Comments on: March 25, 2009: “Night Tree Necktie Party”

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:20:47 +0000

I just stumbled across this and I wanted to politely correct you. The names are two bands Night Trees (plural) and Necktie Party….Necktie Party derived they’re name from the term “Necktie Party” which simply meant a hanging in the old west…not race specific…furthermore one member of Necktie Party is Jewish and another is Cuban..clearly no racist connations were intended. Also the name is meant to be more metaphorical…a commentary on the injustice of anyone being scapegoated for any reason. Please make a little effort to do some research before making claims in a forum where any number of people could read it.

By: Night Trees

Night Trees — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:05:33 +0000

That flyer was for two bands “Night Trees” and the band “Necktie Party”. It was an amazing rock show. You should have come!

By: nesto

nesto — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:41:29 +0000

I know your trip was great! You are truely special! thank you for knowing you

By: nesto

nesto — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:38:29 +0000

That was quite the descriptive scene Mrs. Wild. Many seem to believe that this is in the past, including me, but as you describe it my blood gets a boiling.

Hmmmm, I once seen a KKK rally in Raleigh Nc around 2003-2004. I was amazed at what I was seeing. Completely surrounded by police and barricades as they spew the hatred of a certain color with children beside them. This generation has forgoten the past, I still live it.

I went to a bar in NC with two friends and was told at the door that no blacks were allowed (I am brown so I could have laid an argument, but decied not to). In NC all bars or clubs are privately owned and requires a membership therefor making the current situation completely legal. I got permission to go in through the back door. (laughing) Racists are only racist when around others, lets jsut say I got along with every clansman and woman in the joint.

The thought of white people sitting and eating while black people hung with necks tight and faces bloated, grabs my breath. Now I hope Obama remembers what you remember P.

By: linda

linda — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:50:27 +0000

I’m considering disciplining myself to remove the word “denigrate” from my vocabulary. I can’t undo the lynchings;I can be aware that what seemed trivial (“…words can never hurt me”} may have been power and powerful.