Bruce Cockburn sings for troops in Afghanistan, gets rocket launcher

Beaverhausen

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Fri Sep-11-09 07:06 PM
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Bruce Cockburn sings for troops in Afghanistan, gets rocket launcher

Edited on Fri Sep-11-09 07:08 PM by Beaverhausen

http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/canada/article/307267--bruce-cockburn-sings-for-troops-in-afghanistan-gets-rocket-launcher

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Bruce Cockburn got his rocket launcher - briefly, in Afghanistan.

The singer-songwriter was among a group of entertainers visiting Canadian troops serving in the war-torn country.

He drew wild applause when he sang one of his hits, "If I Had a Rocket Launcher," which prompted the commander of Task Force Kandahar, Gen. Jonathan Vance, to very temporarily present him with one.

"I was kind of hoping he would let me keep it. Can you see Canada Customs? I don't think so," Cockburn said, laughing.

After 30 albums and countless hits, Cockburn is known as much for his political activism around the world as he is for his music.

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hippywife

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Fri Sep-11-09 07:28 PM
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1. Thanx for posting this.

me some Bruce.

:hi:

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lukasahero

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Fri Sep-11-09 08:20 PM
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3. When people say "Bruce"

this is the one I think of. I :loveya: Bruce, too.

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musette_sf

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Fri Sep-11-09 09:32 PM
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6. me too

long time (1971) fan.

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amerikat

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Fri Sep-11-09 07:42 PM
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2. Here is the Youtube Video

Great song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7vCww3j2-w

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abq e streeter

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Fri Sep-11-09 09:56 PM
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7. powerful video too if it's the one I'm thinking of--I've had trouble with you tube

off and on for the past couple of days, including this right now...anyone else having trouble with you tube? ( I know one other DUer said they were yesterday) I'm able to get some videos to play, but about half of em won't play ( on my computer anyway).

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Beer on a stick

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Fri Sep-11-09 08:27 PM
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4. Did some son of a bitch die?

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gratuitous

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Fri Sep-11-09 09:25 PM
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5. Time to tour the U.S. again, Bruce

I missed his last concert because I had to go to our church's Annual Conference. It's been toooooo long. Rather see him with a guitar in his hands than a rocket launcher.

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