babspanky Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=65234887&blogID=386482760 Sunday, April 27, 2008 Anti-Racist Weekend! Just got home! Had a great day today! Hooked up with my mentor Jerry Dammers who I hadn't seen for years (literally) and borrowed a flute and did a gig at the RESPECT festival in Victoria Park! It was a superstar band! Joing Jerry on stage included US brass section The Hypnotic Brass, Damon Albarn and the rest of the Good the Bad and the Queen (and his string section), me old mate Ollie on bass and the legendary Rico on trombone! Also got my friend Carl on sax on it and Zoe ..s and a percussionist and extra flugel horn..... plus around 7 guest rappers... all preaching a powerful anti racist message and celebrating the lives lost to racisim including Stephen Lawrence... Jerry reminded me and many folk at the gig about the power of music and the influence it can have on the world and how we have become a bit lazy... how we forget about our brothers and sisters around the world... and on our doorstep! It was beautiful, electric, memorable, and reminding.... that we need to get back to our human roots... our essence that we are a social race... and that means we have have social responsibilities.... Today has reminded me how lucky I am to have not only to have worked with some of the most extraordinary and important musicians in contemporary music but that I live in a city and society where the colour of my skin is not wrong! Mikey x 14:08 - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Jennie- Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Pfft. Me and my boss were going to go there today but when he realised he wasn't going to be able to take the day off he made sure I was working too so I couldn't go without him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Sweet Mikey! Thanks for posting Babs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Thanks Bab. What a great message from Mikey. So often we are so focused on things in life we are dissatisfied with. We forget to realize that we are blessed with living in a relatively peaceful time and place in human history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 thanks for posting....that made me think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greta Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 great update:punk: I was just reading this http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3819348.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
level28 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 It's funny cause today I was thinking that it was great to live in a place were I can wear and say whatever I want. It's a strange feeling knowing that so many ppl can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Wish I'd known this was on, I could have driven on into London. I remember Jerry Dammers from The Specials, always loved their music. Great musician and spokesman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Thanks Bab. What a great message from Mikey. So often we are so focused on things in life we are dissatisfied with. We forget to realize that we are blessed with living in a relatively peaceful time and place in human history. Exactly. Not a bad thing for us all to take a moment to reflect on. Thanks for posting, Bab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 thanks for posting babs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finkster Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Sounds like a really great show, what a cause! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjoshi Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 That sounds pretty awesome! I love going to events like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackViolet Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Thanks Bab. What a great message from Mikey. So often we are so focused on things in life we are dissatisfied with. We forget to realize that we are blessed with living in a relatively peaceful time and place in human history. Some of us. Often at the expense of less peaceful times for other places and people that we either directly exploit or not-so-directly benefit from to make our own lifestyle possible... --Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Some of us. Often at the expense of less peaceful times for other places and people that we either directly exploit or not-so-directly benefit from to make our own lifestyle possible... --Jack[/quote You are right Jack. Many of us are privileged as a result of the adversity and tragedies of others. I'm glad you pointed this out. This gives us a better perspective of our circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I missed this blog from Mikey. The colour of his skin could never be wrong from where I sit. But here, the colour of mine has been wrong more than once. Tolerance, diversity, acceptance... Not just for skin colour, for language, for culture, for beliefs, for religions, for choices... Thanks Mikey for making us think about this:wub2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agnieszka Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 thanks for the update and also thanks to greta for the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackViolet Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 You are right Jack. Many of us are privileged as a result of the adversity and tragedies of others. I'm glad you pointed this out. This gives us a better perspective of our circumstances. Actually I'm kind of sorry I was such a downer. Didn't mean to be all gloomy-serious, sorry, this kind of stuff just happened to be on my mind lately. It's good to reflect on one's blessings and be happy for them too. --Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I talked to Mikey at the Brixton party. He's a great guy. Thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Actually I'm kind of sorry I was such a downer. Didn't mean to be all gloomy-serious, sorry, this kind of stuff just happened to be on my mind lately. It's good to reflect on one's blessings and be happy for them too. --Jack Actually, you shouldn't be sorry because what you pointed out was pushed to the back of my mind when I wrote my first. But you remind us that it's actually what we need to remember at the forefront of our minds (to appreciate what we have even more so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This guy is amazing and i´m so happy for him Thanks for posting here, babs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keti Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Mikey is such a great guy,I like him very much... Thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamacatt Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Thanks for bringing this important and moving news to MFC attention. We're right behind you, Mikey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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