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Sing While You Still Can |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(Tomorrow will be a crucial day in the history of our media, when the FCC (Federal Communication Commission) decides whether or not to further relax the rights of ownership for a single large corporation and allow further deregulation of our media. If further deregulation is allowed, further homogenization will inevitably occur and our diversity of ideas and individuality will be further damaged!)  Sing While You Still Can By: Noah Eaton 5/31/03 They say these days I'm living have become nightmares Where we almost don't even have the ability to share Can't even breathe fresh air when there's so little there It's a scare that we shouldn't dare to contrast, only compare How the "land of the free" all becomes conglomeration Talking about reformation, assimilation, deregulation Some see it as pastorization, others as homogenization But we're not deregulating anything, it's only re-regulation Yet you hear nothing at all on the six o'clock news All you have is ninteen minutes to cover the headlines they approve Meanwhile the local news is all just bruised and abused Dissemination is upon expansion, but the dandelions ain't in full bloom... So walk to the balcony Speak for freedom On behalf of diversity And for the sake of our children Turn back before it's too late Sing while you still can Let them see your colors For tomorrow may not be long enough...  Justice Hugo Black back in 1945 used to have an opinion That "the First Amendment rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from diverse and antagonistic sources is essential to the welfare of the public." Now I see suppression, violation Newt Gingrich and "The Progress and Freedom Foundation" They call it the "Magna Carta" of a new generation But all it does is call arms for further degrading legislation And Pope John Paul II being blasted and resented Calling his views against the war ignorant and illegitimate Seems theres no room no more for a national debate When all those walls crumble to rubble and slate They treat the questions unanswered with their reducing agents Just to protect their systems and their burgeoning profits And Clear Channel owning 43 stations seven years ago Now they own over 1,200, and have no desire to let go Now there's 30% less stations with individual owners of their own Lack of dialogue and thousands of jobs thrown out the window Now they have their slobbering stamps over Fox News, Casey Kasam, and Rush Limbaugh Monitoring airwaves, advertising, even each artists' platinum and gold They're even adamant in shutting down low-power FM radio So you can't go and listen to your favorites that they stole And why is it that during Vietnam they accepted protest music But they won't promote an anti-Iraq song to the public? Cheap Channel won't even play many classics because they find them offensive Can you imagine a world without Cat Stevens "Peace Train" or John Lennon's "Imagine"? And here we have all these artists keeping their concert tickets cheap When Clear Channel and SFX forces every young fan to pay service, revenue, and facility fees Before you know it your ticket's price is sixty percent higher and you're out of money And your child wants a T-shirt of their favorite rock band, but you don't see that coming We're all like Eddie Vedders trying to live without Ticketmaster supporting We're willing to see our concerts in parks or race tracks if necessary Cause "Cheap" Channel is playing a wicked hand at this game of monopoly One day they'll take Baltic Avenue, the next Park Place and the Electric company They don't even care about their employees when they keep purchasing Hey, whatever happened to the free parking? So walk to the balcony Speak for freedom On behalf of diversity And for the sake of our children Turn back before it's too late Sing while you still can Let them see your colors For tomorrow may not be long enough...  They keep tellin me about terrorism and weapons of mass destruction They keep staring over the shining sea and fail to notice here what is happening Seems nowadays you can't escape the whole omnipresent political spectrum You don't know what but behind closed doors they're always making allegations Colin Powell lets his son keep the hen house door wide open All the foxes are coming in, while he rests there in his lounge chair relaxing They always have different interpretations for ideological perspective Nobody talks about the first rule, it's always the second They're buying out our voice like the National Forest to lumber companies Don't care what Smokey the Bear thinks, just leave immediately Or like Laidlaw when they acquired Greyhound transportation When all they do is buy other transportation providers for domination And hire jobs for DUIs and criminals instead of increase pay for the good drivers Just leave the driving to us, but don't blame us if we keep cutting the corners And they buy all your local stations, even when it's illegal They'll warehouse your stations and have shell companies have them concealed While your stations act as storefronts to the lobbyists Safeguarding their bucks and the power they insist And they keep pounding upon the doors of large corporations Unsatisfied with what they have, they want more tuition They'll come to town and take away Dr. Laura Schlessinger And leave the ma and pa station owners broke, lying in the gutters And every three months you hear about another huge media merger While 47% of your children's TV programming has been shattered And right now in heaven, tears are falling from the eyes of Mr. Rogers Seeing children grow way too fast, raising anger between one another Peter Jennings can't even believe what the heck is going on He knows he's only doing the news, but the real news is long gone And all the indies are getting paid through Tri State a thousand dollars an Add Their managers say, "Either play this Nickelback song 20 times a day or you'll get smacked!" Yet thirty years ago payola was never tolerated Look at Alan Freed, he got bribed and then got arrested Now they value parsimony and gluttony as the ideal direction Look out, they're onto you, so you better make a run for it They just want to keep raising that darn cap Until suddenly this whole nation is an oligarchy and you can't talk back If you don't accept their stamp, they'll steal your Children's Wish Fund They'll choose the way they want to entertain everyone They've even fed rabbits to snakes, executed a steer live Dropped a chicken from a three story building to see if it can fly THEY EVEN BUTCHERED A UNAESTHETIZED PIG LIVE ON MANY OF THEIR STATIONS THE PIG WAS SCREAMING IN PAIN, BUT THEY CALLED IT A RATINGS STUNT, IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL ENTERTAINMENT? Soon they'll control your teen daughter's YM and Cosmopolitan magazines Or your textbooks on your children's desks at school that they must read Soon few will ever know why we had the Vietnam or the Civil war They want you to believe it one way, while the truth is ignored That is why now is the time to protect your children's future Not to mention your own, prove that you've got the power For Burke once said, "No one can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices." You know well many are complaining, so get up and let's... Walk to the balcony Speak for freedom On behalf of diversity And for the sake of our children Turn back before it's too late Sing while you still can Let them see your colors For tomorrow may not be long enough...  . . . . . . . . . . . . "Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful... Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (end transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . .  Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story ***Shakira*** [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (06-01-2003 09:30 PM).] |
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bslicker
since 2000-12-04
Posts 2321state of mind |
Wow, what words you have wrote here. the FCC has always had tough retriction thou, i have a FCC lience. And actually i remember when any abusive language was bleeped out. So much more is said on the waves these days. And not only on the radio and tv stations, the cable stations the games all plays. And then again they say the classic comics that i watched when i was a kid was harmful. so yes i believe sing what you want to sing, but also besure that who is listening wants to listen, for everyone should have the same rights. Enjoyed your opinion. Bernie  A smile a day keeps the world in smile's. |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
terrific and absolute write very good read of whats in life,,,, It's the quality of the complement that i feel, not the quanity. |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssss) Thanks for your heartfelt comment, Bernie, I know this is a very harsh write somehow yet I know this must be said, for many may not even realize what is happening tomorrow and I want to at least put that in perspective, even if a little of what I said perhaps was exaggerative to some. And everyone indeed should have equal rights and I'm not saying Clear Channel, Infinity Broadcasting...whatever...should not be able to own anything, just that they shouldn't be able to take everything because then that truly is jeopardizing that freedom for those who don't want to listen to the same songs on the radio 120 times a week, for those who want to be the sole disc jockey! It's very saddening!Love, Noah Eaton Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story |
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Muys Member
since 2002-04-06
Posts 389The Netherlands |
you are right it is an terrible world. Do you know Walter Dorn? he is professor in the Science of Peace at Toronto. He is the son of my foster daughter, you can find him on internet. Muys |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Noah: mannn . . . this is brilliant you know . . . your last quote there said it all , my friend this sounds crazy but I bought my son the video," Schoolhouse Rock". Do you know this one? If not please go get it . . . it echoes a different time and place it speaks and sings of what you write a time when all of us melded a time that will never be again not quite like that *snagging my ticket* brilliant Noah xxoo |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Noah, your poems really are brilliant, you know. You make a very beautiful and talented presentation when you post a poem, too, that always adds to the meaning of your poem. Do you make a lot of your own graphics? I love to look at the graphics you put with your poems. I wish that I could make my own graphics. Maybe one day I can. My friend, this poem was very informative and made me think. Thank you very much for that, Noah.  Heart hugs,  Ethel [This message has been edited by garysgirl (06-01-2003 09:32 PM).] |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
Noah, I am glad for your opinion on this. I am surely going to investigate this issue futher. We share the same opinions on many areas you discussed here...of some topics you discussed, however, I fear I am ignorant. Thus I will make every attempt to learn more. Great graphics and opinions expressed. I heard your transmission loud and clear. Patricia |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Noah...thank you for getting the message out there...the more sources a free people have to information the freer they are.. believe in what your heart feels... |
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El_Campeador Senior Member
since 2003-01-29
Posts 761Ohio, USA |
We are rapidly becoming (if not already) unworthy of being called the "land of the free and the home of the brave". “We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” –Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Singing, loud and 'clear' for diversity and variety...which ironically improve the chances for Peaceful and Free homogeneity. an excellent write Noah, that must have taken hours to put together! |
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yv Senior Member
since 2003-05-30
Posts 574 |
Baby, you are a god amongst mortals. Your words are astronomical and your views are brilliantly backed with talent, perception and all out knowledge. "Sing for the moment" I say! You have made a true fan out of me. Of all of the lovely and wonderful poetry I have read in my life, yours has truly struck somehting within me. Thank your for the insight. New Member, yv |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 love this! love this! Noah, YOU GO! Continue on and on! What a spirit! Lemme shake yer hand! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Noah, you are one in a million! You're bigger than mere mortal life! You can rise up (with your wings!  ) and look at the greater picture of life and this world. Your social commentary was stellar! You have an incredible talent and a very fine mind. Another interesting and enjoyable reading experience. You are a tour du force.Love & hugs, Linda |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I am greatly impressed. We have been discussing freedom in USA with friends living there and the opinions expressed were exactly those you shared here with us. You are a very very special young man, Noah. You not only have immense creative talent, but you are so very clever and WISE and you dare say what you believe in. That's wonderful. This piece should be published .... if you find someone willing?! Much love, Margherita |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Noah! Thank you for standing up there and getting the message out! This is an incredible piece or work. Well done my sidekick! ~Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Quite a lot said here...you could make a living as a researcher me thinks... We'll never lose our freedom to pay our taxes...James |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Noah...Very impressive you are...so able to express with intelligence and feeling way beyond your years. Amazing writing! |
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22NICK22 Member
since 2003-05-29
Posts 54 |
GOOD |
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ParisGrl Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 610 |
Noah, This is an excellent poem. I enjoyed it very much. Laura |
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quatro Member
since 2003-04-29
Posts 392Galveston, Texas |
Noah, You always have so much to say and you have the knack for saying it. You do this well. Please don't give up your fight and thanks for the info. quatro |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed |
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