tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post5135555153748471471..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Centenary ShadowsRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-2346304394807866372018-10-06T23:58:33.465-04:002018-10-06T23:58:33.465-04:00Tiny Tim was weird to be sure, but he was, as you ...Tiny Tim was weird to be sure, but he was, as you say, talented - remarkably so.<br /><br />The lines in WWII were so clear that if Ming the Merciless were real he would have joined the Axis. WWI was another matter. One can see the point of view of each warring party, but in no case were the concerns and grievances worth the cost of the war. It is a muddle that makes the war fascinating as well as horrific. IMO, the best first hand account from the front line is Robert Graves' well regarded book "Goodbye to All That." Definitely recommended.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-63033586788786886462018-10-06T11:23:25.517-04:002018-10-06T11:23:25.517-04:00The video clip you supplied looks like a war betwe...The video clip you supplied looks like a war between monsters or aliens from another world with everyone in those mask. Tiny Tim is an aberration too. I can't say I admire his music any more today than yesterday, but I can respect his talent in some way. I just went over to Amazon to see if there were any books on him, which there are. Of course I remember him more than anything as being a oddball novelty act on late night talk shows, etc. <br /><br /><br />The movie though sounded interesting as does the book. WWII, I think, was more delineated that WWI. I don't believe they touched on much during my history class at school about WWI--or at least to my memory. Since my dad was in WWII though I had an interest in it to various degrees. The other night I saw a movie I'd never heard of called Decision Before Dawn about securing German prisoners in WWII to spy against their homeland. I think they were wanting to know specifically where some tanks were located at to bomb, however, since I watched it off youtube it was a bit hard to hear the dialog, but I got the gist of it. And yeah, it was a good movie. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com