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Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock legend with an anti-war hit, dies at 84

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March 09, 2026, 06:17 AM
downtownv
Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock legend with an anti-war hit, dies at 84
Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock legend with an anti-war hit, dies at 84
Country Joe McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish in the 1960s and became a Woodstock legend, has died.

Gimme an F

Gimme an u

Gimme an c


Gimme an k

What's that spell?

What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Next stop is Viet Nam.

Iconic song of the anti-war group.


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March 09, 2026, 06:44 AM
MRMATT
"Just hope and pray when we drop the bomb,
We drop it on the Viet Cong"


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"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
March 09, 2026, 08:23 AM
Ripley
With guitarist Barry Melton, quintessential SF sound like Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, the Dead. The "Fish" is a Stalin reference, the boys were hardcore left their whole lives. Go figure.

"Be the first one on your block
to have your boy come home in a box".



Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
March 09, 2026, 01:00 PM
KMitch200
All the entertainers from our youth are getting up there in age.

Keith Richards and Willie Nelson will be the only ones around to celebrate our nations 300th anniversary!


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After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box.