tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2007016725031984400..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: And Keep Off Her Lawn!mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-70463413682030633552009-09-18T03:58:56.033-05:002009-09-18T03:58:56.033-05:00Every time my grandmother heard that song she told...Every time my grandmother heard that song she told me about a young man she knew from her hometown who went off to serve with the RCAF and never came home again and sang that song as the train taking him to camp left town. It was - and this is really the only way I can describe it - a reaction like one of Pavlov's dogs hearing the bell ring; she'd hear the song and tell the story.Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-82814909668639519402009-09-17T11:38:18.066-05:002009-09-17T11:38:18.066-05:00Apparently the current wars have made the song mea...Apparently the current wars have made the song meaningful for some of the youngsters.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-25337667021993017942009-09-17T10:37:35.753-05:002009-09-17T10:37:35.753-05:00I wonder if young people grasp how poignant that s...I wonder if young people grasp how poignant that song was, as Britain geared up for war and the young men left for places unknown--and fates unknown. Tens of thousands didn't meet their loved ones again. <br /><br />Richard WheelerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-31181864789412542232009-09-17T08:17:53.704-05:002009-09-17T08:17:53.704-05:00I defy anyone to listen to Vera Lynn singing "...I defy anyone to listen to Vera Lynn singing "We'll Meet Again" and not visual the end of "Dr. Strangelove."Debnoreply@blogger.com