One article in the series could

cover the manufacturers whose advertisements encourage already incorrigible

youth to "Disturb, defy, disrupt, ignite," and "Disturb

the peace," "Hate your neighbor," and "Put the over-40

crowd into cardiac arrest."

Perhaps the same article could

cover the millions of dollars that manufacturers and groups like SEMA

throw at ensuring laws allow them to promote this mindless assault on

entire neighborhoods.

Another article could cover

(at least part of) the health risks associated with high intensity/low-frequency

(HI/LF) noise, and cell-crushing infrasound, like the sonic emanations

used by whales to explode their prey.

Perhaps this article could

cover the military use of infrasound as a silent, invisible, and deadly

weapon, or the relationship of the U.S. Navy's low frequency experiments

with the beaching of whales. Be sure to include vibroacoustic disease,

and the World Health Organizations report on the detrimental effects of

this type of noise on humans and communities.

Other articles can cover the

extent of the disruption of normal people's lives, the attitudes

and short-sighted logic of boom car operators, the association between

boom cars and crime, the cost to local economy in terms of people moving,

real estate values dropping, lower productivity, increased mental illness,

etc.

In my opinion, this problem

is very much overlooked. No one affected by this sonic bullying can understand

why this should continue. I notice, the subject does become newsworthy

when someone gets murdered over loud car stereo use. There is a reason

Mayor Bloomberg launched his Silent Night campaign.

Some good food for thought

on this subject can be found at www.lowertheboom.org. This site also provides

links to other informational sites.

Thank you for giving this issue

some newsprint/cyberspace, for taking the time to consider my thoughts,

and for anything you can do to help restore sanity to our neighborhoods.

Happy holidays to you and yours.

May we all have some silent

nights.

Les Bird

[email protected]