RE: 1978 EPA Report

[Peter Donnelly <skookum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Popular movements work in mysterious ways. I read somewhere the other day 
that it is now considered un-chic to order particular brands of beverages 
in certain trendy clubs. Who knows how this sort of thing gets started? We 
could see a mass movement away from caps with the Nike symbol on the 
forehead (our 1990s version of the Third Eye), or against loud music. It 
will happen, or not happen, regardless of anything us old fogeys have to 
say about it.

However, something positive we could do would be to seek out a celebrity 
who would be willing to act as an advocate for quiet -- much as Pete 
Townshend has been vocal in warning of hearing loss among musicians and 
fans.

BTW I agree with Michael's comments about HEAR -- as we mention at the R2Q 
site, we have mixed feelings about this group which has nothing to say 
about the real problem with rock music -- excessive amplification. In fact 
their website (which you can link to from our "Allies" page) seems to be 
more of a rock-appreciation site than anything else.

Peter Donnelly
Right to Quiet Society
http://www.islandnet.com/~skookum/quiet/



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From: 	Sorrento95@aol.com[SMTP:Sorrento95@aol.com]
Reply To: 	quiet-list@igc.org
Sent: 	Saturday, June 07, 1997 2:38 AM
To: 	quiet-list@igc.org
Subject: 	Re: 1978 EPA Report

In a message dated 97-06-07 09:25:05 EDT, Eric writes:

<< >    I have had young people tell me that they cannot go to
 >    sleep without the stereo turned on.  Others admit that
 >    they cannot study without the stereo.  Look around at
 >    all the joggers and roller bladers with stereo earphones.

      All could be examples of noise/music habituation/conditioning. In
 other words, have their favourite media icons/idols start a new craze for
 some other "thing to do" and watch how quickly the herds will follow and
 _not miss their previous habits at all.
  >>

     I'm afraid this won't happen.  Do you think Madonna, Michael
     Jackson, U 2, and others are going to tell people they
     should turn off their TVs and stereos and read?   Primarily,
     these icons don't operate through the print media, but
     through the audio/visual electronic media.

          -- Michael Wright
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