re: #42 Alyosha

Kinda like MASH. Discovered a balance of pathos and ridiculousness.

I could never get into MASH and I think it’s because of several guys I knew were killed in Vietnam. Dad had a second job as a welding teacher during the 60s and his assistant Jimmy (cannot remember his last name) was drafted but he decided to go into the Marines instead. Jimmy was killed during basic training when there was an accident at the rifle range. Dad took Jimmy’s death real hard. I don’t think he ever got over it. There were a couple guys who went to school with my sisters. One was named Buck, he went to Vietnam, 2 weeks later he was killed. Another was Jerry who had a crush on my sister. Jerry was killed in action as well. My cousin Mark was in Cambodia during the war I sighed a big relief when he came home. Only wish I could remember the other guys full names.

I tried to watch the first episode of MASH but it just brought back those sad memories.