Laser Floyd

My fiance was raised in Huntington, a bay town on the north shore of Long Island. I love visiting this historical town for an occasional break from city life. Huntington has great culture stemming from its use of the shore's harbor as an import and export of goods dating back as early as the mid 15th century. There are many great mansions in the area and one specifically being The Vanderbilt, which is now also a museum, educational center, and planetarium. Our friends told us about great laser shows that the planetarium put on all weekend long. The one in particular we attended was Laser Floyd, Pink Floyd's album The Wall at 10pm.

I was surprised by how many high school aged teens were in attendance. A concern to many interested in the development and growth of teenagers is a serious deterioration in the messages of some contemporary music. Since the 1930's the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent US government agency became "charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable." (www.fcc.gov) These regulations only make teens in contemporary society want to rock harder and rebel more.
Perhaps this is also something that past generations were experiencing with the rise of rock bands like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, or The Rolling Stones. A current trend that is on the rise again is the resurgence of vinyl records. Its great that teens today can get their hands on LPs that are full so of replete instrumental sound. I enjoy the fact that the bands that created what music is today can still be heard and reflected upon through show's like Laser Floyd, and still remain interesting even to these younger viewers.

http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/home.php?section=planetarium&sub=schedule