dj, great guitar is right, Canada. There was a riff that the Scottsman played in Angie that was very familiar to me. Hope you know it, because if you don't I'll have it stuck in my head for the rest of the evening.
Speaking of Michener, folks, I recall that he did a book on the tragedy at Kent State. It was a little biased to me, however.
Billy Connolly is most well known as a comedian and actor, he is also an accomplished songwriter, this tune was made famous by The Dubliners, but here's his version
Billy Connolly - Sergeant Where`s Mine
I'm lyin' in bed, I'm in room twenty-six
Thinkin' on things that I've done
Like drinkin' wi' squaddies and bullin' my boots
I'm countin' the medals I've won
These hospital wards they're all drab lookin' joints
But the ceiling's as much as I see
It could do with a wee touch of paper or paint
But then again maybe that's me
Oh sergeant is this the adventure you meant
When I put my name down on the line
All that talk of computers and sunshine and skis
Oh I'm askin' you sergeant where's mine
I've a brother in Glasgow wi' long curly hair
When I joined up he said I was daft
He says shootin' strangers just is nae his game
That brother of mine is nae saft
But I can put up wi' most things I've done in my time
I can even put up with the pains
But what do you do with a gun in your hand
When you're faced with a hundred odd wanes
Oh sergeant is this the adventure you meant
When I put my name down on the line
All that talk of computers and sunshine and skis
Oh I'm askin' you sergeant where's mine
Oh sergeant is this the adventure you meant
When I put my name down on the line
All that talk of computers and sunshine and skis
Oh I'm askin' you sergeant where's mine
Oh sergeant is this the adventure you meant
When I put my name down on the line
All that talk of computers and sunshine and skis
Oh I'm askin' you sergeant where's mine
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djjd62
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Tue 3 Feb, 2009 07:03 pm
this is perhaps my favourite of all anti war songs
Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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djjd62
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Tue 3 Feb, 2009 07:13 pm
my other fave anti war song, interestingly enough, also written by eric bogle
The Fureys - The Green Fields Of France
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djjd62
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Tue 3 Feb, 2009 07:33 pm
let's switch gears a little
Kirsty MacColl - Theres A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October, 1959 " 18 December, 2000) was an English singer-songwriter.
Kirsty MacColl was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and folk singer Ewan MacColl.
Kirsty had a wide and varied career, she was in the midst of making a resurgence when she was killed. MacColl had a busy, successful year in 2000, with the success of Tropical Brainstorm, as well as her participation in the presentation of a radio programme she had done for the BBC on Cuba. MacColl decided to take a much needed holiday, and she, her partner, musician James Knight and her sons travelled to Cozumel, Mexico. She intended to introduce her sons during the trip to an activity she loved " scuba diving. On 18 December 2000, she and her sons went diving in Cozumel, in a specific diving area that watercraft were restricted from entering. With the group was a local veteran divemaster, Iván Díaz. As the group was surfacing from a dive, a speeding powerboat entered the restricted area. MacColl saw the boat coming before her sons. Louis was not in the boat's path, but Jamie was. She was able to push him out of the way (he sustained minor head and rib injuries) but in doing so, she was hit by the boat and killed instantly. MacColl's remains were repatriated to the United Kingdom and the subsequent funeral took place at Mortlake Crematorium in London.
The boat involved in the accident was owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova, who was on board with several members of his family. An employee of González Nova's, boathand José Cen Yam, claimed to have been driving the boat at the time that the accident occurred. Several published reports have included accounts from eyewitnesses that have stated Cen Yam was not at the controls; eyewitnesses also indicate that the boat was travelling much faster than the speed of one knot that Nova had claimed. Cen Yam was found guilty of culpable homicide and was sentenced to 2 years 10 months in prison. However, he was allowed under Mexican law to pay a punitive fine of 1034 pesos (about £61 or US$90) in lieu of the prison sentence. He was also ordered to pay approximately US $2150 in restitution to MacColl's family, an amount based on his wages. Published reports have included statements from people who spoke to Cen Yam after the accident, claiming Cen Yam had received money for taking the blame for the incident.
González Nova family members claimed that divemaster Iván Díaz failed to put out warning marker buoys, and there is confusion as to whether he put up the correct flag on his boat.
1895 - Nigel Bruce, English actor (Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes movies, Suspicion, Rebecca et al),(d. 1953) ; 1902 - Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (d. 1974) ; 1915 - William Talman, American actor , (D.A. on Perry Mason), (d. 1968) ; 1918 - Ida Lupino, English film actress and director (d. 1995); 1940 - George Romero, American director, screenwriter and producer (a bit of synchronicity here: Romero attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1960, he began his career shooting short films and commercials. One of his early commercial films, a segment for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in which Mr. Rogers underwent a tonsillectomy, inspired Romero to go into the horror film business.He and friends formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s, and they chipped in roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead (1968); 1947 - Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States ; 1948 - Alice Cooper, American musician; 1949 - Michael Beck, American actor ( The Warriors, Xanadu, et al); 1951 - Patrick Bergin, Irish actor (Mountains of the Moon (1990) as Richard Francis Burton ; Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) ;Robin Hood (1991) as Robin Hood ; Patriot Games , et al, (1992) and 1962 - Clint Black, American musician
Nigel Bruce, William Talman, Michael Beck and Patrick Bergin
Wishing all a pleasant day.
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Wed 4 Feb, 2009 12:27 pm
Well, we are doing war songs, so I will present some lyrics I have recently been working on. This is designed to accommodate added verses just whenever.
All the wars eventually
Must fall before Walks of Peace
Walks of Peace, Walks of Peace
Must fall before Walks of Peace
I dreamed I went with MLK
On a rare and fateful day
As he strolled along with me
We journeyed back through history
We saw all the wars of race
Wars of countries, even faith
He declared these wars all must cease
Folks must be troops for Walks of Peace
Yes the wars eventually
Must fall before Walks of Peace
Walks of Peace, Walks of Peace
Must fall before Walks of Peace
As Martin said, Don’t be deceived
All of these wars are wars of greed
Its up to us these wars must cease
Folks must be troops for Walks of Peace
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Letty
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Wed 4 Feb, 2009 01:34 pm
First, allow me to thank our Raggedy for the quartet of famous folks, and the info on others. Wow! puppy. I would say that Mr. Rogers having his tonsils removed was a strange inspiration for The Night of the Living Dead. I think that may be more than synchronicity, PA. Ah, Sleeping With the Enemy. Kevin Anderson was in that one.
edgar, you never cease to amaze us here on our cyber radio station. Fabulous lyrics, Texas, and it has the right cadence. Yes, as I have observed, we can often handle war, but not peace. <sigh>
Now, an answer to dj's Angie. Thanks, McTag, for the help in locating the riff heard on that song. Clever Brit, you are, but perhaps it's your Scottish blood.
Here it is. The Work Song. Hope our dj is listening.
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