Living in Los Angeles, smog-choked L.A. is bad enough but the last straw came when I visited Hawaii for the first time. It was night time when we got there, so I didn't get my first view of the scenery until I got up the next morning. The hotel room was quite high up so in the distance I could see the blue Pacific Ocean. I walked over to the balcony and there was the picture book scenery, palm tree swaying in the breeze and all. Then I looked down and there was this ugly concrete car park in the hotel grounds. I thought "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot," and that's how the song "Big Yellow Taxi" was born.
The first video is of Joni singing live in front of a small audience in 1970; the second video is of the Counting Crows cover.
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Hey, this is Sairah! I just received your comment on my post about Islamically arranged marriages, and you had some excellent posts. In a later post, I noted that that conversation will be continued via e-mail because well, it's kinda complex, and if I answer every comment in a new post, it's kinda unfair to everyone else. =P
But yea, the bulk of what I told John was that Islam > Culture, and the two get severely mixed up, to bad effect (particularly in the west!).
But I appreciate your comment, it was very well received. =) Just curious, but how did you find my blog?
Sairah:
Salaam 'alaikum. I'm glad you liked my comment. I knew you had continued your conversation with John from the more recent blog post, and had even noticed after I made my comment that I was adding to a conversation that was several weeks old. It *is* amazing how many people confuse Islam with culture (and not just non-Muslims).
A couple of random comments for you:
* As to how I found your blog, through the two comments that you left on one of my other blogs (I have several) yesterday! ;) And you had asked me to come visit and comment. ;)
* Speaking of your blog, could you do a small favor and lighten up the color of your text? Perhaps more of a yellowish color? I can barely read your blog (even on my monitor's highest brightness), and have to highlight the text with my cursor to be able to read it.
* I enjoyed your post about the woman at the dawah table. Some people aren't interested in learning and just want to vent. Good luck in the future! ;)
* And last, if this question isn't out of bounds, I was just curious what college you're going to.
Oh, come on JD! You're old enough to remember Joni Mitchell back in the day, aren't you? I know you're a bit younger than me, but DJs played this song every five minutes while I was in high school.
Rob: You crack me up. Seriously, I was laughing for a few minutes straight. Sorry to say, but Joni Mitchell was still before my time. :) That first video of Joni playing in concert back in '70? I turned nine late in the year that year. :) That Woodstock video you put on your blog? I was six years old that summer. And I didn't really discover the radio until '74. Heck, the first 45 I ever bought with my own money was of Bohemian Rhapsody. So, no, I'm still a little bit younger than you. ;)
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