I’m a child of the ‘60’s so obviously Occupy Wall Street intrigues me. I went down and scouted about on a lovely Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago with my gal Bobbi. Like so many others who have been there and written about it, we were both surprised and delighted by the intelligence and sincerity of the protesters we encountered. Every few feet were small groups of people gathered to either listen, or articulate a message of economic accountability and change. People of all ages, races and walks-of-life were milling about or mingling, including many families with school age children, often carrying homemade signs.
I never got the sense that anyone there wanted to overthrow the government or start a violent revolution; mostly messages of accountability for our elected officials and lawmakers regarding Wall Street regulations and corporate campaign contributions; common sense stuff that most Americans seemingly want, including many if not most of the so-called 1 percent.
It’s snowing as I write this on October 29th; Lord have mercy!
“Snow in San Anselmo,
My waitress… said it was coming down
Said it hadn’t happened in over 30 years
But it was laying on the ground”
From a brilliant Van Morrison song on Hard Nose The Highway.
Will the onslaught of freezing-cold winter weather disburse these remarkable protesters, especially in the northern and mid-western states where their encampments will be hit the hardest? If so, I expect a meaningful part of their mission is accomplished, and this “revolution” will carry on and continue to percolate on Main Streets throughout America for many months and years to come. Power to the people, right on!
Please come out and hear The Nutopians, my exquisite 8-piece ensemble, celebrate the song compositions of John Lennon this week and please don’t forget about our most recent and most poignant Cause & Effect CD. Ironically, 1 percent on our mailing list responded to last month’s announcement.
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