Sunday, April 01, 2018
Memoir
-When I got to the end I was spent.
So, made it up after that.
-That’s the part they’re praising.
Comparing to Remarque and
other big war guys.
-Silly.
-How did it make you feel?
-Empty.
-And now?
-Emptier.
Labels: aftermath, chaos, exhaustion, morality, Policy, regret, Remarque, strategy, Vietnam, war
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Then
Two Custodians at the High School
-What’s on the stage? Crippled hippies and oldish
men and women.
-Program from History Department. Mr Alkhers.
All of ‘em against Vietnam War way back when.
-Sure don’t look like anybody today!
-Nope. Had guts.
Labels: generation, hippie, history, protest, Vietnam
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Who You Know
Playing Army with Inside Friend, Nam Era
-Getting along so far?
-Not bad. Expected crap and got it.
-How do you feel about dogs?
-Hate the dirty little fuckers!
-No! You love 'em!
-If you say.
-Getting you into veterinary unit.
-Advantage there?
-You don't get killed. Oh, maybe a dog or two.
-The more the better.
Labels: dog, favoritism, influence, Nam, Vietnam
Friday, November 18, 2011
Conversation Defining a Place and Time
-The war ended within the hour! I feel joy! And yet...
immense sorrow.
-That would be Vietnam and it ended very many years ago.
-I can no longer trust you.
-Let's start all over, and without the war.
-That would be impossible.
-The war ended within the hour! I feel joy! And yet...
immense sorrow.
-That would be Vietnam and it ended very many years ago.
-I can no longer trust you.
-Let's start all over, and without the war.
-That would be impossible.
Labels: Vietnam
Friday, August 07, 2009
Rocco and Nam Nick
NAM NICK
The Republican lunatic-birthers, tea baggers and queer-haters are shrieking down speakers at Town Hall Meetings.
ROCCO
Their right, no?
NAM NICK
I don’t know about that. World would profit by their loss.
ROCCO
Speaking of which, they lost most elections in near memory. They’re sore
sore sore! And will be for a good long time.
NAM NICK
It’s The Republican Sore Losers’ Club!
ROCCO
Yeah, but they still have the Constitutional right to bellyache whether
you like it or not.
NAM NICK
They should be locked up as dangerous nuts! Like the way they should’ve
locked up Hitler and thrown away the key!
ROCCO
Uh huh? And how about you freaks back when? Shouting down
the speakers defending the war? If they locked up all you crazies,
we’d still be in Vietnam.
NAM NICK
I screamed at the war pigs because I couldn’t stand hearing any more
of their murderous lies! Anyway, that was for a good! What good are these...?
ROCCO
More they defuse their fury in politics, more their wives stay alive.
S Philly's Rocco usually leans a bit left in dialog.
NAM NICK
The Republican lunatic-birthers, tea baggers and queer-haters are shrieking down speakers at Town Hall Meetings.
ROCCO
Their right, no?
NAM NICK
I don’t know about that. World would profit by their loss.
ROCCO
Speaking of which, they lost most elections in near memory. They’re sore
sore sore! And will be for a good long time.
NAM NICK
It’s The Republican Sore Losers’ Club!
ROCCO
Yeah, but they still have the Constitutional right to bellyache whether
you like it or not.
NAM NICK
They should be locked up as dangerous nuts! Like the way they should’ve
locked up Hitler and thrown away the key!
ROCCO
Uh huh? And how about you freaks back when? Shouting down
the speakers defending the war? If they locked up all you crazies,
we’d still be in Vietnam.
NAM NICK
I screamed at the war pigs because I couldn’t stand hearing any more
of their murderous lies! Anyway, that was for a good! What good are these...?
ROCCO
More they defuse their fury in politics, more their wives stay alive.
S Philly's Rocco usually leans a bit left in dialog.
Labels: Rocco, tea baggers, Vietnam
