Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010

Another Armistice Day rolls by.

I read yesterday that there is one surviving Canadian soldier from World War One. I don't know how many  are left from World War Two but it can't be that great a number. Even if you lied about your age, and joined on the last day of the war in 1945, you'd still be 81 today.

Within my daughters' lifetimes, everyone who had anything to do with the two world wars will be dead, as well as pretty much the entire generation after that. No comment: just an observation.

If I was a young man off to war these days, I'd definitely want to head off with this on my ipod.



I chose this version as I liked the awesome Bill Ward, just 22 in this clip. One of the comments reads:

"Bill Ward obviously downed at least a 12 pack of ROCKET SAUCE before this performance. Ward was a powerhouse of tribal grooves, and this track showcases his focus and unreal skill. Check him at 5:11-29 and 6:38. His power is off the charts!"

One cool thing is you can hear Ozzie announce it as being "from our new LP". And I also like it because the whole thing looks like it was filmed in someone's garage.

I saw Ozzie in 1993 on his No More Tours tour in Branson, Missouri. When they played this near the end of the set, the place exploded. It was great!