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 Taken from Songs of Protest by Bill Homans:
I was always known as the VVAW musician. That's me singing and playing the harmonica at the end of the Winter Soldier documentary. Throughout a life of some political activism and lots of grunt labor and driving dirty diesel trucks, I have always played the blues. I only work for a living; music is what I do for a life.
So when my old friend from the days of the original VVAW, the great activist musician Barbara Dane, asked me to play for an event in New York City called "Songs of Protest: The Vietnam Songbook," acceptance was a no-brainer. Barbara and I had been back in touch since 2001, when she had played at Oklahoma's "Dusk to Dawn Blues Festival" at Rentiesville. She might be 75, but this is a woman whose fire has never diminished. Now, I'm a musician and artist of no great reputation, but Barbara Dane is my greatest fan, and that said, I can pass on knowing I must have played something worthwhile.... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- On the Oil-Slicked Road to Empire: Are We Really Safer Now? by Barry Romo, Dave Curry & Joe Miller
- From the National Office by Joe Miller
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- My View by John Zutz
- Anti-War March in DC by John Zutz
- Chicago Demo report - 3/20/03 by Bill Branson
- Peace-Seekers Organize in Switzerland by Edessa Ramos
- War In Charge cartoon by Jeff Danziger
- Women Rally Against War by Brooke Anderson
- Oxy The Smart Bomb cartoon by Billy X. Curmano
- Violence Always Goes Too Far by Susan Ives
- Quit Making More Combat Veterans by Robert M. Bowman
- At the Front cartoon by Jeff Danziger
- Statement of Pvt. Wilfredo Torres by Wilfredo Torres
- Reporting War by David Doyle
- Spring Break: Operation Dire Distress by Bob Riggle
- Petition from Veterans Rejected at White House by Jan Barry
- Total Support by Ben Chitty
- I Support the Troops by Michael Hureaux
- Support Our Troops by Fred Samia
- Spitting on the Troops: Old Myth, New Rumors by Jerry Lembcke
- Chickenhawks, Draft Dodgers and War Resisters by Fritz Efaw
- The War Against Ourselves by An Interview with Major Doug Rokke
- The Big Picture on Veterans' Health Care by Bruce E. Parry
- Lynda Van Devanter (1947-2002) by VVAW
- Home Before Morning: For Lynda Van Devanter (1947-2002) by W.D. Ehrhart
- Michael L. Reed (1947-2002) by Rachel Garcia
- Letter from Vietnam by William Kelly
- Songs of Protest by Bill Homans
- An Open Letter From the Troops You Support by Todd Arena & Jonathan Hustad
- Letter to the Editor by Tony Georges III
- Letter to the Editor by Douglas Nelson
- Letter to the Editor by Richard Pinkerton
- Frequently Asked Questions by Paul Wisovaty
- Captain Powell cartoon by Jeff Danziger
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