Ianfe opened this issue on Jan 17, 2003 ยท 7 posts
tjames posted Fri, 17 January 2003 at 6:04 PM
I march to the rhythym of the footfalls of death. There is a part in "Hair" where all the conscripts, including the impostor, are marching on to a transport to go to Viet Nam. I believe it was called "Marching Song of the Doomed" This line reminded me of that...Does anyone else recall that song (all you geisers and geiselles). Anyways the impostor gets killed in Viet Nam and the young man whose place he has taken is left at the end looking at the grave that never should have been. The dead mans free spirit given to save another who never questioned his duty as it was imposed from high. The life given not for lack of fear, or hearkening to duty, but as a simple act of charity so our you soldier could spend a last few fleeting moments with a forbidden love.