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Bus station plays jazz to drive teenagers away
Ananova ^ | February 15, 2003 | Ananova

Posted on 02/15/2003 12:35:34 PM PST by MadIvan

A bus station in America is planning to play classical music and smooth jazz to discourage loitering teenagers.

Officials at the Trade Street in Charlotte, North Carolina, hope the "grow-up" music will irritate groups of youths who hang around the station.

The station's loudspeakers already emit the calls of hawks and owls to frighten away pigeons that roost in the rafters.

"The idea is to make the atmosphere at the Trade Street station less pleasant for those who aren't there to catch a bus," a spokeswoman told the Charlotte Observer.

"We know if we play a certain genre, people won't want to hang around."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: classical; deterrent; jazz; teenagers
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To: Willie Green
The early hillbilly sounds of Bill Anderson would work so much better. Besides, I like Slim Whitman.
41 posted on 02/15/2003 7:37:22 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Vigilanteman
"When my kids went to public school in Japan, the melody which played over the PA system was Edvard Grieg's Varen. In addition, the kids clean the school at the end of the day. Vandalism is virtually nil."

Freshmen at a private high school, here in Northern NJ, all complain because of the classical music they heard at their school. After a while they would hum along, and were proudwhen they could name the different pieces. They also began to enjoy the uniform look -- not uniforms as such, but pants, shirts and ties for by and skirts, or dresses for the girls.

My own kids - (now grown with families of their own), all want the music they heard while they were growing up, for their own kids to hear.

42 posted on 02/15/2003 7:38:33 PM PST by Exit148
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To: Happygal

43 posted on 02/17/2003 3:41:51 AM PST by Ed Straker
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To: Riley
Female vocalist- "Let Freedom Ring"? Wish I knew who it was and what it is actually called, and from what album.

Martina McBride. Song's called Independence Day. Dunno what album.

44 posted on 02/17/2003 4:41:25 AM PST by Oschisms (Us runners finally have a President we can be proud of)
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To: Mr. Mulliner; dfwgator
Kenny G's "music" is NOT jazz!! It is very effective as a pigeon dispersal agent, however.
45 posted on 02/17/2003 5:11:08 AM PST by Fresh Wind (All we are sa-aa-aa-ying is give Beast a chance!)
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To: MadIvan
I guess it is kind of hard to "bust a cap from a 9" when you've got "Girl From Ipanima" rattling in your head...or maybe it's easier...hmmm...
46 posted on 02/19/2003 6:21:10 AM PST by Future Snake Eater
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To: MadIvan
"The idea is to make the atmosphere at the Trade Street station less pleasant for those who aren't there to catch a bus," a spokeswoman told the Charlotte Observer.

Anything by Kenny G would keep me away from there.

47 posted on 02/19/2003 6:26:06 AM PST by ActionNewsBill (Police state? What police state?)
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