Become involved in causes relating to the end of poverty. Give up a bit of your own wealth so that others can live like human beings.
STOP THE GENOCIDE IN SUDAN!!!!!
Become involved in the struggle for equity and the end of descrimination. Descrimination shall not be permitted on the basis of race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, or any other protected class. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY INVOLVED IN A SCHOOL-WIDE GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, JOIN ONE.
Music: One of the many voices for change in this world. A vehicle for inspiration:
CRACK ROCK STEADY/SKACORE:
Leftöver Crack, Choking Victim, Union Jack, Misspent Youth, Antimaniax, No-Cash, My Own Religion, Morning Glory, INDK, The Infested, The Crack Rock Steady Seven, Niño Zombi, The Shilling, Tusker, Dancehall Satan, The Stupid Stupid Henchmen, Team Spider, No Commercial Value, and any other crack rock steady-esqe band, or any band that is associated to another crack rock steady band in any way!! (e.g. Stockyard Stoics, F-Minus, etc....).
SKA, TWO TONE, ROOTS REGGAE, ROCK STEADY, DUB, JAMAICA'S GALORE:
Big D and The Kids Table, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Skolars, Isaac Green and the Skalars, Desmond Dekker (R.I.P.), Mustard Plug, Assorted Jellybeans, Blue Meanies, Mu330, Madness, The Selecter, I Voted for Kodos, Bad Manners, The English Beat, The Undercovers, Skanic, Monkey Jacket, The Toasters, Less Than Jake, Hepcat, The Foamers, Goldfinger, The Skatalites, The Hippos, Link 80, Mad Caddies, Skabba the Hut, Long Shot, Thumper (Ska-Metal), Telegraph, Operation Ivy, the Urge, Streetlight Manifesto, Suburban Legends, SGR, Ska-P, Skanatra, Slapstick, Mealticket, Kemuri, The Peacocks, The Pietasters, Rx Bandits, Gangster Fun, Westbound Train, Chris Murray, Catch 22, The Johnstones, The Risk, Surfing Socrates, 24 Hour Taco Shop, Buck-0-Nine, Bim Skala Bim, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, The Alloys, The Allstonians, The Aquabats, Against all Authority, Insatiable, Johnny Socko, Planet Smashers, all the STILL STANDING bands, everyone w/ MOON SKA RECORDS or MOON EUROPE, and all the other ska bands. The Superspecs, The Israelites, OC Supertones, Five Iron Frenzy, Plan Nine USA, Plan 17, AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!
PUNK:
THE LIVING END, BOUNCING SOULS, The Germs, Pennywise, RKL, NOFX, BAD RELIGION, 7 Seconds, The Casualties, The Unseen, Anti-Flag, The Ramones, The Clash, X, OI POLLOI, The Varukers, Rancid, Blood for Blood, Generation X, Descendents, Transplants, ALL, The Explosion, The Exploited, Minor Threat, Sham 69, Buzzcocks, American Distress, Randy, Propagandhi, ADOLESCENTS, Bad Brains, The Offspring, D.O.A., Dead Kennedys and more!!
Other:
Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young), Jethro Tull, Steve Morse, Traffic, Dream Theatre, Children of Bodom, Cradle of Filth, Joe Pass, Al DiMeola, Pat Metheny.
Colorado Local Bands:
The Right Aways, 12 Cents for Marvin, Synthetic Elements, Detective Jabsco, A Future Loss, Fighter Pilot Lost, Potato Pirates, P-Nuckle.
Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can't deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's Showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is burning
This is not a test
of the emergency broadcast system
When Malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the Media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality
Catch it on Prime Time
Story at nine
The whole world is going insane
When the hills of Los Angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the MURDER wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And Los Angeles is Burning
A placard reads "the end of days"
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze
More a question than a curse
HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE
The flames are stunning
The cameras running
So take warning!
Sensei Tyler Weaver - One of the most influential human beings in my life.
David Evans - For his absolute mastery of the guitar.
Ghandi - I could go on and on...