Last edited by Rank amateur; 11-13-2007 at 12:08 AM.
Agree. At a memorial ceremony at Falcon in early 2006 for a soldier from a different battalion than mine a group of his platoon buddies were musicians and played Dylan's "Knockin' on Heavens Door." It struck a middle ground between Dylan's original version and the remake by GnR years later. As they were playing i glanced over at my CSM and tears were gently rolling down his cheeks. I lost it too.
Every time i hear that song on the radio, especially these lines,
"Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door."
I think back to that memorial ceremony and that great fallen infantrymen and his buddies singing a memorial song to him.
gian
Gotta go with Gian P. Gentile over Rank Amateur on this one. Dylan is better solely if you're in the dentist's office, riding an elevator, or in the frozen foods section of Publix. Tough to go against Sabbath especially when Dylan's weapon of choice was a simple acoustic guitar while Iommi wielded an axe...
...although after later reading Gentile's tribute to his fallen comrade, I definitely can see why he later agreed with RA...
Last edited by Bodhi; 11-15-2007 at 12:56 AM.
The Soul Patrol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD48dJWZ5Zs
I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqdB...eature=related
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I... I don't know exactly how to put this, sir, but are you aware of what a serious breach of security that would be? I mean...
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