This morning I felt that I did something good. I gave a modest pledge to Wisconsin Public Radio in the name of my late uncle. Uncle Charlie, in his will, said that money to his memorial service should be sent to WPR instead of flowers. This showed how he felt about a source of music and news that is so intelligent, much more relevant than commercial radio. This month(on October 25th) would have been Charlie's 73rd birthday. On October 25th, I will listening to nothing but classical music(probably Bach) in celebration of Charlie's life and what it meant to me.
If you're not a public radio listener, consider dropping the hype and the tripe of commercial radio and listening to a more peaceful, ethical and intelligent choice, NPR.
In other notes:
Here is an email I received from Joe Biden recently:
If you saw tonight's debate, you saw Governor Sarah Palin give a spirited defense of the same disastrous policies that have failed us for the past eight years.She couldn't identify a single area where she or John McCain would change George W. Bush's economic or foreign policy positions.If you want something different, Barack and I need your help.Make a donation of $5 or more right now to bring about the change we need.The change we need is fixing this broken economy from the bottom up -- not tax breaks for the wealthy and huge corporations that ship U.S. jobs overseas. We need to focus on defeating al Qaeda and the Taliban and restoring America's standing in the world -- not an unending commitment in Iraq.Let's be clear: Governor Palin and Senator McCain are offering nothing but more of the same failed Bush policies at home and abroad, trying to disguise them in the rhetoric of change. Americans need real solutions and real change.
We're in this together and there's a lot to do before Election Day. Please make a donation of $5 or more right now to support this campaign for change:https://donate.barackobama.com/changeweneed This is the most important presidential election you'll be part of in your life. Thank you for all that you're doing. Now let's get to work and change this country,
1 comment:
You and your Uncle Charlie have been on to something very cool, I can attest to. I am an avid CPR (Connecticut Public Radio) listener. On Point, which originates on WBUR in Boston is one of my favorite programs. Years ago, public radio is where I honed my classical music listening skills. I remember learning from public radio that Mozart's birthday was January 27, 1756, and I took the silliest little delight in noting that he was born exactly 200 years and 6 months to the day before me! -- My birthday being June 27, 1956!
But I couldn't agree more, it beats what you call the "hype and tripe" of commercial radio hands down.
On days that I work delivering flowers, public radio keeps me company the whole time. Lately it seems as though the tuner is left on NPR more and more. I'm wondering if my boss has teaken to listening to public radio a little.
Thanks for reminding me - I should be sending something in to NPR about now to help keep them going.
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