Draft Dodger Rag - Pete Seeger (Phil Ochs Tribute Concert)

[rdvqc]

The picture is still wonderful - so much talent in one shot. Too bad they are mostly gone.

[bwworld]

"I hate Mao Tze Tung, he's a crock of dung"--never heard that version before. I'm more familiar with "I hate Cho En Lai, and I hope he dies". Is there a version where Phil sang the Mao lyric? I wonder if there's a back story about the lyric switch.

[pjcdrummer]

do you know if there is any more of this show or is this out on lp,cd or dvd

[Mickagume]

@pjcdrummer Don't know...but as I replied to sregdoor, I taped the entire concert in a format I can, unfortunately, no longer play! (...unless you know someone with a functioning V-Cord II player)

[pjcdrummer]

@Mickagume I 'm sure if you look on e- bay you can find a functioning V-cord ll player, or go to free cycle.. but thanks

[Mickagume]

@pjcdrummer No such luck...been looking everywhere for over five years, and only one V-cord II has appeared (on e-bay) Before I could get the money together, it was de-listed...but I keep looking

[pjcdrummer]

@Mickagume what does this V-Cord II player look like..?

[Mickagume]

@pjcdrummer The Sanyo V-Cord II is slightly larger than the original Betamax: appx 2' wide, 1 1/2' deep and 6" high. It is a top-load with a pop-up gate. (The cassettes - max 2-hrs - are appx the same size/shape as an 8-track tape - I have 172 of them!) The recorder/player has two speeds on a toggle switch, which can be changed while it is playing/recording. You can also press the record button while playing. The timer was a remote unit, and the channel selectors, knobs.

[sregdoor]

Good posting. Sad to see Harry Chapin and Steve Goodman sitting there. Who would have thought Pete Seeger would outlive them both. Thanks again.

[Mickagume]

@sregdoor It IS good to see them sitting there...the only problem with that is that Harry Chapin and Steve Goodman did not appear at the Phil Ochs Memorial Concert - I know, I taped it. (Unfortunately on the old Sanyo V-Cord II format, and my player no longer works.) The recording you are listening to is Pete Seeger and Fred Hellerman (of The Weavers). I have no idea why this photo was posted with this soundtrack.

[IrishandFolkmusic]

@Mickagume Because, there are no pictures of the tribute concert that I could find, why do some people always have to criticise and moan. It's better than just having the audio and a blank screen.

[Mickagume]

@IrishandFolkmusic Sorry...I wasn't criticizing OR moaning... just curious. For all I knew, you didn't know. I was not aware the concert existed anywhere except on video (PBS). Or, that the audio was available by itself. Your post makes sense now. 

[IrishandFolkmusic]

@Mickagume No worries. It's just when you look through comments posted on your videos a lot of people are just moaning about something or other, I think I have the whole concert stored away somewhere.

[Mickagume]

@IrishandFolkmusic The whole concert? Great! You should find it and post it all...(it was a Who's Who of people from that era.)

[CreteBoom]

ha, good recovery at 1:24

[Mickagume]

@CreteBoom Yeah...the microphone fell of the mic stand as they were singing!