Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/08

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Subject: [Leica] RE: leica sightings
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Tue Mar 8 07:52:48 2005

Damn, Norm, it must be nice to still have a functioning memory to
tickle! I remember a hell of allot about Selma - and, btw, HIGHLY
recommend to one and all Charles Moore's book, Powerful Days, which
contains his iconic Selma images among others - but couldn't for the
life of me remember that line...



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Norm Aubin
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:17 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] RE: leica sightings


The song was Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire:


Eve Of Destruction
By Barry McGuire, 1965

The eastern world it tis explodin',
violence flarin', bullets loadin',
you're old enough to kill but not for votin',
you don't believe in war, what's that gun you're totin',
and even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
but you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say?
Can't you see the fear that I'm feeling today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away,
There'll be noone to save with the world in a grave,
take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy,
but you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin',
I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin',
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation,
handful of Senators don't pass legislation,
and marches alone can't bring integration,
when human respect is disintegratin',
this whole crazy world is just too frustratin',
and you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.

Think of all the hate there is in Red China!
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space,
but when your return, it's the same old place,
the poundin' of the drums, th pride and disgrace,
you can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
hate your next-door-neighbour, but don't forget to say grace, and you
tell me over and over and over and over again my friend, ah, you don't
believe we're on the eve of destruction.


Tickled the memory, thought for sure others would have an answer sooner
. . 

Norm






-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Robert Beaudoin
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:04 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] leica sightings


Bonjour Brad,

   Selma AL...wasn t that location mentioned in a 60 s song?  Anyone?

  Best,

  Robert (Un chevalier sans blason)

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