[Trombone-l] Fwd: Re: Pomerov

[George Carr]

> The people...the forces...that allow the sort of
> thing that happened to Valery ALSO allow torture,
> unlawful imprisonment, subversion of the
> democratic process by any and all means at their
> disposal, INCLUDING CENSORING THE ARTS.. They are
> stupid, venal sons of bitches, and so are ALL of
> their supporters. In EVERY country. And they must
> be opposed every time any of us get the chance to
> do so, or we will all end up playing in the
> "dance band" outlined above.

Tell it like it is, Sam.  Also note that musicians have often been the
courageous ones to challenge crap laws, e.g. Fitzgerald v. Pan
American Airways (1956), where Ella Fitzgerald, stranded in Hawaii on
the way to a gig in Australia, fought to establish that airlines had
to pay damages for that sort of race discrimination (and won!).  I
heard JJ was one of the people who fought to overturn the cabaret-card
system, and plenty of musicians have joined in the struggles over
politics - touring the US South in mixed-race jazz bands, or touring
to war-torn hot spots, etc.

George