Like, wow, man...
NEW YORK - Michael Stipe, Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan and others marked the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with a concert to benefit groups campaigning against the war. Organizers of Monday night's "Bring 'Em Home Now!" concert said 3,000 tickets were sold.
Sounds like it was... Woodstock all over again!
"I was raised by peace activists," Moby announced to the crowd at Hammerstein Ballroom from a stage flanked by two oversized peace symbols. He then accompanied Laura Dawn in a rendition of Buffalo Springfield's Vietnam-era song, "For What It's Worth."
Moby and Laura Dawn. Wow. I'm sure everyone was mesmerized...
Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, gained international attention last summer with her monthlong protest outside President Bush's Texas ranch."It's awesome to me because there are more and more kids getting involved," Sheehan said before the concert.
...and it's another freebie for me over my dead kid's body!
Sarandon said artists were playing their part in the anti-war effort by attending the concert and through the movies Hollywood is producing.
Drumming up business. Good for you, Susan! The industry can use the help.
"Look at `Syriana,' look at `Good Night, and Good Luck,'" Sarandon said of two recent films that deal with issues of war and censorship.
Take that evil oil companies and Joe McCarthy!
The actress, who said she was in talks to portray Sheehan in a film, said the activist "gave a face to all that was going on."
...a butt ugly one.
Profits from the ticket sales will go to anti-war groups including Gold Star Families for Peace, which counts Sheehan among its founding members, and Veterans Against the War.
Far out! Okay, kids! Let's build some Big Giant Puppets! 
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