Posted on Feb 26, 2022
If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s
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"Why should we care about Ukraine?"
That's a question some commentators have been asking, and it's hardly new.
Here's a version from a 1964 stage classic that centered on people of that region.
"Why should I break my head about the outside world? Let the outside world break its own head."
It's a laugh line, but funny only in its delivery. Buried in a newspaper that's just been brought on stage, under "a story about crops in the Ukraine, and this and that," is the worrisome news that in a nearby village, "all the Jews have been evicted, forced from their homes."
"Why should we care about Ukraine?"
That's a question some commentators have been asking, and it's hardly new.
Here's a version from a 1964 stage classic that centered on people of that region.
"Why should I break my head about the outside world? Let the outside world break its own head."
It's a laugh line, but funny only in its delivery. Buried in a newspaper that's just been brought on stage, under "a story about crops in the Ukraine, and this and that," is the worrisome news that in a nearby village, "all the Jews have been evicted, forced from their homes."
If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel brother William a plausible read/share compared to Brodway in the 60s. An Interesting read/share.
Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones SPC Nancy Greene PO1 Tony Holland SrA John Monette SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) COL Lisandro Murphy SGT Steve McFarland SGT James Murphy Sgt (Join to see) LTC David Brown
Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones SPC Nancy Greene PO1 Tony Holland SrA John Monette SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) COL Lisandro Murphy SGT Steve McFarland SGT James Murphy Sgt (Join to see) LTC David Brown
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One of my favorite plays and movie. My best friend growing up was from Ukraine, remember his mother and grandmother making some of the best pastries I'd ever tasted over the holidays. In my SAC days quite a few of the wartime targets for our wing were in Ukraine so we spent a lot of time studying cities and landscape during target study sessions. Think I posted this yesterday but it's a good synopsis of why Ukraine matters.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen One Time Breadbasket for the Soviet Union/Russia, More/Better Access to Warm Water/Black Sea. I Understand Why, doesn't make what Russia is Doing Right thou. Now "Russian" Speakers (Russian/Ukranian), My Daughter sometimes has "Issues" with them. She Once worked in a Restaurant/Bar/Pub and Russian Speaking "Ladies" used to Cause a Lot of Issues!
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I was galavanting around West Germany with the 92nd Field Artillery (8" Self-propelled Howitzers) when Zero Mostel & company we're doing Fiddler. I actually never saw it. Now, I'm motivated to see it.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I've seen many versions of it, well worth seeing. One of the best versions I saw was back in the 70s on Cape Cod with Leonard Nimoy as the lead.
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SPC Terry Page
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen I'm definitely going to see it Jack. I don't usually do musicals but I'm in for Fiddler. Thanks for recommendation.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC Terry Page You Need to See It, Always Brings a Tear to My Eye, Even More So Watching My Son-in-Law playing Laser Wolf and My Eldest Granddaughter in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc
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