Random Thoughts from January 18, 1999 and Before
Sometime when you have an hour... or two... think about these things: American government is currently leading us down a road to criminalisation of tobacco. These measures are being taken on the grounds that tobacco is a health risk to those who use it, and in certain circumstances to those who live long-term with those who use it. On the other hand, there is another legal narcotic - alcohol. This one is being heavily taxed, but there is no push for outright criminalisation, even though alcohol raises testosterone levels, lowers inhibitions, and figures prominently in the vast majority of violent crimes committed - the violent crimes for which many are currently in jail or prison. Some remind us of the violence and gang wars of the Prohibition, saying that's an ineffective means to the end of alcohol... They're right, but why then do we have so many non-violent 'criminals' residing in jail or prison today, rounded up under the laws of another Prohibition, one involving a much less volatile and much less harmful substance (a Prohibition which, by the way, effectively eliminates a great source of competition to the oil, lumber and textile industries)? Think about these things...
Then read this article.
Then read this article.
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Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III is, in his words from 1979, "... a stupid story about how the government is going to try to do away with music (a prime cause of unwanted mass behavior). ... It's ... like those lectures that local narks ... give (where they show you ... all the different ways you can get wasted, with the pills leading to the weed leading to the needle, etc., etc.).
"If the plot of the story seems just a little bit preposterous, and if the idea of The Central Scrutinizer enforcing laws that haven't been passed yet makes you giggle, just be glad you don't live in one of the cheerful little countries where, at this very moment, music is either severely restricted . . . or, as it is in Iran, totally illegal."
Zappa's commentary in the insert of this 2-CD set makes a great many more important points, but the best part of the whole package is that, heck, it's just a lot of fun to listen to!!! It does, however, contain some... er, adult humor, and may not be suitable for anyone who found sex education offensive.
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Peace is in the process of moving (physically, not in cyberspace), and there will most likely Be no updates to this page over the next three weeks or so (January 18 to February 8{ish})... Feel free to look around at what's here, utilise any interesting services, email or form-feed any questions, comments or problems... All will Be answered, acknowledged and/or dealt with in as timely a manner as possible at some point in the not-too-far future. Thanks for your understanding!!!
Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III is, in his words from 1979, "... a stupid story about how the government is going to try to do away with music (a prime cause of unwanted mass behavior). ... It's ... like those lectures that local narks ... give (where they show you ... all the different ways you can get wasted, with the pills leading to the weed leading to the needle, etc., etc.).
"If the plot of the story seems just a little bit preposterous, and if the idea of The Central Scrutinizer enforcing laws that haven't been passed yet makes you giggle, just be glad you don't live in one of the cheerful little countries where, at this very moment, music is either severely restricted . . . or, as it is in Iran, totally illegal."
Zappa's commentary in the insert of this 2-CD set makes a great many more important points, but the best part of the whole package is that, heck, it's just a lot of fun to listen to!!! It does, however, contain some... er, adult humor, and may not be suitable for anyone who found sex education offensive.
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Peace is in the process of moving (physically, not in cyberspace), and there will most likely Be no updates to this page over the next three weeks or so (January 18 to February 8{ish})... Feel free to look around at what's here, utilise any interesting services, email or form-feed any questions, comments or problems... All will Be answered, acknowledged and/or dealt with in as timely a manner as possible at some point in the not-too-far future. Thanks for your understanding!!!
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