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From the Easy Bake Coven Files...



»The Trouble With Corporate Radio: The Day the Protest Music Died. Pop music played a crucial role in the national debate over the Vietnam War. By the late 1960's, radio stations across the country were crackling with blatantly political songs that became mainstream hits. After the National Guard killed four antiwar demonstrators at Kent State University in Ohio in the spring of 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young recorded a song, simply titled "Ohio," about the horror of the event, criticizing President Richard Nixon by name. The song was rushed onto the air while sentiment was still high, and became both an antiwar anthem and a huge moneymaker. A comparable song about George W. Bush's rush to war in Iraq would have no chance at all today.

[I see that Talk Left has also referenced this article; more extensively, though. Citing the info surrounding Kent State and also stating The "Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag" by Country Joe and the Fish would never have made it on the air. Telling mothers to pack their boys off to Vietnam and to "be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box" would be far too controversial for Corporate America today.]



»On February 26th, you can join a massive march on Washington without leaving your living room.



»Got any extra duct tape lying around after taping up the windows? You could make a hat or a backpack, or belt out of the duct tape.



»A visit from another blogger led me to their hobby, called "Letterboxing". It's a charming "treasure hunt" style outdoor quest full of adventure.



»"Rare Space" is a collection of Rickie Lee Jones' rare performances from recently discovered tapes she also calls an Official Bootleg. Selected from various shows in 1979 to performances as recent as 2001.



Quote For Today

When I realize that there are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; I know I am capable of great things.

~Unknown



Well, here come the orderlies...if they catch me online again, it'll be more shock therapy.