westernstar9,
you make a very good point. when only 5,000 or so people showed up to protest at the democratic convention in chicage in '68 and about 300,000 were expected, it crushed ochs...he was never quite the same after that. as the integrity of the nation began to fade away, as ochs would have said, so did he.
the title of the song you referred to is "the marines have landed on the shores of santo domingo".
and you're correct about his suicide. his nephew, i think 14 at the time, found him. his nephew really looked up to him too.
the nephew had actually left the house at the time, but returned much sooner than expected. who knows?? what is someone in that state really thinking?? tough subject.
--"pleasures of the harbor" is one of my favorite ochs' songs. how about "crucifixion", or "when i'm gone"? there are so many that deserve recognition for what they are: classics.
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