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Thread #34386   Message #463636
Posted By: JedMarum
16-May-01 - 08:40 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Join the Union (Brian McNeill)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Brian McNeill - Join the Union
Mikey Joe - sorry I can't help you find the words, but I have a funny story about Brina, and this song.

My wife and I went to see Brian n concert with Ed Miller at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, TX. During the introduction Brian told the crowd, "I'm an old red from way back, and I don't care who knows it!" He tried to get the audience to sing "Join the Union" and raise their right hand in a fist - but rather then a spirited response, he got only a polite (limp) wave and whisper - after a couple of tries to warm the audiences partcipation he gave up saying he'd forgetten where he was ... and that Dallas TX was exactly a hotbed of socialism!

It was quite funny - and the audience enjoyed the song even if they weren't quite the activist types!