The Reform Times radio shows on Homosexual Marriage from March 27, 2004 hosted by Dawn Bly, me, and guest, Judy Smith of Concerned Women for America – Kansas Chapter, have been uploaded to YouTube. They are the beginning of the best of my Reform Party-oriented talk radio shows that aired in 2004 and 2005. Track one is the first segment followed by another video for the second half (track 2).
When I had my radio shows, The Reform Times and the Ray Cherry Show, it was a standard practice of KCXL to give me a music CD of the shows. In retirement my two stacks were gathering dust and I thought it would be a shame to waste them because so many people were involved in producing shows that carried important messages and represented a time when many Americans still had faith in the political system, that is, enough to try to reform it. Also, since my book, Journal of the Silent Majority, contains their record, I thought videos would be a good way to shamelessly advertise the advent of the book.
Track 1,
http://youtu.be/WfpmFSgfbcY
I watched several video tutorials and learned it is important to watch the most recent versions. Windows Movie Maker now is different than the older version with the old timeline bar. Some of the videos are funny to watch because they are done by the “hey Dude, this is me” generation who cannot speak or offer logical instruction. Some of the cursor movements are so jerky that it reminds me of a cat following a laser beam.
Technically it was a challenge, but I followed some basic submission rules: the video must not be longer than 15 minutes and the file must be of a certain kind. Glitches occurred because some of the library computers I used weren’t updated with the latest operating software. You’ll notice a few of my posts on Blogger have punctuation errors because of that, especially the bullet points. Sometimes the corrections just won’t register.
Added to the technical problem was the fact that the CDs contain two or three tracks that I can’t edit or cherry pick from; the YouTube submissions start and end in less than 15 minutes - probably following the length of the photo submissions. Maybe there’s a way. I’ve standardized the beginning and ending credits so that more videos from the shows can be made with fill-in topics like Gun Control, Abortion, Taxes, Crime, etc. In the end, the process was a little hard for me, but I think it worked.
During
a remarkable period in American history, 1992-2000, a reform frenzy gripped
America when Ross Perot created United We Stand America and the revolutionary Reform
Party. According to one poll he’d
attained enough electoral votes to win the Presidency. The Silent Majority was sick of the warlocks
of the Democrat Party and the cannibals of the Republican Party; Democrats
chased the Devil and Republicans chased cheap labor. Although we failed nationally, the momentum
of reform continued in many states. In
Missouri I remained a not-so-silent part of that effort when I created the Reform Times Radio Show at KCXL in 2004. My goal was to re-establish the Reform Party
in Missouri by aiding Reform activists in Missouri and Kansas. My primary co-host was Dawn Bly, a talented and
serious Congressional candidate on the Kansas side. Dennis Carriger, a pipe fitter friend of mine,
was my Missouri backup.
The Ray Cherry Show succeeded Reform Times in 2005, an odd year, when
political activity almost vanishes except for efforts to enlist Missouri committeemen
with the help of Dennis. He is seen here
in front of the police station in Independence, Mo. on Noland Road. Corner demonstrations were a cheap and
effective way to advertise the Reform Party.
(As a Third Party we didn’t have access to the Media.) I digress, but I make no apologies for
changing the broadcasts to storytelling with an historical bent (some ugly)
which included my memories of the Kansas City race riot of 1968. I didn’t know it at the time but a seed had
been planted.
What
does all that have to do with Led Zepplin?
If Russians are passionate about their poetry, American Baby Boomers
feel the same way about their Rock & Roll.
It’s a part of our collective history that I believe should not be
taught with words only. You Tube has
become a valuable asset in illustrating a history of America most kids would
never want to just read. In putting my stories together I was fortunate to
illustrate them with songs from the radio station’s music subscription
service. Whole Lotta Love had it all: sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll. From such stories and more
Journal of the Silent Majority was
born. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLk7b6g59x4