Monthly Archives: June 2012

Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable? Part 8: Imminent and Inevitable

(This is the 8th installment of a series of blog entries. Be sure to start with Part 1) In 1970, Merle Haggard and the Strangers hit the #3 spot on the US and Canadian Country Music Pop Charts with their … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for… the Unthinkable?: Part 7: MAD BAD Art

(This is the 7th installment of a series. Be sure to start with Part 1) Although I grew up in the 1950s and graduated high school in 1964, I don’t really remember having much personal angst about the nuclear threat … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable?: Part 6: MORE MAD Music

(This is the 6th installment of a series. Be sure to start with Part 1) Another Atomic Platter Blast from the Past: “The Sun is Burning” Singers: Simon and Garfunkel Composer: Ian Campbell (“Ian Campbell Folk Group”) Year: 1964, S&G … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared for … the Unthinkable?: Part 5: MAD Music

(This is the fifth installment of a series. Be sure to start with Part 1 .) The Cold War Era spawned a large number of nuclear-themed musical and spoken recordings. One website has compiled a large collection of what it … Continue reading

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Are You Prepared…for the Unthinkable?: Part 4: Civil Defense, Shelters … and “Emotion Management”

(This is the fourth installment of a series. Be sure to start with Part 1.) Civil Defense After the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, the American public was understandably nervous. They were aware of the destruction … Continue reading

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