Mumbling Republican Blog

And, it’s one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn. Hello, Ghaneestan! And, it’s five, six, seven, Open up them pearly gates. Well there ain’t no time to wonder why. Whoopee! We’re all gonna die.    Although created in 1965 by Country Joe, a Navy man just [...]

For many of you it may have flown under your radar that this past weekend, August 15-16, was the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.  I was reflecting a bit on Woodstock as much for the time in which it took place and the person I was then as for the actual event itself.  The event itself [...]

“We must be in heaven, man” I would guess a lot of people around my age (60) would be able to give the right answer for where that expression originated, particularly if it was a multiple-guess question. During the period of August 15-18, 1969, I was surviving the last, hot, humid days of summer when [...]

Sang at Woodstock August 1969 by Jeffrey Shurtleff and Joan Baez He’s a drug-store truck drivin’ man, And he’s head of the Klu Klux Klan. When summer comes rolling around, We’ll be lucky to get out of town. He’s been like a father to me, He’s like the only dj you can hear after 3. [...]

Sometimes I wonder Maybe if I’d  gone to Woodstock I’d never have gone to war Maybe if I’d seen a Bad Moon Risin’ I’d never have gone to war Maybe if I’d Turned on My Love Light I’d never have gone to war Maybe if I’d Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill I’d never have gone [...]