Arrested at the RNC

Amy Goodman and others like her are one of our last defenses against a total Matrix, a total Orwellian Police State in America and this week the Beast briefly dragged her into its belly. After thousands of phone calls and emails of protest, she was back out, thank God. Listen carefully to what she has to say and then go to http://www.democracynow.org/ if you want to support her directly.

Our FISA Outrage Made Them Blink!!

Keep up the pressure and let all of the Congressional Scoundrels know that we understand they are trying to sell us a pig with lipstick and we are having NONE of it. IF we keep them blinking maybe they'll honor our July 4th celebration of Freedom by Killing this Outrageous FISA Bill and protecting our Freedom.

Celebrating the Tail End of Black History Month

Here is my offering for the tail end of Black History Month:


Archie Shepp performing Mama Rose.

Who is perhaps the heaviest cat who ever swung a saxophone in the American Jazz movement? If you say John Coltrane, I will argue that you are wrong. There was and is one heavier, or at least as equally heavy, who actually "apprenticed" under and collaborated with the great Trane during the sixties. But while Coltrane ultimately soared into the heights, exploring Black spirituality, his contemporary "rival", so to speak, dove into the depths, exploring Black pain, tragedy and core existential truths, decade after decade.

I am talking about Archie Shepp, who has been infusing the American and European Jazz scene with deep, revolutionary, Speaking-Truth-to-Power energies, sounds and words since the 1960's, and he is still alive and kicking. Poet, dramatist, musician, professor at the U of Massachusetts, Amherst, Renaissance Man period, we should listen to his music and words more, because they are empowering and raw, a voice from the wilderness of the soul and Ghetto and world spirit against the mendacity of evil in our time.

His music can be described as primordial, beyond the blues in angst and clarity when he really gets into Spoken Word performances. And he excels in improvising in the minor keys with discordant sounds. His music is often torturous but spell-binding.

The above spoken word piece, Mama Rose, is one of his strongest works, in a muscial repertoire that spans five decades. To learn more about Archie and his music, click here.

His own website is: http://www.archieshepp.com/

As an added treat, here is his straight musical number Back Back (to Africa) at Imeem.com

Laura Nyro - Save the Country

As we watch the extremists and Fascists on the Right continue to spread their emotional plague of hatred, death and destruction throughout America and beyond, many of us have begun to fight back.

But it would help to have a theme song, and a rallying cry to inspire us. Well, Laura Nyro, the New York City gal born in the Bronx with the powerful and spiritual voice, gave us one years ago when she wrote and performed "Save the Country". It's time to start singing this song again and shouting "Save the country now" from the rooftops.

Cheney is anti-American values

Americans have always been proud of our freedom and our liberty. We have often bragged that in America we can openly criticize our leaders.

Well, the Bush-Cheney Cabal has a different vision of America. Cheney had an American citizen arrested on June 16 for simply voicing his opinion.

Cheney was outside a shopping center in Beaver Creek, Colorado shaking hands and letting folks take his picture.

Steve Howard walked up to the small group. He simply stated his opinion,"I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible," and walked away.

Cheney's secret serviceman followed Howard and had him arrested on charges of "assaulting" the vice president.

More details here.

George Must Apologize to All of US!!

Olbermann says what should be said......

I say to George...The Program Should NOT Go Forward!! So Stop the Temper Tantrum George....it's NOT Presidential!!