tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post8065382928274142994..comments2024-01-06T00:10:19.339-05:00Comments on I estivate, therefore I am: Eve of Destruction, Barry McGuire (1965)wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-37574950726177435662008-12-29T13:02:00.000-05:002008-12-29T13:02:00.000-05:00Good to hear from you, Bill. My dad had flown a B...Good to hear from you, Bill. My dad had flown a B-17 in WWII and was also an aeronautical engineer working in the military-industrial complex, so there was always that uncomfortable juxtaposition between moral outrage and knowing what was putting food on the table as well as the parental military heritage that couldn't be discounted out of hand.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-77112797738948614972008-12-29T11:41:00.000-05:002008-12-29T11:41:00.000-05:00My Dad was career Air Force when this song was rel...My Dad was career Air Force when this song was released. Although a decent man, he was in complete denial about the state of this country and absolutely <B>hated</B> this song.<BR/><BR/>I don't think he wanted to believe what was happening to his country and was in pain as much as he was in denial - after all, he was a World War II and Korean War vet and, with his family, had been stationed in Japan in the late 50s with the Japanese Occupation Forces.<BR/><BR/>He had been back in this country for about 5 years after what seemed like a lifetime of defending this country and chose not to believe what this song was saying.<BR/><BR/>I was a senior in high school at the song's heyday and was caught between my father's passion and my own.<BR/><BR/>It was a hell of a time for my family, trust me on that.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171012458828071798.post-30827522807112187672008-10-05T04:41:00.000-04:002008-10-05T04:41:00.000-04:00thanks for a great write up of a great song, wendy...thanks for a great write up of a great song, wendy.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.com