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Posted by CN Staff on April 18, 2006 at 18:10:14 PT
By Beckie Rosillo  
Source: Western Front 

Washington -- A politically-motivated, six-foot-tall bong pipe is not something most Western students would normally find in the center of Red Square, or anywhere for that matter.Members of the WWU Libertarians club will protest by displaying the bong pipe from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in Red Square to show their support for the fight to legalize marijuana.
Graduate student and club member Hannah Pendergrast said the club members hope to inspire students to discuss the war on drugs and aren’t condoning marijuana use. The bong is to gain students’ attention, she said.“It’s a really contentious issue,” she said. “This is not an encouragement to actually do anything illegal. It would be a choice on part of the individual smoker.”A similar event hosted by the UW Libertarians club at the University of Washington in October 2005 prompted Western club members to construct the pipe.The club’s advisor, Western lecturer Bruce Guthrie, said he and Western freshman Zack Elan, the club’s vice chair, constructed the bong out of duct piping one night in Guthrie’s garage. The metal piping is commonly used in air conditioning ducts, Elan said.Elan said the club members will distribute educational pamphlets about the war on drugs and its negative effects.Pendergrast said that because possessing marijuana is illegal, it restricts an individual’s freedom the same way Washington state’s smoking ban restricts cigarette smokers by keeping them from smoking in restaurants and other establishments.She said politicians should remove these restrictions because citizens should be able to do whatever they want with their own bodies, so long as they don’t harm others.“The not harming anyone else part is really important,” Pendergrast said. “A lot of people only hear the ‘do what you want’ part.”Western junior Aida Burgos said the government should not restrict marijuana any more than caffeine, which can cause heart palpitations in large quantities, but is unregulated.“I believe people own their own bodies and the government shouldn’t step in like a father figure and tell (Americans) what they can and cannot do,” she said.Burgos said April 20 makes the most sense as a day to conduct the demonstration because it is a popular day to smoke marijuana among users. She said she doesn’t necessarily think everyone should use the drug, but she doesn’t think the government should stop citizens who choose to smoke marijuana.“We’re not saying it’s the best thing in the world,” Burgos said. “Marijuana can cause cancer, just like cigarettes, and can make you lazy as hell. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to do it just because someone says it’s bad.”Note: Students build six-foot replica of smoking pipe.Picture: http://www.westernfrontonline.com/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/mainf-444536ee862f4.jpgSource: Western Front, The (Western Washington Univ., WA Edu)Author: Beckie Rosillo Published: April 18, 2006Copyright: 2006 The Western FrontContact: wfront cc.wwu.eduWebsite: http://www.westernfrontonline.com/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml

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Comment #101 posted by FoM on April 23, 2006 at 09:30:31 PT
Interesting Comments on Neil's New Album
I first saw this video when it had around 2500 views and that was a few days ago. It currently has been viewed 84,592 times. I can't wait until April 28th.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7utryGZ25dg#comment
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Comment #100 posted by FoM on April 23, 2006 at 09:24:28 PT
A Good Neil Young Review
God Bless Neil YoungBut why does it take a 60 year old Canadian musician to generate political activism in America?http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2006/220406_b_Young.htm
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Comment #99 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 18:10:42 PT

For Entertainment Purposes Only
From 9 to 11 EDT Buffalo Springfeild: Rhino Anthology is playing on XM Radio on Channel 803 on Direct TV. 
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Comment #98 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 13:57:54 PT

museman
I understand that Hippie was originally a derogative term, but remember that so was Yankee, so was Quaker, so were a lot of things that people were called before they were adopted as badges of pride.
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Comment #97 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 13:55:37 PT

Museman
Idealism has it's pitfalls, no doubt.The power of what I think of as the darkness or darker side is powerful indeed and it can eat away at even lovely ideals and leave them full of holes and weak spots. Even Christianity....the religion of love, peace, and forgiveness has been pretty much overwhelmed by the mean, punishing, self-righteous, and vindictive Pharisee and Sadducee types that have taken it over. It's been destroyed and rebuilt in the image of not so Christ like men and women. Some of us cling to it's simple, pure, and true meanings though. Thankfully.
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Comment #96 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 13:51:39 PT

Hope
Glad you liked it!
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Comment #95 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 13:43:08 PT

Comment 90
Lol! That's funny. "Retire to our rooms to watch Easy Rider".Our GGGGGGeneration.

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Comment #94 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 13:36:06 PT

museman 
You're a very sweet person.
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Comment #93 posted by museman on April 22, 2006 at 13:30:24 PT

FoM
Thank you, that fills in the spots, balances the term somewhat. It is funny how I who sort of lived all those things, tends to look at it with a slghtly jaded perspective, while others like yourself who lived other choices/lifestyles would tend to cast it in such a benevolent light.Yes that brief era of innocence; "There were flowers in the barrels of the guns for only a moment." the decade (more or less) of the 'flower child' presented an ideal that we (some of us)tried to live up to, but you know it is/was an ideal, not a reality? Of course that Spirit coursed through many of us on and off camera, and I believe that the Spirit of "Peace Love and Understanding" may be oppressed, and harried, but it still lives, and one day will become real. I do believe that. 
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Comment #92 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 13:01:02 PT

museman
I never was a Hippie. I love the word Hippie though. I think of peace, love and understanding as the meaning of the word to me. Maybe that's why I defend the word Hippie. I think of flowers, peace, harmony, nature, anti-war among other things. I think of Hippie as an opposite to being a right wing conservative who likes war. I think of musicians like James Taylor, Carole King, Bob Dylan, CSNY, Jerry Garcia, Country Joe, Joan Baez and a few more I can't think of now. It's funny how we all seem to have an opinion as to what a Hippie is and in reality a Hippie is many things and unique to each individual.
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Comment #91 posted by museman on April 22, 2006 at 12:44:23 PT

hippies and communes
After all this time, I still have difficulty thinking of myself as a "Hippy." Before the miltary and Vietnam woke me up I was a Young Republican. The Beatles dsigusted me (at first) and the idea of long hair was directly asociated with derelicts and bums ('homeless' was not yet a concept). The term 'Hippy' actually comes from a derogatory term asociated with Heroin addicts. In the 30's if you shot up in the hip, you were considered 'hip.' That carried over into the '60s when the CIA instigated, and supplied heroin to our movement. It became disasociated with Heroin and became a slang term for radical youth in the '60s. Then it was all about long hair and ANY 'drug' use. The 'counter culture' the 'drug culture' both the same thing in the mainstream definition.By the late 70's most hair had been shorn back to early Beatle standards. I was one of the few who kept my hair. I've been called 'Hippy' many many times, and most of those times were by redneck-antagonisers, and was done in the spirit of mockery, not honor.A long time ago I wondered about what my 'religion' could be said to be, and after some thought I realized than my 'religion' the thing that I PRACTICED, was life. Therefore 'Life' is my religion, and Y'shua is my Faith.Communes;I and my fledgling family once spent several years during the early 80's on a 'hippy commune' known as the Rainbow Farm. It was a true commune, in that everything was decided by council and consensus (theoretically at least). We grew our own food, and for a couple of years we lived completely off the grid, independant of Grocery stores, eating what we grew organically, and harvested by hand. Out of this we all learned what it takes to feed a small comnmunity, in terms of acreage, kinds of produce, and the amount of human labor sans Harvesting machines it took to produce enough food. we worked hard for a couple of years, before we realized that it was cheaper to buy the food than produce it, and food stamps came into the community. That was the beginning of the end.Eventually greed for power and materiality (and sex) destroyed the magic, and by the end of the 80s there weren't too many successful communes left.What I learned is similar to a saying of Khalil Gibran;The pillars of the temple stand just so far apart; If they stand too close, the roof collapses from no support on the edges. If the pillars strand too far apart, the temple collapses in the middle.What we were searching for, was not 'communal' but 'community.' Unfortunately the community at large had been and still is 'nationalized' with no solidarity on the local level. The 'communal' dream died fairly quietly without the world really noticing. Those of us who had the experience have dispersed into the world trying to find community, and in some cases initiating it.I have come to accept the term 'Hippy" as an unavoidable asociation because I fit the mainstream description (at least in appearances) but I am a HUMAN BEING and that is the only asociation I really want.
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Comment #90 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 12:26:22 PT

Hope
Now I'm being totally silly. I had this flash of a community event in a development for 60s generation people.We could have special events in a civic center called: The Free Spirit Civic Center.How about a 60s Flashback Night?That could be a dinner and retire to a room to watch Easy Rider and a second feature could be a concert DVD.I know I'm a little crazy! LOL!
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Comment #89 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:46:09 PT

Hope
I don't think I could live in a commune either but I could live in a development with others of like mind. That's communal living to me and I hope we see speciality developments in the future for 60s generation people.
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Comment #88 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:38:06 PT

Commune living looks like more
people to boss me around. I have enough of those. 
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Comment #87 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:36:45 PT

And man....
I don't think I could live in a commune. I wouldn't like it.
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Comment #86 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:33:36 PT

That Wikipedia post
has some interesting links.I understand that, Whig. Reminiscing really.
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Comment #85 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 11:30:13 PT

Hope
Part of my thinking is that I don't think in terms of being tied down even to the Christian conception of truth. I don't think truth is limited to a particular gospel. I think it transcends any particular expression. Words don't suffice. We can't know without experiencing.
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Comment #84 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 11:27:25 PT

Hope
I read the Wikipedia article you posted. I'm not too comfortable accepting any orthodoxy, even to the extent I may agree with a lot of things, nor do I reject points of view that I might not understand in my current context. So for myself I think I'll stick with the broader term.Hippie.
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Comment #83 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:22:12 PT

Jesus Freaks at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Movement
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Comment #82 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 11:21:27 PT

Hope
I was not religious before cannabis. I considered myself a zetetic, which is like an agnostic but one who is also agnostic towards agnosticism.
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Comment #81 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:19:21 PT

Hope
Jesus Freaks are a good thing. 
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Comment #80 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:18:08 PT

After The Garden
This is from the first song on the album.Excerpt from Justice Through Music: The album kicks off with the tight wistful rocker, "After the Garden." Its strong hook sets the tone by hearkening back to Woodstock—remember what we were fighting for in the '60s, folks? It's all been dashed. 
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Comment #79 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:15:53 PT

Jesus Freaks
I've admitted to being one of those before...several times, probably. It is a sect sort of unto itself, with many Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, Quakers, and all the others, being what most admitted Jesus Freaks would write in the religion space.I was a Jesus Freak before I ever smoked any cannabis...but I eventually got even more into it than I was before....and I was well into it.
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Comment #78 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:11:17 PT

Oh yeah!
Just remembered...Jesus Freaks!
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Comment #77 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:11:06 PT

Justice Through Music
http://jtmp.org/NeilYoung.htm
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Comment #76 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:08:25 PT

Whig...
I think that might be brilliant. Hippie. That's good.
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Comment #75 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:08:19 PT

Hope and Whig
That's right. Bob Dylan and Neil Young and many others are poet philosophers (sp) put to music.
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Comment #74 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:06:25 PT

Steve McQueen
I believe, has been heralded as the first imperfectly beautiful mega star.
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Comment #73 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 11:05:04 PT

There's perfection in imperfection.
As is obvious in Dylan as well, as well as in Hank Williams.They have shown us that more things are more beautiful than we thought. A new beauty. A new perfection.
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Comment #72 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 11:04:55 PT

FoM
Well it's not as if we have a dress code.
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Comment #71 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 11:03:35 PT

Whig
Why not! I am a Hippie in my heart. I don't mean in the way I dress but how I feel aout life.
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Comment #70 posted by whig on April 22, 2006 at 10:59:47 PT

FoM
I've been thinking for awhile what I should say if I'm asked what my religion is. Since I express a lot of what I think here you probably have a good sense of it, but it doesn't fit any mainstream established church.So I should just say that my religion is: Hippie.
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Comment #69 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 10:56:51 PT

Hope
This is another thing I really love about Neil. He doesn't believe in making everything perfect. He wants to capture the mood or the feeling or the flow more then striving for perfection in his music. That always reminds me when I hear or see something a little off with Neil that he isn't perfect and it is just fine with everyone that follows his career. It makes me feel that I don't have to be perfect either.
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Comment #68 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 10:51:03 PT

Hope
Neil has such a big following because he is gentle but powerful. He can sing Harvest Moon and turn around and sing Rocking in a Free World.Don't feel like Satan but I am to them. So I try to forget it anyway I can.Neil said: It's all one song. I read somewhere recently that if you want to get rid of Hippies you have to get rid of religion. I thought about that and on Woodstock a nun flashes a peace sign and a school bus says: God loves even America.Hippies are a threat because they are spiritual and that's a threat to christian fundamentalists in politics I believe.
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Comment #67 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:45:42 PT

Like the wild animals of the forest
Like Nature. Like children.I'm attracted to the gentle....gentlemen and gentlewomen.I'm attracted to people who have protective insincts towards others. He has that.He is a strong, gentle, wise man. There's not a thing wrong with that.
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Comment #66 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:42:20 PT

Gentleness and humility.
I don't like people who threaten or even have the appearance of threatening others.
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Comment #65 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:40:49 PT

Wise Man
And...importantly...to me...he seems to be a gentle man. That's good.Actually, without gentleness, I expect a person could actually not expect to be very wise.
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Comment #64 posted by FoM on April 22, 2006 at 10:35:09 PT

Hope
I purposely put links to my FTE site that links to CNews from my Neil Young pages. I always check the links on web sites. He is into the Internet and involves himself with telling his webmaster what he wants him or her to do. He is really into the technology of it all if you saw the interview with him on CNN. He is a reserved person but wants to know how people feel. I think he has been here. He lives near Santa Cruz. I mean he has smoked marijuana forever and I'm sure he is very aware of WAMM. It's really a very small world. He sure is a wise man.
Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #63 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:25:51 PT

Hey, Neil!
:0)(That would be cool.)But if he spoke here...we might be bedazzled and take our eyes off our goal for a minute.Oh well...it's cool to think he might visit us anyway.
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Comment #62 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:23:17 PT

Enunciation
Coooooool......tiny, thoughtful, quiet exclamation.
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Comment #61 posted by Hope on April 22, 2006 at 10:20:54 PT

  :0)
Cool!
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Comment #60 posted by FoM on April 21, 2006 at 21:56:27 PT

Whig
No I wouldn't be surprised at all. I believe he has been in the web pages I've made about Greendale, Prairie Wind and now Living Wiith War. I can see locations in my stats on my FTE web site.
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Comment #59 posted by whig on April 21, 2006 at 21:43:29 PT

OT: Angry Preznit
Funny picture:http://tinyurl.com/njrl8
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Comment #58 posted by whig on April 21, 2006 at 21:40:32 PT

FoM
Would you be surprised if Neil read CNews?
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Comment #57 posted by FoM on April 21, 2006 at 21:23:58 PT

whig
I know. You can listen to Greendale and Prairie Wind on Neil's web site for free too. He just does things in such a nice way. I heard that Prairie Wind went Gold to boot.On Conan O'Brien tonight, which is a repeat, Neil is the guest and he'll sing something from Prairie Wind. If this was the last of his week with Conan he will play The Needle and The Damage Done too if I remember the nights right. I don't know which night it will be from though.
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Comment #56 posted by whig on April 21, 2006 at 21:09:35 PT

FoM
It's not just going up on his web site, it's going up free of charge. So nobody has an excuse not to listen.Ally ally oxen free
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Comment #55 posted by FoM on April 21, 2006 at 21:03:57 PT

whig 
I am so excited about this new album. I know it will be out of this world. This is helping me to not get too upset about what the FDA did. 
Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #54 posted by whig on April 21, 2006 at 20:52:46 PT

Seven days
Neil knows the score, and he knows what time it is.
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Comment #53 posted by FoM on April 21, 2006 at 20:42:09 PT

Update On Living With War
I have been updating my page I'm making for the new album. It will be made available on April 28th to hear on Neil Young's web site. That's really fast! That's all for now.

Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #52 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 18:23:12 PT

Whig
He could have used the word addicted. He uses words that are different. He likes pot with a name from Hawaii. They were smoking a joint in the movie Year of the Horse and he said it was good but it wasn't maui wowie (sp) or something like that.Both Greendale concerts we were fortunate enough to see, Neil closed the concert with this song. Roll Another Number (For The Road) LyricsIt's too darkto put the keysin my ignition,And the mornin' sun is yetto climb my hood ornament.But before too long I mightsee those flashing red lightsLook out, mama,'cause I'm comin' home tonight.***Think I'llroll another numberfor the road,I feel able to get under any load.Though my feetaren't on the ground,I been standin' on the soundOf some open-hearted peoplegoin' down.***I'm not goin' backto Woodstock for a while,Though I long to hearthat lonesome hippie smile.I'm a million miles awayfrom that helicopter dayNo, I don't believeI'll be goin' back that way.***Think I'llroll another numberfor the road,I feel able to get under any load.Though my feetaren't on the ground,I been standin' on the soundOf some open-hearted peoplegoin' down.

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Comment #51 posted by whig on April 20, 2006 at 17:44:51 PT

FoM
Somehow I kinda doubt Neil ever said he was addicted to cannabis. No way, the Fox spin just had to say that because the word "use" without "addiction" is anathema to them.I bet Neil's have a great time. I hope you are too. I am.
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Comment #50 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 17:38:32 PT

Fox News: I Hope Neil Enjoyed 4:20
Attack AlbumApril 20, 2006Veteran rocker Neil Young, well known for his Vietnam-era protest songs, is once again making music aimed at the political arena, recording an entire album attacking President Bush.It's called, "Living With War," and includes songs such as "Shock and Awe" and "Let's Impeach the President." Young, a Canadian, recorded the album in just three days and calls its musical style, "Metal Folk Protest."Young, you may remember, said in a 2002 biography that while he draws the line at doing drugs he considers life-threatening, he remains addicted to marijuana, but tries not to smoke too much so as not to "set a bad example for the kids"— FOX News' Aaron Bruns contributed to this report.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192538,00.html

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Comment #49 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 13:38:24 PT

Whig
Thanks! 
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Comment #48 posted by whig on April 20, 2006 at 13:23:23 PT

FoM
That was three 20's. Here's a fourth!Boom!
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Comment #47 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 12:31:25 PT

whig
That's good news. Do I hear a 20, 20, 20. I'm sorry I am only human and Bush has driven me a little crazy. I'll get better soon! LOL!
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Comment #46 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 12:27:10 PT

Whig
Moral authority is why I really love Neil Young. He is very wealthy but he hasn't let money and fame twist his hippie dream. I really find the arguments against Neil on the new album juvenile. We haven't even heard it yet for goodness sake! The Rust List is having problems with right wing trolls. ( That's what they are calling them ) It's very sad.
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Comment #45 posted by whig on April 20, 2006 at 12:24:06 PT

Impeach the President
On that note, now FOXNews.com (if you can believe it) is reporting that Bush's approval rating has fallen to 33%.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192468,00.html
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Comment #44 posted by whig on April 20, 2006 at 12:18:16 PT

FoM
Powerful interview. He's filled with moral authority when he speaks.
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Comment #43 posted by FoM on April 20, 2006 at 12:04:24 PT

More On Neil Young's New Album
New Blog: http://livingwithwar.blogspot.com/CNN Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7utryGZ25dgA brown paper bag. How right on is that?Cover Art: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6234/2780/1600/LWW%20COVER.0.jpg
Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #42 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 20:42:17 PT

museman
I'm glad you liked it. I am a conservative when it comes to saving our earth from being destroyed by waste. We saw a commercial years ago on HBO but it was profound. It shows the earth. Then it says more and you see more stuff on the earth then it says more and you see more stuff on the earth and finally the earth explodes and it then says no more.That is true. We need to be conservative in what we buy and wind up throwing away. 
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Comment #41 posted by museman on April 19, 2006 at 20:12:18 PT

FoM
"I believe like Neil that rust never sleeps so why waste good money on a car? "Pretty damn logical if you ask me.
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 18:47:39 PT

museman
Very good post. I was mowing a little today and I had time to mow more if I wanted. I stopped and looked at the grass and thought no I will not mow it yet even though I was in a mowing mood. We are working hard to organize our trips to town to save gas. We heat with wood so we save money there. Since we built our house in 79 we have heated with wood. We have never cut down a tree for firewood. We have planted trees. We cut one tree last year because it grew very big and was a threat to the house if it fell over. The wood ash gets used on outside shrubs and they seem to like it. We are doing our best to make our home a place we want to stay home in as we get older. We won't buy a new car again. We had plenty of new cars years ago but now I never want to spend another dollar on a fancy new car. I believe like Neil that rust never sleeps so why waste good money on a car? That's what we are doing and it is no means a perfect answer but it has been and will be our plan.
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Comment #39 posted by ekim on April 19, 2006 at 18:24:11 PT

biomass will help in reducing our dependance
here in MI on 104.1 fm a NPR radio station is talking of a carbohydrate economy. 
look to the soil for food and fuel and plastic and meds.

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Comment #38 posted by museman on April 19, 2006 at 17:59:52 PT

This may be a bit OT
But for some reason this seems like the right thread today. I want to share this.In 1965, when I was an ufologist, hanging out in the ponderosa pines, watching the night skies. I had an occasion to meet a very strange man. That meeting was pivotal and dynamic concerning the choices I would make, and the priorities I would set for the rest of my life.That man’s name will mean nothing to anyone, except his own descendants, and maybe one old friend who may still be kicking around (if he didn’t actually get ‘raptured’ like he said he would back in the ‘80s.); Hockenberry. We called him 
”Mr. H.”This man had an abundance of very strange information about various things like extra-terrestrials, other dimensional beings, and a definitive, graphic depiction of a possible future that now appears imminent.In 1965 I first became aware of ‘global warming.’ I had a chart (made by Mr. H.) of the various stages of the icecap meltdown, and the final resulting 13 islands that are now the continental U.S. At the time such an idea was for the whacko’s and occult fanatics. I never found much of a willing audience for such a topic, and like anyone else I am not overly excited about ridicule, so for many years that information occupied the category of ‘interesting trivia’ in my mind library.When the idea (of global warming) began to enter into the discussion, I occasionally trotted out Mr. H’s info to compare with what was being ‘discovered’ about the ozone layer, fluoro carbons, and the general negative effect of pollution on our atmosphere. By the ‘80s Mr. H’s conclusions began to look uncannily accurate.Last night I saw two documentaries on PBS. The first one was called “Global Dimming” which at first seems a little ‘tongue in cheek’ but turns out to be proven, notably by the event of 911 which by virtue of air traffic suspension gave some scientists an opportunity to measure the difference between the sunlight before 911, and the brief period when no planes were flying. According to them, the actual amount of sunlight has been reduced as much as 20% globally. Add to that the facts and evidence of global warming and it seems we have ourselves in a situation not unlike a ‘catch 22.’ It seems that while the ‘global dimming’ was going on because of particulates primarily generated by contrails, the ‘global warming’ was compensated somewhat. This means, that if we actually manage to stop ‘global dimming’ then ‘global warming’ will cause the oceans to rise close to 30 meters in the next 50 to 100 years.The global warming has progressed so far, that it cannot be stopped, unless we stop now, and drastically reduce emissions from fossil fuels. Along with this is the certain knowledge that as long as air traffic continues at it’s present rate, global dimming will increase, decreasing the ability of many plant species to actually be able to propagate and survive. If we stop flying, the earths temperature will raise as much as 25% F in the next 50 years. If we stop both, the temperature will raise, the icecaps will melt, every coastal city will be under water, and many species of plant and animal will die out, except for what humans can save in zoos and animal sanctuaries, assuming of course that civilization itself can handle the strain- but more would survive in this scenario than the one that is being played out.Right after that documentary was another one called “The Sixth Extinction” which referred to the damage already done, and the details of how pollution, deforestation, and the global effects of those is not only putting animals and plant life in jeopardy, but has already been responsible for drought and famine in Africa (just one example).Even though I have been aware of these things for most of my life, and have been initiating dialogue and discussion, I was not prepared for the facts.My friends the future is not uncertain, it is most definitely dire. We are no longer talking about ‘generations to come’ who will have to come up with the answers. If WE don’t come up with, and employ immediate action to stop and reverse these inevitable events, there will be future generations perhaps, but civilization (if it exists at all) will be Hell on earth with only the very rich having anything remotely resembling what we now call ‘quality of life.’The cold facts that we must confront do not leave much room for variance. Right now someone who is actively supporting the globalization of capitalism is actively supporting the end of life, as we know it. That constitutes the greatest crime against humanity and all the earth, and as long as we continue to willingly give our lives and energy to support that spirit of greed and acquisition, our future is bleak. I guarantee that if I knew for certain what I know now, I would have thought more than twice about bringing children into this mess. What’s done is done, but that’s no excuse to just continue driving our cars, flying our jets, pumping huge amounts of carbon waste into our atmosphere. It’s not ‘slow suicide’ it’s sudden onset of tremendous suffering, and multitudes of desperate human beings left with no recourse. I live in America. I’ve been driving cars since the sixties. If anyone is conditioned to this situation, it is I. However in 1985 I had an experience, which made me choose to never again fly in an airplane. From 1986 until 2001 I lived off the grid with my family, using solar power, recycled materials, and kept my auto-gas usages to a
Minimum.There’s not much I can do as an individual, except say no. Say no the corporate dominion, and yes to personal freedom and responsibility. Say no to polluting technologies, and yes to alternatives. There are some real criminals running the show, and most of them have the moral compunction of a monkey, but that might not be fair to the monkeys. Most importantly we have to SAY NO to them. They are the ones destroying all good futures for the sake of the dollar (and power) in hand.There is no more time. Time is a luxury like everything else here that is part of the original Providence of God and Creation that was co-opted (stolen) by a small minority of corrupted humanity- the ultra-rich (and the rich that defend such things as propriety and ‘ordained stewardship.’). As aware human beings we have a responsibility; to ourselves, the creatures who share our world, and even those few fools who are so bound and determined to wreck it all, to take the tools of destruction away from those errant and foolish people. For too long we have labored under the pyramid of power. For too long have we been swept along in the tides and wakes of destructive acquisition of wealth and property. Too long under the yoke of various bondages of their making. Too long have we been forced to swallow the lies of usurpation, watch helpless as the thieves take our inheritance and mock us by selling it back to us in pieces. So I think I will take the advice they tried to warp around their agenda in this War On Spirit they call the WOD, “Just Say NO To Thugs.”

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Comment #37 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 15:10:51 PT

Whig
Pretty cool isn't it? He released the video and music for Greendale and Prairie Wind before it was available for sale. He likes to give it to us first. I think that is so Neil.He doesn't even mind bootleg copies of live concerts.
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Comment #36 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 15:07:25 PT

JR Bob Dobbs 
I'm sure there is good Rap and not angry but I have only heard a few Rap songs in my life so that was my impression that it is angry music. 
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Comment #35 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 15:05:51 PT

Wow!
YOUNG: Well, they`re talking about that inside right now, and I know that it`s going to be very fast. It`s already at the manufacturing plant. We`re going to use the Internet, in many ways, to roll it out: first, the lyrics; then, music; and then, after we`ve got it out there and downloadable around the planet, we`re going to start releasing the discs as soon as they can be manufactured. 
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 15:05:10 PT

Whig
That was good and true once again.
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Comment #33 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on April 19, 2006 at 15:04:37 PT

Re: Rap
Rap -can- be those things mentioned in this thread and so often is. But not always. There are positive messages in some rap music, and good musicianship too. For example, The Beastie Boys' "Bodhisattva Vow", a song all about making positive changes and helping others. De La Soul, Digital Underground, A Tribe Called Quest, Me Phi Me, PM Dawn... they're in the minority, sure, but they show that rap music has the potential to be more than just bass and bragging. 
Beastie Boys - Bodhisattva Vow lyrics
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Comment #32 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 14:58:57 PT

FoM
Everybody's talkin' 'bout Bagism.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhIuLkpTbw
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 14:53:46 PT

Transcript of Neil Young on CNN 
But first, tonight a stunning about-face by Neil Young. As SHOWBIZ TONIGHT first told you yesterday, it seemed the country rock icon supported the president in the past, but now Neil Young is bashing Bush on a new album and calling for his impeachment. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT`s Sibila Vargas joins us live from Burbank with an exclusive interview with Neil Young.Sibila, what did you find out? SIBILA VARGAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I have the man with me here right now. He just came out of Reprise Records. This is your record company, your label. This music, right, is already causing a stir, actually. You`ve got one song that`s called "Let`s Impeach the President." What is this song about? NEIL YOUNG, MUSICIAN: Well, it`s a song that pretty well follows the title just with a bunch of reasons. And it`s a long song. VARGAS: Are you concerned that some might think that you`re unpatriotic? YOUNG: Oh, no, I`m not concerned about that in the least. I feel like I`m exercising my right of free speech, which is what our boys are fighting for the Iraqi people to have. And I think, if we take it away from the people here in the United States, that we`re taking a step really in the wrong direction. That`s what is great about this country and about all free countries, is freedom of speech and the ability to express yourself; that makes us different from everybody else. And so I`m not worried about that. VARGAS: What do you think about cynics who say that, OK, the climate has changed. There are not that many people that are pro-Bush anymore, or his popularity is not as strong. Perhaps you`re using this as a way to sell more records? YOUNG: You know, I don`t know about the selling more records. I don`t know how many records it`s going to sell. That`s not really a concern of mine. I just want to communicate. That`s why I`ve been making records for 40 years, and some of them sell a lot, some of them don`t sell any. So this isn`t about selling records. This is about exchanging ideas. It`s about getting a message out. It`s about empowering people by giving them a voice. I know not everyone believes what I say is what they think, but, like I said before, you know, red and blue is not black and white. We`re altogether; it`s a record about unification. VARGAS: Surely, though, I mean, you say it`s a record about unification, but with a title like "Let`s Impeach the President"...YOUNG: That`s not the title of the record. VARGAS: Not the record, but the song. YOUNG: Yes, right. VARGAS: "Let`s Impeach the President," that is pretty strong, strong words. YOUNG: Yes, yes, I think it is. I think it`s called for, and so do a lot of other people. As a matter of fact, when I played in there for 100 people, they all stood up and gave me a standing ovation. There wasn`t one person that wasn`t standing. And we were looking for that kind of backing. That`s what happened when I did it with 100 people singing with me at Capitol Records, one of our great, old American record companies, in their great studio, with 100 studio musicians, the best singers in L.A. All of them there, as union members, a union session that lasted 12 hours to sing all of these songs. After that song, they all stood up, and they cheered, and they just went wild. And you can hear it on the record. VARGAS: Yes, and I hear that -- I spoke to a few people just seconds ago, and they were telling me how it was emotional, very emotional experience. It`s an emotional ride. YOUNG: Well, it is. Living with war and having a conscience is what we`re doing. If you have a conscience, you can`t go through your day without realizing what`s going on, and questioning it, and going, "Is this right?" You know, we have to be cognizant of the fact that we can make mistakes; that`s how you -- that`s part of freedom. VARGAS: Right. YOUNG: We don`t all have to believe in what our president believes to be patriotic. And we also -- you know, this talk about a 9/11 mentality. No one, George Bush or anyone else, owns the 9/11 mentality.It belongs to the United States of America; it belongs to every one who was sitting there with their family watching TV, watching those buildings get hit by those jets; it belongs to George Bush and his family; it belongs to John Kerry and his family; it belongs to me and my family, my American family. So I have a post-9/11 mentality. It`s just not the same as George Bush`s. VARGAS: I know that you`re also a Canadian, so people are going to talk about, well, you`re Canadian. I mean, does that give you less of a platform to say these things?YOUNG: Maybe. I`m proud to be a Canadian. I`m proud to be living in the United States. I`m proud to be paying taxes here for 40 years. I`m proud of my three American children, my lovely American wife, my American family, and all of the people who have supported me here for 40 years. It just so happens that I came down here because I`m an artist, and I came down here because, in Los Angeles, I could get things happening and so I could make it so people could hear me. That`s why I came down here. This is a great country, and I believe in this. But I think there`s a conscience in the country, and I don`t think it`s being spoken. Only part of it is being spoken. It`s a full thing. Everybody needs to get into it; everybody needs a chance to say what they think. VARGAS: Well, thank you so much for your time. YOUNG: Thank you.VARGAS: Tell me, when do you feel that this album will be released? YOUNG: Well, they`re talking about that inside right now, and I know that it`s going to be very fast. It`s already at the manufacturing plant. We`re going to use the Internet, in many ways, to roll it out: first, the lyrics; then, music; and then, after we`ve got it out there and downloadable around the planet, we`re going to start releasing the discs as soon as they can be manufactured. It`s a unique situation to be in, and we can take advantage of all the technology we have to communicate with. And it`s a different age. So I`m glad to be here. VARGAS: Are you concerned, though, with any backlash that you might be... YOUNG: I`m not in the least bit concerned. I expect it. I respect other people`s opinions. That`s part of what makes the United States and Canada and all free countries great, is the fact that you can differ with your friend and you can still sit down at the same table and break bread with your friend. VARGAS: Well, thank you so much. YOUNG: All right. Thank you very much.VARGAS: I appreciate your time. Thanks a lot. A.J., back to you. HAMMER: Sibila, terrific hearing Neil Young speaking on this very controversial subject. And on the theme of what he said, anybody who feels that the themes of this album are motivated by the need for publicity, I think that`s ridiculous. Sibila Vargas joining us live from Burbank, California, tonight. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/18/sbt.01.html
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Comment #30 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 14:42:27 PT

Whig
I just found this video on the rust list.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7meAXUguTQo
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Comment #29 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 14:33:32 PT

Whig
I like it for that reason too. He just looks sick. One of the ladies from the Rust List named Karen got to meet and hug Neil that night. She said he is so tall and when they stopped hugging each other she thought she was going to faint. He said are you ok? She said yes and she watched him walk away. She said that when we all heard about his brain problem she said I wanted so much to meet Neil and I wanted to blow his mind and she said I didn't mean literally. I laughed at that.I like his hat. It says Hippie Dream on it.http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/hippiedream.jpg
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Comment #28 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 14:25:06 PT

FoM
I like the picture because his goodness is so obvious, he is saying he has never lost his faith in peaceful change.
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 14:04:40 PT

DankHank
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all these famous musicians do a concert for peace? If they could do it one more time at Woodstock I would go in a heartbeat.
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Comment #26 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 14:01:12 PT

Whig
I have interesting thought on that picture. That was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when the Pretenders were inducted. Neil was having the vision problem and that is when they found the aneurisn (sp). I remember thinking that Neil looks really sick and I wonder if he will ever make another album. It was the next day if I remember the details right that everything from Prairie Wind to the hospital all started to happen. I think he looks much healthier now and he has done Prairie Wind, Heart of Gold The Movie and now Living With War which will have the DVD of the recording of the new album it seems. I was just out mowing and had my head set on and was listening to Greendale. I forgot to turn off the amp in the house and Greendale is playing in here now too. I know I'm just a nut case for Neil I suppose. LOL!http://www.thrasherswheat.org/2005/03/pretenders-to-be-inducted-into-rock.html
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Comment #25 posted by Dankhank on April 19, 2006 at 13:53:05 PT

Jackson-Kent Blues ...

THE STEVE MILLER BAND - Jackson-Kent Blues (Steve Miller)I was down in Nashville just payin' my duesHeaded for Ohio when I read the news'Bout the people demonstrating 'gainst the President's viewsFour were shot down by the National Guard troopsJust like Uncle Sam I put on my fighting shoesSchool shot down cause there's no more to loseNow we're headed to D.C. two by twosCause those low down, profound, killin' four bluesLookin' for my Congressman to make it well knownBut the politicians already won't answer his telephoneMaking in his office while they're shooting kids down at homeWorried about the voters but he won't be worried longSilent majority still glued to the tubeSay CIA ain't lookin', FBI come ungluedShot some more in Jackson just to show the world what they can doWhile we're marching to D.C. cause there's too much to doGive peace a chanceGive peace a chanceThere's no turnin' back my friendThere's no turnin' backWhen the President said that the tear gas is goneThe army's pulled out leavin' blood on the groundThe streets are empty and the crying's died downYou can be President if no one's aroundJust like Kow Kow, you've heard it beforeGet back gangster, don't you open that doorSpace Cowboy's back to tell you the scoreNothing any good is gonna come from a warGot those low down, profound, killin' four bluesGive peace a chanceGive peace a chanceGive peace a chance 
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Comment #24 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 13:36:23 PT

Awesome pic!
http://tinyurl.com/lducm
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Comment #23 posted by freshy on April 19, 2006 at 13:22:27 PT

wow...
"Marijuana can cause cancer..."wow... they didn't even research before they protested. i'm scared to think what those "educational" packets have in them; probably nothing that can be backed by science and logic.PS. it was recently proven that due to THC (which prevents tumor cells from being created) marijuana CANNOT cause cancer. it may even be the cure for cancer. that would be ironic if it was illegal to cure cancer.
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 12:42:12 PT

Neil Is Causing Quite a Stir
He's from Canada.He's a hippie.He's an old man.He smokes pot.He's a tree-hugger.He's a flip-flopper.And worst of all -- just like Dylan - he can't sing.***Blog-dale has exploded. I've seen the hate and the damage done. For all of the angry, rage filled hate-mongers, you are absolutely right. For once.http://www.thrasherswheat.org/wheatfield.html
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 12:28:23 PT

Ohio MP3
http://faculty.smu.edu/dsimon/Music/CSNY%20-%20Ohio.Mp3http://faculty.smu.edu/dsimon/A%20Film%20Course/Apr12A.htm
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Comment #20 posted by Had Enough on April 19, 2006 at 12:13:30 PT

Ohio
A song about truth.
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 12:00:16 PT

Ohio
What a time that was. I think we are in many ways reliving those dark times again. The only difference is we don't have a draft. We send the jobs away so the poor will have no choice by to join the army. I believe that too. Keep people poor and they will join the armed services. They offer money that to a poor young person seems like a lot of money. Money doesn't help when you are dead or messed up for life in one way or another.
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Comment #18 posted by Dankhank on April 19, 2006 at 11:59:09 PT

Don't forget ...
http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1660/Killings_at_Jackson_State_University
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Comment #17 posted by Hope on April 19, 2006 at 11:51:20 PT

Ohio
Kent State was startlingly, stunningly scary.They couldn't wait to get them to Vietnam to get them killed. The government was shooting them down on campus.
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Comment #16 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 11:37:03 PT

Dankhank
I was being sarcastic about Ohio being a happy song. The point was incredulity that the media thought it odd that Neil Young of all people should ever express anger.Ohio was an angry song. Justified anger.
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 11:12:02 PT

DankHank
I can't remember when I heard Ohio the first time but I remember my mind woke up that day. It was like a light bulb went on in my head. Somethings that happened that were so unbelievable made me think like I do even to this day. I always cared about life, people, nature and animals but these songs just were my early on wide eyed experiences.

Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #14 posted by Dankhank on April 19, 2006 at 11:02:55 PT

Happy song?
OhioTin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?Gotta get down to itSoldiers are cutting us downShould have been done long ago.
What if you knew herAnd found her dead on the groundHow can you run when you know?Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming,Four dead in Ohio.Can't imagine this being a happy song.I was in College in Central Ga. when it went down ...I participated with 30 or so others in the first protest at the newly opened "Macon Junior College" the next day where we lowered to half-staff the Stars and Stripes in the face of the Dean who said we couldn't.
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 08:35:35 PT

Whig
I just saw it. It was a portion of the interview from yesterday. I am so excited about this new album. We were able to see Greendale live two times and it was an out of this world experience for the both of us.They keep saying he was for the Patriot Act but he sure wasn't when he made Greendale.Greendale Lyrics from the song Leave The DrivingWe'll be watching youIn everything you doAnd you can do your partBy watching others too.
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 08:28:42 PT

Whig
Thanks and maybe they will show it again. Here are the songs titles.Living With WarBy Neil Young***1) After The Garden2) Living With War3) The Restless Consumer4) Shock And Awe5) Families6) Flags Of Freedom7) Let's Impeach The President8) Lookin' For A Leader9) Roger And Out10) America The Beautifulhttp://www.livingwithwar.com/

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Comment #11 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 08:23:28 PT

CNN
I think I missed it too, actually. My wife said that wasn't the promo, it was just a really quick segment that I wasn't paying attention to until it was practically over.
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on April 19, 2006 at 08:21:12 PT

Whig
Which CNN Headline News or the one with The Situation Room?Did I miss it?
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Comment #9 posted by whig on April 19, 2006 at 08:13:20 PT

CNN
They just promo'd they're doing a piece on Neil Young in a few minutes.What was really amusing is they said, "This time he's angry."Ohio was a happy song, right?
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Comment #8 posted by runderwo on April 19, 2006 at 00:14:55 PT

smoking
"Pendergrast said that because possessing marijuana is illegal, it restricts an individual’s freedom the same way Washington state’s smoking ban restricts cigarette smokers by keeping them from smoking in restaurants and other establishments."It would be very wise to stay away from making such comparisons. The right to smoke marijuana in private has nothing AT ALL to do with the right to smoke on someone else's property, in the presence of others who are not smoking.Also, someone needs to forward Aida Burgos a copy of Tashkin's 2005 result if she still thinks marijuana causes cancer. (He was the one that originally made the claim, and found it unsupportable by experiment.)
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on April 18, 2006 at 22:32:10 PT

VH1 and Sundance Channel: The Drug Years
Illicit Drugs Have Changed the Cultural Landscape of AmericaVH1 in association with the Sundance Channel Announces Milestone Documentary, 'The Drug Years' a Four-Part Series Chronicling the Rise of Illicit Drug Use in America and Its Impact on American Pop Culture Premiering Monday, June 12 at 9 PM*NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1, in association with Sundance Channel, have produced the original documentary series "The Drug Years," a four-part look at the rise of illicit drug use and its cultural impact in the second half of the twentieth century. Based on the book Can't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, by Martin Torgoff, "The Drug Years" premieres on VH1 on June 12 at 9:00PM* with encore showings on the Sundance Channel beginning June 16 at 8:00PM*.Spanning the 1950's to the present, "The Drug Years" explores the development of a commercial drug culture in America, using archival footage and interviews to illustrate how popular culture -- including music, movies, comedy, television, and theatre -- both shaped and reflected public perceptions of illicit drugs."The Drug Years" also looks at how drugs became part of the nation's political landscape, from the youth rebellions of the 1960's to the War on Drugs and beyond.This epic recounting of American drug culture is told through dozens of exclusive interviews with actors, musicians, journalists, policy advocates, former drug smugglers, and former drug enforcement agents. Exclusive interviews include Peter Coyote, Jackson Browne, Ray Manzarek from The Doors, Ice-T, Liz Phair, Juliette Lewis, Rob Thomas, Tommy Chong, Common, Richard Belzer, ?uestlove, Richard Lewis, Chuck D., Russell Simmons, B-Real, John Mellencamp and Henry Rollins.The episode lineup for "The Drug Years" is as follows:Episode 1: Break on Through (1950s-1967) -- The role played by drugs in the rejection of conformist America, a revolt championed by artistic and social subcultures including the Beats and the Hippies. The rise of marijuana use as a cultural and political statement, the advent of LSD, and other psychedelics, hailed by Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey, and embraced by free- thinkers, musicians and young people eager to expand their consciousness. This episode premieres on June 12 at 9:00PM*.Episode 2: Feed Your Head (1967-1971) -- Drugs are now part of the schism between traditional America and the youth-fueled sociopolitical rebellions of the era, including the antiwar movement and the sexual revolution. Pot and LSD have arrived in films and on television, and the psychedelic generation expresses its idealism at Woodstock. By 1971, however, the psychedelic era has been eclipsed by death, darkness and Richard Nixon. This episode premieres on June 13 at 9:00PM*.Episode 3: Teenage Wasteland (1972-1979) -- The Nixon administration continues its battles against the drug culture, linking it to political subversion. But drugs are part of the mainstream landscape and a rite of passage for 70s teens. Pot is more popular than ever, with swashbuckling smugglers, the popularity of High Times magazine, and a new era of drug humor by comedians like George Carlin and the hugely popular stoner duo Cheech & Chong. Cocaine becomes the glamour drug, beloved by celebrities, and spoofed by Woody Allen. This episode premieres on June 14 at 9PM*.Episode 4: Just Say No (1980-present) -- As cocaine culture peaks, the pendulum begins its swing back to a more censorious perspective on drugs. High-profile casualties in sports and entertainment -- not to mention the arrival of crack -- contribute to the momentum for the Reagan administration's stepped-up drug war. Rap artists and producers deal with the devastating impact of the crack epidemic. Twelve-step programs are everywhere, but drugs aren't going away, and new favorites arrive with new eras: Ecstasy, Oxycontin, and Methamphetamine. This episode premieres on June 15 at 9PM*.Producer/directors Hart Perry and Dana Heinz Perry are leading creators of documentary films and series related to music and popular culture. Their company Perry Films Inc., founded in 1989, pioneered music videos, music documentaries and long form video, and has produced over 50 films to date, including the recent "Imagining America: Icons of 20th Century Art" and the Peabody Award-winning "John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen." In 2004, Perry Films produced for VH1 the critically-acclaimed five-part series, "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop.""The Drug Years" is produced for VH1 and Sundance Channel and by Hart and Dana Heinz Perry of Perry Films, Inc. The series is executive produced by Brad Abramson, Shelly Tatro, and Michael Hirschhorn for VH1 and Laura Michalchyshyn and Lynne Kirby for Sundance Channel.Viewers can log onto VH1.com for exclusive VSPOT footage and to learn more about the series.Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel is the television destination for independent-minded viewers seeking something different. Bold, uncompromising and irreverent, Sundance Channel offers audiences a diverse and engaging selection of films, documentaries, and original programs, all uncut and commercial free. Launched in 1996, Sundance Channel is a venture of NBC Universal, Showtime Networks Inc and Robert Redford. Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the overall Sundance mission of encouraging artistic freedom of expression. Sundance Channel's website address is http://www.sundancechannel.com/VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in over 86 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH Uno, VH1 Mega Hits and VH1 Country. 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Comment #6 posted by FoM on April 18, 2006 at 22:02:03 PT

John Tyler and Dankhank
Rap music has always been hard for me to understand why it was so popular. It doesn't depict rappers in a good light. Rap music is angry music. Angry music is fine as long as it has a solution in the angry song or a purpose to bring change or something. I see young musicians making more meaningful and loving songs. That's a good thing.Dankhank, Neil Young is humble, confident, intelligent and talented. He is almost a prophet for our times. I believe he does what he does when he does because he was called to be a beacon of light and hope. That's what his music says to me.
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Comment #5 posted by Dankhank on April 18, 2006 at 21:45:43 PT

Neil redux ...
It was a great interview ...He is articulate and wise ...Can hardly wait to hear some of that album ...Peace ...
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Comment #4 posted by John Tyler on April 18, 2006 at 21:37:52 PT

moving past rap 
Re: earlier post regarding rap music. Rap music is a fast paced rhyming verse depicting the dangerous but hopeless ghetto lifestyle placed against a mechanical throbbing beat. As a musical idiom it is very weak. There are no brilliant lyrics, soaring harmonies or musical virtuosity. For some reason that I cannot understand it has come to dominate the pop music industry.  I think there is hope though. I have noticed in the last six months that more and more boys in the junior high school age group are growing their hair out. The shaved head is out and shoulder length hair is in. I see them at the bus stop as I go to work every morning. It looks great. Somewhere there will be new bands forming from these kids who take their inspirations from the classic rockers of yesteryear and will some day go on to greatness. 
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 18, 2006 at 21:14:35 PT

About The New Album
Neil registered this url and it directs now to his main site and that says to me that he will have a page for the new album.http://www.livingwithwar.com/
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 18, 2006 at 20:42:00 PT

DankHank
I just saw the interview! I am so excited about this new album. He's going to release the songs on his web site for us to hear before it is released for sale. 
Neil Young: Living With War
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Comment #1 posted by Dankhank on April 18, 2006 at 20:14:30 PT

Neil
on very soon ....
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