Culturally Deficient

I can't help but think how deprived the people of Amarillo are for anything Cultural. Everyday I walk through the Sunset Art Gallery and wish there were more places like this. Sure we have, The 806...I've shamefully never been, and maybe a few other joints around this town. The majority are for the elitist money mongers that run the town, Symphony, ALT, Ballet etc. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all of those places as much as the next person, but these 'artistic' places in Amarillo have become trendy.

I don't enjoy the knowledge that these artsy places are nothing more than status symbols. They have become places to be seen and not places to SEE! Amarillo is a major cross roads in America yet we have very little Art. Why is that? I know of some classic pieces of art that are owned either by private estates or corporations and even some schools in the area, but they are worth so much money that the privatization of said pieces is paramount to their security. By doing this all cultural value is lost and that a disgrace to be spoken at length about some other time. I'd like to think if we could afford great works of art we could also share them with the public through viewings or putting them on loan to organizations. Maybe I'm foolish to think this, time will tell.

The worst part about this immigration into an artistically defunct black hole is that the few breaths of an above ground art scene keep getting slaughtered in their cribs by organizations that like to rebel, ie REPENT, against art! These spiritual warriors kill hopes a dreams with their overblown egos and opinions. It is a God given right as well as a Constitutional Right which allows them to condemn the world as they see fit.

Opinions are free, everybody grab one. It's heart breaking to know that the only people speaking up and using these rights are the Crusaders of black and white, the book burners and the middle school chaperone's of my opinions. Sure the arts are basically used by the more liberally minded. And yes there are people with all sorts of alternative life styles that partake in the arts. But your belief structure is invading my ability to be my own person. If we stay here I fear I will be in the mix for change and a battle will ensue.

Where have the Che's/Robin Hood's/William Wallace's/Pancho Villa's all gone. Oh that's right...they are being PC and hiding away in the basements and closets...or have the been silenced via class action suit...

'Their hearts are made of hell'