On 8/5/17, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There are times I wish I had a little extra money. I'd send more
support to the several public radio channels around here, and I'd buy
that Paul Robeson collection even if it did cost $500.
In my opinion, there should be a large statue of Paul Robeson at the
front door of the White House, Eugene Debbs should be there, too,
along with Woody Guthrie, Joe Hill and a bunch more. If I had the
money, I'd set up a booth near the place where tourists gather to tour
the Capitol, and hand out free copies of Howard Zinn's great work, "A
People's History of the United States".
And then I'd take my wife out to dinner.
Carl Jarvis
On 8/5/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
KPFA has been doing yet one more fundraiser this week. Dennis Bernstein,
on
Flashpoints, always talks about the value of the station's broadcast
content during these fundraisers, and he also offers all sorts of audio
and
video premiums to people who donate a lot of money. He talked, last
night,
about how he began listening to WBAI in New York in the 60's and then
volunteering there, and he got to know Paul Robeson's son. He then played
excerpts from a set of 8 DVD's which present Robeson's life and work
which
one can get if one donates $500, I think. It was the most amazing and
wonderful listening experience. Of course, I've been reading and hearing
about him for years. His voice his phenomenal. Some of the stories about
his
career are amazing. I wouldn't spend $500, even if I could just get the
whole thing on an SD card and listen to it on my stream. But I'd surely
be
tempted.
Miriam
