Euro to dollar ratio at all time high-Mark Knopfler turns over in bed

Thanks to the wreckless economic policies of the Bush Administration, the strength of the euro in relation to the dollar is at an all time high, rendering obscelete to lesser known bands touring Europe, the old rock n' roll adage coined by Mark Knopfler. Said one anyonymous bass player on tour in Manchester, "if you're not well known enough in some of these cities to have a groupie following, you'll end up having to pay for chicks, and pay for money. It fuckin' sucks bro."