Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
Today was a rare occasion in that we got a big early out at work due to wrapping up and plus a big snowstorm that rolled thru, so i got to come home early.
Channel surfing and nothing else to do, i came across AXSTV and they were showing the Rolling Stones concert, Havana Moon, which was filmed on March 25, 2016. What was incredible about this concert is it marked the first time since the rise of Fidel Castro, that a foreign rock band was allowed to play in the nation of Cuba. The government paid for the concert, free to its citizens in an open air setting of roughly 500,000 rabid Cuban fans who had never gotten to see a rock show in person and rarely even gotten to hear the music due to decades of national oppression of free media, except thru illegal means. Mick Jagger in perfect Spanish, told the roarin crowd " The times really are indeed changing"
You quickly forget how great we have it in the Western world and what we take for granted, something as simple as music. There are still places on this earth where archaic rules and ignorant oppressive governments stifle even the most simple pleasures in life unfortunately. But true to its rebellious nature, rock n roll is still breaking barriers 70+ years later and can unite even the most unlikely people!
That's just the coolest f$#king thing about music, especially Rock
Channel surfing and nothing else to do, i came across AXSTV and they were showing the Rolling Stones concert, Havana Moon, which was filmed on March 25, 2016. What was incredible about this concert is it marked the first time since the rise of Fidel Castro, that a foreign rock band was allowed to play in the nation of Cuba. The government paid for the concert, free to its citizens in an open air setting of roughly 500,000 rabid Cuban fans who had never gotten to see a rock show in person and rarely even gotten to hear the music due to decades of national oppression of free media, except thru illegal means. Mick Jagger in perfect Spanish, told the roarin crowd " The times really are indeed changing"
You quickly forget how great we have it in the Western world and what we take for granted, something as simple as music. There are still places on this earth where archaic rules and ignorant oppressive governments stifle even the most simple pleasures in life unfortunately. But true to its rebellious nature, rock n roll is still breaking barriers 70+ years later and can unite even the most unlikely people!
That's just the coolest f$#king thing about music, especially Rock
