I am in agreement with you 100%...by the way, love your CD. bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tiny Volcano" To: 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" > To: > 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" > > > > > > > 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 > > >