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It's been well known and reported on around these parts of the music that our nation's finest torturers are using in Guantanamo Bay, but a recent study finds that blaring lousy music in someone's face can actually make them go crazy.
The Daily Mail reports:
Human rights groups are protesting that blasting tracks such as Britney Spears's Baby One More Time and Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. into cells at high volumes for hours on end can cause the inmates longterm psychiatric problems.
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Chris Burke with Joe and John DiMasi have announced their 2009 touring plans, according to the group's website. The trio will be touring not just in support of their most recent album ...Singer With The Band, but in conjunction with their message of tolerance and brotherhood.
As explained in a statement released from the group:
"Everyone Can Be A... Singer With The Band" is designed to show young and old alike that everyone is special, that everyone has a song to sing and that what truly matters in life is your ability, not your disability. Through music, acting and song Chris, Joe and John celebrate the many kinds of people who make up our world."
Not many people can pull off a Coogi Sweater(as pictured above) other than Burke and the Cos.
You might remember Chris Burke from the ABC program Life Goes On where he played Charles "Corky" Thacher. The program ran from 1989-1993, won two Emmy awards for outstanding acting, and was broadcasted around the world in 11 different languages. Burke has Down Syndrome, and his parents were told to institutionalize him when he was born, but they decided to raise him at home and nurture his talents. Chris studied acting, tap dancing, wrote scripts, and eventually coauthored a New York Times Best Seller A Special Kind Of Hero.
Joe and John DeMasi are long time friends of Burke. The three originally met at a camp for persons with disabilities when Burke was a teen where the DiMasis' were music counselors. Not much is known about the brothers DiMasi, who maintain a low profile in comparison to that of Burke. While they seem to uphold a veil of mystery and ambiguity, it does little to leave the trio's fan base wanting. Burke is clearly the frontman of the act. He utilizes his ability to continuously stoke the flames of the imagination and aspirations of people from all walks of life with his resiliency and determination.
Chris Burke with Joe and John DeMasi preforming live for Minneapolis' NBC affiliate CARE 11
On Tour:
December 11-12, 2008
Jefferson Rehabilitation Centers
Watertown, New York
February 06-07, 2009
Up Side of Down Syndrome Family Group Regional Conference
Bettendorf, Iowa
March 21, 2009
Wake Forest University KidFest
Winston-Salem, N.C.
April 15, 2009
Solidarity Conference
Columbus, ohio
May 03, 2009
Wyckoff Family YMCA
Wyckoff, New Jersey
July 28, 2009
Camp PARC
Davidsville, Pennsylvania
September 19, 2009
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Buddy Walk
Frederick, MD
October 07-10, 2009
Down Syndrome Indiana school appearances and Buddy Walk
Indianapolis, Indiana
For more information, refer to the group's website:
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wow Sturg - you sure know how to shake up a party! Coogi sweaters kind of frighten me though...
The Phonographantasmascope!
Using the Zoetropes principle, Jim Lefevre created a bunch of special 3D discs that he set spinning using an old fashioned turntable to create the illusion of 3D movement.
The creator remarks:
"It is all live action and works by using the shutter speed of the camera rather than the rather irritating stroboscope methods other 3D Zoetropes use."
For more info about the artist who did this:
http://www.nexusproductions.com/
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It is pretty unnatural stuff. I would hate to see inside the head of a teen that thinks this is quality music. Ignorance is certainly not bliss.
AHH MAKE IT STOP!!! oh sorry. flashbacks.
Im not sure any music blared at you while you are confined would stay a pleasure