[Jen]

In 1970, a song by the Blues Image was believed by some to be a story of the ill-fated Pueblo. It also reminds many of Khe Sanh because of the simultaneous occurrence of the two headline events.

Music Trivia - Ride Captain Ride

In May of 1971, Kent Henry was with a band called Blues Image. He describes it as, “kind of a one hit wonder band.” Their hit was “Ride Captain Ride.”

“Ride Captain Ride” was kind of a fluke thing that was thrown together in the studio. The song starts with the line, “73 men sailed.” Mike, the singer, had started writing the song when he was driving on route 73. So, all of a sudden in the studio he said ...“73 men sailed,” and that’s how we came up with it. All these people thought we wrote it about the Pueblo incident. (The USS Pueblo was a naval vessel that was seized off the coast of North Korea in 1968.) We were like “yeah right.” Mike actually wrote it for his kids. “Ride Captain Ride” is about Star Trek. The band toured for several months with that song.

Listen to the song

[Jen]

Thanks to everyone who has posted or lurked at the FReeper Foxhole since it began as a daily thread on Dec. 6. And a special belated "Thank You" to each FReeper who posted on the Foxhole's debut thread. The response has been far greater than we had imagined and we appreciate your input and support of our nation's Veterans!

-- AntiJen, SAMWolf and MistyCA

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Jen. I remeber that song and the debate about whether it was about the Peublo.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks for the song, Jen.