http://emblack.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/strike-anywheres-reply-to-my-letter/ Dear Em, Thanks for your thoughtful and informative letter. You are very correct in that we did not know that this festival had any political party agenda at the foundation, nor did we know that we would be censured for speaking our views, singing our songs from this stage. The only communication about this concert we’ve heard was that: It was the only show we could get on this date because its a large annual festival and dominates the city for this weekend., and that we were encouraged by the promoter to say from the stage the things we would normally to an English speaking or European audience about our political and social views. This seemed positive to us, and in the spirit of openness . . artistic, political, and personal. Although we may be walking into a misunderstanding, Its also possible that we will not be expected to participate in the political charade by the promoters if only for the reason that we aren’t informed and do not understand . Regardless, we will not compromise our songs, and the ideas that we are committed to. Please , I hope you understand that we cannot cancel this show at this time,and that this was what we understood to be the only possibility for us to play in Taiwan during this time. We were hoping to include Taiwan on the way to Australia from Japan this year, and make up for the time we weren’t allowed due to S.A.R.S. in 2003. we have all been very busy with touring the U.S., and then at home working at our jobs to afford this tour and working extra hard to gain visas and other documents for our Pacific Tour. Tomorrow morning, I get up early and board a plane for Osaka. I hope to see you in Taipei, if not, however I understand and hope that we can meet in the future when we return . . . Solidarity, Thomas Strike Anywhere --

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