This Is Not a Drill — Things Worth Doing

The humbling joy of walking with Roger Waters into “the bar”

Few people have had such a resounding impact in my life as Roger Waters, and if I’m not careful, I might attribute that to mere talent, except it’s not just that. Rather, it’s the rarity of recognizing someone who’s genuine.

If you’re one of those “I love Pink Floyd, but can’t stand Roger’s politics” people, kindly fuck off to the bar.

Was the announcement that began every show of his last tour, This Is Not a Drill. Personally, Roger’s politics are one of my favorite thing about him because time and again, he’s shown he is not biased and not one-sided, as is the case (unfortunately) with many public figures. While Trump was first in office, he spent years criticizing him during live shows, and then, as soon as Biden rolled into town, he moved to that old, slobbering fool. As far as I’m concerned, Roger’s always been on the side of truth and humanity, standing up for our side, the human side, not getting trapped in petty mind-games and cheap propaganda.

He was an advocate for Palestine long before it was trendy. I mean, all publicity is good publicity in this case, but a lot of people chanting in the street now only woke up to it in the last two years, when it became the left-leaning party line…