Welll guys, I saw Baez here in Taos in the 60's on one of my ways through, and Guthrie the other night. Taos hasn't changed much, still have Don Rumsfeld living up up the mountain from protesters of the war de jour, still kinda a mellow place here that is a mix of cultures. Guthrie was great, from the Burns sister's religious mysticism songs to Guthrie's mix and love for common people. Churchill said that when you are young and you are not liberal you have no heart and if when you are mature and you are not conservative, you have no head, I think he was right. Arlo did the old Woody Guthrie songs, some Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Leadbelly, all the old stuff, no rap crap, no hip hop, all for $20 each and some wore tie dyed stuff and others came in off the ranches in boots and jeans. Arlo was very accessible with the small crowd, wandered around saying hi to people.
As for Jane F. , well I could care. I see Ted Turner sometimes at the St James in Cimarron, but he left her and I've never asked him about her. Leave well enough alone.
Anyway, thanks for the kind words about the military and the Bataan Memorial. They have a 15 miler in lieu in the 26 miler if a person doesn't think he /she can do the whole thing. The best thing was being back among the troops. Some old guy ( my age) was wearing Army Vietnam era fatigues with buck sergeants stripes and a Vietnam Vet ball cap. The young troops all greeted him as they passed, so wear your old uniforms or parts thereof that maybe still fit and think about it.
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