tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post6881576648698953431..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: A voice and message so beautifulUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-76041938313693001702011-02-25T15:01:50.142+00:002011-02-25T15:01:50.142+00:00Phil Ochs was great,but he was an alcoholic who dr...Phil Ochs was great,but he was an alcoholic who drank himself to death.His Bi=Polar condition was only exacerbated by his drinking.I think its important to remember that fact,also. yes, the Feds had a telephone book worth of files on him, yes they harassed him, but that, though it did not help,is not what killed him.It was booze... His sweet hopeful songs, from draft dodger rag to the power and the Glory are gorgeous,Love me Im a liberal I still find myself singing out loud.The Richard nixon ballad is the best nixon song I ever heard.It is tragic that his soul was so tortured, decimated by booze and fear.A good sweet man, gone far too soon,playing duets with Victor Jara somewhere,I reckon.The Wound Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329621123316492765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-26118172657318883922011-02-24T23:33:47.234+00:002011-02-24T23:33:47.234+00:00Indeed!
A couple of my photos of Greenwich Village...Indeed!<br />A couple of my photos of Greenwich Village in the 60s are in the movie.<br /><br />Phil is one of those long forgotten heros of the 60's. I'm seriously glad that this new film might renew interest in him and his music.rchrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173134583891999855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-51259910028507169402011-02-23T15:10:52.004+00:002011-02-23T15:10:52.004+00:00A Phil Ochs tipping point? -
http://philochsthem...A Phil Ochs tipping point? - <br /><br />http://philochsthemovie.com/Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com