The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald really hit home for me as a kid - I grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and if I recall, the Edmund Fitzgerald was loaded with iron ore destined for Cleveland, for our steel industry, when she went down.
That song was the perfect documentation for the horrid event.
In Michigan, there is a memorial for the ship and her crew.
‘The church bell it chimed till it rang 29 times
for each man on the Edmond Fitzgerald’
It’s both fascinating and awe-inspiring that a human can look at an event such as the sinking of the EF and, in 6 minutes of lyrics and music, capture the essence of the tragedy. I didn’t know anyone associated with that event, but a sadness lingers after hearing the song and I feel the loss.
It makes me wonder if people like Soros, Gates, etc. have given any thought to how a successful enslavement of humans will hurt humanity’s overall creativity. I say that with an acknowledgement that grief and sadness can inspire creativity as well, but I don’t think the full range of our creativity can be known if the human experience is limited by others.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)