[Leaning Right]

I grew up in a mill town. And I worked for a few years in a mill, as did my brothers and most of my friends. And we all watched as the steel industry collapsed.

Billy Joel absolutely nailed it with “Allentown”.
I still get emotional when listening to it.

“Well, our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore…”

https://youtu.be/BHnJp0oyOxs?si=62fgJe5IkkiHl8Uf

[dandiegirl]

The new 2 part documentary on his life is now on HBO. It’s really good.

[fidelis]

I grew up in a mill town. And I worked for a few years in a mill, as did my brothers and most of my friends. And we all watched as the steel industry collapsed. Billy Joel absolutely nailed it with “Allentown”. I still get emotional when listening to it.

Same here, except in the aerospace business in Southern California in the 1980's. We too watched as the fat union officials took their pieces of silver and drove away.