Obama and Clinton in Tokyo...Eric Clapton in North Korea?

Wow...now this is as tasteless as it gets!

Japanese comedians impersonated Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama yesterday at the Tokyo premiere of the political thriller Vantage Point.

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I think it's a pretty amazing thing that the New York Philharmonic just played in Pyongyang...hopefully a signof North Korea thawing to the West somewhat....BUT THIS....HOLY CRAP...totally out of left field!

Eric Clapton to Play Concert in North Korea?

North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in Pyongyang -- the first such invitation to a Western rock star to the isolated Communist nation. And Mr Clapton, 62, whose hits include “Cocaine” and “Tears in Heaven”, had agreed ”in principle” to the idea, suggesting 2009 for the concert, Clapton’s agent did not return calls asking for comment.

North Korean authorities have long shunned rock and pop music, although Kim Jong Chol, the Swiss-educated son of national leader Kim Jong Il, is reportedly a huge Clapton fan.
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Found an interesting little story about a Canadian rock guitar player making his living in Soeul and talking about being a foreigner novelty in the Korean music biz...
Rocker chases his reflection in Korea


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David Beckham vs Seoul FC
David Beckham has proved that he is more than just a soccer player. A press conference for the Motorola Cup LA Galaxy Korea Tour at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday drew as many entertainment reporters as sports reporters eager to cover the English soccer star, who is so popular as to become a favorite target of the paparazzi in Hollywood.

Appearing in the team's training uniform amid a flood of camera flashes, Beckham impressed the reporters by pulling a chair out for FC Seoul coach Senol Gunes, whose leg is injured, before seating himself.
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