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Thread #37362   Message #533971
Posted By: GUEST,AL O'DONNELL DUBLIN IRELAND
23-Aug-01 - 12:15 PM
Thread Name: Guthrie Folk Music Center in Texas
Subject: RE: Guthrie Folk Music Center in Texas
I saw recently a TV documentary about Woody and his homeplace. It sadly showed that his home had been deliberately allowed to decay, and virtually disappear. It is obviously difficult for some people in American society to get a handle on the idea of a socialist view. This is understandable to a certain degree, due to recent 20th century history; however, let's hope McCarthyist paranoia is now finally put to bed, and a more balanced view may prevail. Woody's powerful songs have cataloged an entire generation's social history, as a living history; as real every time you hear them as the day he first penned and breathed life into them. We can be sure that they will live forever. The Very Best of Wishes to your new Centre in Texas, and to all concerned in it's creation.