SILENCE=DEATH: URGE THE IOC TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN ISREALIE ATHLETES FROM 1972 MUNICH GAMES AT UPCOMING BRITISH OLYMPICS.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/sports/olympics/ioc-rejects-israeli-request-for-moment-of-silence-at-london-games.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=olympicgames&adxnnlx=1337382129-NwW2trmAtxE79gzTkEZwkA

The New York Times posted this report earlier today regarding the International Olympic Committee not recognizing the 11 Isrealie athletes that were killed by terrorists in 1972's Munich Games.  They have refused to offer up a moment of silence to remember the athletes at the upcoming British Olympic Game Opening Ceremonies.  This is clearly a sign of arrogance by the I.O.C and should be a questioned as to ask why are they burying their heads in the sand and not remembering this tradgic event through a moment of silence.  This is clearly not condeming the event but promoting the fact that it could happen again if we don't work together to stop terrorism.  This is like saying the the Holocaust never happened or that

9/11 was simply something we should just forget.  Silence=Death and by not conducting a

moment of silence at the upcoming British Olympic Games we are not fighting and possibly even sending out a message of blind sidedness by not remembering the horror terrorism caused at Munich in 1972.  We must not forget and encourage the IOC to simply offer up one minute of silence at the beginning of the upcoming games.  We are doomed to repeat history if we don't remember the horrors that terrorism has left behind.  Urge the IOC to offer up a moment of silence and bring the world together to stop the dangers of terrorism worldwide.

JN

Dealing With Tempermental Musicians at the Temple

It would appear that some artists are more tempermental than others when it comes to allowing their work to be used or seen by the public.  This I can understand but we all must be reminded about the phrase, mimicry can be a form of compliment.  Not the case with the Gene Marlow Heritage Ensemble who I was invited to tape for posting on the internet by a local synagogue.  We briefly met before the concert at a local Leonia, NJ religious venue.  The leader of the band seemed very excited that we were going to record his concert for a charity fundraiser for the Temple.  Everything went smoothly and I made the assumption that there would be no reason to secure a release.  Mr. Marlow had given us permission to record and all seemed right on the mark.  I was to later learn after we completed the project and posted it on Vimeo after a long time of not getting a set list from the composer that we were ready to roll.  Mr. Marlow later changed his tune rather quickly demanding that the concert be pulled from the internet and that it didn't meet to his satisfaction.  They say the artist is always in the right when it comes to their own material even when their wrong.  Where are the days of free bootlegging privledges that THE GRATEFUL DEAD would offer it's listener in creating recordings of concerts allowing DEAD HEADS to sell and trade the tapes amoungst friends.   It all boils down to what is known as INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  You must secure releases in advance so that a tempermental artist CAN'T change their minds or tune once they agree on a recorded message over the World Wide Web.  What is news?  What is entertainment?  Clearly this was a form of entertainment but as for the Gene Marlow Heritage Ensemble, this artist wonders if their is any ounce of honor in the verbal word that states you're doing the right thing and following through on what you say you

are going to do.  Be careful out there when you record events, especially musical ones.  A change in mind is a producers worst nightmare....and maybe even a mothers as well.  Stay well everyone...Peace and good cheer...Hardly professional, hard lessons learned.

James Ford Nussbaum

GALILEO PRODUCTIONS, LLC

www.galileoproductions.com

Fairleigh Dickinson University