We as a people lost a lot when St. Helens blew. Soon a book will be released that will pull back the veil. Those with love in their heart will love this story.
Awww, I think it's sweet. His wife was buried there. I'm sure he felt that even if the volcano was going to erupt his way, he wasn't going to leave her. Now they're both buried there.
Seems like only yesterday. I lived in Yakima at the time, where it snowed ash in the total darkness of the morning, afternoon, and evening, so dark that the street lights came on, and we didn't see light until the next day. I was a sophomore in High School, and this extended spring break for another week. What a ride!
It 30year latter he my not care what any one sa.the man was in love with the mtn.god bless him.that the way he wonted to leave us.he didnt get permision from us that the way it is.
Heard this song ONCE on radio, Friday, 6-27-1980, on a West Coast road trip. Wrote about it in my travel journal: "I don't know who the singers were, but I know it was … in the key of C [verse 1]."
Finally heard it again on your page 9-9-2011. I'd remembered the whole chorus, "Oh, Harry Truman …," and "ol' St. Helens, she blew" from verse 2 all these years. A lot of 1980 hits came and went, but these songwriters really made a lasting first impression on me.
I got good reviews and hope to publish the book by new years there is much more to harry then many know I loved that old man and will be watching this site.
The cats got away and made it to V.C. now there a population problem and they have to kill 10 X as many everyday. When was the last time you adopted a furry little kitten.
In the summer of 1969 when I was 10 year old. I spent two weeks at Spirit Lake and have a book being review for publishing. Soon you will know why Harry would not leave the mountain. if you want to part of ground zero contact robertjameswoods69@yahoo.com
Tha cats were his kids!!! He didn't have kids!! He told reporters that said he should give them away but he said why they are my family. so quit making him sound bad!!!!!!
Yeah,that was a mis print,meant to put a K after the 13.....Wikipedia claims it was 16000 Hiroshima bombs....I guess all it takes is one to ruin your day,I wouldn't have mentioned numbers,but the narrator said the power of an atomic bomb,and I knew it was a lot more than that.Nature has to remind us of just how insignificant we are at times....what an incredible show of force,that volcano has been changing the landscape around there for milions of years,and undoubtedly will again.
Cool song,heard that when it did go it was like 13 A bombs,...I think Harry's options were limited at best,his choice to stay is always going to be subject to controversy,but what was he going to do with the rest of his life,employers aren't/weren't exactly in the market for someone his age,didn't see any family coming to his rescue,he had had a good life and wanted to check out on his feet according to his terms.When the eruption occured,he and his cats did no suffering.
THANKS -- I remember my mom buying the 45 record after St. Helens blew, and she still has it! Would love to get a digital recording. It's nice to be able to listen to it again, after all these years, I still know all the words! :o)
@54321mitchell Your the moron! Ogopogo wasn't talking about Harry Truman, Ogopogo was talking about their dad! That's just mean, what you said. You will should read previous posts before you post.
Strong emotions can not make up for stupidity when a volcano will blow up in your face. It does not matter if it blows up or to the side, when she blows, then you are the fool if you stay. There is nothing to congradulate on a human life being snuffed out, regardless if he decided to stay or not. To do otherwise is like cheering on hurricane victims for staying when they have the means to get out of the storm's way. When nature is rumbling, then get out of the way. Do not play the "hero".
my dad lived near the mountain when it erupted and got some good shots of it. i wasnt born yet though, but ive seen and felt actual ash from the eruption. that was true dedication. if i was in that situation, i would pak up and get the heck out of there. he was really brave. his spirit lives on.
Bless Harry Truman, i would say," God Bless him" BUT there is no GOD, and for allu Morons that believe that I fell really bad for you, how idiotic is the world to have morons believe in someone they have never seen before, He/she is a fukin MYTH... what if the thing is a female, or black/ white/ hispanic. man u people are fukin stupid to believe in a Moronic symbol like a GOD,
I've loved the song since 1980. But this video starts with an incorrect statement. Mt St Helens had been rumbling and having minor eruptions back in March that year and the big eruption was predicted, with the surrounding area evacuated except for a few scientists, reporters, etc. - and Harry Truman, who refused to leave.
We just didn't know exactly when the "big one" would come or how big it would be.
Old Harry just didn't want to leave his beloved St Helens and Spirit Lake.
Nice vid guys, I was pretty young when St. Helens erupted but we went camping in Bend, OR not long after and the Ash was everywhere! Check out the artists blog that wrote and sang this song here: 2guyzmusic dotcom
I live in West Linn, This is the 30th anniversary of it. I really feel sorry for Mr. Truman. May he live on in our memories and Northwest History. Great song. Thank you!
Great video. I remember watching his declaration on an old video in the 5th Grade
I was a small child who had the chance to meet Harry Truman and sit by his lake while he told stories to my Family. His wife died up there he was an old man and he wasn'e leaving. I would probably have stayed also, If I knew I was going to die in the place I called home in my heart, and invested my whole life into. R.I.P. Harry. It was nice knowing such a cantankerous old guy such as yourself. 30 years today. CHEERS!!
I agree 100%. At the time I thought he was stupid and nuts (I was only 7 then). Now I totally identify with how Harry felt, if the mountain & lake is going well he was going to go with it. He left this world on his own terms and not many people get to do that. If you stop and think, there aren't too many things left in this life that you can truly do on your own terms.
@bowler811 - There comes a time in everyone's life that the important things are what is around you. For some it is family for some it is where your family once lived or is buried etc. I am sure he figured that if the mountain goes I will be with the important things to me.
Like Boweler811 I would have thought he was nuts when I was in my twenties but now that I am in my late 40's, I can see his point.
@bowler811 Great post....Gave you a thumbs up for that one...I felt the same way...Thought what a nut!!....but now that im older...I get it...And at the time we didnt know if it was going to really blow up or not.....Neither did he...Or if it was going to be lava or what...ill never forget that day...i was outside when it blew riding my bike...Felt it and see it...By the time 12 afternoon it was pitch black in my town...Not far from yakima.
I would of stayed too I understand the heart he has I wouldnt leave my land either Its just a common bond sounds stupid but its true, Harry had quite a better hook up then myself but your land is your land!
@voyager7731 True but 98% of the time they are and your govt do gooders and BP and there agencys have all droped the ball on the gulf coast oil platform spill Its only a matter of time before the south will have had a fucking enough and tell the federal govt to fucking stick it
@nthrasher04 -- Corporations are the ones sticking it to us. BP destroyed the Gulf, tourism, fishing, etc. They fight regulation tooth and nail. We live in an oligarchy. Corporations are the enemy, and government needs to rein those fuckers in.
@zamaz99 Yeah, Corporations are the enemy. Lets get rid of them all and suck on the tit of the Government... I'm with you. Who needs to work. Lets all party.
@cjacustomwoodworking -- So you hate the government? Okay, genius, stop driving on roads, pull your kids out of public schools, eat only uninspected food, don't take any medications that have been FDA approved, and if your house catches on fire don't call the fire department, m'kay? Got that? Because that way you won't be sucking on the government teat, right?
@zamaz99 Wrong- see dumb ass, I pay for those things. Sucking on the teat would be like the market crashing, but your union pension is made whole by the taxpayers. That is sucking on the government teat. As for roads and schools- privatize it. You and that loser Obama just keep invoking the Jones Act to protect your sorry union slug brothers.
@cjacustomwoodworking -- Hey redneck dumbass -- I don't get a union pension. Wish I did! I guess you just love all the subsidizing of corporations -- talk about welfare!
@zamaz99 we gave the government its purpose it is to serve us, we pay for the roads ,and the schoolswhichj leave much to be desired,fda is a rubber stamp for the food industry and does not safe gaurd the food,same with medicines,you have a misguided idea of what government is for and who pays for it.
@mapdark What do you know honestly he was fighting for what was his he did It his way not someone elses yeah It cost him his life but he knew what he was risking theres alot to say about someone who isnt afaird to stand up for what he believes In you need a reality check apartenly you know nothing about standing up for something.
Harry was just mean and stubborn enough to keep the do-gooders at bay. They were out then too. Once you left your property (which you can defend with a gun remember) the officals would block the road and not let people back up. Harry never left his property. The reporters went ot him because he was such a colorfully character. But talk to the locals as I did and they say he was foul-mouthed and mean when talking about being forced off his property.
I wish he would have at least gotten someone to take his cats. He called them "family" but if you love your family, you don't put them in danger like that. He was warned that he was in danger of dying if he stayed and the volcano erupted I don't feel sorry for him, but I feel sorry for the innocent little creatures that he kept there to die with him.
PS.. I didn't mean my great aunt told him to leave. She died before this happened. I was saying authorities told him to get out. Just in case the younger people didn't know the story.
My Mom told me her aunt live on Spirit lake in the 60-70s. They told Harry to leave. Someone should have knocked him out and put him in a old folks home. Just kidding. He got his wish.
Harry Truman is the Man...he did the right thing . He died living ...countless numbers of old people lingering in living hells wish they could have gone out that way...
To defend Harry, most peoples idea of an eruption is a volcano ejecting the matter straight up. He might had figured that if the volcano went, he could hop in his car and head out. Nobody predicted Mt St Helens was going to fire sideways, like a shotgun.
To defend Harry, most peoples idea of an eruption is a volcano ejecting the matter straight up. He might had figured that if the volcano went, he could hop in his car and head out. Nobody predicted Mt St Helens was going to fire sideways, like a shotgun.
@ogon7777 He was 84 and at that age rebuilding a new life is probably not what he wanted or probably even had the energy to do. I doubt he had volcano insurance so would likely have nothing to rebuild with. Besides it was his home on the mountain not just the mountain he loved.
@ogon7777 The lake was moved a 1/4 mile from where it sits now and lifted 200 ft. The roads were buried and blasted away. Trees 6-10 ft across and 150 ft tall fell like toothpicks. Animals that lived like some elk had all the hair burnt off one side of them. Now the whole area is a protected place by the government. NO building of roads,campgrounds,houses,cabins like there was before.
@SDSpike I saw a doc. about this and Ive heard the storys of the fish up there. Ive heard there so big Its starting to take a toll on other aquatic life from what I understand fishing these lakes and streams in the protected areas would be the right choice for the all around survial of the forest well atleast water life Govt needs to open these areas up could help everything private sector would explode
@ogon7777 Yeah the lake his house the mountain wasnt there plus the Govt has quite abit of It protected USGS EPA other privately funded Govt studys and tests are done here and have been since 1980 I just know alot about the history had a family member live up there heard the storys done some research
@voyager7731 Meh, I think you are wrong. What if he wanted to die with his house? And who say he shouldn't do what he wants? I mean, why live on if you have nothing to live for. Lame.
classic case of cooderism gone predictably wrong...i love how truman said "if i leave my home i'd die in a week" ...well, you didn't leave and you died a horrible burning inferno death, and, cooder, you killed your 16 cats too by being a stubborn ol'boy. do you think Truman was laughing as the ash buried his ass?
I was reading an old national geographic magazine and Harry Truman was on the article on mt St Helen,almost 30 years later i wonder if lake spirit still exists...it was his choice,but poor cats...
Spirit lake still exists, but it has moved and it is much smaller. The eruption caused the lake to be pushed half a mile and now Truman's cabin is buried underneath 150 feet of mud and the new spirit lake.
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Could this man be Hitler? Harry Truman was born in the right time as Hitler was, perhaps Hitler escaped Germany, made a cabin beneath Mt. St. Helens, and in 1980, God said to himself, "I best take out this nasty boy myself!" And thus the big man made the mountain erupt and finally kill Adolf Hitler.
I stumbled upon this in an effort to teach my daughter about Mt. St. Helens and I'm glad to learn now of this story. From afar, he doesn't seem particularly heroic, however i respect his choice and feel thankful that the authorities didn't forcefully evacuate him.
Sadly, only a small percentage of people today will have the opportunity to feel a deep connection to their landbase, enough to even understand the man's choice. We're a nation enslaved to bankers now.
Would have reached him in seconds. It was moving over 600 mph. He likely didn't have time to even realize what was happening which I guess is a good thing in a way.
Who gives a shit about old Harry; I do not feel sorry for a man that did not care about his own life. What he did was suicide, nothing more nothing less.
uhh no, he stayed because his wife was buried in the mountains and if he left he would feel heartless, he stayed for love purposes, he grew up in the mountains, he would die in the mountains, and thats what he did
you are exactly right! What happened to the "free country"? Not only would they force him to evacuate, they'd throw him in jail because he didn't want to leave.
It is sad to me that your comment is the most favorited on here. It is also puzzling as to why you decided to bring your poisonous antigovernment sentiment to this comment thread. Why not say something positive or constructive. I, for one, admire this man and feels he personifies the rugged independent spirit that is the lynchpin and cornerstone in one that makes this country great. This is an uplifting tribute to a strong man. Thank you for posting, knife4u08. Boo to you, Garr1984!
@CapitolWasteland I admire Harry Truman as well... and that comment was intended to be both Anti-Government and Pro-Independent Spirit at the same time. All I meant today, is that if this had happened in 2010 rather than 1980, someone would have forced him to leave his home when he did not want to.
I will never forget Harry Truman. I watched him on the 6 o'clock news many times before the eruption. He for ever will be associated to me with the eruption and I will never forget that day. Only a few day's of my life I remember the exact date and year of something - where I was when I heard of it - and this was one of them. Great tribute.
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RIP Harry Truman. I cried hearing this song. Thank you. Also nice song.
qkrruddbs98 4 days ago
HE could have lived a few years longer..but the stubborn man just had to stay.. just foolish.
Astraldragon1 1 week ago
We as a people lost a lot when St. Helens blew. Soon a book will be released that will pull back the veil. Those with love in their heart will love this story.
notfortheblind 3 weeks ago
who else watched this in a geography lesson
MrJamied99 3 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
I SAW THIS TODAY IN GEOGRAPHY!
MR BARNETT RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HotpointForever 1 month ago 2
RIP harry truman
YOUR SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON AND ON!
chazyben03 1 month ago
Awww, I think it's sweet. His wife was buried there. I'm sure he felt that even if the volcano was going to erupt his way, he wasn't going to leave her. Now they're both buried there.
amselby81 1 month ago
1896?!?! DAMN! I wonder what he was thinking while the volcano was erupting?
SuperClintEastwood 1 month ago
This song rocks!!!!!
ThatonegirlHeather 1 month ago
BEST FUCKIN SONGGGGGGGGGGGGG
ntwoah 1 month ago
spirit lake is not gone there is still fish in it there its just not the same as before
hottsttudd1911 3 months ago
@hottsttudd1911 the original Spirit Lake is under 150 ft of rock
DodgeMan360 2 months ago
Seems like only yesterday. I lived in Yakima at the time, where it snowed ash in the total darkness of the morning, afternoon, and evening, so dark that the street lights came on, and we didn't see light until the next day. I was a sophomore in High School, and this extended spring break for another week. What a ride!
chapmaned 4 months ago
It 30year latter he my not care what any one sa.the man was in love with the mtn.god bless him.that the way he wonted to leave us.he didnt get permision from us that the way it is.
america8359 5 months ago 2
@america8359 Five min after it happen he did not care what any thought. Good reply
notfortheblind 4 months ago
Heard this song ONCE on radio, Friday, 6-27-1980, on a West Coast road trip. Wrote about it in my travel journal: "I don't know who the singers were, but I know it was … in the key of C [verse 1]."
Finally heard it again on your page 9-9-2011. I'd remembered the whole chorus, "Oh, Harry Truman …," and "ol' St. Helens, she blew" from verse 2 all these years. A lot of 1980 hits came and went, but these songwriters really made a lasting first impression on me.
Thanks a lot for posting.
AlabamaJimTC 5 months ago 2
Thanks for posting this song. I remember this when living in Oregon City @ the time of the eruption. I'll have to find my 45rpm of this.
November02able 5 months ago
Harry, Spirit Lake and all those that died that day are in Heaven. I hope some of the cats got there too.
notfortheblind 6 months ago
I too feel bad for the cats.
ElevenBar 6 months ago
i bet his body and the other victims will be preserve like the bodies at pompeii
Presidentofstormhawk 6 months ago
the poor man was 84. thats a good life no??
xblgamerftw 6 months ago
R.I.P Harry Randall Truman (October 30, 1896 – May 18, 1980)
Presidentofstormhawk 7 months ago
I got good reviews and hope to publish the book by new years there is much more to harry then many know I loved that old man and will be watching this site.
notfortheblind 7 months ago
he should have hid out in the White House basement during the explosion of Mt. St. Helens
tedGEGI 8 months ago
Be carefull Fascist you are a person of little wisdom and a your words prove it.
redhotthirtytwo 8 months ago
He didn't die in 1980, it was in 1972 from Pneumonia.
eers2ya 8 months ago
The cats got away and made it to V.C. now there a population problem and they have to kill 10 X as many everyday. When was the last time you adopted a furry little kitten.
notfortheblind 8 months ago
@notfortheblind Harry R. Truman's cats outran the near supersonic speed pyroclastic flows and lahars?
DeadlyRamon 6 months ago
In the summer of 1969 when I was 10 year old. I spent two weeks at Spirit Lake and have a book being review for publishing. Soon you will know why Harry would not leave the mountain. if you want to part of ground zero contact robertjameswoods69@yahoo.com
notfortheblind 8 months ago
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notfortheblind 8 months ago
ohh i watched this in geography today we r learnin bout volcanos n stuff we all loled not offensivly ovcourse
mrkizman011 9 months ago
@mrkizman011 lol i watched it in geog too lol
MCRMad4Lyfe 9 months ago
Ooooh Mr Adams!! :D xxxx
cammyboy2k10 10 months ago
Tha cats were his kids!!! He didn't have kids!! He told reporters that said he should give them away but he said why they are my family. so quit making him sound bad!!!!!!
Msmonkey201 10 months ago
I feel bad for the cats!
SuperHappyface123 10 months ago
It's so hard to believe mount st helens it was 31 years ago when she blew
AngelaLovesToys 10 months ago
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We would hope that "Harry Truman's spirit living on and on", (which it IS
in the place people go who have cursed God in every other sentence
most of their lives), does NOT include that horrible taking God's name
in vain all the time.
It was plain to see the old reprobate was a misanthrope who hid out
up there in the woods because he hated humanity, so why would he
want to leave? I'm ashamed of Harry Truman and don't want anyone
to think THAT is what it means to be an American. TRUTH HURTS
GooglFascists 11 months ago
@GooglFascists Yes the truth hurts.. Luke 6:37 as reference
ArizonaChris96 9 months ago
@GooglFascists i wouldnt be talking about being anti social with a name like googlfacist
ting9395 8 months ago
He at least should have given his cats away to good homes... an selfish S.O.B
mina12071 11 months ago
I'm fine with Harry going down on his own terms but...did the sixteen cats have to go with him? I feel bad for them :(
Thorgnzorrg 11 months ago
One more correction....the number was 1600 not 16000
snillocl 1 year ago
Yeah,that was a mis print,meant to put a K after the 13.....Wikipedia claims it was 16000 Hiroshima bombs....I guess all it takes is one to ruin your day,I wouldn't have mentioned numbers,but the narrator said the power of an atomic bomb,and I knew it was a lot more than that.Nature has to remind us of just how insignificant we are at times....what an incredible show of force,that volcano has been changing the landscape around there for milions of years,and undoubtedly will again.
snillocl 1 year ago
@snillocl in my washington book it was more than 13 A bombs
it was 21,000 A bombs dude imagine lol KA POOOWW lol thats not even close too 13 A bombs
ClickOrGoAway 1 year ago
Hasta La Vista Harry!
MrCoal11 1 year ago
Cool song,heard that when it did go it was like 13 A bombs,...I think Harry's options were limited at best,his choice to stay is always going to be subject to controversy,but what was he going to do with the rest of his life,employers aren't/weren't exactly in the market for someone his age,didn't see any family coming to his rescue,he had had a good life and wanted to check out on his feet according to his terms.When the eruption occured,he and his cats did no suffering.
snillocl 1 year ago
I tell the truth.... even when I lie
Childrenofthecornsno 1 year ago
THANKS -- I remember my mom buying the 45 record after St. Helens blew, and she still has it! Would love to get a digital recording. It's nice to be able to listen to it again, after all these years, I still know all the words! :o)
grinchygirl2 1 year ago
@54321mitchell Your the moron! Ogopogo wasn't talking about Harry Truman, Ogopogo was talking about their dad! That's just mean, what you said. You will should read previous posts before you post.
MBGYM23 1 year ago
He should of never gave the order to drop the bomb in ww2. The volcano was payback. Having 16 cats didn't help either
Childrenofthecornsno 1 year ago
@Childrenofthecornsno
Different Harry Truman
happyfish987 1 year ago
@happyfish987 I believe that was the joke he was making.
skankuser 1 year ago
@Childrenofthecornsno You are either an incredibly funny comedian or you are very stupid,could you please be so kind as to tell me which? Thank-you.
358trucking 1 year ago
that crazy old bastard. i wonder how he likes it down there in hell...
kmz365 1 year ago
@kmz365
Hell doesnt exsist, kid.
Isthisthelongestname 1 year ago
Harry was born on the mountain, lived his entire life on the mountain and chose to die with the mountain he loved...
qball32211 1 year ago
I don't know why people are idolizing this stubborn old man who was repeately warned to get the hell out.
joelibermann 1 year ago
Strong emotions can not make up for stupidity when a volcano will blow up in your face. It does not matter if it blows up or to the side, when she blows, then you are the fool if you stay. There is nothing to congradulate on a human life being snuffed out, regardless if he decided to stay or not. To do otherwise is like cheering on hurricane victims for staying when they have the means to get out of the storm's way. When nature is rumbling, then get out of the way. Do not play the "hero".
WordsInAction465 1 year ago
Harry died in the place he loved dearly. I hope I am so lucky as to de able do the same
compukenny 1 year ago
Yep, his spirit will live on and on for eternity, but not with God,
whom he cursed all the time.
4freespeech 1 year ago
@4freespeech You people really have to bring God into everything don't you..
Marzbarz007 1 year ago
cant believe it blew again in 2006..?i wished i coulda camped there just once :)
rockondon 1 year ago
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ntwoah 1 year ago
my dad lived near the mountain when it erupted and got some good shots of it. i wasnt born yet though, but ive seen and felt actual ash from the eruption. that was true dedication. if i was in that situation, i would pak up and get the heck out of there. he was really brave. his spirit lives on.
Ogopogo57 1 year ago
@Ogopogo57 sad god rest ur dads soul rip ur dad well atleast he died a hero
54321mitchell 1 year ago
@54321mitchell
he didnt die he was well away from the blast-zone -_-
he's alive and well
Ogopogo57 1 year ago
@Ogopogo57 o right my mistake i thought the way u said it well thats good hes alive i wish u well
54321mitchell 1 year ago
@54321mitchell he's not alive you moron, if he was he'd be 114 years old. He died in the blast, this ogopogo person is just being a complete moron.
bphutchins 1 year ago
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Bless Harry Truman, i would say," God Bless him" BUT there is no GOD, and for allu Morons that believe that I fell really bad for you, how idiotic is the world to have morons believe in someone they have never seen before, He/she is a fukin MYTH... what if the thing is a female, or black/ white/ hispanic. man u people are fukin stupid to believe in a Moronic symbol like a GOD,
mr1derful112 1 year ago
@mr1derful112 wow
whatever
atheism is a relegion right?
so keep that crap to yourself
and besides
be careful what you wish for because you just might get it
glencoe428 1 year ago
It's better dieing in a week instead of in 5 minutes.
Titoununia 1 year ago
nice music cheers mate : ]
722erodz 1 year ago
Cretino
bersa888 1 year ago
Oh Harry Truman... If he had only retreated in time he'd be a happy and healthy 125 year old man. Rest in Pieces.
TeslaTrack 1 year ago 3
@TeslaTrack Haha "Rest in Pieces." :D
Titoununia 1 year ago
Interesting fact: Did you know that Harry Truman middle name was Richard
572ss1972 1 year ago
I've loved the song since 1980. But this video starts with an incorrect statement. Mt St Helens had been rumbling and having minor eruptions back in March that year and the big eruption was predicted, with the surrounding area evacuated except for a few scientists, reporters, etc. - and Harry Truman, who refused to leave.
We just didn't know exactly when the "big one" would come or how big it would be.
Old Harry just didn't want to leave his beloved St Helens and Spirit Lake.
WildeNotesMusic 1 year ago
@WildeNotesMusic I gotta "big one"
572ss1972 1 year ago
A marvellous tribute to a very determined man. May he and all the other people who perished in the eruption rest in peace.
NathanF11989 1 year ago
Nice vid guys, I was pretty young when St. Helens erupted but we went camping in Bend, OR not long after and the Ash was everywhere! Check out the artists blog that wrote and sang this song here: 2guyzmusic dotcom
largeblueeyeone 1 year ago
Number one hit? REALLY?
homeostasis4me 1 year ago
@homeostasis4me yep.......
muttville1 1 year ago
I live in West Linn, This is the 30th anniversary of it. I really feel sorry for Mr. Truman. May he live on in our memories and Northwest History. Great song. Thank you!
Great video. I remember watching his declaration on an old video in the 5th Grade
washingtonboy09 1 year ago
rip good ole harry truman
tableconnect 1 year ago
this video took an unexpected sharp turn with the song tribute
MaladaptiveCatalyst 1 year ago
'twas 30 years ago today. I remember it well, living less than 100 miles from the mountain.
csdivine 1 year ago
haha he is a idiot hahahahahahahahahahaha
bananapowers1 1 year ago
I was a small child who had the chance to meet Harry Truman and sit by his lake while he told stories to my Family. His wife died up there he was an old man and he wasn'e leaving. I would probably have stayed also, If I knew I was going to die in the place I called home in my heart, and invested my whole life into. R.I.P. Harry. It was nice knowing such a cantankerous old guy such as yourself. 30 years today. CHEERS!!
WitchyChick38 1 year ago
He was 84. Would he have been better off "living" a few more years in some geezer warehouse?
pongespob 1 year ago
I agree 100%. At the time I thought he was stupid and nuts (I was only 7 then). Now I totally identify with how Harry felt, if the mountain & lake is going well he was going to go with it. He left this world on his own terms and not many people get to do that. If you stop and think, there aren't too many things left in this life that you can truly do on your own terms.
bowler811 1 year ago 30
@bowler811
the fuck are you talking about? i can kill myself any time i want! besides, this is america. like there aren't any other mountains and lakes here.
Robstailey 1 year ago
@bowler811 - There comes a time in everyone's life that the important things are what is around you. For some it is family for some it is where your family once lived or is buried etc. I am sure he figured that if the mountain goes I will be with the important things to me.
Like Boweler811 I would have thought he was nuts when I was in my twenties but now that I am in my late 40's, I can see his point.
SlamDuncDrummer 6 months ago
@bowler811 Great post....Gave you a thumbs up for that one...I felt the same way...Thought what a nut!!....but now that im older...I get it...And at the time we didnt know if it was going to really blow up or not.....Neither did he...Or if it was going to be lava or what...ill never forget that day...i was outside when it blew riding my bike...Felt it and see it...By the time 12 afternoon it was pitch black in my town...Not far from yakima.
hyena429 5 months ago
I still think Harry was a moron to this day for not leaving.
nighthawk584 1 year ago
@nighthawk584 no his wife die here so he wanted to die he too
TheAsianpaula1 1 year ago
I would of stayed too I understand the heart he has I wouldnt leave my land either Its just a common bond sounds stupid but its true, Harry had quite a better hook up then myself but your land is your land!
nthrasher04 1 year ago
@voyager7731 True but 98% of the time they are and your govt do gooders and BP and there agencys have all droped the ball on the gulf coast oil platform spill Its only a matter of time before the south will have had a fucking enough and tell the federal govt to fucking stick it
nthrasher04 1 year ago
@nthrasher04 -- Corporations are the ones sticking it to us. BP destroyed the Gulf, tourism, fishing, etc. They fight regulation tooth and nail. We live in an oligarchy. Corporations are the enemy, and government needs to rein those fuckers in.
zamaz99 1 year ago
@zamaz99 Yeah, Corporations are the enemy. Lets get rid of them all and suck on the tit of the Government... I'm with you. Who needs to work. Lets all party.
cjacustomwoodworking 1 year ago
@cjacustomwoodworking -- So you hate the government? Okay, genius, stop driving on roads, pull your kids out of public schools, eat only uninspected food, don't take any medications that have been FDA approved, and if your house catches on fire don't call the fire department, m'kay? Got that? Because that way you won't be sucking on the government teat, right?
zamaz99 1 year ago
@zamaz99 Wrong- see dumb ass, I pay for those things. Sucking on the teat would be like the market crashing, but your union pension is made whole by the taxpayers. That is sucking on the government teat. As for roads and schools- privatize it. You and that loser Obama just keep invoking the Jones Act to protect your sorry union slug brothers.
cjacustomwoodworking 1 year ago
@cjacustomwoodworking -- Hey redneck dumbass -- I don't get a union pension. Wish I did! I guess you just love all the subsidizing of corporations -- talk about welfare!
zamaz99 1 year ago
@zamaz99 Bet you do wish you got a union pension.... union paycheck you'd take too.
cjacustomwoodworking 1 year ago
@zamaz99 we gave the government its purpose it is to serve us, we pay for the roads ,and the schoolswhichj leave much to be desired,fda is a rubber stamp for the food industry and does not safe gaurd the food,same with medicines,you have a misguided idea of what government is for and who pays for it.
xtiml 1 year ago
harry sucks balls
aerobique 1 year ago
Good for him. RIP Harry Truman
Ssisk 1 year ago
OMG that man was an idiot.
THere's nothing heroic in being an ass and standing there while a volcano is about to blow up in your face!
mapdark 1 year ago
@mapdark What do you know honestly he was fighting for what was his he did It his way not someone elses yeah It cost him his life but he knew what he was risking theres alot to say about someone who isnt afaird to stand up for what he believes In you need a reality check apartenly you know nothing about standing up for something.
nthrasher04 1 year ago
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What was there to "fight" for?
A house?
The math is easy , VOLCANO vs House+an old guy = Volcano more than likely wins . not heroics , more like being a stuborn idiot.
mapdark 1 year ago
Harry was just mean and stubborn enough to keep the do-gooders at bay. They were out then too. Once you left your property (which you can defend with a gun remember) the officals would block the road and not let people back up. Harry never left his property. The reporters went ot him because he was such a colorfully character. But talk to the locals as I did and they say he was foul-mouthed and mean when talking about being forced off his property.
SDSpike 1 year ago
I wish he would have at least gotten someone to take his cats. He called them "family" but if you love your family, you don't put them in danger like that. He was warned that he was in danger of dying if he stayed and the volcano erupted I don't feel sorry for him, but I feel sorry for the innocent little creatures that he kept there to die with him.
14Meows 1 year ago
silly fool lol
toot1000000 1 year ago
PS.. I didn't mean my great aunt told him to leave. She died before this happened. I was saying authorities told him to get out. Just in case the younger people didn't know the story.
MrChameleon2010 1 year ago
My Mom told me her aunt live on Spirit lake in the 60-70s. They told Harry to leave. Someone should have knocked him out and put him in a old folks home. Just kidding. He got his wish.
MrChameleon2010 1 year ago
Long live Mr. Truman
flyingpig217 1 year ago
#1 hit song? #1 where? and by who's count? I've never heard this anywhere. Sounds like a re-lyric version of "the land of the lost".
hwoods01 1 year ago
Harry Truman is the Man...he did the right thing . He died living ...countless numbers of old people lingering in living hells wish they could have gone out that way...
cadillacslim73 1 year ago
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To defend Harry, most peoples idea of an eruption is a volcano ejecting the matter straight up. He might had figured that if the volcano went, he could hop in his car and head out. Nobody predicted Mt St Helens was going to fire sideways, like a shotgun.
Shockwaveoz 1 year ago
To defend Harry, most peoples idea of an eruption is a volcano ejecting the matter straight up. He might had figured that if the volcano went, he could hop in his car and head out. Nobody predicted Mt St Helens was going to fire sideways, like a shotgun.
Shockwaveoz 1 year ago
if he had evacuated, he could have come back, rebuilt his cabin and lived on his mountain longer.
ogon7777 1 year ago
@ogon7777 He was 84 and at that age rebuilding a new life is probably not what he wanted or probably even had the energy to do. I doubt he had volcano insurance so would likely have nothing to rebuild with. Besides it was his home on the mountain not just the mountain he loved.
theslimeylimey 1 year ago
@ogon7777 The lake was moved a 1/4 mile from where it sits now and lifted 200 ft. The roads were buried and blasted away. Trees 6-10 ft across and 150 ft tall fell like toothpicks. Animals that lived like some elk had all the hair burnt off one side of them. Now the whole area is a protected place by the government. NO building of roads,campgrounds,houses,cabins like there was before.
SDSpike 1 year ago
@SDSpike I saw a doc. about this and Ive heard the storys of the fish up there. Ive heard there so big Its starting to take a toll on other aquatic life from what I understand fishing these lakes and streams in the protected areas would be the right choice for the all around survial of the forest well atleast water life Govt needs to open these areas up could help everything private sector would explode
nthrasher04 1 year ago
@ogon7777 Yeah the lake his house the mountain wasnt there plus the Govt has quite abit of It protected USGS EPA other privately funded Govt studys and tests are done here and have been since 1980 I just know alot about the history had a family member live up there heard the storys done some research
nthrasher04 1 year ago
Thats crazy
ajhgfhgjbjhbjhb 1 year ago
@voyager7731 Meh, I think you are wrong. What if he wanted to die with his house? And who say he shouldn't do what he wants? I mean, why live on if you have nothing to live for. Lame.
Alastarr1 1 year ago
i heard diz track in my geography lesson
we had diz stupid teacher called mr white that got robbed and started crying
moktar1233 1 year ago
senile old git, typical stubborn old person
axl452k8 1 year ago
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cybernut509 1 year ago
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cybernut509 1 year ago
i do have much respect for harry,
i do understand him why he wouldn't leave.
he lived there a long time, so if you would place him somewhere else, he would indeed get very ill.
his decision to stay is heroic but dumb.
i think he didn't guess the mountain blew up his way.
lionfeast 1 year ago
Well, he got his wish.....he stayed there for the rest of his life.
JackKangaroo1 1 year ago
classic case of cooderism gone predictably wrong...i love how truman said "if i leave my home i'd die in a week" ...well, you didn't leave and you died a horrible burning inferno death, and, cooder, you killed your 16 cats too by being a stubborn ol'boy. do you think Truman was laughing as the ash buried his ass?
hueburke 1 year ago
highlights of the great RW Stone's singing tribute:
if i leave my home, i'd die in a week
i've got plenty of booze and there is fish in the creek
the rocks and the mud made a terrible thud...
oo-woh, Harry Truman, your spirit lake is gone
OO-woohh, Harry Truman, your spirit will live on and ON
hueburke 1 year ago
wow, such an experience listening to that '#1 song'
what chart did that one top?
hueburke 1 year ago
i have been learning this in school
Stopmotionerers 1 year ago
Truman was an idiot!
HUSKY57887 2 years ago
he probably got laid more often than you ever will.
hungryasshit 1 year ago
I was reading an old national geographic magazine and Harry Truman was on the article on mt St Helen,almost 30 years later i wonder if lake spirit still exists...it was his choice,but poor cats...
MrJorgito89 2 years ago
@MrJorgito89 PooR Harry and Kitties! =( Catchyy song! =D
VPfanILoveNate 2 years ago
Spirit lake still exists, but it has moved and it is much smaller. The eruption caused the lake to be pushed half a mile and now Truman's cabin is buried underneath 150 feet of mud and the new spirit lake.
MachineKing1313 2 years ago 2
is that right? 1/2 a mile away?that tells you the power of the eruption...amazing..thanks for the info!
MrJorgito89 2 years ago
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I feel so bad for him, actually no, he is was complete IDIOT.
joelibermann 2 years ago
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hmmmm let me see ... my house or my life???
hmm im gonna choose my life
what a stupid fucker
americanhero0967 2 years ago
best song ever. R.I.P. harry truman 1896 - 1980
cphacker95 2 years ago 2
today in my science class my teacher sang this
cphacker95 2 years ago
@cphacker95 OMG!!!! SO DID MINE!!!!!!!
VPfanILoveNate 2 years ago
lol
cphacker95 2 years ago
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Could this man be Hitler? Harry Truman was born in the right time as Hitler was, perhaps Hitler escaped Germany, made a cabin beneath Mt. St. Helens, and in 1980, God said to himself, "I best take out this nasty boy myself!" And thus the big man made the mountain erupt and finally kill Adolf Hitler.
MachineKing1313 2 years ago
I stumbled upon this in an effort to teach my daughter about Mt. St. Helens and I'm glad to learn now of this story. From afar, he doesn't seem particularly heroic, however i respect his choice and feel thankful that the authorities didn't forcefully evacuate him.
Sadly, only a small percentage of people today will have the opportunity to feel a deep connection to their landbase, enough to even understand the man's choice. We're a nation enslaved to bankers now.
nodunce 2 years ago 2
i wonder what he was doing that morning. and how long after the explosion did it come.
gordielaforg 2 years ago
Would have reached him in seconds. It was moving over 600 mph. He likely didn't have time to even realize what was happening which I guess is a good thing in a way.
adrenalynpool 2 years ago
Who gives a shit about old Harry; I do not feel sorry for a man that did not care about his own life. What he did was suicide, nothing more nothing less.
robotracking 2 years ago
uhh no, he stayed because his wife was buried in the mountains and if he left he would feel heartless, he stayed for love purposes, he grew up in the mountains, he would die in the mountains, and thats what he did
dbenshmuel 2 years ago 2
Ole Harry, typical web footed puddle jumper for sure, boy howdy !!!
oneinthemelon 2 years ago
never ever ever ever delet this
zeroyork98 2 years ago
sad
explodingmorons 2 years ago 2
just think... if this were happening today he would have a bunch of government do-gooders forcing him to evacuate.
Garr1984 2 years ago 6
you are exactly right! What happened to the "free country"? Not only would they force him to evacuate, they'd throw him in jail because he didn't want to leave.
FlyinRyans35 2 years ago
@Garr1984
It is sad to me that your comment is the most favorited on here. It is also puzzling as to why you decided to bring your poisonous antigovernment sentiment to this comment thread. Why not say something positive or constructive. I, for one, admire this man and feels he personifies the rugged independent spirit that is the lynchpin and cornerstone in one that makes this country great. This is an uplifting tribute to a strong man. Thank you for posting, knife4u08. Boo to you, Garr1984!
CapitolWasteland 1 year ago
@CapitolWasteland I admire Harry Truman as well... and that comment was intended to be both Anti-Government and Pro-Independent Spirit at the same time. All I meant today, is that if this had happened in 2010 rather than 1980, someone would have forced him to leave his home when he did not want to.
Garr1984 1 year ago 13
@CapitolWasteland What is sad is that Garr1984 is 100% right. Nothing puzzling about it.
cjacustomwoodworking 1 year ago
@Garr1984 I would. Why the hell did he stay?
Capt777harris 1 year ago
@Capt777harris He stayed because that was his home, he thought that the mountain would never blow...because he knew the mountain....or so he thought
catlover75 1 year ago
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FlyinRyans35 2 years ago
I will never forget Harry Truman. I watched him on the 6 o'clock news many times before the eruption. He for ever will be associated to me with the eruption and I will never forget that day. Only a few day's of my life I remember the exact date and year of something - where I was when I heard of it - and this was one of them. Great tribute.
seandeyoung01 2 years ago
that there is a man who is risking his life for everything he lived for
jmania21 2 years ago
hey, just wondering, where can i get this song?
TaylorMunson 2 years ago
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oneinthemelon 2 years ago