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These next 2 chapters can be listened to either BEFORE or AFTER Thanksgiving. So no need to take time away from your turkey preparation, just listen at your leisure. I open this one in a similar fashion to Part One, but from across the Atlantic. Did you know George Washington declared a Day Of Thanksgiving in 1789, but my man Thomas Jefferson dismissed it? What the hell was he thinking, lol? A women s magazine editor named Sarah Hale felt we should have one though, and wrote editorials and letters to presidents, governors and other influential people for FORTY YEARS, until President Lincoln proclaimed a National Day Of Thanksgiving in 1863. In 1941, Congress made it a Holiday- the 4th Thursday in November. In this episode, songs about Ships- including one co-written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner (Kantner for years couldn t collect on it because of contractual obligations- don t you love those?). Then I will begin a collection of songs for people heading for the dock, port or harbor, and those who are there waiting for them. Starting with another contrast- this time between some old, poetic Dylan and the Hollies. I will continue with that sub-topic in our final, concluding entry with a varied selection of songs you should enjoy. Getting closer and closer to Turkey Time! Mike

These next 2 chapters can be listened to either BEFORE or AFTER Thanksgiving. So no need to take time away from your turkey preparation, just listen at your leisure. I open this one in a similar fashion to Part One, but from across the Atlantic. Did you know George Washington declared a Day Of Thanksgiving in 1789, but my man Thomas Jefferson dismissed it? What the hell was he thinking, lol? A women s magazine editor named Sarah Hale felt we should have one though, and wrote editorials and letters to presidents, governors and other influential people for FORTY YEARS, until President Lincoln proclaimed a National Day Of Thanksgiving in 1863. In 1941, Congress made it a Holiday- the 4th Thursday in November. In this episode, songs about Ships- including one co-written by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Paul Kantner (Kantner for years couldn t collect on it because of contractual obligations- don t you love those?). Then I will begin a collection of songs for people heading for the dock, port or harbor, and those who are there waiting for them. Starting with another contrast- this time between some old, poetic Dylan and the Hollies. I will continue with that sub-topic in our final, concluding entry with a varied selection of songs you should enjoy. Getting closer and closer to Turkey Time! Mike

Thank you Buck, for giving me the ultimate gift, a chance to reach so many interesting, hopefully crazy and unique searching dreamers like myself. You make me laugh almost every day, and in a way, so many times that's just what I need. Attached is an amazing tapestry a montage put together by an amazing friend named Cheri (say hey to her at www.myspace.com/jakewaldenfans ...she created this piece using audio cuts from a concert I performed here in L.A. two weeks ago that many of us from around the world came together at. What you will see are so many of the people who because of the music have become my friends and taught me what it meant to be myself. I hope a lot for everyone...and I hope you find my albums, and buy them, www.itunes.com/jakewalden and come to shows, and maybe I'll look out in the crowd and catch your eye for a moment when I sing, and maybe you'll feel something you forgot you had forgotten to feel. Just thoughts... . All I ever wanted was to ask the questions, to speak my truth and bleed for anyone to see so that they too might lift the blindfolds and remember always that we are not broken, because we are not. We are human, and it all matters, every piece of it. find me @ www.facebook.com/jakewaldenmusic @ www.twitter.com/jakewalden @ www.jakewalden.com (I like this one!) @ www.myspace.com/jakewalden you get it. peace, be you, jake

What are the alternatives to the way we live? Since last fall's financial collapse, we've heard more honest discussion about capitalism's failings than in years. Yet real change is still hard to find. Wall Street is still handing out bonuses, we're still at war, and even Guantanamo might not actually be closed by the deadline Obama set upon taking office. As Americans question whether change is possible in an election cycle, we stop and think about what an alternative social order would look like.David Harvey, author of A Brief History of Neoliberalism , and Alexander Cockburn, author of End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate, don't think small when it comes to change. They aren't afraid to think about significant, even radical changes to the social order we've grown so used to, whether it's requiring full employment, reimagining urban living, or repudiating credit card debt and abolishing Wall Street speculation. Cockburn and Harvey joined Laura for an event at CUNY's Center for Place, Culture & Politics, and we bring you part of that discussion today.Johnny Cash is an American icon, but one rarely discussed when one talks about protest music or thoughts of change. Yet in his new book, A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears, Antonino D'Ambrosio connects Cash to the tradition of folk and political music in America, from Woody Guthrie to Pete Seeger to Bob Dylan and the 60s scene. At the peak of his fame, just after "Ring of Fire," Cash cut a record of songs about the Native American experience, many written by the now-forgotten songwriter Peter La Farge.D'Ambrosio joined us in the GRITtv studio to talk about the history of protest music, the myth of Johnny Cash, and why music is one of the best ways to carry a progressive message.

Johnny Cash isn't necessarily the first person to come to mind when one thinks about 60s protest music. Yet in his new book, A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears, Antonino D'Ambrosio connects Cash to the tradition of folk and political music in America, from Woody Guthrie to Pete Seeger to Bob Dylan and the 60s scene. At the peak of his fame, just after "Ring of Fire," Cash cut a record of songs about the Native American experience, many written by the now-forgotten songwriter Peter La Farge. D'Ambrosio joined us in the GRITtv studio to talk about the history of protest music, the myth of Johnny Cash, and why music is one of the best ways to carry a progressive message. Then, in a special performance, he was joined by Anthony Roman and David Milone of the band Radio 4 to perform Cash's song "Apache Tears" live.

PLAYLIST: 1) Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddamn (Interview) [excerpt, starts 0.12] 2) Nina Simone - Backlash Blues (Live) [starts 0.52] 3) Paul Hardcastle - 19 [excerpt, starts 3.32] 4) Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues [starts 6.08] 5) Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit [starts 9.26] 6) Bob Dylan - Hurricane [starts 12.11] 7) Fugazi - Five Corporations [starts 22.24] 8) The Smiths - Meat Is Murder [starts 24.50] 9) Marvin Gaye - Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) [starts 30.37] 10) Public Enemy - Fight The Power [starts 36.07] 11) Bigg Jus - This Is Poor People's Day [starts 40.43] 12) Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty [starts 45.02] 13) Crass - Do They Owe Us A Living? [starts 48.25] 14) Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding [starts 49.49] 15) Autechre - Flutter [excerpt, starts 55.11]

SECC Glasgow, Scotland. 23.06.04 pt.1