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Since I returned from Europe, I've been having a hard time getting back to my normal beading/blogging schedule. I'm not sure why, but I do know that work and hanging out at the pub after work don't exactly help, either... I hope you understand... LOL. Anyways, I did get to upload photos that I took in London & Paris. You can view them HERE. I'll post some pics from Germany at a later date...
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Today's passenger on my semi-beaded bus happens to be one of my favourite guitar players, Jimi Hendrix. The year is 1969, and he's playing 'Machine Gun', a jam-song with lyrics that loosely protest the Vietnam War:
Tearin' my body all apart
Evil man make me kill you
Evil man make you kill me
Even though we're only families apart..."
During the 1960's, many musicians protested the war, including Jim Morrison of The Doors. While he did register for the draft at the age of 18, he managed to avoid going to war. He hated & feared the military, and I can't say that I blame him. At that time, many young American men were randomly chosen by the government to fight a battle that was not theirs. They were forced to carry weapons. They were forced to kill innocent people. They were forced to die for their country. And, soldiers who were lucky enough to return to American soil were forced to live with feelings of hatred and memories of violence - wounds that never heal...
The United States had no business getting involved with Vietnam, and the result proved it. As they say, history will repeat itself...