Klarinet Archive - Posting 000514.txt from 1999/01

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Kenny G Concert Review
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:41:20 -0500

<snip>
>That's what bothers me: the
>increasing homogenization and lack of choice.

<snip>

>That's where the corporations that own the radio stations come back
into the
>scene. They could afford to promote more of a variety of music,
including
>experimental and improvisational music, on behalf of the public good.
>Narrowing variety in music is a lot like reducing variety in the gene
pool.
>Reduce it enough and we start seeing mass extinctions. Human culture
>diminishes.

<snip>

In one sense, Lelia, I couldn't agree more, especially having lost the
_only_ classical music station in Detroit last year to rock music; a
genre already over-represented on the airwaves IMNSHO. The classical
station was making money, but rock made more.

But, the profit motive rides high for most shareholders. So, in order to
make my voice heard, I bought a few shares of the station holder's
stock, I have written the corporation, petitioned the FCC, and I will be
there when the station tries to renew its license. So far, to no avail,
but there's a pretty vocal minority here in Detroit working towards
getting some sort of classical station back. The same thing may work for
jazz in your location, or at least a reasonable compromise may be made
since you already have a station (and I don't mean playing progressive
jazz and classic jazz at 2:00 AM Monday morning :^)

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All-around good guy and devil-may-care flying fool.
"There can be no freedom without discipline." - Nadia Boulanger

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