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Post by girldrummer on Jun 4, 2020 13:05:15 GMT -5
The monster is succeeding in pulling us apart. Don’t let him. Yes, the notorious Mr. T.
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 4, 2020 15:26:36 GMT -5
A Change is gonna come is here already. The new reality will be especially difficult for those who want to hold on to the past. Forward thinking folks will relish and emprace it. Adam sees it too. I could not agree with you more. The change won't be easy but it will come. I suggest to anybody who wants real change to get involved - join organizations, make donations toward progressive movements, and not shy away from difficult conversations. Adam is leading us by example.
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Post by sizzling63 on Jun 4, 2020 17:31:48 GMT -5
I love Adam as a whole person too. I think I understand him pretty well. He told one fan "If you can't accept the fact that I reject the fool/HeWhoCannot amed.....then unfollow me". Well I can accept that fact since we've known how he's felt since his soapbox talks during the TOH tour and we've known his politics from the beginning altho he wasn't as vocal back then. I can be a fan and not agree with him on some things but respect his views and feelings. I've been told by a few mega Glamberts you all know that I can't say I love him or be a "true" fan unless I reject my beliefs and believe and support everything Adam believes and supports...group think. A few have blocked me and a couple really close Glambert friends I had for years are no longer friends. This isn't recent, but began a couple of years ago. They chose politics over friendship. I see very little tolerance from the "tolerant left". But that's on them They can't force me out of the fandom...and I'm not planning on leaving. I in general reject the "group think"/mindless follower attitude too, and I have not always applauded every single thing coming from him either. Same goes for family members and close friends of mine. Often I think it is okay to stay quiet and sometimes I find it appropriate to voice a respectful opinion. Adam does the same. In the end, anybody who is still following him must like him and his music enough to accept who he is and what he stands for.
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Post by phronni7 on Jun 4, 2020 22:24:00 GMT -5
As always, please feel free to scroll!!🙂 yes, this is long, so I don’t expect most people to read/listen to it. I have just been deeply absorbed in current events and my past, so forgive,please.🙄 It occurred to me how truly international this forum is, how regionalism might have impacted whether one did or did not read or listen to the incomparable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. Or perhaps, like me, it has must been a long time since we listened. As someone from Alabama whose life was shaped by racism in innumerable ways,a few of us who started asking questions about our town were pointed to Dr.King by a teacher who probably risked dismissal. His words rang true then and still do. if I was asked what two seminal works I think anybody touched by what is/has been going on, I would recommend two of his works, one to listen to and one to read. (1.) To listen to: attached: “ “I Have a Dream” (2) To read: “Letter From Birmingham Jail”. The speech and the essay are quite as timely as they ever were. If you asked me to choose only one, however, I would say “Letter From Birmingham jail” expresses his vision in full as I know it. Also, because of its nature, it is better to read it. The irony of where Dr King gives his “I Have a Dream” speech will not escape you. youtu.be/jyR8h9iimw4Connection to Adam : well, everything now And, American Idol. (My second favorite American Idol) Many people already know the history of “Summertime”, so I’ll just say this song is from the opera “Porgy and Bess”. An opera by Gershwin meant to draw attention to racial inequities and used more than once, in fragments, throughout the opera. He purposely wanted this song to have the cadence and subtle reference to a black spiritual. youtu.be/-WWtGpEqpV4
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