Author Topic: RIP Country Joe  (Read 126 times)

BeenDown139

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RIP Country Joe
« on: March 08, 2026, 04:40:02 PM »
not directly alembic related, so sue me.  grew up in the 60's and 70's.  this guy walked the walk and talked the talk.  kinda ironic he dies on the 66th anneversary of the US getting into vietnam.  this one hurts a little...

https://apnews.com/article/country-joe-mcdonald-vietnam-protest-woodstock-hippie-b4eca4ef494e4d78916eb1e8ef229eb7
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Been down...now i'm out!

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Re: RIP Country Joe
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2026, 05:55:10 PM »
Just saw the headline in the news.

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Re: RIP Country Joe
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2026, 09:24:34 PM »
Just saw that.  Yet another massive loss.
I consider both & his buddy Barry "The Fish" Melton to be criminally underrated.
Give me an F!

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Re: RIP Country Joe
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 01:28:11 PM »
One of my dad's absolute favorites. I asked my dad if they ever met, and he said no, but he did enjoy concerts when we lived in San Francisco.

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Re: RIP Country Joe
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 06:39:19 PM »
Met Joe once.  Hung with Barry a few times.   Saw Joe play at Cache Creek Casino a few years ago.   He yelled “Gimme and F … gimme a …”. (takes a pause, says quietly: “hmmmm, fish? f*ck? f*ck? fish?”) the yells “gimme a u”, etc.  Had the whole theater yelling f*ck f*ck f*ck.   Those on the casino floor next door must have been wondering what was going on!

May the F O U R Winds Blow You Safely Home.

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