Allan welcomes back presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Although controversial and upsetting to many Democrats who fear this will assure another BUSH win, Nader is bringing to the campaign some very important issues that other candidates are ignoring. The Bush Administration and the Democratic Party, in varying extremes, are putting the interests of their corporate paymasters before the interests of the people. In the Nader Campaign the PEOPLE rule. Mr. Nader takes seriously a government "of, by and for the people" within a deliberative democratic society.
Ralph Nader supports industrial hemp as a renewable resource with many important fuel, fiber, food, paper and other uses. Industrial hemp is a commercial crop grown for its seed and fiber and the products made from them such as oil, seed cake, and hurds (stalk cores). Industrial hemp is one of the longest and strongest fibers in the plant kingdom, and it has thousands of potential uses. In need of alternative crops and aware of the growing market for industrial hemp - particularly for biocomposite products such as automobile parts, farmers in the United States are forced to watch from the sidelines while Canadian, French and Chinese farmers grow the crop and American manufacturers import it from them. Federal legislators, meanwhile, continue to ignore the issue. They have failed to hold a hearing or introduce a bill that would remove industrial hemp from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration list of illicit substances. The United States should implement a licensing system, similar to the one that Canada has in place, that ensures only legitimate farmers are allowed to grow industrial hemp from seeds certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The certified seeds would guarantee that the psychoactive substance in the plant is so low that it has no effect (analogous to the negligible amount of psychoactive material in poppy seeds).
Nader's Opposition to Media Bias & Media Concentration:
The mass media in the United States is extremely concentrated, and the messages that they send are too broadly uniform. Six global corporations control more than half of all mass media in our country: newspapers, magazines, books, radio and television. Our democracy is being swamped by the confluence of money, politics and concentrated media. We must reclaim our democracy from the accelerating grip of big-money politics and concentrated corporate media. This requires real campaign finance reform, which means public financing of public elections; some free access to ballot qualified candidates on television and radio; vigorous antitrust regulation and enforcement; ending broadcasters' free licensed use of the public airwaves; and the reversion of some organized time on our publicly owned airwaves to establish audience-controlled radio and TV networks to ensure the diversity of voices and solutions necessary for a really free press and a true civic democracy.
Fig has played with practically every major figure in contemporary popular music including Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett, Little Richard and KISS. And that's the short list. In addition to his musical talents, Anton's easygoing personality is just one of the reasons Letterman uses him for comedy bits so often.
Anton has just completed his first solo record entitled "Figments". Produced and co-written by Fig, the record represents 3 years of work and includes among others, singers and musicians Richie Havens, Brian Wilson, Ivan Neville, Sebastian Bach, Ace Frehley & Paul Shaffer.
There's such a terrific variety of anecdotes Anton shares with Classic Rock Radio audiences; from playing (secretly) on two KISS albums which were previously credited to Peter Criss (Anton was asked to put on the makeup; this was recently revealed by Gene Simmons in his tell-all book), to being the the time-keeper of choice for such high-profile gigs as the post-9/11 Concert for New York City, the Atlanta Olympics closing ceremonies and the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert.
Autographs from rock stars, signed guitars, backstage passes, letters, personal items, clothing, party paraphernalia, contracts and signed photos are bringing in big money. Danny will tell you how much your stuff is worth, and then he'll even buy it. It's that easy. Danny Perkins is the man who supplied many of the Hard Rock Cafes with the cool stuff hanging on their walls.
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Allan welcomes back presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Although controversial and upsetting to many Democrats who fear this will assure another BUSH win, Nader is bringing to the campaign some very important issues that other candidates are ignoring. The Bush Administration and the Democratic Party, in varying extremes, are putting the interests of their corporate paymasters before the interests of the people. In the Nader Campaign the PEOPLE rule. Mr. Nader takes seriously a government "of, by and for the people" within a deliberative democratic society.
There's such a terrific variety of anecdotes Anton shares with Classic Rock Radio audiences; from playing (secretly) on two KISS albums which were previously credited to Peter Criss (Anton was asked to put on the makeup; this was recently revealed by Gene Simmons in his tell-all book), to being the the time-keeper of choice for such high-profile gigs as the post-9/11 Concert for New York City, the Atlanta Olympics closing ceremonies and the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert.
Autographs from rock stars, signed guitars, backstage passes, letters, personal items, clothing, party paraphernalia, contracts and signed photos are bringing in big money. Danny will tell you how much your stuff is worth, and then he'll even buy it. It's that easy. Danny Perkins is the man who supplied many of the Hard Rock Cafes with the cool stuff hanging on their walls.
