From: WGIR Sub-Editor [raw1418@triad.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 7:55 PM Subject: Wha Gwaan in R.A.W. Sunday October 20 , 2002 (¯`·._(¯`·......Wha Gwaan in RAW......·´¯)_.·´¯) ************************************************************************* *INDEX [1] GREETINGS ON THE BIRTHDAY OF PETER TOSH! [2] Peter Tosh on midnightdread.com [3] Crucial peace rally [4] Anthem Band on line [5] Regarding INNER VISIONS [6]* Special Message from Tom RAW #33(Guidelines for submitting to WGIR) ************************************************************************* [1]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Midnight Dread (#37) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 06:53:40 -0600 From: Doug Wendt Subject: GREETINGS ON THE BIRTHDAY OF PETER TOSH! GREETINGS ON THE BIRTHDAY OF PETER TOSH! Where there is corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!" -Peter Tosh In Honor of the Life of Peter Tosh, REASONING WITH THE BUSH DOCTOR, Midnight Dread's entire legendary 1983 reasoning session with the Mystic Man featured in the film RED X is now posted for the first time anywhere at midnightdread.com "Without exception, the faith of our Founding Fathers was deist, not theist, best expressed in the Declaration of Independence, which spoke of 'the Laws of Nature' and 'Nature's God'. Thomas Jefferson said, '"I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology. Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned. What has been the effect of this coercion? To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the earth... The clergy converted the simple teachings of Jesus into an engine for enslaving mankind... to filch wealth and power to themselves. (They), in fact, constitute the real Anti-Christ." To which Thomas Paine adds, "Accustom a people to believe that priests and clergy can forgive sins...and you will have sins in abundance." And John Adams wrote in the Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11: "The Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." [2]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Midnight Dread (#37) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 06:53:40 -0600 From: Doug Wendt Subject: Peter Tosh on midnightdread.com "You see lie is the moat & hypocrisy the order of the day." -Peter Tosh GREETINGS ON THE BIRTHDAY OF PETER TOSH! Where there is corruption, there is bound to be an eruption!" -Peter Tosh In Honor of the Life of Peter Tosh, REASONING WITH THE BUSH DOCTOR, Midnight Dread's entire legendary 1983 reasoning session with the Mystic Man featured in the film RED X is now posted for the first time anywhere at midnightdread.com Here's a brief excerpt of the introduction on my website: "In August of 1983 I received a call from the now late, great publicist Charlie Comer (The Chieftains, Bob Marley etc.) asking me if I'd like to interview Peter Tosh. Peter was staying at the Golden Gateway Inn on Van Ness Avenue near Nob Hill in San Francisco, just a couple blocks from my basement apartment . I talked to Peter, Bush Doctor & Mystic Man, around noon time August 17th, 1983. He was alone in his room, strumming his guitar when we were introduced. After our first interchange he grabbed his brand new mini-cassette recorder and started to record our interview. He said he wanted to play it for the head of EMI that week since he was embroiled in a long struggle with the label. He wanted to present my direct evidence of the chronic promotional neglect he had suffered for years from the major labels that released his records. He was so glad to hear the truth that he returned my frankness in kind ten times over as he exploded in anger and passion on the state of the world and reggae business. It was the greatest reggae interview of my career. I was ecstatic. I took my cassette home and immediately started previewing it for use on my radio show that week. Within minutes I was horrified. There was next to nothing on my tape! You could hear his voice for a bit and then it got lower and lower and faded out completely. Now I was really mortified. I scanned through the tape. Nothing. Fast forward to Friday night September 11th, 1987 (9/11 is a notoriously dreadful date.) A late night insistent phone ring turns out to be Roger Steffens calling from L.A. with the awful news that Peter has just been shot dead that night in Kingston along with the amazing Jamaican radio DJ Free-I and others. Chills went through my body as I pondered yet another major loss to reggae and the implication that even reggae radio DJs were now in the crossfire. By now I was on KFOG, the major classic rock station in San Francisco, doing an hour of Midnight Dread reggae shows in prime time Tuesday nights. I had a few days to get together a proper memorial program dedicated to Peter's life & music. But what would I do? I knew that in the period immediately following an important musicians' death commercial radio wouldn't dare criticize whatever I aired. I had a brief window of opportunity to lay it all out there, more so than if Peter was still alive. Though my interview was basically non-existent, I might be able to use a line or two before the tape went kaput. So I climbed the ladder & tried to find the tape which by now was buried under 4 more years of attic-stuffing. I spent several agonizing minutes searching for the tape. Finally, I located the mysterious encryption. I took the cassette to my studio and put it in the deck. SUDDENLY, IT WAS ALL THERE. THE MAGNETIC PARTICLES HAD SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY UNDERGONE SPONTANEOUS REGENERATION IN THE WAKE OF PETER’S PASSING. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. " -Doug 'Midnight Dread' Wendt (10/18/02) The text of that complete interview, "Reasoning With The Bush Doctor" was posted at midnight the night of October 18th, Peter's birthday, at midnightdread.com Time is measured from midnight , not daylight Go deh.. Doug [3]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Jesse Dawn (#1656) From: YouthDawn@cs.com Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Crucial peace rally Dear R.A.W.ster, From R.A.W. members 1656, please post this crucial message of peace action. Conscious people of the Reggae Nation are gathering for a major peace rally at Mo'oheau Park in Hilo, Hawaii, Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 am to 3 pm, aligning with the coalition of peace rally events throughout the globe that day. The Hilo event will feature the ultra conscious reggae band Jesse Dawn and the Kind, along with Big Island Conspiracy and Technical Difficulties. Activist speakers Jim Albertini, Julie Jacobson and Noelie Rodrigues will also be featured Now is the crucial time for these events because the Earth has become plagued by bloodmongers such as those of the "Bushita" regime and their plots of foolish greed, stupidity and blood-for-oil. We of the Reggae Nation must unite in a righteous dance for peace, because we know that WAR IS OVER! One love guidance, Jesse Dawn (of the Kind) [4]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Anthem (#1560) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 03:12:50 EDT From: Cooziemell@aol.com Subject: Anthem Band on line R.A.W Member 1560 Hello R.A.W. Massive, The Anthem band website is back active and is now changed to anthemband.com, a little easier to remember and less letters to type. Due to some problems with yahoo, the site was down for some time now but it is refreshing to know that everything is everything once more. Look out for the new album to be released within the next week "Good to be there." It's been long overdue and we are happy to share the new vibe and new sound of Anthem with the world. It's already "Blazing the airwaves" in NY, Canada, England and Jamaica in it's prerelease version. For all Reggae music fans, you can check out a few cuts from the album on our site anthemband.com. Come and check out our schedule, bio, upcoming gigs, and more at the new site. Sign our guest book and leave your e-mail address with cooziemell@aol.com and we will put you on our mailing list so that you can be updated with all of the new happenings with Anthem. Denzel Washington says from the bottom of his heart, "He loves the band and our vibe on stage." There is no other Reggae band with the harmony that Anthem sings. Some call Anthem the Reggae Insync. The comparison is the harmony. The energy and charisma is definitely there as well. Join the experience and come vibe with the up and coming stars of tomorrow, The Anthem Band, What more is there to say............. [5]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Anna Fisher (#1224) From: "afisher" Date: October 20, 2002 3:29 AM Subject: Regarding INNER VISIONS Greetings R.A.W. Massive, Regarding INNER VISIONS, not only were these guys the best next door neighbors, (St. John US Virgin Islands) committed to the youth of the island with all their donated concerts for multitudes of causes but they really are great musicians! Ras Paul is the closest thing my children have to a Godfather, and an excellent percussionist/writer who hails from Jamaica. Grasshopper and Jupiter are brothers and the children to Jens and Irma Pickering. Two other fine and upstanding commUNITY minded individuals who hail from St. John. I have taught their children in school and seen the good works that they have done. These brothers are genuine and sincere. I wish them continued success! We are sooooo proud of you, and we love you! OOOOXXXX, One Love, Anna Fisher (aka Nancy Fish Liburd) R.A.W. #1224 [6]--------------------------------------------------------------------- >From Tom (#33)[edited] A few guidelines for submission to "Wha Gwaan in RAW?" : 1) Send ALL items to me (Tom) directly at tap@kuentos.guam.net Do NOT send items directly to Eric, as he will then forward them to me anyway. 2) Submissions should be in plain text form. That means that NONE OF THE FOLLOWING can be forwarded in the news-letter graphics of any kind sound files HTML messages (this require a HUGE amount of editing to be acceptable by all) 3) Your Subject Header should be indicative of the subject of your message "for Wha Gwaan" is NOT an appropriate subject Header "Please post" is NOT an appropriate subject header "From JoeSchmo" is NOT an appropriate subject Header 4) ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS include your RAW membership number....PLEASE!!!!! 5) do not submit anything by REPLYING to or FORWARDING an earlier issue of Wha Gwaan in RAW? 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