I'm fond of the Imus show. He's often labeled as conservative, but that's not true. In 2004, for instance, he was one of Kerry's biggest supporters.
Regardless of what happens to him and his show, the larger set of questions arising from this affair boils down to the glamorization of G.C.--ghetto consciousness. It ain't unity! I like an occasional hip hop song as much as the next white guy, and I've been known to joke about bitches and ho's. But this spotlight shown nationally on G.C. should point out that it is a weed. Sometimes weeds can be pretty, but they are invasive species that choke out everything else. Such is the world of hip hop and its ilk. Popular music, save for country, which I dislike, is rapidly having all the beauty of good music choked out of it by the weeds of hip hop and the ugliness of low culture. I was listening to streaming KHOE this afternoon and was delighted to hear a tasteful rendition of "Something Stupid," right out of the lyrically rich '60s. "Something Stupid" I know I stand in line Until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me And if we go someplace to dance I know that there's a chance You won't be leaving with me Then afterwards we drop into a quiet little place And have a drink or two And then I go and spoil it all By saying something stupid Like I love you I can see it in your eyes You still despise the same old lines You heard the night before And though it's just a line to you For me it's true And never seemed so right before I practice every day to find some clever lines to say To make the meaning come true But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late And I'm alone with you The time is right Your perfume fills my head The stars get red And oh the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all By saying something stupid Like I love you I love you... "Bitch" rhymes with nothing in the song, and that's good. We need to think as a nation whether it's time to find a softer and gentler way to live. That said, I like Stern's show, too, by the way.... --- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MDixon wrote: > > FFL has been awfully quiet in regards to Don Imus > > and the nappy headed Ho's. I just saw where MSNBC > > has dropped his show. Any comments? > > > Well, I've never listened to Don Imus, but the thought > occurs to me: why hasn't Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton > complained about all those rap songs that are played on > the radio? From what I've heard, some of the language > on them is outrageous. > > But, the only rap music I've really heard is what I hear > blasting out of a car on my short walk to work. But even > that short exposure I heard all kinds of words that were > much worse than what Don Imus said. > > I've never listened much to Howard Stern either, but when > he got heat he just went over to satelite radio and kept > on talking. > > Apparently Imus brought in 10 million dallars a week > for MSNBC, so he'll probably go over to satelite as well, > where he belongs. > > How do they get away with playing those rap songs on > the radio? Or, maybe it was a CD that I heard playing. > If so, how do they get recorded, and what does Jesse > and Al have to say about that? Come to think of it, > I don't listen to Jesse or Al in church either, so I > probably missed their comments on that too. > > But, as long as I'm making comments - how could anyone > sit through three hours of Grindhouse? I mean, I almost > got a headache watching Lord of the Rings. Go figure. > > Well, I guess I'm really getting old - but I liked > Finding Nemo. Bought the Cars DVD and I've watched it > three times. Go figure. > > I've got an awesome stereo system (vintage Yamaha > separates with chips, not, ICs) with a great turntable > and a Stanton moving coil cartridge, four rebuilt Ohm > Acoustic speakers stacked. My Yamaha Amp puts out 150 > watts of natural sound per channel and since I live in > a farm house, I can really crank it. > > Most of the time I play vinyl hits like Stevie Ray > Vaughn and Double Trouble and sometimes I put on Jimi > or Peter Gabriel. Sometimes Fleetwood Mac or an old > Ledd side. Yesterday I played a Crystal Gale tape. > > No time for Imus in the morning - no time for Howard > in the evening. I guess I'm a square. That's about > all I have to say about shock jocks today. >
