedoms, Authoritarian President Saparmurat Niyazov might find himself applauded by Elton John, for he's gone ahead and banned lip-synching as well. Ashlee Simpson and touring drag queens immediately deleted Turkmenistan from their touring schedules. (thanks neil)
Posted 12:24 PM EST by Andy Towle in Elsewhere | Permalink
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lol. i am from turkmenistan myself, there is a lot of crazy things happening there. so i know this lip synching ban is true.
oh, and we have oil and gas ;)
Posted by: md | Aug 24, 2005 1:24:12 PM
Now there's an issue I wish our government would get involved in
Posted by: Rikki Lee | Aug 25, 2005 7:44:02 AM