Thursday, April 01, 2010
He Gotta Go to Vietnam
From John Lee Hooker's Urban Blues (1967). Hope everyone's had a good April 1st!
Today's Rune: Movement.
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From John Lee Hooker's Urban Blues (1967). Hope everyone's had a good April 1st!
Today's Rune: Movement.
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3 comments:
It just occurred to me that the reason the middle class has been assaulted for the past ten years is because there was no draft and more cannon fodder than the urban and Appalachian poor could provide was needed.
Hey, man, I think that's right on.
Great song, Erik. JLH is one of my favorites.
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