Yeah, I think rather than looking into all sorts of dirt, it's better to just look at his songs and decide for yourself whether you liked them. I like a lot of his songs, but his "Changes" is just sublime. Phil's sister Sonny Ochs has built a wonderful tribute Website.

I watched the American Masters show on Phil Ochs today, and it was terrific. No, he was not perfect - but he wrote a number of near-perfect songs. What more can we ask?

Oh...and American Masters had a show this week on Mel Brooks. I think I like Mel Brooks even better than I like Phil Ochs.


-Joe-