Joan Baez singing Phil Ochs: there but for fortune go you or I. The fourth verse takes it from “a young man” to “a young land”, today Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Somalia…tomorrow?
You're welcome, Joyce. My hopes are the same as yours. I never saw him again so we'll never know - which is so often the case when we have such a limited interaction with someone who's hurting. I appreciate your thoughts.
https://youtu.be/rwXO0sbN4pc?si=YUM5JGfLuUZudKvT
Joan Baez singing Phil Ochs: there but for fortune go you or I. The fourth verse takes it from “a young man” to “a young land”, today Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Somalia…tomorrow?
Such a great song. So full of despair and truth. Thanks for reminding me of Phil Oches
My Pollyanna self wants to believe that moment was when he began to dig himself out of the hole his life had led him into. Thanks for the story.
You're welcome, Joyce. My hopes are the same as yours. I never saw him again so we'll never know - which is so often the case when we have such a limited interaction with someone who's hurting. I appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks Alyssa - it is a tough one to forget, but it left a glimmer of hope.
Good story Mark! What a scary and humbling but fulfilling experience.