I recently read Clear Channel Radio's list of "Songs With Questionable Lyrics". I agree that some Hard Rock songs on the radio today do advocate violence and speak about death. However, Clear Channel listed songs such as "Obla Di, Obla Da". I knew those Beatles were up to something!! With their happy go lucky lyrics...we know what the REAL message of that song is... But seriously, they really went too far with this list. I wonder how long it took some intern to choose these songs...
I really didn't take the list seriously until I found "All Rage Against the Machine Songs". On the day of the terrorist attack, the only CD in my car that I could even tolerate listening to was Rage Against The Machine, the first album from the band, released in 1992. Although the album is almost a decade old, it contains powerful songs about social and politcal injustice that ring true about this national tragedy. The track entitled "Take the Power Back" in particular helped me deal with some of the intense hatred I felt that day. Music does have a strange healing power, and I think anything that can help you deal with a tragedy such as this should be played on the radio. Like Frank Sinatra said, "I'm for anything that gets you through the night".

I guess the first order of business with this blog is to tell you what I am going to be writing about here. First of all, I will never publish anything that could be construed as a "rant". Anyone who knows the Internet knows rants, and knows that they are basically just self indulgent drivel. 'Nuf said. I also will endeavor to not make any unsupported claims or assumptions on any subject. If I can't back it up, I won't write it just to keep things interesting. Anyway, enough of what this blog will not be. It will be thoughtful commentary on countless issues, which will probably range from US foreign policy to silly putty. Oh, and I almost forgot, the name "Addendum". I suppose that needs some explination too. In case you don't know, an addendum is an addition to a book or document. I thought it was befitting of the vision of this blog. It's also just a cool sounding word.