Can’t wait!

I’ve been living through Martin’s concerts for many years. If you have never seen him live it’s never too late to start. Go catch one of his shows this year. I’m sorry he’s not visiting Vermont this time. But, thank you Martin.

Jim in the East Dorset woods

Love all of Martins music…especially enjoy all the wonderful food referencees slipped in his songs. “Gotta save some room for some apple pie”. Thanks for it all! Kate in Harrisonburg, VA.

Thanks Martin for your music and your thoughts on 911 I’m with you.

My son introduced me to you, Martin, and I heard you live for the first time in Omaha, NE, a couple of years ago.  Your music and message reach my 61-year-old soul like no one else’s.  Hearing you perform is not just entertainment; it is an experience that moves and heals.  Thank you.   

Martin, the conspiracy theories about controlled demolition of the WTC towers are a distraction from the real issue of how much warning GWB had: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?smid=tw-share  Get your answers about how the WTC 1, 2, and 7 came down here, complete with simulations and archival footage: http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/wtc/index.cfm

With a few music connections and family in both Boston and Louisiana, a once extensive vinyl collection that included Buffalo Springfield albums (all of which were lost to Katrina) and enough years to remember the threat of Goldwater-type extremism in 1964, I would agree there are strong parallels between now and then. 

Apparently, the GOP leadership has chosen now as they did back then to challenge the social contract in America; to spearhead rollback of equal rights for ethnic & racial minorities, women & gays; to champion expansion of the military-industrial complex; basically to re-litigate the 60′s.

After this segment and the first hour, I plan to check out the music of your guest as well as Randy Newman’s recent release.

Thanks, On Point, for introducing me to the refreshing and evocative sounds of your guest.

boo to Tom for having a Sept. 11 truther on and presenting him as simply a carefree thoughtful troubadour.  I ‘questioned’ the official story.  To pretend that al Qa’eda and militant salfiya is not real or is not a threat is beyond naive, it’s beyond myopic, it’s ignorant.  The salafis are a far greater threat to the broad spectrum of Muslims around the world than it is to the USA; it is actually a threat to the very heart and soul of Islam.  If mr Sexton thinks that militant salafis did NOT attack us, i have to ask him: Why wouldn’t they?  The biggest truth we need to learn about 9/11 is that our government, specifically the Bush administration, FAILED us.  They did NOT attack us.  I find that to be one of the most cynical conspiracy theories imaginable.  My opinion of the Bush administration is VERY low, but even I can say that to think that a US president would coordinate and launch an attack against the US is the HEIGHT of cynicism.  The response to the Sept. 11 attacks has been extremely disappointing.  I was hoping for new and more beneficent outreach to Muslims around the world; instead we got one arguable unnecessary war handled atrociously poorly and one absolutely unnecessary war not handled at all.  This RESPONSE merits all sorts of condemnation and criticism and investigation; the FAILURE of our govt, detailed by Richard Clarke and others, to prevent the attacks also merits much criticism and investigation (far more than what we’ve seen until now).  Spreading conspiracy theories that are hyper-cynical and ignorant of world affairs and the motivations of fundamentalists simply obscures the REAL AND PRESSING need to deal with the world as it is.  It’s a very good thing to question authority and the official story, but if your answers are cynical conspiracy theories it gives the lie to Mr Sexton’s chummy happy-go-lucky ‘come together, brothers and sisters’ message.  He talked about how he has been using the internet to do research this past decade on politics.  There are more conspiracy theories on the internet than anyone can imagine and i would recommend to mr sexton that he try opening a book that has been edited and published and might be a little more reliable than fly-by-night conspiracy spewing websites constructed by feverish manic insomniacs up all night rehashing their failed spy novel ideas and passing it all of as ‘truth’ . . . he should start with Richard Clarke’s book, Against All Enemies.  Mr. Clarke is the ONLY member of the Bush administration who publicly apologized for the govt.’s failure to stop the attacks.  He details very meticulously exactly how Bush de-emphasized antiterror intelligence and dismissed multiple warnings.  If you think that there was some huge conspiracy behind the scenes in which Mr Bush was PLANNING the attacks and coordinated the murder of 3000 Americans (or ‘made up’ 3000 individuals and scripted their fake lives, something even MORE bizarre) all i can say is that i am sure glad that i am not as cynical as you.  It is sad.  It is especially disappointing that Tom would give you a platform.  You say that you are guided by love not fear, but i don’t see that at all. You’re accusing someone who might have been one of our worst, or possibly our worst, president ever of being a mass murderer.  That smacks of the wildest and greatest fear of all.  You are clearly afraid of your government.  I feel pity for you.