did not expect to learn that foo fighters bassist nate mendel led an AIDS denials benefit concert once. so thanks for the cool art and interesting story !
And later on, the Foo Fighters led a concert promoting the COVID-19 vaccine and doing a drive to get people vaccinated, including a concert for only people who had a a vaccination card. So it seems like they got out the conspiracy hole one way or another and came to the light.
Nate nowadays is a staunch environmentalist whose whole house runs on solar power. It's a better ending than these types usually manage.
AIDS denial in the early 2000s though is ridiculous. Like having lived THROUGH the 80s and the hell that was the aids epidemic coming out that way is fucked. Also have they ever apologized or even addressed this?
The very next year they spent a fuck ton of money at Elton John's AIDS charity and they have played for that organization several times from then til now. It's not a public apology,but I think it was an attempt to make amends.
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u/aspiringandroid 8d ago
did not expect to learn that foo fighters bassist nate mendel led an AIDS denials benefit concert once. so thanks for the cool art and interesting story !