If you visit the facebook page of guitarist, drummer, and all-around cool guy Krishna Guthrie, you'll seem some nice beefcake photos. And this sign:
Woody remained close to Will through his life. No doubt he would have been outraged to hear his anthem, "This Land is Your Land," used by the anti-gay marriage NOM at their rallies.
Woody's son Arlo Guthrie (left, with Will Geer) became the poster boy for hippie androgyny, gleefully transgressing gender norms in dress, hair, and behavior.
He starred in the counterculture classic Alice's Restaurant, which contains as many gay subtexts as the censors would allow.
He often sneaked pro-gay messages into his songs, like lambasting the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in "Alices Restaurant."
And that's not all. Arlo and his wife Jackie had four children and ten grandchildren. There's an entire Guthrie clan out there, all raised to believe that it's ok to be gay.
I'm personally more into pop singers (& pop music) but, at least we won't be clashing about our crushes. 🤷♂️😂
ReplyDeleteArlo Guthrie told a version of this story, which he attributed to his father, in concert, after musing about the size of his family:
ReplyDeleteTwo rabbits were chased though the woods by a pack of fierce bloodhounds. They ran and they ran, finally taking shelter in a hollow log. The hounds surrounded them and barked. They stuck their snouts in the log, baring their teeth, but couldn’t reach the rabbits.
The first rabbit shivered in fear. He said to the other, “What do we do?”
The second one, she stayed calm. “Don’t worry. We’ll just stay in here till we outnumber ’em.”
Well, everyone omits that last verse of "This Land is Your Land", so it becomes a "rah rah America" song that Indians everywhere hate.
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