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Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II (Book) - 8/19/2009 11:24:32 AM
Product Description Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II: The rolls of dice in any Atlantic City or Las Vegas casino meaning the numbers two and twelve. In this unique collection of fourteen short story/novellas, the first tale "Like Clockwork"and the last one "A Second Chance" are written in the first person where the narrator describes the action using the pronouns I, me, my, and mine, which is in stark contrast to the other twelve sci-fi/paranormal tales sandwiched in between, the dozen other stories being written in the more common third person expository style of literary presentation. Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Part II is author Jay Dubya's twelfth sci-fi/paranormal story collection and his thirteenth story collection overall. Other works by this prolific author are Snake Eyes and Boxcars, Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III and Nine New Novellas, Part IV are written in the "Pieces of Eight" spirit along with recent works One Baker's Dozen and Two Baker's Dozen. RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts is a collection of 38 mostly non-fiction writings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part II (Book) - 5/24/2009 9:24:53 AM
I think you picked the wrong guy to slam Mr. Dudya.

Snake Eyes and Boxcars (Book) - 2/7/2009 2:31:26 AM
Snake Eyes and Boxcars Snake Eyes and Boxcars: The rolls of dice in any Atlantic City or Las Vegas casino meaning the numbers two and twelve. In this unique collection of fourteen short story/novellas, the first tale “The Second Civil War” and the last one “The Music Portal” are written in the first person where the narrator describes the action using the pronouns I, me, my, and mine, which is in stark contrast to the other twelve sci-fi/paranormal tales sandwiched in between, the dozen other stories being written in the more common third person expository style of literary presentation. Snake Eyes and Boxcars is author Jay Dubya’s eleventh sci-fi/paranormal story collection and his twelfth story collection overall. Other works by this prolific author are Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV. Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III and Nine New Novellas, Part IV are written in the “Pieces of Eight” spirit along with recent works One Baker’s Dozen and Two Baker’s Dozen. RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts is a collection of 38 mostly non-fiction writings. Jay Dubya is John Wiessner’s pen name and also his initials (J.W.). John is the author of 33 books, is married to wife Joanne and the couple has three grown sons. John Wiessner is a retired New Jersey public school English teacher of 34 years and he and Joanne live in Hammonton, NJ USA.

RAM: Random Articles and Manuscripts (Book) - 10/25/2008 5:58:24 AM
Description Random Articles and Manuscripts is a collection of thirty-eight writings and essays that reflect author Jay Dubya’s personality and philosophy. Articles range from biographical sketches to the author’s humorous adventures, and the manuscript section is dedicated to the writer’s observations about matters that run the modern-day social spectrum from the Iraq War to inherent problems associated with American society. Some of the articles in this work originally appeared in the Hammonton (New Jersey) Gazette and in the Hammonton News. In the “Articles” section of the book, accounts recalling the writer’s personal memories of certain people are represented in the stories “A Young James Bertino,” “Mr. Charles B. Sipley” and “Little League Baseball.” Humorous experiences are recounted in “A Tale of Two Counties,” “Misadventures in Furnitureland” and “Catty Cat Catching.” The author’s youth is recollected in the renditions “Growing-up in Hammonton” and “Dogwood Hollow: 1954-‘55.” And incidents from Jay Dubya’s thirty-four-year teaching career are described in “School Assemblies,” “Williamsburg School Trips” and “The High School Faculty.” In the “Manuscripts” section, such essay subjects as “Rap Music Is Not Music,” “Why Jimmy Brown Doesn’t Write” and “Multicultural Education” are skillfully presented. Other thoughtful essays are also included with “Freedom Isn’t Free,” “American Education Is Wasteful” and “The Trouble with American Democracy.” The creative work “Gerunds, Verbals and Participial Adjectives” is a zany effort that pokes fun at the complexity and diversity of the English language and its complicated grammar usage.

One Baker's Dozen (Book) - 3/9/2008 12:06:12 AM
One Baker's Dozen is a collection of short stories by Jay Dubya. He has written other adult fiction besides One Baker's Dozen and its sister book Two Baker’s Dozen. Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel and its sequel The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel along with Frat' Brats, A '60s Novel are adult-oriented literary works constituting a trilogy. Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV are' short story/novella collections featuring science fiction and paranormal plots and themes. Nine New Novellas is the companion book to Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III and Nine New Novellas, Part IV. All ten of Jay Dubya's sci-fi/paranormal book collections are written in a spirit that emphasizes suspense and surprise endings, literary techniques that the author enjoys implementing. One Baker’s Dozen 1) “Luck and Love” 2) “Galaxy Gambol” 3) “The Indestructible Teacup” 4) Foreshadowing and Flashback” 5) An Erroneous Coincidence” 6) Figurines” 7) Butterton Woods” 8) “That’ll Be the Day” 9) Government Problem Solving” 10 “Global Warning Thwarted” 11 “Twelve Modern Labors” 12 “Parallel Developments” 13 “The Christian Republican Left”

Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part II (Book) - 7/22/2007 3:06:38 PM
Book Description Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part II is adult literature featuring adult language and content. Jay Dubya converts ten of William Shakespeare's most famous plays into crazy risqué and bawdy satire/parodies. "Much Ado about Nothing" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor" are creatively assaulted along with "Henry IV, Part I" and "Henry IV, Part II." "Twelfth Night" and "The Taming of the Shrew" are also degenerated and pulverized. Jay Dubya also humorously broadsides "Julius Caesar" and "Romeo and Juliet." Finally the serious tragic plays "Macbeth" and "Hamlet" are hilariously clobbered and thoroughly corrupted. Shakespeare: S, S, S and S, Part II represents William Shakespeare as you've never before read the bard's historic work. Each play has been imaginatively rewritten and converted from dialogue into adult-oriented narrative/dialogue form. Shakespeare: Slammed, Smeared, Savaged and Slaughtered, Part II is the companion book to Shakespeare: S, S, S and S.

The Wholly Book of Genesis (Book) - 4/14/2007 5:59:03 AM
Brilliant idea! Looking forward to this.

Nine New Novellas, Part IV (Book) - 3/31/2007 1:44:47 AM
Nine New Novellas, Part IV is author Jay Dubya’s ninth story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III, Pieces of Eight, Part IV, Two Baker’s Dozen, Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II and Nine New Novellas, Part III bringing the writer’s novella total up to sixty-eight. “The Bounty Hunter” is a unique tale that mixes suspense with a well conceived revenge plot, “Batsto Village” is a sci-fi time travel adventure with a clever surprise ending and “Dreamland” describes dramatic conflict in the life of a man whose dreams suddenly become reality. “Colliding Galaxies” is a science fiction offering that provides a rational explanation for man’s petty place in the Universe, “Greek Statutory Law” describes how an American immigrant becomes wealthy and then is affected by the power of mythology, and “Specters” depicts a man who develops the remarkable ability to have the ghosts of famous people become his modern-day servants. Finally, “A Small World” is a chilling story that shows how a computer genius uses miniaturization to get even with past enemies, “The Music Disk” tells how two friends have a lyrical misadventure that ends in disaster, and “The Amazon Sorority” is an imaginative tale about two astronauts discovering a civilization dominated by ancient-type women warriors in the Constellation Virgo.

Two Baker's Dozen (Book) - 3/17/2007 12:54:38 PM
Two Baker’s Dozen is a collection of twenty-six short stories and is author Jay Dubya’s ninth story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III, Pieces of Eight, Part IV, Nine New Novellas, Nine New Novellas, Part II, Nine New Novellas, Part III and Nine New Novellas, Part IV. Two Baker’s Dozen contains original works of science fiction, paranormal and mystery tales. Many of the stories feature suspense and surprise-endings, writing techniques that the author enjoys utilizing. Contents “Story Behind the Headlines” 1 “Irrigation Irritation” 9 “Illumination” 19 “Double Play” 27 “Calendar Man” 37 “New Jersey Transit” 47 “The FITS Project” 55 “Life on the Blueberry Farm” 67 “The Stealth Auto’ Device” 87 “Mariner X” 97 “The Disfavored Son” 109 “Double Trouble” 121 “The Bed” 129 “The Alien Minority” 137 “City Councilmen” 145 “Fixtures” 155 “The Jewelry Box” 163 “The Victim” 173 “Justification” 181 “Cemetery Walk” 189 “The Fountain of Youth” 199 “Modern Mythology” 207 “Higher Stakes” 217 “The Traffic Ticket War” 231 “Family Resentment” 239 “The Pondarosa” 249

Pieces of Eight, Part IV (Book) - 3/7/2007 7:59:54 AM
Description Pieces of Eight, Part IV is a collection of eight short stories/novellas that complement the eight appearing in Pieces of Eight, the eight in Pieces of Eight, Part II and the eight novellas represented in Pieces of Eight, Part III. “Freeze Frames” and “The Rings of Saturn” are paranormal tales; whereas, “Expedition Earth” and “Stairway to Heaven” lean more toward the science fiction side of popular literature. “The Seven Statues” and “Salientia” mix elements of science fiction and paranormal experience. “The Price of Bigotry” is a surprise ending hate-crime murder story, and “The Love Tree” incorporates science fiction, romantic and paranormal elements in its presentation.

Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part IV (Book) - 2/17/2007 9:53:04 AM
Book Description Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part IV is adult literature featuring adult content and language. The work satirizes and spoofs thirteen classic stories from U.S., British, French, Russian, Arabian literature and from Greek mythology. Jay Dubya goes right to work retelling and sideswiping tales from American literature. Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game," O. Henry's "A Retrieved Reformation," Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," Jack London's "Love of Life," and Mark Twain's "Tom and Huck's Gang" are thoroughly degenerated. British Literature is also corrupted with imaginative adult renditions of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child," Wilkie Collins's "Blow Up With the Brig," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and Charles Dickens's "Ebenezer Scrooge." Finally, Greek mythology is assaulted with a hilarious retelling of "Oedipus." French literature is not ignored with a crazy version of Victor Hugo's "The Bishop's Candlesticks." Russian lit' is broadsided with an imaginative retelling of Anton Chekov's "The Bet." And last but not least, Arabian literature is not spared from being clobbering with a new version of "The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad."

Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part III (Book) - 8/6/2006 3:41:40 AM
Thirteen Sick Tasteless Classics, Part 3 is a zany collection of famous short fiction stories given new adult spins. Author Jay Dubya gives entirely new interpretations of American literature works “The Cop and the Anthem” by O. Henry, James Thurber’s “The Dog That Bit People,” Mark Twain’s “Lost in a Snowstorm,” Stephen Vincent Benet’s “The Devil and Daniel Webster” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat.” British literature is not spared bombardment with scathing satires of Saki’s “The Interlopers,” H.G. Well’s “The Time Machine,” W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” and Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale.” Norse mythology is thoroughly broadsided with a new adult rendition of “Beowulf” and Greek mythology is also attacked with a new humorous version of “Theseus and the Minotaur.” The French short story is not spared as Jay Dubya presents a new witty corruption of Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace,” and Spanish literature is also blasted with a funny spin put on Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote Fights the Windmill.”

Nine New Novellas, Part III (Book) - 6/7/2006 7:51:50 AM
Nine New Novellas, Part III is author Jay Dubya’s seventh story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV, Nine New Novellas, and Nine New Novellas, Part II bringing the writer’s novella total up to fifty-nine. “The Zodiac Wheel” is a unique tale that mixes suspense with a well conceived revenge plot, “The Curator” is a sci-fi time travel adventure with a clever surprise ending and “Music Psyche” describes dramatic conflict in a death-sentenced prisoner’s subconscious mind’s musical preferences surfacing from his distant past. “76 Years” is a science fiction offering that provides a rational explanation for man’s petty place in the galaxy, “Palm Sunday” describes how two business partners’ fortunes told by a palm reader come true, and “Gratefulness” depicts and explains how a WW II veteran generously returns a favor fifty years later. Finally, “The Department of Water” is a chilling futuristic view of what remains of the United States of America in 2105 AD, “The Oracle” tells how a man neutralizes and lifts a terrible five-generation curse on his family, and “Everything’s Relative” is an imaginative tale about two astronauts discovering three strange new world’s in the Constellation Orion.

Pieces of Eight, Part III (Book) - 5/29/2006 6:07:02 AM
Pieces of Eight, Part III is a collection of eight unique short stories/novellas that complement the eight appearing in Pieces of Eight and the eight novellas represented in Pieces of Eight, Part II and Pieces of Eight, Part IV. “An Attic Television” and “The Timeless Sports Car” are paranormal tales having ‘50s themes; whereas, “Time Vigilantes” and “Youth Revisited” lean more toward the science fiction side of popular literature. “A Literary Dispute” and “The Better of Two Lives” mix elements of science fiction and paranormal experience. “The Hotel Delaware” and “The Rip Van Winkle Club” are essentially fantasy stories that incorporate science fiction and paranormal elements in their presentations. Pieces of Eight, Part III is available in hardcover, paperback and Adobe Reader, Microsoft Reader and Mobipocket ebook downloading formats.

Nine New Novellas, Part II (Book) - 5/15/2006 3:41:33 PM
Nine New Novellas, Part II is author Jay Dubya’s sixth story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III, Pieces of Eight, Part IV and Nine New Novellas, bringing the writer’s novella total up to fifty. “The Yard Sale Mirror” is a unique tale that mixes suspense with an unusual revenge plot, “Immoral Immortality” is a sci-fi time travel adventure with a creative surprise ending and “Here and There” describes contemporary dramatic conflict between Israeli and Palestinian factions. “The Vassal Vessel” tale is an imaginative science fiction thriller that provides a rational explanation of earth’s miniscule place in the universe, “Insane Karma” shows a special relationship between ESP and communication with “other dimension entities” and the story “The Sole Collector” depicts and explains the outcome of a greedy man’s diabolical pact with the Devil. Finally, “The Heroic Belt” has an interesting Greek mythology theme, “Spectrum Man” is a thrilling breakthrough story that involves an ordinary man’s accidental acquisition of supernatural powers, and “Excavations” presents the dangers and adventures experienced by a world-famous anthropologist/archeologist. Nine New Novellas, Part II is Jay Dubya's twentieth book. The author's books are in five genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-fi/Paranormal, Children's Books, Adult Satire, Non-Fiction.

Nine New Novellas (Book) - 4/26/2006 11:58:18 AM
Nine New Novellas is author Jay Dubya's fifth story collection written in the spirit of Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight, Part II, Pieces of Eight, Part III and Pieces of Eight, Part IV, bringing the writer's novella total to forty-one. "Friendship" is a unique tale that mixes suspense with a revenge plot, "The Unique Juke Box" is a sci-fi time travel adventure with a surprise ending and "Rock, Paper, Scissors" describes dramatic conflict between groups of doctors, lawyers and Mafia members that dine at a popular New Jersey restaurant. "The UFO Magnet" is a science fiction thriller that provides a rational explanation for space aliens abducting innocent humans, "Signals" shows a relationship between ESP and communication with other dimension' spirits and "Drama and Trauma" depicts a hospital patient's strange utterances before the specter of death envelops him. Finally, "Red, White and Blue America" is a chilling futuristic view of the United States of America in 2070 AD, "The Power of Suggestion" has a fascinating hypnosis and reincarnation theme and "June 30, 1956 is an imaginative tale about a man who develops extraordinary psychic powers and then attempts to prevent a great catastrophe from occurring. Nine New Novellas is Jay Dubya's nineteenth book. The author writes in five genres: Sci-Fi/Paranormal, Adult Action/Adventure, Adult Satire, Children's and Non-Fiction Books.

Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces (Book) - 4/26/2006 11:46:31 AM
Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces is adult literature that satirizes classic children’s folk tales, fables and fairy tales into more mature presentations featuring adult language, content and humor. Author Jay Dubya goes right to work retelling Aesop’s Fables into “A Sap’s Fables.” Adult renditions of “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Wind and the Sun,” “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” “The Lion and the Mouse,” “The Crow and the Pitcher,” and “The Rabbit and the Turtle” are all cleverly portrayed. Other famous fables rewritten into adult accounts are “The Fox and the Crow,” “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg,” “The Grasshopper and the Ants,” “The Lark and Its Offspring,” “The Miller, His Son and the Jackass,” “Belling the Cat” and finally “The Dog, the Fox and the Stream.” Folk and Fairy Tales from England, France, Germany and Russia are also imaginatively assaulted and converted into adult-oriented stories. Jay Dubya thoroughly corrupts “The Three Little Piglet Brothers,” “The Flashing Elves,” “The Golden Goose’s Goosing Curse,” “The Notorious Sleeping Beauty” and “Petite Red Riding Hood.” Other classic stories that are not saved from degeneration are “Jack’s Magnificent Beanstalk,” “Hansel and Gretel Dumkoff,” “Little Ebony Sambo,” “Rapunzel’s Draping Hair” and “Tom Thumb’s History.” Finally, the author completely corrupts into adult parody rewrites “Peter W. and the Wolf,” “The Rumpelstiltskin No-Spin Zone,” “Beauty and the Beastly Beast,” “Cinderella’s Fella’” and the classic folktale “Flaky Snow White and the Seven Midgdwarfs.” Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces is Jay Dubya’s twenty-first e-book. This book is definitely not written for or to be read by children.

Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables & Fairy Farces, Part II (Book) - 4/26/2006 11:29:12 AM
Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part II is adult literature satirizing classic children's stories and the work is written in the spirit of its predecessor Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces. The new work FFFF&FF Part II features adult language, adult content and adult satirical humor. Author Jay Dubya goes right to work corrupting familiar children's stories The Three Scruffy Gruffy Billy Goats, The Gay Tailor Who Became King, Petey Rabbit, Thumbilisa Thumbilina, The Emperor's Invisible Clothes and Goldie Lox and the Three Ursas. Several British legends are re-invented with hilarious adult renditions of St. George Slays the Dragon and Arthur Becomes King of England. Greek myths are imaginatively sabotaged with comical presentations of Daphne's Daft Daffiness, Bellerophon's Marathon Adventure, Baucis and Philemon, Psyche and Stupid Cupid and Atalanta's Last Race. Other popular children's stories that are put into adult parodies are Pinocchio's Personality Problem, The Wolf and the Seven Lame Lambs, The Sorcerer's Un-resourceful Apprentice and Peter Pansy Does Kensington Gardens. Finally Author Jay Dubya presents very amusing renditions of the classic tales Alice Visits Wonderland and Aladdin's Little Lamp. Fractured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part II is definitely not written for or to be read by children.

Space Bugs, Earth Invasion (Book) - 5/23/2003 11:05:25 AM
On May 17, 2003 Space Bugs, Earth Invasion climbed to a Sales Ranking of #82 at Amazon.com in Adobe Reader.

Pieces of Eight (Book) - 5/23/2003 9:51:49 AM
On May 23, 2003 Pieces of Eight in Adobe Reader rose to a Sales Ranking of #98 at Amazon.com

So Ya' Wanna' Be A Teacher (Book) - 5/19/2003 1:42:39 PM

So Ya' Wanna' Be A Teacher (Book) - 3/15/2003 4:23:09 AM
So Ya' Wanna' Be A Teacher! is now available in Adobe Reader and Microsoft Reader at Powells.com and in Microsoft Reader at Elibron.com It will be at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com by April. Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.co.jp presently have So Ya' Wanna' Be A Teacher in Adobe Reader.

The Wholly Book of Exodus (Book) - 2/24/2003 1:05:59 PM
The Wholly Book of Exodus soared to an Amazon.com Sales Ranking of #3,042 IN Microsoft Reader on January 28, 2003. (the author)

Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel (Book) - 2/24/2003 1:00:54 PM
Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel soared to an Amazon.com #70 Sales Ranking in Adobe Reader on September 16, 2002. (The Author)

The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel (Book) - 2/24/2003 12:55:01 PM
The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel soared to #303 in Sales Ranking at Amazon.com on 02/22/03. (The Author)

Williamsburg Field Trips (Short Story) - 3/15/2005 5:05:25 AM
enjoyed the read

Always Use English Grammar and Spelling Skills To Detect E-mail Scams (Short Story) - 8/8/2004 6:49:58 AM
Well, I have to tell you, I'm miffed, because I got the same letter from Tanko saying I was the only one he could trust! (Laughing...) An as obvious as it is, the damn shame is that some elderly person will fall for this scam.

A Tale of Two Counties (Short Story) - 8/8/2004 6:38:03 AM
Well, this certainly makes for interesting conversation, doesn't it? (And, I'm deathly allergic to wasps - yikes!)

A Tale of Two Counties (Short Story) - 10/18/2003 9:05:22 AM
Jay, Sort of like living in a house divided! Do you pay taxes in both counties? Bad wasp. Cynthia

Always Use English Grammar and Spelling Skills To Detect E-mail Scams (Short Story) - 4/26/2003 10:41:18 PM
It reminds me of those old excuse notes that people used to send to teachers-- "Please execute my son for being absent yesterday." :) I've gotten several of these 'urgent missives', myself. I'd like to know where these business directories are getting their email addresses from!

Misadventures in Furnitureland (Short Story) - 3/31/2002 6:18:27 PM
Sounds like an adventure in how to lose money LOL ! Love the story! Sandi

Misadventures in Furnitureland (Short Story) - 1/20/2002 8:56:14 PM
excellent

Identity Crisis Brewing In Writer's Mind (Short Story) - 1/20/2002 8:55:18 PM
Excellent

The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel (Short Story) - 1/20/2002 8:54:38 PM
Excellent!!!!!!!!!

Always Use English Grammar and Spelling Skills To Detect E-mail Scams (Short Story) - 11/10/2001 9:04:27 AM
Funny story. You make a good point about using grammar and spelling to detect fraud, but the audacious offer is, I think, the biggest tip-off of all. Hope you get off the African spam hit list soon.

Essay: There Is More To Being A Teacher Than You Think (Short Story) - 11/2/2001 3:18:18 PM
Very Entertaining read! Victoria Taylor Murray

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 11/21/2009 3:36:38 AM
wow.. MUSIC IS ART.. POETRY IS ART.. MUSIC AND POETRY together IS RAP.. RAP IS ART.. dont go on and start giving wrong views on rap.. what you dont listen/hear are those rappers who really do have a message and a number of them are found "underground".. want me to name a hundred songs for you? ill gladly will!! a true mc/rapper speaks whats within, it means that those are real emotions.. and im not talkin bout those raps thats bout partyin, arguin and stuff.. cmon! i dare you! i can give you a list of tracks that would condtradict your judgement! you think hip hop people just listen to rap music? open your eyes and ears!!.. dont be too narrow minded.. i would i agree with you if you said "SOME RAP MUSIC IS NOT MUSIC".. but you are generalizing it.. its so easy to rap, that those with bad intentions can easily do it.. and another thing, rap music is also reality around you, reality surrounding the rapper.. open up your eyes.. you want to see whats REALLY HAPPENING in REALITY, listen to rap music, but im not saying rap music is only the music where one speaks about reality.. you cant blame them if thats what they see in reality.. why am i getting so emotional on this?? because REAL rappers shaped the way i think.. and for crying out loud! i joined this site just to post a comment on this article!! I Love HipHop.. but sadly the majority of those rappers that are heard, are talking crap.. now i dont know if im getting repetitive here, sorry, my mind is overwhelming!.. you want to help improve the corporate media? dont go blaming rap.. coz the more you hate and blame it, the more people will get aggressive.. you should know how to communicate with them/us..

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 9/21/2009 4:34:25 PM
i think rap music need to clean up what they rap about. "i'm qo own that pussy ... " ? what is the true meaninq behind it? sex? you tell people wait to have sex, but yet ... you rap about it. or you say violence is not thee answer .. but yet you talk about "shootinq that nigga in that face" and then you downgrade woman. your perfect woman is thick &nd red bone.? i'm assuminq. as lonq as she looks qood ... she's for you. that's your ms. perfect. what about her personaility? what if she disrespects your mom? or constantly call you out yo name? is she your ms. perfect now? ladies ... stop makinq these man think they can do anythinq to us. if that man call you a bitch or say i'm qo beat yo ass or hit on you ... do you really want him? i just think rap music needs to clean up what they rap about and really rap about something like Grand Master Flash "Jungle". Songs like that ... talk about somethinq.

Anti-Health Care Reform Town Hall Protesters (Article) - 9/8/2009 1:30:45 PM
An interesting and thought-provoking article! I began working for wages when I was 7 years old by picking strawberries in the fields of Oregon. When I finally retired in 1991, it was after a lifetime of paying taxes. I'm registered with and have no allegiance with any political party. What bothers me about our recent health "Town Hall" meetings is mainly one item: The protesters do not act as if they came to learn about the various aspects of the central health reform plans being proposed. They attend and immediately act out vigorously to do nothing but obstruct the meetings with the patent intent to interfere with and prevent any open discourse and discussion with their shouting and disruptive antics. So for me, I'm opposed to most public demonstrations by "Anti-Health Care Reform Town Hall Protesters," not for their beliefs and motivations but for their predetermined "kill everything" attitude. Frankly, if I were in charge of any meeting where this happened, I'd have such disrupters arrested for disturbing the peace. To refer to their actions as simply passionate and boisterous is preposterous. All in all, I'm reminded of the argument that if we had just "killed" the idea of horseless carriages over a century ago, we wouldn't have to suffer all the automobile carnage on our present-day highways. Thanks for sharing your views. It's nice to note that "Anti-Sharing Authorsden members and readers" aren't passionately and boisterously interfering with your right to present your views and ideas. If they were, you might have a different description for their actions. Richard

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 9/3/2009 12:54:05 PM
Thomas Babiarz, your grammar sucks so bad that you must be a rapper.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 9/3/2009 9:44:28 AM
Wow Thomas, try looking up some real rap not the top 20's on the radio you generalize as RAP.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 7/14/2009 6:21:58 AM
Rap-is-CRAP! In the "NORMAL" sense of music... rap is NOT music. It's just fast talk and usualy about "nig" this & "pop a cap in-yah" that. NOT TO MENTION all the disgusting foul-mouthed vulgarities spewn on almost every other word... and I'm not religious. The use of use constant said vulgarities only shows the low mental attitude of said rap'r. Am I against rap? You bet, I could only WISH it was totaly outlawed! As far as I'm concerned, you want your rap-crap, find another planet to blub-y'r-lips on. I used to say, God missed 2 people at Sodom & Gomorrah. Now I stand corrected, he missed 3.

Multicultural Education Means Mediocre Education (Article) - 6/12/2009 3:16:32 PM
This article gives unfortunate insight of peoples thought processes that suffer from color blindness and superiority issues among other unmentionables. It is a blessing that the author is no longer teaching American children.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 4/16/2009 2:07:52 PM
Rap is not music.... This generation of short attention spans and quick gratification of everything. With Disney and everyone else trying to make quick marketable so called music(Brittany, rappers, hip hop, your boy bands). There are very few artist out there, They call themselves artists but to be A music artist you need some categories to cover 1. A voice(not to say most rock or others have good ones, but anyone can talk to a beat Like rappers, and talk sexy HIP HOPPERS to a synthesized base beat) 2. Able to play a instrument(not the ones the rap artist use on 14 year old girl(KELLY)) 3. Able to Write there music to paper or even understand a note 4. Have a God-given talent Not one manufactured(Brittany))by voice adjusters or lip sync 5. Write or have the ability to recognize lyrics that have the ability to bring emotions out. Rap has the ability to bring hate and make girls and guys dress and dance badly.........hint RAPPER a sweat jackets with a hood is not consider a suit coat or style and please pull up your pants, and make sure they reach your ankles..........not look like over size shorts Most Gangster Rap , has lyrics that seem to be written by 5 year old minds and vulgarity. Rap today rarely rhythms, (example see the movie Handcock Movie) GET out the way move!!! give me a break!!! Rap music is the quick way to get into music industry, cannot sing, don't know how to read sheet music or understand a note, play a instrument, do RAP....Kid rock started that way, now he learn enough to go into other music now,,,,,,,why he learn from the ones that have talent. Rap music in movies reminds me of the days when rude people who would talk during Movie in a movie house. I am sorry today's Rap Music will probably go on because,well just like a badly paint sports car, someone does likes it and keeps parading it around. Rap is also for people who think only of themselves, you can tell this by the loud volume they play it at. Rappers think if they play it loud enough it might sound good, regardless of neighborhoods or anyone else around them. Now Commercials are using the Rap style (which is poetry DUH)to sell there stuff WHY........cut out the real music artist, get a 10 year old mentality to write the lyric and YOU have music for your commercial. The day the great music schools start having a RAP category, or RAP search comes out on FOX , A church has Rap sung in the Gospel song then maybe I will consider it a music category,to me Rap music awards or award are awards give to people who are true failures at doing real music(rock,classical,country,instrument,vocal) These are the categories most large music conservatories consider to be music categories. YOU Want like Rap that okay, but look at the ones who are started it, most are dead or felons Ask yourself this, does the music lift your heart when you listen to it, does it make you feel love, and or a feel of energy in your body. LOOK at the music in star wars and some of the other classic movie that make the movies better.............transporter 3 was good movie up until she put the Crap or sorry RAp music on. Please Rap loves give us real music lovers ears a break, keep it down or to yourselves... p.s. other languages doing rap ..........thank god I don't understand there languages,,,,,,,but please give it a rest

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 4/8/2009 5:05:05 PM
I feel that this article, although well written, is almost all opinion with little to no factual backing. It stereotypes the rap genre and the artists of the music. There is a plentiful amount of rap music with a meaning but i don't think you've looked anywhere but the radio or MTV to find it. "Certainly it doesn’t take much of a genius to concoct lyrics that come up with diabolical rhyming words for “ditch and witch” and for “duck and luck!”" -Jay Dubya I will be awaiting your next platinum album. All I ask is that you do some more research on the topic next time and for you not to give up on the idea of rap music as a creative art form. Take care and keep writing.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 3/23/2009 9:47:23 PM
Rap, while I don't personally like it other than a few earlier hip-hop songs, is just this generations music like your music growing up in the 50's...my Dad, an early big bands lover (his generation) used to say that the Beatles and the 60's groups (my generation) would NEVER last long...their music has outlasted, in amount of time its been listened to and changed and constantly played, even big band music of his time...Can't though rub it in, as dad passed in 89'... No matter the music we love, our generation, or someone else's, it is still that generations music to signify their individuality...Ed

Riding the Cape May-Lewes Ferry (Article) - 3/23/2009 9:37:38 PM
Its now 2009 and the price for the ferry is up to 28 bucks with the car and just the driver, though my dog is allowed on free...I live but 10 or so miles south of Hammonton, right now in Buena at the old campground & was born and raised in Sea Isle City off exit 17 of the GS Parkway...and have travelled a great deal on the ferry & visit Cape May often...hope you are still well & enjoying wherever you are now residing...Ed & Rufuz [w00f]

The Participial Adjective Part of English (Article) - 11/21/2008 7:08:51 AM
A much belated comment to be sure, John, but this is hilarius. When in grammar school, long ago in a galaxy far away, I loved Literature to extremes, and just as totally loathed English composition, which I often thought of as a form of torture for minds which dared to create outside of the box. I grew up with Poe, the Brothers Grimm, Jack London, Robert Frost and Mark Twain, those supreme butchers of the English language whom, I am sure, loathed English teachers, too. Great article, John, and I got great chuckles from its reading :-) Ted

The Terrorists' Evil End Game (Article) - 4/1/2008 4:34:58 AM
I think you are right on the money with this one i am going to tell others of your article great job sincerely Tuchy

The Participial Adjective Part of English (Article) - 3/15/2008 7:51:37 PM
My God, I'm cracking up, way up. Jasmin Horst

The Participial Adjective Part of English (Article) - 3/7/2008 8:12:50 AM
I hope that particular dead horse has received enough further blows to reassure us all that it has indeed ceased breathing, John, since in the course of reading (oops...make that 'my read of') these amusing observations I am reminded of several of my own favorite grammatical deconstructions. Namely, the use of "your" for "you're", "it's" for "its", and what I term (submerged within my own deficit grammatical quagmire and grasping clumsily at any handy overhanging descriptive term within reach) the incomplete prepositional phrase (i.e. "As far as X" instead of "as far as X is concerned". Mind, I am a functional illiterate myself, so please don't score these comments too harshly (PLEASE give me a C instead of a D+, eh!). Mahalo for some amusing moments, Kalikiano

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 11/26/2007 12:05:37 PM
Wow...just by reading the first two sentances I could see that you really don't know anything about rap music. Have you did any REAL research on Rap itself? If you did then you would realize that rap music portrays everything that music is. Look for artists such as Common and Talib Kweli. They have both soothing beats and enlighting lyrics. They are just two of many, many other rappers who get put into a catergory by people like you.I can understand you talking about artists like soulja boy but don't talk about the Rap in general cause there are some AMAZING artists out there. You just need to take the time to listen to them...

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 11/24/2007 5:18:18 PM
That is a very biased paper. Well written, structurally, but I think you could have validated your opinions even more with covering more ground in terms of what rap is. Take a look at the history of rap, it's influences and where it came from, the reason the lyrics are the way they are, etc. The lyrics in rap (and these are the ones heard on the radio and TV media everyday) aren't FULLY representative of all rap lyrics. There are many rap songs out there with lyrics the last fan of rap might approve of. As for the accompanying music, yes it is simple and repetitive, but that is a defining characteristic of rap. There IS effort put into that: it's all electronic and production knowledge. You should check out the name Byron Hurt. He is a anti-sexist activist who made a documentary about hip-hop. I'm sure he would trigger more opinions out of you. Really, all I got out of this paper was that the author does not like rap music. You made your claims about why rap isn't music, but, again, you could have validated them more with more knowledge about rap and it's origins. Being informed on those topics would really help your argument. It's just very apparent your information on rap is limited and this paper appeared more geared towards a personal journal or diary rather than any sort of publication.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 9/17/2007 6:34:14 AM
Very good article. I couldn't agree more. As a muscian, I am open to many cultural musics from all around the planet. Though I have tried to, I can not find any muscial value to rap music. To prove it's worthlessness, consider this: Classical muscians could have listened to a rap tune 1 time and then played it. Could rap muscians listen to a classical piece 1 time and do the same? True musicians have to work hard and with a disipline to achieve greatness. The one thing that truly bothers me about this rap music culture is that the youth of other countries are abandoning their country's traditional music to persue and imitate the destructive force called rap. Browse any country from MySpace and you will see that their youth is being polluted and alienated from their own country's true traditional contribution to world music.

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 8/29/2007 9:07:26 PM
Wow. That was one of the most brilliantly written articles i've ever read. You were spot on in everything that you said. If I was your English teacher, A+.

Dickens, Thurber, Andersen, London and Perseus (Article) - 8/2/2007 5:32:28 AM
I really enjoyed your article very much!! Thank you for sharing it!! God Bless ! katie

Holiday Crisis in American Public Schools (Article) - 1/26/2006 8:52:16 AM
i think it is rediculous, but this IS an interesting article! thanks! :)

Holiday Crisis in American Public Schools (Article) - 1/25/2006 4:34:08 PM
interesting

Holiday Crisis in American Public Schools (Article) - 1/24/2006 9:58:35 PM
Why isn't the article posted on the site?

Rap Music Is Not Music (Article) - 6/23/2005 10:38:28 PM
Gotta disagree with you on this one. Rap music is as diverse as poetry. There is no "bad" poetry. Only one's interpretation based on the meaning of the essence of the poetry. The first "rap" was called "Signifying Monkey." Easy to find online. Rap music is also symbolism for getting across messages that have been ignored by those who "make the rules" for the rest of us to follow. And if people start defining to us all what is music, and what is not, then maybe we should start reminding ourselves of what happened in Nazi Germany under Heinrich Himmler and the baby mills that churned out illegitimate children who never had a history. Rap, like any other creative form, does not need anyone's approval. And I can say that because I personally like jazz, which was the original American music form started by blacks, but was called "jungle music." Tell that to Benny Goodman. Love you, loved the chance to hear you and respond. blessin's Bro. Jay, cynth'ya lewis reed

Starting an e-book Internet Publishing Business Was Not Easy (Article) - 2/5/2005 2:41:41 PM
interesting article