JASON Post-election  Commentary & Beautiful Songs

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Published on 11/25/2024 by Jason Schwartz

JASON W SCHWARTZ –  Commentary & Beautiful Songs——— post election – pre-Thanksgiving gentle “Unwind” and requests for peace and cooperation. Songs today: “Peace in Our Hearts” by Louise Lambert, “Be the One” by David Fraser, Unlock the Hope” by Lono, “Stardust Road” by Don Gere & Jason Schwartz, “Sympathy for the Devil” by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.

Summary & Full timestamped Transcript Below

 

[00:03 → 02:29] Introduction and Historical Context

  • Jason Schwartz welcomes listeners from Maui, broadcasting via KAKU 88.5 FM and Akaku Maui Community Media.
  • The date is November 25, 2024. He reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, marking a significant historical moment.
  • Schwartz shares personal memories from his childhood and his long residence on Maui (37 years), now approaching age 74.
  • He mentions the original guest, Scott Bushnell, intended to discuss the recent election cycle and local political changes.
  • Emphasizes the importance of active civic engagement, encouraging listeners to be involved and express their opinions despite political differences.
  • Questions societal progress since 1963, pondering whether people’s perspectives or behaviors have meaningfully evolved.

[02:29 → 07:12] Community, Housing, and Cultural Integration

  • Schwartz discusses the ongoing housing crisis in Maui and suggests alternative building techniques using sand, straw, and clay, referencing guest Miguel Elliot (“migs”) who demonstrated these sustainable methods.
  • Advocates for using local labor and building with natural materials to alleviate the housing shortage without waiting for traditional permits.
  • Highlights Maui’s challenges: high costs of living, people moving away due to economic hardships.
  • Calls for integration of Hawaiian knowledge and technology in community building and cultural respect.
  • Notes the continued lack of social integration between Native Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians, rooted in historical injustices such as the suppression of Hawaiian language and culture.
  • Observes that mainstream culture now favors rock music over traditional Hawaiian music, reflecting a shift away from the island’s indigenous heritage.

[07:12 → 10:05] Media Landscape and Perspectives on Truth

  • Points out a demographic shift in news consumption: 90% of CNN’s viewers and over 70% on major networks are over 70 years old.
  • Introduces the concept of newer media outlets like Tim Pool on YouTube and Rumble, highlighting the diversification of news sources.
  • Reflects on perspective differences using the metaphor of a box seen in different colors by different people but ultimately being the same box.
  • Emphasizes the need for cooperation and shared resources to serve everyone’s needs, including food, water, and housing.
  • Critiques modern disconnection from nature and agriculture, stressing the importance of reconnecting with how things grow.
  • Suggests younger generations may have different values, sometimes less connected to older environmental or communal ideals.

[10:05 → 13:09] Social Harmony and Political Transition

  • Questions whether society truly respects diversity in race, religion, and belief systems.
  • Expresses hope for greater mutual respect and space for peaceful coexistence.
  • Mentions the upcoming presidential transition to Donald J. Trump after the new year (2025), acknowledging his controversial nature and divided public opinion.
  • Encourages listeners to remain awake, active, and cooperative regardless of political leadership.
  • Promotes the show’s online presence and ongoing efforts to provide community information via YouTube and other platforms.
  • Notes plans to redesign the website but may wait for sponsorship or reconsider.

[13:09 → 16:07] Community Support and United Nations Campaign Against Violence

  • Announces a free Thanksgiving meal event on November 28, 2024, at St. Teresa’s Church in Kihei, open to all with no questions asked. Provides contact information for volunteering or assistance.
  • Highlights the ongoing need for community support beyond holidays.
  • Shares a special bulletin about the United Nations campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” (November 25 – December 10).
  • Emphasizes that violence against women remains the most prevalent human rights violation worldwide, exacerbated by crises like COVID-19 and economic instability.
  • Notes progress: 78% of countries now budget for services to address violence against women.
  • Urges continued awareness, education, and action to end gender-based violence globally.

[16:07 → 21:51] Reflections on Peace, Violence, and Spirituality

  • Schwartz laments the persistence of violence and the need to keep repeating messages of peace, love, forgiveness, and cooperation.
  • Reflects on generational efforts to promote peace since the 1960s, including anti-war activism.
  • Discusses spiritual teachings about unity and oneness across humanity, emphasizing that hatred harms oneself most.
  • Shares personal experiences attending church gatherings focused on spiritual growth and unity.
  • Calls for a global truce and peace, particularly highlighting ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Russia.
  • Plays and praises the song “Peace in Our Hearts” by his friend Louise, underscoring the power of music to inspire peace.

[21:51 → 28:13] Continued Campaign Against Violence and Political Concerns

  • Reiterates the importance of the UN’s campaign to end violence against women.
  • Plans to continue discussing this issue in upcoming shows.
  • Expresses concern about the incoming Trump administration’s policies potentially harming vulnerable populations despite aims to “make America great again.”
  • Advocates for loving cooperation and shared responsibility in society.
  • Recalls the era of activism against war and injustice from his youth, including personal family losses in Vietnam and social struggles in the U.S.
  • Urges envisioning a peaceful future where differences are resolved humanely.

[28:13 → 42:13] Cooperation, Perspective, and Music Interludes

  • Revisits the metaphor of perspective differences and the need to understand diverse viewpoints for cooperative solutions.
  • Suggests that love and cooperation should guide political and social engagement.
  • Shares music from local artists David Frasier and Lono L, whose songs emphasize hope, courage, and social change.
  • Reflects nostalgically on past decades of activism and hope, acknowledging discouragement but reaffirming commitment.
  • Questions whether current political slogans like “Make America Great Again” represent progress or regression.
  • Discusses concerns about government restructuring, potential reductions, and the need for vigilance to protect humanistic values.
  • Emphasizes that all sides of an issue should seek the greater good and mutual respect.

[42:13 → 56:42] Music, Community Announcements, and Closing Remarks

  • Plays a classic Rolling Stones cover, sharing memories of his time at Maui Community College and music classes.
  • Reflects on the enduring impact of iconic music and cultural symbols.
  • Reminds listeners of the Thanksgiving free meal event at St. Teresa’s Church, encouraging everyone to attend or volunteer.
  • Responds to criticism of repeating messages by affirming the importance of ongoing advocacy, especially regarding ending violence against women.
  • Plays additional music, including “Stardust Road,” a song he co-wrote, evoking themes of dreams, perseverance, and giving back to the community.
  • Shares memories of recording experiences and hopes the song will continue to inspire new audiences.
  • Announces plans for future shows, including more music and guest appearances.
  • Wishes everyone a safe, blessed Thanksgiving and encourages community support.
  • Concludes with gratitude for listener support and a hopeful call to keep working for a better world.

Key Themes and Insights

Theme Key Points
Historical Reflection Kennedy assassination as a pivotal moment; ongoing struggle for peace and justice
Civic Engagement Importance of participation, speaking out, and voting to shape community and political outcomes
Housing Crisis Advocacy for sustainable, local-material building methods to address affordability
Cultural Integration Need for greater respect and integration between Native Hawaiians and others
Media and Perspective Changing news consumption patterns; importance of recognizing multiple viewpoints
Violence Against Women UN campaign highlighting ongoing global violence and the need for continued activism
Peace and Spirituality Calls for unity, forgiveness, and non-violence; spiritual oneness transcending divisions
Political Transition Cautious outlook on incoming administration; emphasis on cooperation despite political divides
Community Support Local efforts to provide free meals and aid, especially during holidays
Music and Memory Use of music to promote hope, peace, and cultural continuity

Quantitative Data

Statistic Source/Context
90% of CNN viewers are over 70 years old Media consumption demographic
Over 70% of CBS and NBC viewers are over 70 Media consumption demographic
78% of countries have budgetary commitments to address violence against women UN report on global efforts to combat violence

Important Contacts and Resources

Event/Service Details
Thanksgiving Meal November 28, 2024, noon–2 PM at St. Teresa’s Church, Kihei (Leoa & South Kihei Rd)
Volunteer/Info Contact Phone: 808-875-8754
UN Campaign Website https://un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women

Conclusion

Jason Schwartz’s broadcast blends personal reminiscence, community advocacy, cultural reflection, and calls for social justice. Key messages revolve around active participation in civic life, respect for cultural diversity, sustainable local solutions to housing, and a vigorous stand against violence, especially gender-based violence. Despite political uncertainty, Schwartz urges cooperation, peace, and love as guiding principles. Music serves as a recurrent motif to inspire hope and unity throughout the program.

His call to action is clear: engage, support vulnerable populations, embrace diverse perspectives, and work collectively towards a more peaceful and equitable society.

Full Transcript

00:03

good morning everyone Aloha it’s 11 o’ on Monday hello everyone uh my name is Jason Schwarz I’m here in the island of Maui this is the neutral zone Maui neutral zone.com on YouTube Dream Maui W but we are really K KU 88.5 FM the voice of Maui simal cast on akaku Maui Community media TV to old guys like me channel 55 on cable and um today is November 25th 2024 I didn’t see it in the news it could be I wasn’t looking specifically but on November 22nd I remembered oh yeah so many years ago

 

01:03
1963 that’s so many years ago John F Kennedy was shot and killed our president and Lyndon Johnson became president and I was a little guy I was 12 years old and um you know I remember the summer obviously of 67 in San Francisco and interesting that I got to go out there and visit with my family my was something driving through colorful San Francisco the area that we all hear about all these years later as a little guy yeah well you know I’m I’m here on Maui now for a long time in fact 37

 

01:49
years I got here at 37 and now I’m approaching 74 isn’t that amazing and for 37 years I’ve been talking about things that haven’t happened here on Maui and um that’s okay it haven’t happened in the world Our Guest today by the way was going to be Scott Bushnell because we were going to discuss the election cycle and his take on what’s going on with our new president and vice president and how little change we see locally after the election so we are um uh we’re going to

 

02:29
discuss different perspectives and that’s always good because my perspective is always the same if our eyes are open and we are active and we take the time to be involved and to share what we want and why and how we’re going to get um what we want and if we don’t we have to do the best we can to change the people representing us and that’s just the we hope the way it is and um I hope that by people being active that even though the someone is in office and may have appeared to have an opinion different

 

03:09
than yours you’re not afraid to get up and out there to express it because if you’ve got it it’s surely out there as an opinion from a lot of other people 25th of November 22nd of November all those years ago how much has changed and how much is the same and what is our society different has it grown have people grown in their perspective of how they look at each other have we uh thought way why are we killing each other over things that we can find a way to serve everyone what have we gone that

 

03:50
far I don’t know I personally question you know I heard it last night things change people don’t change I hope people change I don’t think enough of them have changed to see major movement I mean I can hardly believe and I’ve mentioned it so many times people say we know the story about you and pundy we know we yeah well here we are all these years later and um you know I had a guest last week migs was on Miguel Elliot migs calot builds houses with sand and straw and clay and uh these

 

04:37
houses know in history have lasted hundreds and hundreds of years and we were talking and I got a lot of interest in that show I hope that people will watch it and go check it out and those of you that can and many who I don’t want to say should please do it I mean it it imagine you’re going to construct your house and you’re waiting in line to be able to get the materials and the contractors and God knows you’re taking your time because you want it to be right and you’d like to get the the

 

05:13
thing right taking your time no matter what you do it’s going to only have so much labor well what if well you use local labor and it’s you guys and you’re building something that can later it could even be a potting shed later or it could be anything you want later but it’s less than a required area and you don’t need to get building permits in a special situation there on the West Side take advantage of it and use this technology to right now get out of this situation of being in the housing market

 

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that’s so crowded we have not enough affordable homes we are trying to think of how to get enough people in the jobs to be able to get the things that we need in our government and all kinds of services all across these islands people are moving out um continually still I saw it this morning yet again people aren’t able to easily survive here at all those that are bless you good for you but those that are having more and more challenge it’s a real tough decision so I hope that people will look at some of the

 

06:26
shows that we put on here because there are real answers water from Air power everything building can happen and we can be an example to the world of a people that and and imagine we take Hawaiian knowledge and technology and we use it and we credit it and we involve hawaiana not only culture but it would be nice if people would start loving each other and integrating more here uh you know I when I got here it was 1988 and I remember very clearly even then that there was very little integration between Hawaiian and

 

07:12
non-hawaiian socially and I still see that now quite a bit quite a bit and um and I understand the Hawaiians feel very wronged that this all this land was taken I’m not sure of History you know I haven’t really look closely but people that are alive whose uh relatives were here when they couldn’t speak their language because it was forbidden and their whole culture was being suppressed and now we see more rock and roll than hawaiiana music here and everything is very different than if it was the host

 

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culture being featured well it’s hard to know in this world the way it’s going now everything everything so much is online and the shift is so dramatic and the way news is being delivered so dramatically different a statistic I heard that knocked me back 90% of the viewership on CNN and on a number of on CBS NBC are over 70 years old that’s a pretty funny statistic but we understand that the the way people view their news now is different when I say the name Tim pool that’s new to me but there are

 

08:38
millions of people that get their news from online broadcast media stations on YouTube and Rumble and all the other social media uh platforms out there and so uh Scott Scott Bushnell put we were walking in the pool he’s still still helping me get back to full form here with after my hip surgery replacement we were talking about the fact that when we look at a box from my side it may look pink and from his side it may look green and all of our opinions have perspective but the box is still the box

 

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and so hopefully we all of us can understand that we can do things in a way that can serve every everyone and that there is enough and that we do have what we say extra if we use our resources wisely and work together we have more than we need to serve everyone and that is a concept that um every time I bring guests on and they talk about things that seem like Miracles when these are things that already exist that can serve all of us if we would do it in a Cooperative way we’d have plenty of

 

10:05
building going on and co-operatively and and power and water and be able to grow food you know people say well you know that’s we don’t need to do that well why don’t we need to do that why is it do we all want to get into the the technical world and never go near a plant and see how things grow do we never want to get down and dirty maybe and in this world maybe with the numbers of people that is by design that people that are now living and the younger people had a very different perspective on things and don’t really

 

10:48
and really aren’t in touch with some of the thoughts and ideas that we Embrace so strongly like I say it’s amazing to to think 19 63 was a lot of years ago but in history you know what is 50 60 years it’s nothing but so in in our short lifetimes do people love each other the black and white and green I don’t know any green people Chinese people and Indian people do we all respect each other and Grant each other space to believe what we want to believe and and find our own peace in

 

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religion or in social groups or in our own acquired wisdom through accumulation or are we going to close off this door and stop that door and not allow someone to do this it’s a a very funny world it’s it’s hard to evaluate sometimes well so the 25th so goodbye history November 22nd and Kennedy being shot in that whole transition and hello uh we have a new president coming here after the turn of the Year Donald J Trump and uh he’s a controversial guy and half of the people who like them

 

12:18
half don’t half want them half don’t there’s all kinds of reasons for all kinds of decisions there and let’s see what we can do as awake and participating beings to navigate with whomever is in power and whoever has control let us do the best that we know how to do and remember to help each other and love each other and care about each other I don’t know what’s better than that we are on K kuu 88.5 FM the voice of Maui and akaku Maui Community media channel 55 on cable here in Maui and uh

 

13:09
we are on the web of course at YouTube Dream maui1 number one actually dream Maui dream Maui 1 two and three we have shows and we’re building we have a a building we keep redesigning our website I think I might just stop and uh what do they say wait until we either get a big sponsor who can do it all right or uh Let It Go the way things of History might that good ideas that might be working were not used and history has gotten results like we see that don’t always employ the greatest wisdom but

 

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anyway in just a couple of days it’s Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving everyone here on Maui we have um there’s all kinds of places that are offering food to people that don’t have food one that’s notable that I want to cite homemade Thanksgiving meal all are welcome no questions asked no questions asked I guess that’s important Thursday at noon till 2 pm at St Teresa’s Church star Hall St Teresa’s Church is at leoa and South Kei Road and um if you want more info or you want to

 

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volunteer to help 808 875 8754 if you’re watching this on a rerun you may have missed Thanksgiving but you can still call 808 875 8754 and see how you can help because the need for meals is going on in holid cowcow feeds people with compassion and Aloha all the time but Thanksgiving is real special we should all give thanks we who live on Maui we should give our blessings to God thank God we give you our blessing and thank you for your blessing for getting us here and having us here on Maui instead of out there in

 

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a world oh look at this we have a special bulletin and this is an important one I had requested this earlier do you know that today United Nations Secretary General campaign to unite to end violence against women 16 days of activism against gender based violence uh 25th of November till 10th of December toward 30 years of the Beijing declaration platform for Action unite to end violence against women now this is of course course obviously online in great detail I may pull from this as we’re going on in the show but violence

 

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against women has been a very very big problem I think for as long as there have been women I think as long as there have been violence but it’s in our world it is really important that everyone wakes up violence against women Remains the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violation in the the world the killing of women and girls is on the rise crisis economically covid and economic climate changes further exacerbating the problem and that women are not a homogeneous group and gender-based violence affects women in

 

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different degrees in different ways significant Pro progress has been made with all kinds of laws and that’s good and I hope that continues there are now 78% of countries provide budgetary commitments for services addressing violence against women isn’t that amazing that we need to be doing this and we need to be doing it more and we need to stop the culprits whether it’s women or men violence is just a horrible thing and um this is a really detailed document worthy of going and finding up on the web United Nations

 

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Secretary General campaign unite to end violence against women you know I mean wow yeah you know I it it’s hard every time I get on this show I I think how come I have to keep repeating things I have to keep repeating peace not war don’t hit you know talk it out breathe forgive love see you have more than you need people save for their children and their grandchildren and their grandchildren’s grandchildren and right now when we have need of resources we have lots of resources they’re just Frozen to next

 

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Generations that may not even get a chance to live the way we’re destroying our planet but that commentary some people will say Jason you’re just a whack job you’ve been talking this stuff for 37 years yeah 37 years I’ve been talking about this when I get to Maui and Before and After I’m Gone the people will be talking about it until you know there’s nothing left to do we’re going to make these changes happen with or without governmental approval we’ve seen that good things can

 

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happen in secret and in private until they get out there in the open and it’s very crazy that that notion of Live and Let Live should be brought into a broad perspective and we should really begin to understand that for us to expect for everyone to honor who and what we are that we should be considering that a basic of our being to honor everyone else you know you know I I keep looking at at things and I keep talking like I I have some kind of magic answer it’s there’s only my answer and

 

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uh it isn’t even an answer it’s just a way of being it’s just it’s it’s foreign to me to hold so much venom that old story when you hold Venom and you hate and you put it out there the only one that’s hurting is you it’s not hurting that other person and why would you want to hurt that other person how many different religions preach the idea that we are all one that when we take away these separate meat bodies that are spiritual Essence has no lines that you and I are

 

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not separate that we are one you’ve all heard that I’m not making anything up you know that yesterday I went to two different uh Gatherings Church Gatherings uh one was ongoing and the other one was forming uh unity and and Agape church and Agape yesterday was 38 years that Agape church out of Los Angeles Michael Beckwith and Ricky buers Beckwith and the whole group 38 years 38 years and um we’re in in inde New Age many of the people that have been on these paths for a long time are really

 

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focused mostly on their spiritual self that’s the kind of message I hear but I’m uh down here with down here I think that here in the physical world with these meat bodies we better stop killing each other and we better get it I hope that we have a truce and some kind of peace going on or beginning to happen in the Middle East Ukraine and Russia God knows you know these are situations we can talk them out politically whatever but people are dying and lives are being uh destroyed when in fact if we stopped and we

 

21:51
changed the way we think we could park that idea of War and embrace the idea of Peace speaking of that when I hear the word peace and I think about it I think of my friend Louise and her song peace in our hearts [Music] thank you Louise [Music] seem now the world small we see it all right here on [Music] T harder it becomes for us to see of all the world stage rors and a with an anent of fear and doubt and G to rise page way re life is what we need forace in our world for peace in the country forace

 

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our heart [Music] with from the door we talk in peace bger weap closer the and [Music] theide we know what must done forace in our world for peace in our [Music] country forace on our street our it starts with peace in our [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] we’ve always known forace in our world [Music] forace our country [Music] forace [Music] our [Music] fall our itace [Music] he in our hearts I never get tired of that song never ever um I’m looking at this violence against women thing I if you go to

 

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un.org slen slen SL observances slash ending Das violence– women dday slash wow go to un.org I’m sure there’s going to be a picture that is going to direct you all the way in because that’s quite but this Prin out here is quite elaborate thank you very much Susie very important subject uh the violence against women act you know we need to really consider it a priority 16 days of activism so we’re going to be bringing it up next week again but we want to remind everyone not only to be reading

 

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and supporting things to strengthen uh help for women and education for everyone but um we want to I’d like to say eradicate but surely as soon as we’re all aware of it let’s fight for uh ending violence against women United Nations unite unit um I plan today to talk to Scott I told you about the election and um I don’t really have the same level of fear maybe it’s because I’m am not aware but I am concerned about what’s coming after the turn of the year when uh president

 

28:13
Trump takes office um my big concern is that the people that will be hurt through this streamlining and making America great again will be uh hurt in a even more significant way you know it’s a it’s a difficult thing to please everyone I got that I’m sure of that but I’m hoping that we do this all with loving each other and realizing we all are together on this boat even if we just looked at America but you know we’ve been trying to reach out and make the world more peaceful all my whole lifetime you know

 

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I’m talking about you know way back when Kennedy was president and right thereafter when I grew up in that generation I’m in that generation 1951 I was born so I am just in that generation that really were active to try to stop war and you I’ve had brothers and sisters that have died in Vietnam and here on the streets in America trying to stand up for what they felt was right and God knows right and wrong is such a subjective thing but peace would be a good way to start let’s see if we can

 

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all envision andv Vision peace now in our world may we come upon a peaceful time when we deal with things in a more peaceful way you know I almost don’t want to talk about anything else I think that’s the most important thing of all is that we treat each other humanely and we realize there is no us and them and um if we can we can find that we can care about each other and if I care about you and you care about me and we have something in between us that’s some issue that we don’t agree

 

30:24
on it would be nice if I care that you are somehow served in this decision and that you care that as things are happening that we’re trying to co-operate you know that’s what this isn’t that what this is about co-operation I think it is I definitely do actually I’m GNA play another song because this is another song that I have in the short time found this is such a terrific song and maybe you know this song if not you will very soon David Frasier at the coffee attic who plays there many

 

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mornings in The Breakfast Club wrote a song that was uh shown to me and I’m convinced it’s going to be another hit under the gun somebody’s got to go and help right now and you got to be the one wanding in [Music] circles lost in the on the Run needs to go shine some light and you got to be the one be the one be the one be the one that help save the be the one be that one the one that [Music] help’s why AR we here where are we going what are we trying to get somebody’s got to speak out now and

 

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you got to be the one many of us have been lucky somehow to make it through we work real hard to get where we are but there’s still a lot more to do so be the one be the the down be the [Music] that full to be brave and B will to tell the truth when the truths be people p into a corner [Music] struggling up in the [Music] down be the one be the one be the to [Music] right fight fight [Music] heles turn their back when they know what they see is the one the [Music] the be the one David Frasier thank you

 

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David isn’t it great there are people that write great songs like that here’s another great song written by Lono L over in mukay unlock the Hope change the time has come to unlock the hope that lives in each and every one of us and we must do our part we hold the Visions God dreams of our hands can heal the ones we love let’s gather around and let us make a stand for you and me unlock the hope and there’s a better life unlock the hope there’ll be no turning back but nothing changes unless we unlock the

 

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[Music] the time has come to make a change the time has come to unlock the hope that lives in each and every one of us and we must do our part we hold the Visions God dreams of our hands can heal the ones we love let’s gather around and let us make a stand for you and me unlock the hope and there’s a better life unlock the hope there’ll be no turning back but nothing changes unless we unlock the whole but nothing changes unless we unlock the whole but nothing [Music] changes unless we unlock the

 

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[Music] whole unless we unlock the whole oh unless we unlock the [Music] Hope unless we unlock the [Music] Hope wow well I that one also so many years have gone by I keep forgetting that I’m getting older that’s a great song too that one was written by Lono in the year that Jack lean are at that time head of the Department of Health here at Hawaii ran for governor of Hawaii and Lona wrote that song and then he allowed me to sing his song that was great there in the studio with rato rato is in Italy he moved there

 

38:38
before this uh Exodus here in America but he had a studio in keii and that was a great fun recording there years a now years ago I can’t believe it’s decades when I think of that and I think of all the hope that we had and all all the hope I hope we still have but it can get discouraging after so many years where you try to put a message out to the world and the world suddenly Embraces the internet and what suddenly was starting to get visibility suddenly gets clouded because they added

 

39:18
12 scrillion extra pages to this book and now that page that you thought was bookmarked somehow is lost and you’re trying to get it seen again or you know try to get it to be in view about a better way another way I I was uh always when I grew up always thinking that we would like to leave a things to our families and our society that was better than when we came remember that one that we like to leave things better than when when we came are we doing that do people think we’re doing that is is that what this

 

40:05
make America great again is that like Jack and Jill falling back down the hill we’ll see we really need to be open to seeing how we can hold our vision of peace and love and cooperation and work it into a a yet to be seen structure of restructure that uh the government that is going to be somehow this is supposed to have changed and we’re going to have less government is that what this is supposed to be part of a less government well we’ll see it really is a very confusing time I just think that when

 

40:49
you have two bodies of Congress and the president and a uh Supreme Court that are all leaning in One Direction um it is going to be a constant vigilance to be uh holding on to the I don’t know if the word liberal is the right word really I I guess Everyone likes to grab on to those big words of we are right and uh we are doing the thing that is the most Humane and the most uh con consider it of the greater good for everyone I think we all all sides of issues that’s why I said earlier went there’s a box and

 

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we’re all looking at this box from different sides and it looks like different box different color but the box is the same so let’s see what we can do about looking at different perspectives so that we can see what’s going on with the box and find a way to make it work for everyone I don’t think that’s unreasonable to to ask for as a goal and if we always keep love and cooperation in mind as we go into things that’s that’s how I think we’ll see how how things go here right that’s what we’re

 

42:13
going to do um I’m going to play one more song CU I like when I was in Maui Community College at the time which is now Maui Community it’s the University of Hawaii Maui campus now fouryear degrees and more openly declared they were doing it then but here we go I got to be in a music class and um they asked me to sing so I said okay I will here’s a little bit of that please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long long year so many man and sold

 

43:00
way and I was round when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and Fa made damn sure that pilot was his hands and seal his B please to meet you hope you gu my name yeah guess my name MC Jagger and can you imagine the Rolling Stones how many years ago that was and how identifiable that that song and the Rolling Stones still are I wonder in 100 years I find it funny when I ask someone about Frank Sinatra and they say who who Frank what that you know so we’ll see will Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger still be around I guess uh Ruby

 

44:03
merer who drew the the mouth and the tongue for um for the Rolling Stones on the album cover years ago I think he’s made an image that really has uh been enduring all these years Ruby still painting um yeah um I want to make sure to announce again for all of you out there who might be interested in a meal homemade Thanksgiving meal Thursday this Thursday the 28th of November from noon until 2 p.m at St Teresa’s Church in keii that’s at leoa Street and South keii Road noon to 2 uh all are welcome

 

44:53
no questions answer asked no question there there it is again no questions asked I guess people that uh want a meal often are quiz no questions just come and enjoy a meal here on Thanksgiving please that’s uh this Thursday 12 to 2 there in ki at St Teresa’s Church in Star War’s Hall come and have a beautiful Thanksgiving meal that’s great Holly cowcow does great work St Teresa’s there are a lot of people do great work around here I just think it’s not enough and um again that’s that’s only an opinion and

 

45:35
opinions you know what they’re good for they’re good for one vote in an election I’ve had people say to me oh the reason people don’t talk to you because you keep talking about the same things again and again and again well I I don’t know why we should stop talking about things just because we don’t get our message across the first time if an idea is a good idea it needs to be put out again so I don’t think of it as a rerun I think of it as a campaign just like this campaign here to end violence

 

46:10
against women by the way that is super important super important 16 days of activism un.org look it up to end violence against women a 16-day campaign I’m sure there’s tremendous value value for anyone going there to um get this information and be part of this campaign to end violence against women around the world um I’m going to play more music because I’m just in that playing music kind of mood and I am sure that uh you don’t want to hear me talking all the time neither do I well I’m going to play

 

46:54
a one that I remember remember when I was sitting in Willie’s card room there in uh where do we call that area sprecklesville and um this demo got lost somewhere in the room I don’t think it could have uh been done from there we had to go through his attorney anyway Stardust Road listen to this song see if it’s not appropriate for now to be a movie [Music] when I lived out in the country I used to dream Mone and fame so and myf Mar came out to LA [Music] Andress we kept it all together pretending we were

 

47:58
[Music] St and I [Music] sing out by the to make Stardust Road and we it Spotlight froms passing on their way the Roar of the engin was our as we got up on the St the trees are full of people call for us and weed all that call us again they would stand and call our names out L and us not and if could see we them a m to last [Music] for well now Mar is in movies and has justone the ringing W and I alone interiew and I sing another go back out to the high to the we still call stust and we [Music]

 

49:40
spotlights passing on their thear the as we got up St the trees are full of people calling for us to begin and we played all night that high call us again yes we do [Music] [Applause] [Music] our to last for [Music] to last for [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] n [Music] a [Music] [Music] wow that brings back a lot of memories for me that was 1976 it’s amazing to me and uh the string Parts this the version you heard really sounds like a movie theme score and in fact that’s what it was uh Tom

 

52:57
Chase was just came out of Dick Grove School of Music and he was given an opportunity by me to chart I was looking for string parts and Horn Parts on a bunch of songs that we were doing in the studio and um this one to me sounds like in this version that it could be the background as we’re running the credits at the end of the show you know at the end of the movie about someone who always wanted to be a big star and uh his lady friend wanted to be in the movies and they moved out to Hollywood

 

53:34
and all the stories while he’s uh growing up and and what happens in his career and her career but they still want to go out on the highway and play for nothing to the trees and the people in the trees because they want to keep what they’re doing free and they truly have lived a full life and are out there again giving it back back I think that’s just a beautiful theme uh you know I wrote that with a guy named Don gear he was really the core of the song I remember when we needed a name Margo I thought Margo was

 

54:10
a very at that time very very different than exotic I think it was Margo Hemingway she spelled it even more exotically but uh that song and then he signed it to screen gems I’ll never forget that that was uh lifechanging for me because uh suddenly the rights to put it out then they were going to do something they never did so it’s still out to be a song that we can put out now and do something with and it be fresh to everyone well a whole hour has gone by just a few minutes left uh before the end of our show thank you for

 

54:51
staying with me this whole hour next week we’re going to have a guest pretty sure we’re going to have a guest um I am told you we’re going to be making a change over to doing uh more music and such we’ll see how the timing of that is well all that’s going on I’m kind of playing it loose and playing it by ear it’s holiday season and um I’m going to be um finding myself and you probably finding yourself with a very different kind of itinerary through this period of

 

55:22
the Year I hope that um you have a Beau beautiful Thanksgiving and I hope if you see anyone that has a need that you do your best to help fill it and if you have a desire remember on Thanksgiving noon till 2 we there in ki Maui at St Teresa’s Church you be able to get a Thanksgiving meal everyone is welcome no questions asked we don’t care if you had another meal planned or you’re going to have one later it don’t matter you come to welcome and in this Thanksgiving with everyone there

 

56:02
celebrating and being blessed by being here in Maui huh we are blessed wow there’s only it’s less than a minute left I want to uh thank everyone that has uh kept me going on this show all these years I am not giving up nor should we ever think to give up on making this a better place and being involved in our community and um may we all have a beautiful and safe Thanksgiving and um I will see you next week on Monday wow in 13 seconds is when I start the jingle so I’m going to do the countdown with you because I’m

 

56:42
looking here we go oh it’s perfect timing here we go Aloha everyone
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