Posted in Non-Music Topic, tagged 2008 economic crisis, American dream, American Values, Business, Economic policy, economy, Financial Crisis, Government, Ownership Society, Politics, United States, United States Economy, Wall Street on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
FYI: I wrote the following in a meager attempt to try get something published on The Huffington Post Off The Bus section. They weren’t interested in publishing it, but I spent too much time to just let it sit around going nowhere. So here it is…
In the last several weeks, we as a nation have [...]
Posted in Non-Music Topic, tagged Black Eyed Peas, Blog Action Day, Developing country, Drinking water, Philanthropy, Poverty, UNICEF, United Nations, United States, Water on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The recent economic breakdown has left many people frighted. Why? There is a natural tendency to fear hunger or sleep in a cold alley, at least here in the US. The inability to feed, shelter or cloth yourself and your family keeps us working. It is fair to state that Americans are evaluating what is [...]
Posted in Non-Music Topic, tagged 9/11 tribute, September 11 2001 attacks, Terrorism, United States, World Trade Center on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Seven years ago today tragedy struck the United States of America as an attempt to tarnish the very freedoms we treasure. Freedom in the US, I think, meant something very different after that day. And, that day is forever cemented in my mind. I don’t know if there is [...]
Posted in Music, tagged 1812 Overture, 4th of July, Classical Music, History, Independence Day, Music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, United States on July 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder why the 1812 Overture is performed on the 4th of July? Most classical musicians roll their eyes around this time of year, dust off their “1812 Overture chops,” and make some extra cash by performing the work everywhere across the country. The overture is one of those pieces that I have known about [...]
Posted in General Music, tagged Democratic National Convention, Government, MySpace, MySpace-Rock the Vote Competition, Politics, Rock the Vote, United States, Voter Registration on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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The power of social media never ceases to amaze me. It pleases me even more when the medium is used in a win-win situation; in this case benefiting rock bands and our constitutional right as US citizens.
MySpace and Rock the Vote have joined forces to empower the people. The DemROCKacy competition sponsored by [...]
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