European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Scene stars and stripes sunday april 15 2007 the biker band scored Low on sobriety the video didst show them drinking but they seemed at Home in front of hard partying fans but a mix of 3s and 4s on other criteria meant they Likely be accepted if a followup phone interview went smoothly the next applicant a Folk Singer who played guitar on stage accompanied by instrumental tracks hed prerecorded in a studio didst fare As Well someone doing this in front of a crowd of soldiers would get booed off the stage said capt Davidson As he aimed the Remote control at the stereo lets just Stop the pain last week afe went on one of its biggest recruiting missions yet fifty afe staff members and affiliates descended on the South by Southwest music festival in Austin Texas a major Industry event last year its first time at the festival afe sent five representatives who manned a table in uniform this time they opted for civilian clothes to blend in also part of the strategy never using the word recruit with bands during the fou Day event the group approached hundreds of bands and handed out Metal dog tags that doubled As business cards n the evenings they moved quickly from one bar to another to Check out acts at Midnight wednesday in a bar called the Viper room they saw one they liked Reeve car Ney the band car Ney in a velvet Blazer with a Black Scarf knotted around his neck was singing part of Queens Bohemian rhapsody in a High steady voice when fhe song was Over Daniel Cook a former Marine who works with afe to set up concert Tours in the Middle East raised his Beer bottle and clinked it approvingly with his thick Marine corps ring Ive got Goose bumps he said after the show he and his colleagues buttonhole Carney outside the Viper room the Singer was enthusiastic about the idea of a tour carneys lawyer Ken Abdo also approved its a very great marketing move that could put the band in front of thousands of open souled sol Diers he said while an Iraq tour has Clear publicity benefits for a lit to known act Selling stars on the idea can be More difficult the Uso has scored some new celebrities such As Singer Jessica Simpson and rapper 50 cent for Iraq Tours but its relied heavily on its old guard of regulars like Al Franken Robin Williams and Wayne Newton some entertain ers affiliated with the Uso say fhe group has had trouble bring ing on new Alist performers Singer and cab let Host Henry Rollins who has been on seven Uso Tours says he Hast been Able to recruit other stars to tour neither has drowning Pool a Rock band that the Uso Calls one of its key ambassadors particularly to Young musicians John Hanson a spokesman for the Uso says that in cases when top celebrities Haven signed on they Haven cited politics or danger As a reason but that scheduling is often an Issue another Challenge for the group Rollins says is bringing on the kinds of acts that soldiers in their Date teens and Early 20s care about he says this could be a Point of strength for afe the Days of Wayne Newton Are kind of Over Wayne Newton was a Uso tour mainstay for awhile but the approach to selecting entertainment is changing stripes file photo entertainer Henry Rollins who has been on seven Uso Tours says its been difficult to recruit other stars to tour