Comments on: Soldier’s Lament, Forgotten War http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/ Literary-minded culture blog Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tom LG http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-23584 Tom LG Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:59:55 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-23584 Thank you kindly Drew. I'm glad to know that there are other folks out there who are interested in remembering what many would just as soon forget. Music in the time of war is a unique concept. It would be impossible the think of WW2 without the big bands, of Vietnam without Jimi Hendrix.. we have so much history to learn from music. THanks for reading. Thank you kindly Drew. I'm glad to know that there are other folks out there who are interested in remembering what many would just as soon forget. Music in the time of war is a unique concept. It would be impossible the think of WW2 without the big bands, of Vietnam without Jimi Hendrix.. we have so much history to learn from music. THanks for reading.

]]> By: Drew http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-23519 Drew Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:35:10 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-23519 Excellent article! I'm a history major at Cal State Fullerton in Southern California and have always had a great interest in the Korean War. After interviewing my grandfather about his experience in that war and listening to other veterans, a common notion which would arise was the issue of their service being "forgotten." Good to see such a great document dedicated to the social history in the form of music during that conflict. Excellent article! I'm a history major at Cal State Fullerton in Southern California and have always had a great interest in the Korean War. After interviewing my grandfather about his experience in that war and listening to other veterans, a common notion which would arise was the issue of their service being "forgotten." Good to see such a great document dedicated to the social history in the form of music during that conflict.

]]> By: Tom http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-17956 Tom Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:41:00 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-17956 Thanks for sharing that Ron. I'm glad that you got to read this piece. It is always nice to know somebody appreciates near forgotten music. Have a great day. -Tom Thanks for sharing that Ron. I'm glad that you got to read this piece. It is always nice to know somebody appreciates near forgotten music. Have a great day.

-Tom

]]> By: RONAL SHERWOOD http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-17833 RONAL SHERWOOD Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:48:42 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-17833 " I was stationed all over Korea 1953-56. I instantly became a fan of ELTON BRITT when he traveled with the Camel Caravan with VAUGHN MONROE & other stars to entertain the troops. We loved "rotation Blues because it was about us,the GI. We didn't psyco- analyse the music we heard, we appreciated we were thought of in a sense of being respected about our daily life. There isn't a soldier that gave up a R&R or refuse to go home when his time came, believe me! " . You call it buggin' out. Well so be it.! " The best song that Elton did about the war was ' KOREAN MUD '." Try and find that song anywhere. I have the 45rpm & play it yet." Thank you, Ron Sherwood ron.sherwood@mchsi.com " I was stationed all over Korea 1953-56. I instantly became a fan of ELTON BRITT when he traveled with the Camel Caravan with VAUGHN MONROE & other stars to entertain the troops. We loved "rotation Blues because it was about us,the GI. We didn't psyco- analyse the music we heard, we appreciated we were thought of in a sense of being respected about our daily life. There isn't a soldier that gave up a R&R or refuse to go home when his time came, believe me! " . You call it buggin' out. Well so be it.! " The best song that Elton did about the war was ' KOREAN MUD '." Try and find that song anywhere. I have the 45rpm & play it yet."
Thank you,
Ron Sherwood ron.sherwood@mchsi.com

]]> By: Tom LG http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-14168 Tom LG Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:23:43 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-14168 Thanks I really appreciate the thought out feedback. Thanks I really appreciate the thought out feedback.

]]> By: Guest http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/03/soldiers-lament-forgotten-war/comment-page-1/#comment-14151 Guest Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:42:50 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/?p=9250#comment-14151 You again hit a forgotten topic...forgotten by time and people. These slices of out past lives are so important not to forget. That's why I love history. History, by it's very word, is something that happened in the past. It's our responsibility to act as social archaeologists and find these gems that made us so warm...and human. As an aside, I remember working at the Futurama Bowl Coffee Shop back in 1968 and on the playback music machine there was a Grand Pa Jones tune I loved and would play over and over..."Old Rattler Pup". I remember picking out my future children's names listening to that tune! Funny play on words that my future children's names were picked out at the Futurama Bowl! You again hit a forgotten topic…forgotten by time and people. These slices of out past lives are so important not to forget. That's why I love history. History, by it's very word, is something that happened in the past. It's our responsibility to act as social archaeologists and find these gems that made us so warm…and human.

As an aside, I remember working at the Futurama Bowl Coffee Shop back in 1968 and on the playback music machine there was a Grand Pa Jones tune I loved and would play over and over…"Old Rattler Pup". I remember picking out my future children's names listening to that tune! Funny play on words that my future children's names were picked out at the Futurama Bowl!

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