In their native Ireland, the members of the string-swept rock band The Frames have attracted a rabid following to rival that of their countrymen in U2.
The way that Carter left the Shah of Iran to flap in the breeze and eventually to be swept out of Iran by Khomeini and his band of not-so-merry fundamentalist pranksters hardly inspired confidence in the U.S. by the petro-wealthy of the Arab world.
The Toronto incident comes 10 months after metal scaffolding supporting stage lights fell onto a crowd of fans and workers as a storm swept through at the Indiana State Fair right before the band Sugarland was to perform.