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From | "bob" <segarini@sympatico.ca> |
Subject | Re: Clear Channel does it again |
Date | Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:10:38 -0500 |
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I am in agreement with you 100%...by the way, love your CD.
bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tiny Volcano" <tinyvolcano@charter.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Clear Channel does it again
> Let's not forget Columbine to this list.
> Though tragic and unbelievable as it was, the "as it happens" news footage
> and video feed was certainly more appalling, shocking and bloody than
> anything I've ever seen on TV.
>
> Sadly the event was "real" thus seemingly making it "OK" to televise,
still
> ...my point is made.
>
> As a pop culture in the making or a freaky "news addicted country" what is
> it we are truly offended by? Janet's boob, Howard Stern or Columbine
> footage. I don't get it.
> It seems the measuring stick for"offense" is broken somehow.
>
>
> Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bob" <segarini@sympatico.ca>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Clear Channel does it again
>
>
> > Let's see...
> > 1914: World War I
> > 1929: Stock Market Crash
> > 1939: World War II
> > 1941: Pearl Harbour
> > 1945: Hiroshima
> > 1959: The Day The Music Died
> > 1963: Assasination of JFK
> > 1972: Disco
> > 1980: Murder Of John Lennon
> > 1986: Shuttle Disaster I
> > 2001: World Trade Center Destroyed
> > 2003: Shuttle Disaster II
> > 2004: Some Woman Sees Janet Jackson's Tit On TV, Flips Out, America Goes
> > Nuts
> >
> > Yipes!
> >
> > bob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kcronin" <fiatluxury@yahoo.com>
> >
> >
> > > I idly wonder if some word came down from on high in
> > > the post-janet's-supernipple-america that clearchannel
> > > was going on the straight and narrow for awhile. and
> > > then, maybe howard has finally worn out his welcome
> > > and this is just a convenient excuse. on the other
> > > hand, i don't think they should be censoring him, and
> > > it does really amount to censorship, doesn't it, if
> > > they own 60% of his audience? I mean, personally I
> > > wouldn't give the man a piece of gum, but i've
> > > successfully avoided listening to him for years...as
> > > anyone could, who wasn't hellbent on being shocked and
> > > appalled at the State of Things.
> > >
> > > i know he was a big fan of Hum, and played their song
> > > "stars" repeatedly on his show before it was really
> > > all over radio (or as much as it ever got all over
> > > radio.) The Hum boys were quite gratified by that.
> > >
> > > --kelly
> >
>
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