Comments on: Iceland: Tale of the Red Tape http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:49:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: M.C. Schmidt http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-386522 M.C. Schmidt Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:01:47 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/#comment-386522 Dear Mr. Moyer, I, too, am in a band and have been requested (not for the first time, but our European manager has in the past managed to come up with one) to get a TAJA1 (S5GA1) form. What is the end of your quest? Did you just end up paying 30% of your fee to the (foreign) government? yours, Martin Schmidt (Mrs.) Matmos Dear Mr. Moyer,

I, too, am in a band and have been requested (not for the first time, but our European manager has in the past managed to come up with one) to get a TAJA1 (S5GA1) form.

What is the end of your quest? Did you just end up paying 30% of your fee to the (foreign) government?

yours,

Martin Schmidt (Mrs.)
Matmos

]]> By: Bobby http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-40272 Bobby Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/#comment-40272 Jason & the Gentleman. Episode 8. Justin finished reading the piece. “Getting insolent with a US SSA representative, eh?” said the Gentleman “Oh go to hell! I want to go to France, and they are forcing me to attend to Social Security… It makes my head go round… It’s awful… I’m a US visual artiste for crying out loud!” exclaimed Justin. “I see, “ said the Gentleman. “In that case how would you like a nice juicy beer popsicle?” “I’d be delighted, “said Justin. They paused. Jason & the Gentleman. Episode 8.

Justin finished reading the piece.

“Getting insolent with a US SSA representative, eh?” said the Gentleman

“Oh go to hell! I want to go to France, and they are forcing me to attend to Social Security… It makes my head go round… It’s awful… I’m a US visual artiste for crying out loud!” exclaimed Justin.

“I see, “ said the Gentleman. “In that case how would you like a nice juicy beer popsicle?”

“I’d be delighted, “said Justin.

They paused.

]]> By: jeff http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-37960 jeff Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/09/20/iceland-tale-of-the-red-tape/#comment-37960 I think you are probably more of a "U.S. citizen-cum-musician" I think you are probably more of a "U.S. citizen-cum-musician"

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