Waters and Obama

By Michael J.W. Stickings

A highlight of Roger Waters in concert (and I've seen him in Pittsburgh and Buffalo over the past year and a half):

During the song "Sheep," from Animals, a large inflatable pig (much like the famous pigs of Pink Floyd) is carried over the audience and then released into the sky. The pig has political and philosophical slogans written all over it, such as "Habeas Corpus Matters," "No Torture," "Fear Builds a Wall," and "Impeach Bush Now."

And now there's a new one: For his recent show at the Coachella Festival, the pig featured "Obama" with a check mark next to it on its belly. (Brain Damage, an excellent Pink Floyd site, has more here. The AP even covered it -- see here.*)

If you haven't already, make sure to check out the awesome Obama YouTube clip set to Waters's "The Tide is Turning."

Below are a couple of photos of the pig (the first from the AP, the second from BD).

* Thanks to Creature for telling me about it and sending me the article.