My Dalai Lab

Still thinking today about the human voice......I just read that one of Tibet's most prominent political prisoners and the longest surviving female political prisoner, Phuntsog Nyidron, has just been released from Lhasa's notorious Drapchi Prison. She was sentenced to 9 years in prison after she and five other nuns held a peaceful demonstration in celebration of the announcement that the Dalai Lama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Her sentence was extended for an additional 8 years after recording songs with other nuns about their devotion to Tibet and the Dalai Lama. Exiled communuties thriving in India and Nepal, working to free Tibet, the Dalai Lama smiling upon what others would call his enemies....what a guy. I'm not being flippant here, just being in awe of the character that is demonstrated in these displaced fellow beings.
Hard to fathom this, for I take for granted being able to dive into the studio and be as silly or serious as I'd like with the mic. I can sing anything, say anything and the only person that will censor me is myself when I'm being too goofy or Steve Parrish when I'm being way off key......the freedom to sing.......
ah, the human voice........
There is lots of information about the International Campaign for Tibet on www.savetibet.org and www.freetibet.org and I'll post any other interesting ones I find if you might be interested. see you later, Linda