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Tue, 01 Feb 2005
Today, Bob Marley would have been sixty.
I don't have to explain who he was, or why that's miserable.
Instead, listen to my personal favorite Marley recording: Burning and Looting. When you're really kicking against the pricks, it just sums up life.
[That song was used in the opening riot scene of the 1995 movie Hate, a film so good, it can make anyone think the French are cool.]
Some think that Marley was murdered by the CIA. A couple of stories are transcribed
here and
here. I normally dismiss all conspiracy theories, but the CIA were trying to bump off just about everybody during the Cold War. Hell, the Russians are still poisoning Ukrainian political leaders.
As a rule, the more clumsy and uncomplicated the conspiracy, the more likely its true.
I think we all might want the CIA to be responsible for the decline of social awareness in Reggae, but if you believe it, you're certifiable (or you're Lee Perry).
And on a largely unrealted topic, we bring you: The History of Walking and Feet. And I think I have too much time on my hands.
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