Usually its a song that gets inside my head...At the Getaway I sang a song called "Far from their Homes" that makes me feel the sadness of the coffin ships. I have to be careful singing that one. Another one like this is Bogle's "Leaving Nancy", which is about Eric leaving his mother at the train station. It reminds me so much of when i left my own mother at the bus station as I headed off to Vietnam. I didn't know if I would see her again, nor she if she would see me. He captures the emotion so well, that again I have to be careful.

I am also deeply affected by "Where have All The Flowers Gone". Also a song written by Tim Irvine of Colorado which is called "After The War". Both of these songs make me see faces of comrades from Vietnam. I miss them today, and these songs remind me of them. It takes a lot of control for me not to cry. In fact, I usually do.

All the best,

Big Mick