At Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 16:49:21 Bill Holmes wrote:

>Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as CAT STEVENS,

So, it begs the question: is he Cat Stevens or isn't he? Mr. Islam and his 
press cronies never seem to have a problem referring to him as "formerly". 
If he's truly become Yusuf Islam his former identity shouldn't matter one 
iota. Alas, 'tis hard to generate hype when there's no reference point to 
one's former glory days.

>"As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the 
> >call for a peaceful solution."

"And if that doesn't work....nuke the f*ckers."

Jaimie Vernon
Who, by absolute chance, stood beside Salman Rushdie at Ground Zero in 
December 2001 during IPO NYC.



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