From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V5 #92 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 Saturday, December 21 2002 Volume 05 : Number 092 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Gorka and Politics [ThePsyche@aol.com] Re: Gorka and Politics ["Gina" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:05:53 EST From: ThePsyche@aol.com Subject: Gorka and Politics Hey Friends. I pulled this piece off the johngorka.com bulletin board in case some of you here, on this list, had not read it. An interesting thread started there about politics in music, and John's music in particular. I was curious what other good noisers might have to say on this topic. Post here or go to the message board and put your two cents in. It has been interesting hearing what others have to say. The author of the following piece is someone named Chris. Yours in politics and music, Bryn, the music junkie Politics: November 26th, 2002 I saw John in N. Ky recently, as I have 5-6 times prior to this, and I must say I was supremely disappointed in his political comments. Whether I agree with his stance or not, I put out the money to come and see him sing, not espouse his political beliefs. I don't know why everyone who is remotely related to the entertainment industry and who has access to a microphone feels that that privilege gives them authority to speak out about politics. His medium is music, and if he wants to make a statement, let him do so through his music, not verbally to a captive audience. I doubt I'll be seeing him in concert again. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 07:12:43 -0600 From: "Gina" Subject: Re: Gorka and Politics Bryn, Thanks for posting this. I do not go the site. Perhaps I should. It is an interesting topic. I had one intelligent folkie friend tell me that he doesn't like to be hit over the head with politics in a song. I would say that , like our religion conversation, it does put the artist out on a limb and at risk of alienating some. The ones he doesn't alienate are most likely like minded. If an artist is trying to bring social change, they are most likely preaching to the choir at that point. I suspect that most people who listen to folk music and support house concerts etc. are fairly like minded politically. I haven't found John's music to be overly political. I wonder what he said. My guess is that it had to do about war. I suspect that this person isn't of like mind and is a bit sensitive and turned off to find John expressing opposing views. But, I could be wrong. Ah, you win some and you lose some. I'm off to the site now to see what was said. How do you like that style? Speak first, read later *LOL* Gina - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:05 AM Subject: Gorka and Politics > Hey Friends. > > I pulled this piece off the johngorka.com bulletin board in case some of you > here, on this list, had not read it. An interesting thread started there > about politics in music, and John's music in particular. I was curious what > other good noisers might have to say on this topic. Post here or go to the > message board and put your two cents in. It has been interesting hearing what > others have to say. The author of the following piece is someone named > Chris. Yours in politics and music, Bryn, the music junkie > > Politics: November 26th, 2002 > I saw John in N. Ky recently, as I have 5-6 times prior to this, and I must > say I was supremely disappointed in his political comments. Whether I agree > with his stance or not, I put out the money to come and see him sing, not > espouse his political beliefs. I don't know why everyone who is remotely > related to the entertainment industry and who has access to a microphone > feels that that privilege gives them authority to speak out about politics. > His medium is music, and if he wants to make a statement, let him do so > through his music, not verbally to a captive audience. I doubt I'll be > seeing him in concert again. ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V5 #92 *******************************