The existential Phil Ochs

I knew people who knew Phil prior to his death,,,my ex-girlfriend was a bartender who had some run~in with Phil during his latter years,, he hung at the White Horse and No Name,,among other joints,, I was with her many years after Phil died ,, and bringing his name up during a wide ranging conversation is when I found out her interaction with Phil. This was after the Los Angeles years returning to NYC. I became a big fan and follower after hearing the concert album at Carnegie Hall when I got the album in '65 or '66. I bought my Gibson acoustic in part because Phil gushed over Gibson acoustics ...btw the Gibson cost me $165 at the time at Sam Ash on Long Island ..I worked like a dog to get the funds that Summer selling Ice Cream at the beach back then. After Phil died ,,,from undiagnosed Manic Depression,,(..God help the troubadour who tries to be a star) fell apart. Anyway, the only person who reacted to his passing from the original group of friends was Tom Paxton on his album soon after. Dylan had a falling out which seemed to be patched up for a concert for Allende.. nothing materialized from that ,, I personally think that Phil had possibly reached into the future unwittingly,,with the song THE CRUXIFICTION talking about the killing of John Lennon as well,,, it is even closer to the incident then of Kennedy listen closely to the lyrics.

I am glad that someone has resurrected Phil for this current generation.I always thought that in the past 4 years if he was still alive ,,Phil would have absolutely loved to be living in the age of Donald Trump,,and the material that sprung from his head would have been priceless,, This is a great primer and introduction to the life of Phil Ochs and glad that someone thought it important enough to recreate his history on an Audible podcast.
By the way .. I am 71 ..thought I'd mention that as well,,

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