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Here from the wiki entry on Art Bell:
"Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam War, and, in his free time, operated a pirate radio station at Amarillo Air Force Base. He would go out of his way to play anti-war music (like 'Eve of Destruction' and 'Fortunate Son') that was not aired on the American Forces Network."
See my prior blog entry on the subject of GI pirate radio during the Vietnam era. From sometime ago now, but still a topic of interest, something I was not aware of, and I thought I had heard it almost all about Vietnam!
IT WAS possible for an airman to set up and operate, ON A MILITARY FACILITY, a "pirate" radio station that would broadcast "prohibited views and music"!
There were others stations of this type out there during the duration of the Vietnam War? I know that I did hear anti-war, counter-culture type music being played at the base theatre, Camp Humphreys, Korea, 1969. In particular, the tune: "Vietnam Song" by Country Joe and the Fish!
DJ Dave of Vietnam "pirate radio" was a reality then? Stranger things have happened!
coolbert.
"now come on generals lets move fast, your big chance is here at last.
nite you go out and get those reds cuz the only good commie is one thats dead, you know that peace can only be won, when you blow em all to kingdom come." - - Country Joe and the Fish!
nite you go out and get those reds cuz the only good commie is one thats dead, you know that peace can only be won, when you blow em all to kingdom come." - - Country Joe and the Fish!
Here from the wiki entry on Art Bell:
"Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam War, and, in his free time, operated a pirate radio station at Amarillo Air Force Base. He would go out of his way to play anti-war music (like 'Eve of Destruction' and 'Fortunate Son') that was not aired on the American Forces Network."
See my prior blog entry on the subject of GI pirate radio during the Vietnam era. From sometime ago now, but still a topic of interest, something I was not aware of, and I thought I had heard it almost all about Vietnam!
IT WAS possible for an airman to set up and operate, ON A MILITARY FACILITY, a "pirate" radio station that would broadcast "prohibited views and music"!
There were others stations of this type out there during the duration of the Vietnam War? I know that I did hear anti-war, counter-culture type music being played at the base theatre, Camp Humphreys, Korea, 1969. In particular, the tune: "Vietnam Song" by Country Joe and the Fish!
DJ Dave of Vietnam "pirate radio" was a reality then? Stranger things have happened!
coolbert.
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