Nurses, college students join Occupy Boston demonstration
“Our goal is not to make arrests,’’ Greeley, backed by about 10 officers, told reporters while awaiting the protesters’ decision. “[But] if they keep pushing the limits and breaking the law, they are going to get arrested.’’
After a 15-minute standoff, the demonstrators pulled back. No protesters were arrested, a police spokeswoman said.
Around 2:30 p.m., hundreds of members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which is holding its annual convention in Newton, rolled up in three buses. Their appearance lent a measure of credibility to the demonstrators, who draw inspiration from ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York.
The nurses joined protesters and marched around Dewey Square, chanting slogans such as: “Hey Wall Street, stop your lying. Because of you the country’s dying.’’
“Your movement has inspired millions across the country,’’ said Donna Kelly-Williams, president of the nurses union. Nurses support the movement, she said, because they have seen the damage done by economic inequality when sick people cannot afford much-needed treatment or diagnostic procedures.
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on 'The Whole Love,' Diva Moments & Pompous Journos
There is something singer Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, which suggests that, generally speaking, he does what he wants. In recent years, including the label starting own record Wilco (DBPM) and music festival (Solid Sound), and oddly enough, covering the Black Eyed Peas. One day he gives major labels in their just cause ("I would not be who I am, without a major label, I would really not," he says) while bashing quickly the kind of rock writers who have long supported the group's signature style of alternative rock meets Americana.
But nearly a decade, there are devotees watched Wilco - speechless - like major label group released from their contract, set off by concerns about how they could market a "difficult music" as the group completed work "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. "The album is glued to the proverbial man, becoming Wilco bestseller (674,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and the most beloved album to date.As recounted in the documentary griping Sam Jones' "I'm trying to break your heart," which traces the strange limbo personal and professional in the history of Wilco, the band took "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" on Nonesuch Records, which is the label remained until the recent creation of DBPM. The great punchline, however, was that the album was sent to a Warner Music Group-owned label to another, the team winning twice the salary Wilco - and send a signal, n ' is not a band to mess with. "I think 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' and the movie 'I Am Trying To Break Your Heart' made everybody pretty gun shy about saying anything to Wilco about what our records should sound like," Tweedy admits with a chuckle.
Once again, pitch black, the crowd lit up as the lights coming from the stage sparked opening screams for the boys from Massachusetts, as newer cuts like “Cryin' Like a Bitch” and “Love-Hate-Sex-Pain” controlled the overwhelmingly loud audience.
Protesters in suits and T-shirts with union slogans left work early to march with activists. Previous marches in New York have resulted in mass arrests. Police said there were about 28 arrests last night, mostly for disorderly conduct.
"The Whole Love" is the first record on your newly-formed label, dBpm [short for Decibals Per Minute]. Has it been a challenge starting the label with Tony [Margherita, Wilco's longtime manager] located in Massachusetts and the band based in Chicago?
They're in rehearsal clothes, jeans and sweats and T-shirts. The director, James P. Byrne, sits on the bar, taking notes. Then Ryan Landry appears as Dr. Frank N. Furter, wearing a long, shiny red cape and a devilish expression.
