I'm off to the Florida Folk Festival this weekend. As I pondered what to leave for an OT this week, I thought perhaps the ultimate folk musician, Pete Seeger would be a fun topic. I hope some of you enjoy a bit of his story.
The Third of May ~~ Francsico de Goya
January 27 is day 27 of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Boomtime, Chaos 27, 3186 YOLD (Discordian)
And let us not forget 13.0.7.3.13 by the Mayan Long Count
If a war resulting in tens of millions of casualties can be described as such, over the years World War II came to be known as the "Good War" for much of the Western world. It is often said that the victors of a war, any war, write its history. This is almost always true with perhaps one major exception.
Thursday June 1, 1916
The International Socialist Review on the Pittsburgh Steel Strike
Wednesday May 23, 1906
From the Appeal to Reason: The Kidnappers' Special Poster
I so enjoyed the comments and great music that c99 folks posted on last weekend's Bread and Roses article. This weekend, let's have some fun with religion parody songs. It's been a helluva week and we could use a bit of a giggle. First off, Phil Ochs' classic definition of protest music. See below.
Wednesday March 29, 1916
From The Day Book: Judge Anderson Quashes Indictments Against Judge Gary
Good morning, my dear friends of c99. It was a tough night for us. As a little morning after picker-upper, here's some Pete Seeger just below. He encouraged so many millions of oppressed and depressed people over his long and beautiful life.
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Sunday March 11, 1906
From the "Rescue Edition" of the Appeal to Reason: Debs Issues Call to Action
Down the center of the entire front page of Saturday's edition of the Appeal, Comrade Debs issues a call to action to protest the attempted judicial murder of the officers of the Western Federation of Miners.
