Ik was aanwezig bij het geweldige: “The Dark Side of the Moon” concert van Roger Waters op 5 mei 2007 in de Gelredome. Tijdens het concert vloog er wederom een op afstand bestuurd varken over de hoofden van het publiek. Er stonden allerlei teksten op dit varken, voornamelijk politiek getint. Een tekst viel me op: Kafka rules OK. Via een google zoektocht op internet kwam ik het volgende in het engels tegen. Dit is een complete geschiedenis van de teksten op het varken, lees en geniet. Roger Waters is en blijft zicht afzetten tegen de huidige wereldpolitiek.

The Dark Side of the Moon Live tour 2006.

September 5, 2006, in Los Angeles, California, USA: as pictured to the right, a 30-foot pig was released into the sky during “Sheep”. Afterwards, authorities informed Waters that he would face charges if this stunt was attempted again.[1] On the remaining two dates, the pig was kept on a line.

September 6, 2006, at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, USA: Waters lost yet another pig. The pig was led around by a small group (four handlers and security); from what was witnessed it looked as if one of the cables used to guide the helium filled pig around the arena had broken when they reached the garden seating section. What looked like a planned launching of the pig actually was unintended; this was confirmed by Waters’ exclamation, “I lost my fucking pig!” at the end of the show.

September 9, 2006, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA: a helium filled pig was again brought out by handlers and walked around the Tweeter Center, but was then released intentionally during the last minute or two of the song “Sheep”, from the album Animals. The timing was impeccable and the pig could be seen for some time as it floated in the sky towards the moon. According to newspaper reports, the pig was used in the same manner on September 8 in Mansfield, as well as at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on September 15, where another pig was adorned with graffiti and reports said it could be seen from the expressway nearby.

September 16, 2006, at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey, USA: a pig was again walked around during “Sheep”, and again was released at the end of the song. This pig had several lyrics to the song written on it, as well as “Don’t be led to slaughter, Vote Nov. 2nd.” “Impeach Bush Now” was written on the rear end.

September 20, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: the pig’s right rear hoof was decorated with the Mercedes-Benz symbol, which bears a close relation to the likely intended candidate, a peace sign. This may have been the case at multiple shows.

September 23, 2006, near Washington, D.C., USA, and September 24 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: the pig was decorated once more with “Don’t be led to slaughter, vote Nov. 2nd,” along with several other slogans, including “Habeas Corpus matters, a lot!” and “Kafka Rules OK!”. The pig was set free during “Sheep” and was tracked by a searchlight.

September 29 at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, USA: use of the pig was repeated from the previous September 23 show.

September 30, 2006, at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, USA: the pig was decorated with many of the slogans from the September 29 show, with the addition of “Impeach Bush Now” on the pig’s backside.

October 5, 2006, at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California, USA: a pig was walked around and released. Some of the slogans decorating the pig were “Kafka Rules OK!” on the pig’s side, “Impeach Bush Now”, on the pig’s backside, and “Free at Last”, written on the pig’s underbelly and visible only when it rose high in the air. As viewed from the Bowl, the pig seemed to head straight for the moon, which was a few nights away from being a perigee full moon.

October 10, 2006, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, USA: a pig was released into the crowd during a performance of “Sheep”. The slogans on the pig read, “Kafka Rules OK!,” “Impeach Bush Now,” “Don’t Be Led To Slaughter,” “Free At Last,” “Vote Nov. 2nd,” and “Habeas Corpus Matters A Lot!” There was also a scrawl of an American flag with a hammer and sickle in place of the stars, as well as a peace symbol. The pig soon ascended into the atmosphere. Waters jokingly exclaimed after the song, “Has anybody seen my pig?”

October 12, 2006, at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, USA: a remote-controlled version of the same pig was piloted around the arena during “Sheep”.

January 25, 2007, at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia: the same remote-controlled version of the pig was piloted during “Sheep”. A new slogan decorating the pig read “Bring David Hicks home”.

January 29, 2007, at the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand: a pig was walked through the crowd and released during “Sheep”. Slogans on the pig included “Kafka Rules OK!”, “Impeach Bush Now” written onto the posterior, “Free At Last” under the belly of the pig, and “Habeas Corpus Matters A Lot”. In addition to these almost-standard slogans, there were a number of others, including “Tino Rangatiratanga,” “Cut Along The Dotted Line” with an arrow pointing to the pig’s neck, and a Maori tÄ� moko on the left front leg. The pig ascended into the night sky at the end of the song.

February 5, 2007, at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia: a remote-controlled pig was piloted during “Sheep”. Slogans on the pig included “Bring David Hicks Home”, “Kafka Rules OK!”, “Impeach Bush Now”, “Habeas Corpus Matters A Lot,” and the same “Cut Along The Dotted Line” with a dotted line and arrow. The pig was tracked by spotlights as it flew.

February 9, 2007, at Members Equity Stadium in Perth, Australia: the pig was again walked through the audience, then released, apparently deliberately. It was decorated with many slogans, including “Bring David Hicks home.” It was followed by spotlight as it rose through the night sky and eventually landed in a swimming pool about 15 kilometres away.[2]

February 18, 2007, at MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai, India: the inflated pig hovered amidst the crowd before being released into the sky during “Sheep”. In addition to slogans like “Free At Last”, “Impeach Bush Now”, “Habeas Corpus Matters”, “Kafka Rules OK!” and the “Cut Along the Dotted Lines” mark, it had a slogan in Hindi: “Sarv Jaati Ek Hai,” (all castes/races are equal). “Abolish the Caste System” was also written on one of the pig’s sides.

March 3, 2007, in Guadalajara Jalisco:at 3 de Marzo stadium the show featured a pig with the messages “Bush Cerdo, derriba el muro fronterizo” (Bush pig, tear down the border wall), “Kafka Rules OK!” “Habeas Corpus Matters,” and “Libres al Fin.”, Guadalajara people said chilangos dont erase post…

March 6, 2007, in Mexico City: the show featured a pig with the messages “Bush Cerdo, derriba el muro fronterizo” (Bush pig, tear down the border wall), “Kafka Rules OK!” “Habeas Corpus Matters,” and “Libres al Fin.” Also featured on the belly was a graphic of the Aztec Piedra del Sol. The pig was released at the end of “Sheep”.

March 9, 2007, at Parque Simón Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia: the pig featured the following slogans: “El patrón Bush visita el rancho Colombia” (The landlord Bush visits the Colombian ranch), a clear reference to Bush’s visit to the country only two days later, “Libres al fin” (Free at last) on the pig’s belly, “El Miedo construye Paredes” (Fear Builds Walls), and “Kafka Manda” (Kafka rules) on one leg. Also featured were peace symbols, the word “amor” (love) on his right hind foot, and the words “lechona Bush” (roasted pig Bush) on the pig’s buttocks. The pig vanished into the night during the bridge of “Sheep”. The sides of the pig read “Devuélvanle la tierra a la gente” (Give the people back their land), and “Legalizen las DROGAS” (Legalize drugs), referencing the problem of refugees, the traffic of illegal substances and poor distribution of land in Colombia.

March 12, 2007, in Lima, Perú: the featured pig carried the messages “Todos los peruanos somos iguales, no a la discriminación” (All Peruvians are equal, say no to discrimination), “Kafka Rules”, “El miedo construye murallas” (Fear builds walls), “Cortar aquí” (Cut here), “Stop Bush” on the pig’s back, and “Libre al fin” (Free at last) on the pig’s belly. A traditional Peruvian cap, the chuyo, was drawn on its left front leg. The pig was released at the end of “Sheep”.

March 14, 2007, in Santiago, Chile: the pig had the following messages: “Socialismo al servicio de las S.A.”, “Libre al fin” (Free at last), “Sin TAG” (Without TAG), “Va a nevar en el espacio, la NASA no lo sabe” (It’s going to snow in space, NASA doesn’t know), “Sorpresas de la democracia, la basura sale a flote” (Surprises of democracy, trash floats), “Push Bush contra la muralla” (Push Bush up against the wall, perhaps a reference to the lyrics of In the Flesh), “¿Fey? (él) ¿Iñ chiñ? (nosotros) Tristes metáforas” “Víctor Jara no calla” (Víctor Jara won’t be silenced), and “E=MCool”. Some of the messages were authored by Chilean poets Nicanor Parra, Elicura Chihuailaf, and Diego Maquieira.[citation needed] The pig was released at the end of “Sheep”.

March 17, 2007, in Buenos Aires, Argentina: the messages were “Kafka rules OK!”, “Encierren a Bush antes de que nos mate a todos” (Imprison Bush before he kills us all), “Libres al fin!” (Free at last), “Galtieri, Videla, Bush y Thatcher, todos dan asco!” (Galtieri, Videla, Bush and Thatcher, you are disgusting!), “Nunca mas” (Never again, a phrase popularized during the Argentinian “Dirty War”), “Donde esta Julio Lopez” (Where is Julio Lopez, in reference to a witness who disappeared during testimony against Miguel Etchecolatz), “No mas desaparecidos” (No more missing people, in referece to the thousands who disappeared during the Dirty War), “El miedo construye paredes” (Fear builds walls), and “cut here” with a dotted line on the pig’s throat.

March 18, 2007, in Buenos Aires, Argentina: the pig for this show was identical in appearance and use to the pig from the day before.

March 23, 2007, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the messages were “O medo constrói muralhas” (Fear builds walls), “Bush, não estamos à venda” (Bush, we are not for sale), “Liberdade” (Freedom), “Hey, killers… leave our kids alone”, “Ordem e Progresso?” (The motto of the Brazilian flag with a sarcastic question mark), and “Corte aqui” (cut here) with a dotted line on the pig’s throat.

April 23, 2007, in Milan, Italy: the messages on the pig were “Fear builds walls” and “Kafka Rules” on the left side; “Habeus corpus matters”, “Nearly a laugh but really a cry” and a huge “Stop Bush (and Blair) now!” on the right side. On the pig’s rear there were two notable things written: “Dick Cheney” and “What an asshole!”.

April 29, 2007, in Bergen, Norway: the messages on the pig were “Kafka Rules OK!”, “Fear builds walls” and “Religions divide us” on the left side; “Habeus corpus matters”, “Nearly a laugh but really a cry” and a huge “Stop Bush and Blair now!” on the right side. On the pig’s rear there were two notable things written: “Dick Cheney” and “What an asshole!”.

May 1, 2007, in Augustenborg, Denmark: The messages on the pig were on the right side “Kafka Rules OK!”. On the pig’s throat was made a dotted line and written “Cut Here” and “Free at last” on the abdomen. On the left side: “Habeus corpus matters”, “Jyllands-Posten” (a Danish newspaper). The pig was released during the song “Sheep”. It was followed by spotlight as it rose through the night sky and eventually disappeared.

May 3, 2007, in Paris, France: Message in French “Quels enculés !” (Fuckers !) was added to the pig’s butt. “Asshole” and “Le Pen” (Name of french Nationalist/Conservative leader of political party “Front National”) were also written on the pig’s rear left leg.

May 5, 2007, in Arnhem, the Netherlands: Messages containing ‘Stop Bush Now’ on the right side and an anarchy-sign on the left one.

May 12, 2007, in London, Earls Court: In addition to much of the above (‘Stop Bush…’ ‘Nearly a laugh…’ ‘Dick Cheney… asshole!’) the mention of (Tony) Blair had an arrow from the underside where ‘good riddance’ had been added (Blair had announced the timetable for his resignation the day before the gig). Also, ‘All Religions Build Walls’ on one flank.

Trivia
The Pig can be seen in many episodes of Nickelodeon’s animated series Invader Zim. In the episode “Attack of the Saucer Morons”, Zim disguises his Voot cruiser as a floating Pig. Zim gets caught by UFO watchers but escapes in the flying pig. After a bee hits his pig, it crashes into an extraterrestrial science convention. Zim’s flight on this pig is based on the time the pig escaped the grasp of Pink Floyd.[citation needed]

The Pig has also appeared on The Simpsons. It was featured in the episode “Homerpalooza” where it was used by Peter Frampton. Frampton mentions that he bought the pig at “Pink Floyd’s yard sale”. Another instance of a flying pig appeared in “Lisa the Vegetarian”, where a roasted pig is jettisoned by a clogged dam and flies past the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.

The song “The Air Is Getting Slippery” by Primus (from their Pork Soda album, whose cover features a pig’s head), includes the lyrics “If you’ve studied your Floyd properly / You’d know that pigs could fly”. Primus are known to be big Pink Floyd fans, and have covered several Pink Floyd songs, both on stage and on disc (including “Have a Cigar” on the Miscellaneous Debris album).

In the film Children of Men, homage is paid to the cover of Animals in the scene where Theodore Faron (played by Clive Owen) first meets the character Nigel (Danny Huston). This scene clearly shows a large scale replica of the pig, apparently overlooking Battersea Power Station.

The B-side of the Leyton Buzzards’ single “I’m Hanging Around” featured a track titled “No Dry Ice or Flying Pigs”.

In The Sims 2: Open For Business, eventually a flying pig that strongly resembles the one seen in Water’s concerts zooms through any neighbourhood using a water tower. To avoid copyright issues, Maxis added wings to the pig.

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