Michael Netzer: RABBLE-ROUSER

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Tour:

Bill Sienkiewicz and Neal Adams Illustrate Waters' Mid-East Adventure

Pink Floyd lyricist Roger Waters is beginning a tour on June 4th and a new song he's written will be accompanied with illustrations provided by a Bill Sienkiewicz and Neal Adams - as a filmed addition to the performance. Neal Adams made the announcement on his web site last week, telling of pitching in to help Bill Sienkiewicz in the last 3 day deadline crunch for the work.

Waters' new song, scheduled to be the first number in the prerfomance, tells of a real experience he had while traveling the Middle-East as a young man. Adams comments on his impression of the story:

The project is grand and yet totally personal. The work from Bill and myself illustrate a straightforward story. A simple story so personal, simple and revealing of humanity that Roger felt, if you can believe it, that only comic panels will do the trick.

I don't know if this isn't the greatest song that Roger Waters has written... but for me, after all his brilliant songs, this, this one is the greatest.

Believe me when I say Roger will be sharing his soul with you if you get to that concert.

As a comic book artist who's traveled the Middle-East and lived though countless adventures on the way, news of this project sets the interest thermometer very high on my scale. Roger Waters, Bill Sienkiewicz and Neal Adams - noted statesmen of the music and comics industries - coming together to tell a moving and very human experience in one of the most volatile regions of the world. The convergence of these artists and their worlds is yet another sign of the pertinent role comics creators are playing in modern culture. The following image from the project depicts a tense circumstance one can easily fall into while traveling here- one that I myself have lived through several manifestations of during the last 25 years.

The tour opens on June 4th in Verona, Wisconsin - and is scheduled to close on September 12 in Seattle. Follow this link for tour schedule and advance ticket sales.

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