Links last updated 5/19/08

Songwriting Links

When I got serious about wanting to write songs, the first thing I did was join West Cost Songwriters. (Back then, they were called the Northern California Songwriter's Association.) This organization offers many resources to the songwriter, including songwriting classes, open mics, and song screenings (where people who shop songs to the film, TV, and recording industries listen to members' songs). They're at westcoastsongwriters.org.

Although I'm not a member, I frequently attend open mics hosted by South Bay Folks, a group of acoustically inclined musicians in the San Jose, CA area. They're at southbayfolks.org.

Working - Related Links

For those who barely get by: nickelanddimed.net

For those who do better but still find work humiliating at best: dilbert.com

World in His Pocket - Related Links

This movie goes into much greater detail than I can in a three-minute song: thecorporation.tv

Playing God - Related Links

The song is autobiographical, so it's obvious that I take a side in the so-called cult controversy. To be fair, though, I recommend this book, which attempts to be balanced: Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field.

Some of my favorite cult websites are freedomofmind.com, rickross.com, and csj.org.

If you really want cults in a nutshell, though, a short video called Mind Control Made Easy explains it all. It's funny in a twisted sort of way.

Kill His Memory - Related Links

For those seeking to recover from past abuse: snapnetwork.org

Fade to Black - Related Links

Here's an excellent recovery website with a holistic approach that includes nutrition: myaddiction.com

Here's another very inclusive website on recovery: soberrecovery.com

Other Ways to Fight - Related Links

Yahoo has a whole category on the Holocaust, here, but this site is more to the point: holocaustrescuers.com. Other websites on moral courage are globalethics.org and moralcourage.org.