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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Michael M who wrote (73171)	1/27/2000 2:14:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Yes, that is one of the mandates of the college. The funny thing is that many alumni, board members, and faculty, are full of consternation to find that the college has ended up on the "Right" side of the culture wars.......The original conception was one of the "democritization of elite culture", as a common patrimony. Now that elite culture has itself come under attack, what was once viewed by many people as a radical school has become a "conservative school". When Ed Delattre, an associate of John Silber, became president in the '80's, there was much dark talk about the "Republican conspiracy to take over", and the faculty voted to replace him with George McGovern (the board voted it down). Later, when John Agresto became president of the Santa Fe campus, there was another bout of hysteria in some parts, because Agresto had been an executive of the National Endowment for the Humanities under Reagan. My wife was the Director of Alumni Relations, for a time at both campuses, and as it became better known that we were conservatives, that became an issue. Anyway, St. John's does its part, but it is in conflict about its associations......

To: Michael M who wrote (73171)	1/27/2000 2:23:00 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 108807

Hello Michael, I've enjoyed your musical recommendations. Here's a couple of mine. The CD below is Madeleine Peyroux. I got it 2-3 years ago and it still gets a lot of play. People want to label her a jazz singer, but I think she is more than that. cdnow.com Next is Andrea Marcovicci. She is a torch singer of the first rank. With pure voice and exquisite technique, you might think you're listening to a slightly boho Piaf. Hope you enjoy! cdnow.com*ANDREA/itemid=339692 Edit - Try this link to the Madeleine Peyroux CD: cdnow.com 2nd edit: The Madeleine Peyroux links are screwing up. The first one takes you to an excerpt from one of her songs, the second takes you to I don't know where. Anyway, happy listening, and keep those recommendations coming!