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Sorry but they don't get my thumbs up. The vast minority of material on NPR is Moog, Fripp, etc. Whenever I do hear NPR it's a bunch of carping politicos with nothing better to do than pontificate if not just vomit all over me as a citizen. Phooey. The more cash USGovCo gives money to art, the less private citizens both value and fund it themselves. Despite a multitude of attempts on my own part, I've NEVER gotten them to play my stuff, much less let me donate my time as a computing person - they just want the cash because of course THEY KNOW BETTER THAN US. Bullocks. In any event, this NEA/NPR "petition" crap has been the substance of pure unadulterated chain mail spam since the early 90s before the graphic Web existed. As such the link originally given up here has been rescinded by the host-in-question. Frankly I'd rather have the money NPR wastes vomiting their political monologue in my frigging pocket. And let those who really believe in it support it. That's a democracy, and not Art The State Supports. I say screw USGovCo's idea of Art! And now back to looping, eh? :) Stephen Goodman http://www.earthlight.net/Studios * The free Loop of the Week! http://www.mp3.com/StephenGoodman * New MP3 Releases! http://StephenGoodman.iuma.com * Even more MP3s! From: "MediaOne" <clifsound@mediaone.net> put forth: > I strongly disagree- look over what the NEA funds- and listen to NPR and > compare for yourself- it is relative but these organizations provide >vital > alternatives to main stream garbage- far more interesting and open overall- > Bob Moog, Robert Fripp, etc havem all been on NPR along with many >unlnowns > whom I discovered through the broadcast- when was the last time you saw any > of these guys on Nightline with Tom Brokaw- seriously- my 2 centavos- And > personally, if I was doing large art, had the means to get a government > grant to do it- who the hell cares? More power to me, the artist riding >on > gov't funds! Fueling my "need to make art" with govt money is as valid an > endeavor as any IMO - I'd rather see the money go there than a thousand > other awful government related alternatives- > > Cliff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Eberwein" <robert_eberwein@hotmail.com> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:03 PM > Subject: NPR > > > > Who the *F* wants government money, to make art? I'm much more interested > in > > art made by people who have a need to make art. And why is it >inherently > > good to have a lot of cash flowing from government agencies to the > budlicks > > that are good at getting grants? Has anyone else sat and thought this > > through? I'd love to see NPR go under and I'm sick of having it held over > > our heads like someone is doing us a favor. The journalism there is about > as > > objective as voodoo frenzy... > > > > This whole reverent NPR [public money] mentality seems very unanarchistic > to > > me... Very unlooplike. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > >