Fools rush in...again
Gerry Storm
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Fri May 21 23:52:19 2004
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Not ignoring it, Bubba. But when I was there Tokyo had been rebuilt, =
first prority of Mac Arthur. It was bustling with very few scars of war. =
Hiroshima had not been, yet, altho reconstruction had begun. In Korea =
nothing had been rebuilt, too risky as the truce was quite fragile. The =
island where I was stationed is still a high security area, foreigners =
screened very carefully before being allowed to visit.
G
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From: Wayne Johnson=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: Fools rush in...again
Please don't ignore the horrific fact that the day before Hiroshima we =
"fire bombed" Tokyo. I have since what the exact mortality count was =
but it was more than Hiroshima. Of course, the Tokyo citizens did not =
have the "lingering, gray death" associated with nuclear weapons. =
Neither did the citizens of Hamburg.
wj
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Gerry Storm=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Fools rush in...again
Just pictures to me so far.=20
I was thinking of Hiroshima which I saw in '56 and South Korea in =
'56, '57. Gangs of boys orphaned and maimed by the war living in the =
bombed out remains of buldings, trash trucks picking up bodies at =
curbside in the mornings, families living in holes in the ground covered =
by cardboard--all the grass and bushes in the vicinity gone, eaten by =
the residents. At least in NY and Oklahoma City the surviving wounded =
received immediate care and most of the city was spared.
*********************
Visited with newborn Jasmine Williams today, born yesterday to =
friends Cody and Riley, delivered at home by neighbor Amy (trained =
midwife) all California youth (late 20's/early 30's) and by all =
appearances, hippies. But way ahead of us, really living off the land =
and making it work...so far. No radio, no TV, no newspapers, no =
computers, acres of crops, self-built houses...it can be done.
Elvin interview with Terry Gross coming up.
G
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Stephanie Chernikowski=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Fools rush in...again
On May 21, 2004, at 10:35 AM, Gerry Storm wrote:
It is difficult to know how ugly war is until you walk through =
the ruins of
a country where one has just been fought and see the terrible =
toll on all
life forms caught up in the act. This overwhelming sadness is =
not
communicable.
you are living in one.
Stephanie Chernikowski
StepCherPhoto.com
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<DIV>Not ignoring it, Bubba. But when I was there Tokyo had been =
rebuilt, first=20
prority of Mac Arthur. It was bustling with very few scars of war. =
Hiroshima had=20
not been, yet, altho reconstruction had begun. In Korea nothing had been =
rebuilt, too risky as the truce was quite fragile. The island where I =
was=20
stationed is still a high security area, foreigners screened very =
carefully=20
before being allowed to visit.</DIV>
<DIV>G</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcadaobh@shentel.net =
href=3D"mailto:cadaobh@shentel.net">Wayne=20
Johnson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Daustin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
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href=3D"mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairli=
st.net</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 6:58 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fools rush =
in...again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please don't ignore the horrific fact =
that the=20
day before Hiroshima we "fire bombed" Tokyo. I have since what =
the exact=20
mortality count was but it was more than Hiroshima. Of course, =
the Tokyo=20
citizens did not have the "lingering, gray death" associated with =
nuclear=20
weapons. Neither did the citizens of Hamburg.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wj</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmesmo@gilanet.com href=3D"mailto:mesmo@gilanet.com">Gerry =
Storm</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Daustin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
=
href=3D"mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairli=
st.net</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 =
8:02=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fools rush=20
in...again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Just pictures to me so far. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I was thinking of Hiroshima which I saw in '56 and South Korea =
in '56,=20
'57. Gangs of boys orphaned and maimed by the war living in the =
bombed out=20
remains of buldings, trash trucks picking up bodies at curbside in =
the=20
mornings, families living in holes in the ground covered by =
cardboard--all=20
the grass and bushes in the vicinity gone, eaten by the=20
residents. At least in NY and Oklahoma City the surviving =
wounded=20
received immediate care and most of the city was spared.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>*********************</DIV>
<DIV>Visited with newborn Jasmine Williams today, born yesterday to =
friends=20
Cody and Riley, delivered at home by neighbor Amy (trained midwife) =
all=20
California youth (late 20's/early 30's) and by all appearances, =
hippies. But=20
way ahead of us, really living off the land and making it work...so =
far. No=20
radio, no TV, no newspapers, no computers, acres of crops, =
self-built=20
houses...it can be done.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elvin interview with Terry Gross coming up.</DIV>
<DIV>G</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dstephaniecher@earthlink.net=20
href=3D"mailto:stephaniecher@earthlink.net">Stephanie =
Chernikowski</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Daustin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
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href=3D"mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairli=
st.net</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 =
1:13=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fools rush=20
in...again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On May 21, 2004, at 10:35 AM, Gerry Storm=20
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>It is difficult to know how ugly war is until you walk =
through the ruins of<BR>a country where one has just been fought =
and see=20
the terrible toll on all<BR>life forms caught up in the act. =
This=20
overwhelming sadness is =
not<BR>communicable.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param =
Helvetica><BR>you=20
are living in one.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Stephanie=20
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