Traprock Center for Peace and Justice CD release and celebration party last night. Good turn out. This is one more songwriting program that should be continuous. We need more songs about waging peace, putting an end to inequality, social justice for all, saving the planet, saving the children, saving the world, saving the elephants and other small things, saving ourselves. I remember a time when we felt that we were in this together and that we could make a difference and songs were sung to call attention to the important issues. Young people are very different today...there isn't that "we're in this together" spirit. I'm not being nostalgic only wondering if someone put complacency in the drinking water. I'm also thinking of Christina Aguilera's outfit and song/dance thing at the MTV movie awards. Just think of the difference between what Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell put out in those days compared to how it's done now? There's nothing in it now except show...no depth? Not in what is popular and put on television or radio. I've heard some wonderful new music but it's more of an art form and of course it is not what gets on the MTV awards shows. Where are the songwriters and artists that have the messages of truth that we need to hang our hat on? It's not the style now not in the vapid landscape we've created for ourselves. Save ourselves please. "All I want is some truth"