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Re: Green 960 Online & Radio: Your Community.

BillCurry — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:06:43 -0000

To Tabla Rasta. Thank you for your clear insite. . . . Clarity is sudenly coming over me! ... Ha Ha ... No, seriously, I agree with you. Or, I want to. So, your take is, she was mocking them, not mirroring them, or joining in like manner with them. Good. Satire is often hidden to those who don't detect it, kind of like the allegories in the Gospells. He did not speak to every one, only those who had the decerning ear. ... And I like your labeling the press "presstitutes". During her trial she was gagged by the court, so I never knew who sued her, or the details. Do you have a linc on that? MSNBC does have some people we like. As I have no cable I can't watch all their line up. ... We may be so controlled, or "caged in" by the little amount of international/national news we get, doled out by those large "corpratists", that our vision has been scaled down to see only the small details, and not the big picture. Keep on blogging.

Re: Green 960 Online & Radio: Your Community.

BillCurry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:12:04 -0000

Hey Vic. I got back late last night, read your heartfelt words, but was not ready yet to give you a reply, because I didn't want to be shallow or flippant. I thought time would give me a some concise thoughts, not totally, but enough to type, and converse with you. ... All of humanity is a really big tent. If any of us also has a religeous perspective that usually tends to to enlarge our own personal tent. As democrats, we usually tend to want to include as many as we possibably can, even more than we can consciously understand or agree with. Why? For so many reasons. Because we believe everyone has a right to develop differently and still be accepted. Yet, we still operate from an accumulated complex system of values gained from our own indevidual lives. ... You gave up a lot of cultural history I was not aware of. Thank you. Where I'll process this bit of information, and where will it reside? I don't know? ... It's already ruminating in my central cortex, and soon will be transported through some nourons to my megdulla omlogotatta, ...Ha Ha ...(please for give me) I don't know the left brain from the right brain. ... But I do try to give what you say some understanding. That's all you can expect from me. Whether Randi is truely affected by Michael's death, tongue `n cheek, sincere, or what ever... Now at the 2 & 1/2 hr point in her program, in the last minutes, she has just said she is devided, conflicted, his music was great, but his life was tragic, adicted on prescripted drugs, with kids in his life, the skin pealing, whitening controversity, Quincy Jones' coments, ... Now her tongue is definately out of her cheek. She spit out her opinion to all. Settled. I tend to agree. Though his music was not of my tastes, he was yours. I give you that. He did something wonderfull for you, and your wanting to uplift the acceptance of all black people in any field of endeavor is a good thing. ... Oh oh, now i have a whole new load of data to process , to think of... Actually I take a lot of this with humor, assemble it in a comfortable conclusion. I hope I do it justly. May we all do the same. There are events today, in the world situation that affect us more significantly, in the long run. While indevidual personalities need to be discussed, we all have a different priority of important issues, that I would have this blog address openly.

Re: Green 960 Online & Radio: Your Community.

BillCurry — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:40:36 -0000

To vic. ... I could not begin to understand what it is to be black growing up in America. I do appreciate your analogizing to Ronald Reagan(Not my fan either, he killed my union). And I'm sure you have all your own cultural issues that are paramont to you, yet are minor to so many of us. I think it's more of a generational devide than a racial thing, which defines music of your era. I am a Randi fan. I've never been a MJ fan. I got stuck on folk music of the `50's-`60's, and had no use for eighties pop.... When Randi first started this gab you're speaking of, I was confused. I didn't know if it was tongue in cheek, satire, or serious, mainly because I did not share the sentiment, or appreciation of his music, so I didn't listen closely. Yes, I was getting tired of it. Funerals usually attract those of like sentiment in private settings, to greive, and mourn for some one they know intimately. Today with celebrities, this is not the case. ...Today notariety, and press of any kind is a positive excuse for those making money off the dead. ...You can't seperate public feelings of scorn for his scandels, from those who honor him for his music. If they lived for fame in life, it's hard to give them privacy now that their gone. We all have our opinions. Were like the popperotcy, without the camera.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:32:59 -0000

Hey John, I'm sure you had a good Sunday gab fest(on Peter Laufer's show) with some of us. I was unavailable. What was your purpose? Are you going to share it visually, or audibly soon? And THE BIG CHANGE, digitally. What's the timeline? Weeks, months, or longer? ... ... Good 1 hour video of Angie quizing Randi, at Yoshi's. I saw it. Thanks.
Randi's show today was confusing. I have never been a fanatic about any celebrity. Since Randi, and many of you are, I'll respect that, sit back and take it in. Knowing ANYTHING about MJ is a misterious puzzle. His MTV era music never caught me up in that fever. I never bought, heard, or spent any time listening, or watching him. My opinions would counter many of yours, so I'll opt out, and wait till some of you blog in, or we understand more.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:03:32 -0000

....Thanks for your qualified info. So, what now? .... Get cable/or ATT, or...dump the TV habit with the TV, and read my books, work on my art, get out and walk around town? Yeah, guess so! Time will tell. Thanks.

....Before I get away from this keyboard, I must comment on how so many of youare still really stuck in this unbelievably bitter arguement of the shifting of our favorites hosts, and one over another. Aren't there larger, more important issues appearing on today's scene that are more worth talking about?

Yes! Yes! Yes ! Get off it already. Let's talk issues, not personalities? Ask any one of your favorites if the agree your infighting among ourselves is worth a plugged nickle. They would say NO! Get on with your life. Are you working toward anything else politically, that we would benifit hearing about? ....If not, then all the rest is just loud noise. Turn it down, and leave it behind.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:34:49 -0000

Hi John. A couple of questions.
1. Where is the last blog? Over? Done with? inaccessable? Gonnnnnnne? I had hoped we would resolve that discussion. ....OK.

2. Your open mike sunday 9-11. Some of us a have practice of doing the thing called church at that time. (Yeah, christian lefties. But then Christ was a lefty) When I miss being with my church people I get into trouble.(No, I'm not gonna tell ya)...So, how will we get it? You going to talk about your digital surprise? Hope so, but I know of no one to get it second hand.

3. Is it posible to get a discussion, or a concenses, on how this HDTV digital transition is succeeding Bat Area wide? My budgit doesn't allow for cable, or ATT hard wire TV aceess. I bought a Radio Shack flat screen HD TV for $200.oo, w/ a new high tech small rabit ears antena. I may have to rig a antena 20 ft into the air to get a signal higher than my roof. ...Q#: Is there a significant number of people like me who are suffering through programs that starts ....stutters....then the picture digitally decomposes, or freeze frames for 3 seconds....and then blacks out for 10 seconds intirely. Whole scenes are lost, or conclusions of thoughts unfinished. Some nights I get chs 2,5,9...the I rescan and get 2, 4 9, never 7 or 11, or some other combination. My first thought was "digital" is not ready for prime time. Or, I'm not ready. Maybe it's time to read the books I bought during this last catostrofic eight years of political upheaval. ...Hope what comes of digital radio dosen't mirror this last week's experience.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:29:28 -0000

Yeah Lane, I agree. Very sensible words. And "blue dog listeners"? Another example of our tendancy on the left of having a circular firing line, because too often we are so short sighted, in how these things affect us, we will forfeit the goals that would benefit us all. These feuds are really trivial, and not worthy of our cause. If you would ask any of our talk show hosts, if they they would support our infighting, they most proably would not. They are have much bigger fish to fry. They are trying to help change the will of a large segment of our society. That is HUGE! And they are not doing it alone. Don't you think they count themselves as being on a team, with many speakers, fighting for the same survival of our nation? Can't you support them, how ever they do it? Or, is what comes through your radio/computer/Ipod in your cubical/home/bus-truck-driving job in the AM slot, to soothe your savage soul, that much more important, than overturning this monstrosity of our comodified culture spawned by BIG CORP who consider us only consumers, and not CITIZENS!!! You have a problem whe Randi, or Ed raise their voice? How about that quote ever body love, "I'm as mad as hell and I can't take it any more". Was that a wisper? Or, was it like. "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!" ??? ...Where is your outrage??? CIVILTY BE DAMNED!!!!!! Let your feathers be ruffled! All of them. Get a little uncomfortable. If some how your cubical/home is taken away, and you're out on the street, will you be fighting then???

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:18:48 -0000

....OK. We all want Thom back at the 9-12 AM slot. I do too. But Randi is "too much into entertainment"? You must mean her talented comic skit performer Duffy? If there was an awarded trophy for "Rollin' in the isles, stomach hurten' laughter", this guy's image would be bronzed, and given away very selectively. And the "Bouncing Boobies". What's not to like? I want a copy for my stereo. ... I like Amy. Her journalism is tops, honestly, cutting edge and impartial, but emotionless. But she reports what others won't. ...That's not Randi's role. She is a commentator, with accurate facts, which she compells you to fact check. She is not Amy. She stands by her facts, and comments with emotion. Don't confuse these two very different roles. Yes. I am intimidated by both Thom's brilliance, and Randi's tenacity for the truth. Thom has studied and assembled the facts. Randi digs for the current facts, and how they fit. Their skills are different. And NONE of the others on our dial have an equal amount of conviction, and gravity,

....On some other stations: Michael Krasney is as sharp as Thom, but he never bashed Bush. Terry Grosse is my favorite interviewer, but PRI will never allow anything but middle of the road topics. They will not take the risk of losing their BIG CORP sponsors. Bill Moyers is one of the very few on PBS, who have the guts, and unbiased honesty to air real news today. Jim Lerer's teeth have been puled or, he has given up.

....Charlie Rose also hits every topic, is inquisitive and curious as any journalist should be, but he is a high flyer, rubbing shoulders with the very elite he interviews. I never miss his shows, as they will be chronicles of our history to look back on. Lately I've noticed he seems to be flattered, and counts himself as an equal with them, enough to be too far from us, to never understand our plight, and establishing a bias. So, I feel he could never convict those at the top with the truth.

.....Edward R Murrow, H. L. Menken, and a lot of others set the standard very high in quality reporting. Since then, conglomerates have bought off the media. ... We must concentrate on issues, not personalities. I am bothered more by our squabling than any of our host's personalities. Has any one of you tried to change a person, and succeeded? Stop trying! Please refrain from making our host so homogeneous. Let them develop in their professions, and lives, as you would, in yours. ... We CAN both LAUGH, and be ENTERTAINED, and still STAND for displaying the TRUTH as best we can. Can't we? Just don't forsake the truth, or settle for anything else.
........(repeat this 3 times every hour ... repeat...reread...repeat...reread..............)

We can laugh, and be entertained, but not at the expense of the truth. Don't forsake the truth, or settle for anything less.
We can laugh, and be entertained, but not at the expense of the truth, Don't forsake the truth, or settle for anything else.
We can laugh, and be entertained, but not at the expense of the truth. Don't forsake the truth, or settle for anything else.

.......Ha Ha Ha Ha .................NOW .....GET ....READY.... because,

.....Hey guys, in this 21rst century age, THIS REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED.... ....And YOU MUST PARTICIPATE!!! .......There has been a class war going on since, when? Back one, or more centuries here, and several millenia in Europe and Asia? The difference today is, we are not issolated in our struggles. Awareness of this, on all continents world wide is being published openly!!! Take a stand.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:06:16 -0000

Is that "mad as hell" quote from "Broadcast News"? I've never seen the novie, and have been wanting to. Now that were both online, how about telling me which "issues" of the day are your top priorities? Can we have some agreement on any, and write letters as many have advised us? They're said to be more affective than petitions, or emails.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:31 -0000

Get off it already. Hillary has. She is able to roll with the punches. Next you're going to say pigeons are real! Ha Ha ! I like Ed too. His Wasilla, Ak roundtable workshop made him top notch, and he did that all over the contry. Very good. That's real grass roots opinion rising up to be mainstream talk.

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:42 -0000

John, I realy do appreceiate you taking the trouble to walk some of us into the digital age, but many of us, me included are like Enid. I have gone through 5 or 6 walkman style radios w/ earphones stuck to my head since early Irac War days. Were not opposed to using new gadgits, but they are proliferating, and becoming obsolete faster than we can afford to buy them. In today's economy, retirement can end up being a very small fixed income. But as your hosts have been our lifeline, we will adapt. We are experiencing history in the making. None of us want to be left behind!

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:12:22 -0000

Why are you offended and afraid of intelligence? Were supposed to learn from those more informed than we are. This is the same thinking thar hates our president. Talk about being "dumbed down"! Go gather with those who do not want to know more!

Re: Blog - Green 960- Your progressive community

BillCurry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:56:47 -0000

I agree. Allen Colmes was the liberal side kick of Hnity, and He unknowingly dreagged too many of that hard headed bigoted croud with him. I halfway endure listening to them hoping he will win them over, but Allen by himself is not strong enough. It's a losing battle. I fainally accepted him as a liberal, but he needs to change his format somehow. Get informative people to interact with, and stop fending off stuborn rednecks....And Thom IS the the sharpest tack of the bunch. I pretty much would not try to chamge any body. Their show is their own expression. Period.