What if we went on Strike?

Sometimes, even at my age and my experience, I wonder if I will really be using my music degree. Most of the time, I know that I will, but sometimes, I wonder. I guess it is all the pre-jitters of graduating from grad school. I get these feelings mostly from how the rest of the nation views music. Every time I see the VH1 Save the Music commercial, I am happy at the fact that maybe someone cares, but sad at the fact that our kids music programs suck. It's always the first one to be downsized, or even obliterated. So, what if we could actually go on strike? This means....

+No music in stores. When you're shopping for that perfect dress, it'll be in silence, babe.

+No music in movies. Yeah, that scary movie ain't so scary no mo'.

+No music on the radio. When you're stuck in traffic on the Bay Bridge, and you've had two cups of coffee and a bran muffin, you can't distract yourself with the radio.

+No music on TV. Actually, maybe people will watch less TV, which might not be so bad. But just think, no opening music,
Emeril will have to say 'goodbye' to his band, no J-Lo, no theme music, no nothing.

+No music at school. No band at the football games, pep rally's, graduation. Silence at prom, assmeblies, and plays.

+No music at work. Take off your stupid headphones... not allowed. Turn off that stereo. Corporations will have to do all their boring ass presentations without music. Oh yeah, and how PRODUCTIVE will any worker be if music didn't exist? Healthy minds = productivity. It's simple psychology people, not rocket science.

+No music for kids. No toys that play music. No singing dolls. Turn off that jingle thingy. Oh yeah, and that rattle is just maraca in a different form, so give it back, kid. No lullabies. And remember, that TV won't have music either. Shrek and Blues Clues will just have to make it without music.

+No music for holidays. Christmas would be a little less jolly.

+No music in church. Sorry, can't sing or play anything here either.

Well, you get my drift. Lot's of people say to me, "I don't know a thing about music." Yet, they listen to it ALL the time. It is always ON. If it were gone, people would then notice. It's too bad that this couldn't happen though, because this would be the statement of a lifetime. Hmmm... but maybe..... ok folks!!, give me your IPods, stereos, movies, TV's, radios in your cars, cd players, cd's, laptops and computers (bc they play music too), toys, records, turntables, walkman's, tapes, and instruments!!!

and let's see how you and your children fare.