Homage to Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch
Dear Friends,
Sometimes it takes sad news to realize how much a band's music is part of the sound track of our lives. All of us old enough to have lived through the 80ties still smile when we hear "Fight for the Right to Party". By the 90ties, Adam Yauch became a force for Tibetan freedom, mindfulness, peace and understanding; and he was the first rapper who spoke these words: "I want to say a little something that's long overdue/ The disrespect to women has got to be through/ To all mothers and sisters and the wives and friends/ I want to offer my love and respect to the end."
"Adam "MCA" Yauch will be fondly remembered by yours truly after seeing The Beastie Boys on tour for their record "Hello Nasty" {from which this video and track "body movin" is from } back in 1998 in NYC. I've always had a special kinship with The Beasties' as they, like myself, have had a great love for finding rare grooves and obscure records, and for their love of humor and insistence on "daring to be
stupid" [in a good way of course.] Seeing them live that night, proved that the Beastie Boys had so much up their collective sleeves, on many levels, including being huge champions and financial supporters of
Human Rights. I will always remember that show, and their joy and love of performing, and Adam in particular for being his smart, funny, silly, sensitive, respectful rockin self."
DJ Matt Cornwall
We are paying homage to an artist and philanthropist whom we lost much to early!
Janet
Sometimes it takes sad news to realize how much a band's music is part of the sound track of our lives. All of us old enough to have lived through the 80ties still smile when we hear "Fight for the Right to Party". By the 90ties, Adam Yauch became a force for Tibetan freedom, mindfulness, peace and understanding; and he was the first rapper who spoke these words: "I want to say a little something that's long overdue/ The disrespect to women has got to be through/ To all mothers and sisters and the wives and friends/ I want to offer my love and respect to the end."
"Adam "MCA" Yauch will be fondly remembered by yours truly after seeing The Beastie Boys on tour for their record "Hello Nasty" {from which this video and track "body movin" is from } back in 1998 in NYC. I've always had a special kinship with The Beasties' as they, like myself, have had a great love for finding rare grooves and obscure records, and for their love of humor and insistence on "daring to be
stupid" [in a good way of course.] Seeing them live that night, proved that the Beastie Boys had so much up their collective sleeves, on many levels, including being huge champions and financial supporters of
Human Rights. I will always remember that show, and their joy and love of performing, and Adam in particular for being his smart, funny, silly, sensitive, respectful rockin self."
DJ Matt Cornwall
We are paying homage to an artist and philanthropist whom we lost much to early!
Janet
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