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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2005/06
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Enjoyed the NY Phil last night?
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:33:50 -0400
While channel surfing, I caught literally the last few bars of the Firebird!
Shucks!!
They announced that Joe Robinson is retiring after this season. Does that
mean he might possibly be available for IDRS conference appearance? Also the
2nd bassoonist, whose name I cannot recall; sorry. I'm sure someone else
will supply it.
And now my political plug - if you must respond, better do it off list.
As far as public funding for PBS, let them compete like other stations! I
enjoy ad free programming, but would prefer them to have to compete in the
marketplace. Perhaps a cable channel such as Arts and Entertainment would
air ad free concerts if they knew enough of us would watch. I also advocate
free market education in place of government run tax funded schools.
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Jeter" <jyjeter@-----.com>
To: "Doublereed List Mailings" <DOUBLEREED@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Enjoyed the NY Phil last night?
> Hi, Friends - if you enjoyed hearing Judy Leclair, Tom Stacey, Joe
> Robinson & others on PBS last night, you might want to consider
> supporting PBS for its future existence!
>
> In the past, there's been a hoax email petition that keeps circulating
> about how Congress is slashing funding for NPR and PBS? Well, now it's
> actually _true_. (Really. Check the footnotes if you don't believe me.)
>
> Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/
>
> A House panel has voted to eliminate all funding for NPR and PBS,
> starting with "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," and other
> commercial-free children's shows. If approved, this would be the most
> severe cut in the history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull
> the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch.
>
> The cuts would slash 25% of the federal funding this year—$100
> million—and end funding altogether within two years. The loss could kill
> beloved children's shows like "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Arthur," and
> "Postcards from Buster." Rural stations and those serving low-income
> communities might not survive. Other stations would have to increase
> corporate sponsorships.
>
> If we can reach 250,000 signatures by the end of the week, we'll put
> Congress on notice.
>
> http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/
>
> Thanks!
>
> P.S. Read the Washington Post report on the threat to NPR and PBS at:
>
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=745
>
> With the constant "dumbing down" of corporate media in this country,
> it's imperative that we support public broadcasting.
>
> Have a good Thursday! Jim
>
> --
> James Jeter, D.M.A.
> NYC Bassoonist
> http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm
>
> "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
> you do it." Mahatma Gandhi
> "Mach' es kurz! Am Juengsten Tag ist's nur ein Furz!" Goethe
>
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