I have this feeling that the demise of Brittney Gilbert and her reason for quitting her job at Nashville is Talking due to a bunch of self-righteous self-aggrandizing faux “progressive” lynch mob is still rippling through blog land.

I have noticed there is a wave negativity spreading though the blogosphere, especially among people of color. This was of negativity have hit me too – feeling sad, feeling scared (who will be next, me?), and feeling defeated. Whenever this occurs, I am usually at a loss for words and the only way I know how to express how I feel about a certain situation is through a song. The only song that comes to mind right now is Don McLean’s American Pie. In fact, I genuinely think this song is very apropos for what is currently now in the blogosphere and in our country.

Initially inspired by his memories of the death of Buddy Holly in 1959, ‘American Pie’ is autobiographical and presents an abstract story of Don McLean’s life from the mid 1950s until when he wrote the song in the late 1960s. It is almost entirely symbolised by the evolution of popular music over these years and represents a change from the lightness of the 1950s to the darkness of the late 1960s. This is also very symbolic of changing America during this era. In Don’s life the transition from light (the innocence of childhood) to the darker realities of adulthood probably started with the death of Buddy Holly and culminated with the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 and the start of a more difficult time for America. In this 4 year period, Don moved from a fairly idyllic childhood existence, through the shock and subsequent harsh realities of his father’s death in 1961, to his decision in 1963 to quit Villanova University to pursue his dream and become a professional singer.

I feel it is time that we come together as a community to support our fallen bloggers and those before them let them know that we are thinking of them and that they still have a home on our blogs. We must not let hope fade away and have to music die in all of us. Paz.

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