RE: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)

["Gart, Mitchell" <MGart>]

I didn't say he's an insane fundamentalist, I just said I would like to
ask him what he thinks of those actions.  I didn't mean to say something
bad about all Muslims.

- Mitch
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-babel-list 
> [mailto:owner-babel-list] On Behalf Of skywalker
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:22 PM
> To: babel-list
> Subject: Re: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on 
> "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)
> 
> whoa.  Mitchell didn't say, and I don't know, if YI/CS supports insane
> fundamentalist actions.  does he?  please tell us you're not calling
> YI/CS a pig solely for being Muslim.  I'm just asking, I 
> haven't looked
> into what YI/CS's trip is.  I personally don't have a religious
> affiliation, but having one doesn't mean one is among the insane
> fundamentalists.
> 
> --- rslovacek <rslovacek> wrote:
> > Well.
> > 
> >     Patti appearing voluntarily with the pig Y. Islam makes 
> me sick. 
> > It makes
> > me want to say the hell with you, Patti Smith.  Shame!
> > 
> > --Bob
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Gart, Mitchell
> >   To: Babel-list
> >   Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 4:22 PM
> >   Subject: RE: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) 
> on "Morning
> > Becomes
> > Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)
> > 
> > 
> >   I listened to this and totally enjoyed it.  But one thing:
> >   he talks about creating art that will last a long time.
> >   I would have liked to ask him about the statues of the Buddhas,
> >   carved in the mountainsides in Afghanistan.  The Muslim Taliban
> >   blew up these works of art that had been there for more than
> >   1000 years.  I would have liked to ask what he thinks of that act.
> >   But other than that it was really nice to hear him, his thoughts
> >   and his music.
> > 
> >   - Mitch
> > 
> > 
> >   > -----Original Message-----
> >   > From: owner-babel-list
> >   > [mailto:owner-babel-list] On Behalf Of Dennis
> > Moore
> >   > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:38 AM
> >   > To: Babel-list
> >   > Subject: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on
> >   > "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)
> >   >
> >   > Cat Stevens Returns, Explains Himself
> >   > Wednesday, December 20, 2006
> >   > By Roger Friedman
> >   > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237698,00.html
> >   >
> >   > Cat Stevens is back. Well, his name now is Yusuf Islam, 
> and we'll
> > call
> >   > him that, but old habits are hard to break, and you know, he was
> > our
> >   > Cat for a long, long time.
> >   >
> >   > Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice
> > long
> >   > set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited
> > guests
> >   > including rocker Patti Smith and a heavy mix of folks from the
> > media
> >   > like New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles, filmmaker Albert
> > Maysles,
> >   > rock impresario David Spero and writer Daphne Merkin.
> >   >
> >   > The show, taped for KCRW-FM, was interspersed with a 
> conversation
> > with
> >   > that radio station's Nic Harcourt. [snip]
> >   >
> >   > THU DEC 21, 2006
> >   > Broadcast and Webcast Exclusive:
> >   > First Live US Performance in Three Decades by Yusuf (formerly
> >   > Cat Stevens)
> >   > Will Air on KCRWs Morning Becomes Eclectic
> >   > http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb061221yusuf
> >   >
> >   > On Thursday, December 21, 2006, at 11:15 am, Music Director Nic
> >   > Harcourt host of the influential music program, Morning Becomes
> >   > Eclectic on trendsetting public radio station 89.9FM KCRW/Santa
> > Monica
> >   > and KCRW.com presents a broadcast and webcast exclusive: the
> > first
> >   > live US performance in nearly three decades by singer/songwriter
> >   > Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens.
> >   >
> >   > In November 2006, Ya/Atlantic released AN OTHER CUP, Yusuf's
> >   > long-anticipated new album, the first collection of modern pop
> > songs
> >   > in 28 years from this legendary British singer/songwriter.  It
> > was
> >   > received with a flurry of critical acclaim and 
> coincided with the
> > 40th
> >   > anniversary of Cat Stevens' first hit record, "I Love My Dog."
> >   >
> >   > The performance that will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic was
> > recorded
> >   > on December 19 at an invitation-only event in an intimate
> > performance
> >   > venue in New York City, hosted by KCRWs Nic Harcourt. The
> > performance
> >   > and interview will be broadcast on air and will be simulcast
> > online at
> >   > www.KCRW.com on Thurs., Dec. 21, at 11:15 am Pacific time; click
> > on
> >   > KCRWLive to listen to the station's on-air stream. Yusuf's
> > performance
> >   > will be available for later listening in the KCRW Archives
> > online.
> >   > [snip]
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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