From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V3 #104 Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org Sender: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk good-noise-digest Friday, November 3 2000 Volume 03 : Number 104 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Cheap Analysis [ThePsyche@aol.com] Re: Cheap Analysis ["Mike Smith" ] Re: Cheap Analysis [ThePsyche@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 08:02:24 EST From: ThePsyche@aol.com Subject: Re: Cheap Analysis renardwc@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu writes: << To me, Gorka has written a tale of recognizing individual differences and not screwing with other people's minds so they look and behave just like 'everyone else' ----all the other clones. What do you think? >> I spent yesterday in an all day workshop on Cultural Diversity and learning to be accepting of differences in people, especially in the workplace, but in all areas of our lives. For one exercise we split in small groups to look at a B/W image of a person, for discussion and we had to create a life for them, who they are, what their job was, what kind of car they drove, would we insure them or hire them, etc. All that was to be based on their face...or perceptions....and especially, how the group saw someone and how once in a group, the mentality changes and people do not stand up for their point of view as easily. When we came back together and discussed our assumptions, judgments and biases, we were given the REAL story on the people in the photos. Pretty amazing this thing called personal prejudice. As the discussion died down, the facilitator asked us all what it means, this exercise we just finished? I raised my hand and used a line I heard from Tom Prasada Rao. "We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are." One of the most important reasons in my being attracted to John Gorka's music is how he sees things, and The Sentinel is a good example. John noticed Francis, but then took the time to really see this man instead of just walk on by. Sometimes it is in giving another person space in our own thinking that we honor ourselves the most. I discovered yesterday some of my own hidden biases and your choosing this song really illustrates for me how powerful John's music is. Some say,(I say) that God brings things to you just when you need to hear them. I love the song The Sentinel, but today, I hear it in a whole new way. Thanks for the cheap analysis and for bringing this song to us all Wayne. I cannot WAIT to see what Promnight In Pigtown might stir in you. Namaste, Bryn, who is more away of how her eyes view the world ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 19:04:48 GMT From: "Mike Smith" Subject: Re: Cheap Analysis When I listen to The Sentinal, I picture a man who used to wander the streets around the town I grew up in. I'm not sure what mentally drove him to walk endlessly around, but he did, day in and day out. He was big, with his hands in his front pockets, carrying on a quiet conversation with himself. His eyes never left the street, always in search of someone's lost change. Although he isn't an exact match for John's song, he none the less always pops into my mind when I hear that song. This song is definately one of my favorite songs to sing along with. I'm not sure why, I can't tell you anything about the key or structure or those things, but it seems to fit nicely into my range of singing abilities. I like the vocal/instrumental changes along the way, fills you with a certain amount of sadness and empathy. Mike _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:24:27 EST From: ThePsyche@aol.com Subject: Re: Cheap Analysis Mike, aka, between5and7@hotmail.com writes: << fills you with a certain amount of sadness and empathy. >> Isn't that the definition of a John Gorka song? Isn't that why we are all here? Yours in empathy and sadness, Bryn ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V3 #104 ********************************