a really exciting account, Tom. I had no idea the mission was so, uhh...insane.
ultimately, the whole thing is horrifying, then sickening. I find it impossible not to start thinking about what people are talking about when they discuss things like using "tactical" nukes. how do these "tactical" nukes measure up when they're compared with …
a really exciting account, Tom. I had no idea the mission was so, uhh...insane.
ultimately, the whole thing is horrifying, then sickening. I find it impossible not to start thinking about what people are talking about when they discuss things like using "tactical" nukes. how do these "tactical" nukes measure up when they're compared with the two 1945 bombs? I don't know at all and the whole thing is so upsetting that I don't want to do the required research. I realize this is lazy.
one TINY correction: Puccini (I remembered that he hated to travel and only did so when he had to for "business"(( meaning financial)) reasons) didn't visit Japan. the person who went there to soak up "atmosphere" was Illica, his extremely embattled (Puccini was always a pain in the ass for his collaborators) librettist. the story itself had already been a successful novel and hit play by David Belasco.
if my memory has failed me in this matter, I'll let you know after my new copy of Julian Budden's biography arrives next week.
That's interesting. When the tour took us to the house out along Nagasaki Bay (really beautiful with the islands), the tour guide said it was "Puccini's home" in Nagasaki, I even sat at the piano there. So I'm going to be very interested in what you say when you check your source.
a really exciting account, Tom. I had no idea the mission was so, uhh...insane.
ultimately, the whole thing is horrifying, then sickening. I find it impossible not to start thinking about what people are talking about when they discuss things like using "tactical" nukes. how do these "tactical" nukes measure up when they're compared with the two 1945 bombs? I don't know at all and the whole thing is so upsetting that I don't want to do the required research. I realize this is lazy.
one TINY correction: Puccini (I remembered that he hated to travel and only did so when he had to for "business"(( meaning financial)) reasons) didn't visit Japan. the person who went there to soak up "atmosphere" was Illica, his extremely embattled (Puccini was always a pain in the ass for his collaborators) librettist. the story itself had already been a successful novel and hit play by David Belasco.
if my memory has failed me in this matter, I'll let you know after my new copy of Julian Budden's biography arrives next week.
That's interesting. When the tour took us to the house out along Nagasaki Bay (really beautiful with the islands), the tour guide said it was "Puccini's home" in Nagasaki, I even sat at the piano there. So I'm going to be very interested in what you say when you check your source.
Absolutely! I've had a few friends who work just tour guides and believe me, they're not above making stuff up. just saying.