Hatch sprung Austin on Dubai coke beef

Orrin Hatch got hip hop producer Dallas Austin sprung from a Dubai prison after Austin was convicted for cocaine posession:

LOS ANGELES, July 7 — Although collaborations happen all the time in pop music, they do not generally involve R & B hitmakers and Senator Orrin G. Hatch.

But the release of a music producer from a Dubai jail this week, quick on the heels of his conviction for drug possession, turns out to be a story of high-level string-pulling on the part of Mr. Hatch, the conservative Utah Republican and songwriter, along with Lionel Richie, the singer; Quincy Jones, the music entrepreneur; and an array of well-connected lawyers, businessmen and others, spanning cities and continents.Dallas Austin, 35, who has produced hits for Madonna, Janet Jackson and others, flew home to Atlanta on Wednesday, after being released after midnight on Tuesday from a holding cell in a Dubai jail. Hours earlier Mr. Austin had been sentenced to four years in prison for carrying just over a gram of cocaine with him when he entered the country on May 19 to attend a birthday celebration for Naomi Campbell.

Senator Hatch made numerous phone calls on Mr. Austin's behalf to the ambassador and consul of the United Arab Emirates embassy in Washington — Dubai is one of the seven emirates — and served as an intermediary for Mr. Austin's representatives, the producer's lawyers said. [NYT]

How 'bout those traditional family values, folks?

Hat tip to Thad.

Comments

[togolosh]

That's one of the most bizarrely poetic post titles I've ever seen. It reads a bit like the word-salad haiku spammers use to get past filters, only better.

[david thompson]

How 'bout that post title? Jeezus H.

[michael Schmidt]

Heh. I had to read the damn post to figure out whatchu was talkin' about in that headline.

[1984 Was Not a Shopping List]

>That's one of the most bizarrely poetic post titles I've ever seen. It reads a bit like the word-salad haiku spammers use to get past filters, only better.

>How 'bout that post title? Jeezus H.

>Heh. I had to read the damn post to figure out whatchu was talkin' about in that headline.

>Hatch sprung Austin on Dubai coke beef

Iko Iko ah-day.

[Neil the Ethical Werewolf]

Extending the title discussion to a fifth comment, I'm curious about the etymology of 'beef' in these contexts.

[1984 Was Not a Shopping List]

>etymology of 'beef'

As long as it's not in the "Phantom of the Paradise" sense.

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[Trystero]

....Dubai coke beef

Sounds like a dish (or "secret ingredient") from Iron Chef.

[parse]

I don't think it's accurate to describe Dallas Austin as a "hip hop producer." I think he is best known for work with R & B and pop performers.

[julia]

the etymologicon suggests that it has to do with the use of "beef" as slang for a penis, which I kind of like, since it suggests that "beefs" are primarily dicksize wars.

[Neil the Ethical Werewolf]

That's a far more exciting answer than I was hoping for, julia! Although I think they meant to connect it to the "yelling" meaning of beef rather than the penis one.

[Mike Nilsen]

from the indispensable Word Detective:

http://www.word-detective.com/052301.html#beef

[Zidane Game]

Yeah,

Agreed, it can be even worse than it's though...

Cheers

Sam

[Amaar]

I certainly think that the change in Dubai is distrupting many customs. I also think that it's inveitable for Dubai to keep changing if it wants to survive and stay a world class city.

Some of the changes will not be pleasant for the natives but on the other hand the overall sea of change will bring a positive change to us (natives)

Cheers,

Amar

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