OMG, the jerk producer guy is Paul Williams, the guy who did the soundtracks for The Muppet Movie and Bugy Malone. He had a huge impact on my early musical tastes.

Ill admit I was not a big fan of Michael but his death is like the death of my childhood. Ill never forget Mrs. Candy my kindergarten teacher playing his record everyday in class, I did enjoy his early music a lot so this is a very sad day.

hahaha, the early music videos when they thought they had to show everything that was sung

Many Indian people would disagree with you, Old Spider. If Ravi Shankar thought Jazz was no good for kids, just think of what early musical influence Nora Jones would have missed out on!

Many Indians don't have a problem with their kids meditating either.

What I like about meditation, is that it gets you to an awareness of the part of yourself that is unchanging, the part that is not altered in any way by your life's circumstances, or by what people tell or do to you.

When we can tap into our essential nature, we are learning important skills like resilience and self-acceptance.

Kid's worlds can be as harsh as adult's, especially since they are so vulnerable to adults. I think meditation can be an excellent resource for kids to help them survive not only childhood, but adulthood as well.

If it's taught in fun way, in a non-religious environment, meditation can be such a powerful tool for kids to learn.