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114. You are so right.

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 04:16 PM

Jan 2014

I spent some time thinking about your point. Ecclesiastes isn't the most hopeful of pieces, but in those six words, Pete shifts the whole focus back to hope and community. Still, there are in Toshi's additions something so deeply humane and personal and intimate. My boys are all in their 20s and 30s now (I have 4), but I wish I had known Toshi's verses when they were little:
A time for dirt, a time for soap
A time for tears, a time for hope
A time for fall, a time for spring
A time to hear the robins sing.

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BREAKING: American Toubadour, Folk Singer and Activist Pete Seeger Has Died at Age 94 [View all] Hissyspit Jan 2014 OP

Wow, he had good innings! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1

RIP Pete ... You were one of the great ones!!! brett_jv Jan 2014 #2

Link ---> Petrushka Jan 2014 #3

He was always friendly. immoderate Jan 2014 #4

A big loss to music 1000words Jan 2014 #5

R.I.P. jsr Jan 2014 #6

R.I.P. Tx4obama Jan 2014 #7

Thank you . . . Journeyman Jan 2014 #8

Thanks for posting "All My Lifes a Circle"..great find..no text.. Stuart G Jan 2014 #47

a great man. RainDog Jan 2014 #9

:( Solly Mack Jan 2014 #10

A Man of the People KT2000 Jan 2014 #11

a death is always a tragedy DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #12

R.I.P. and thanks for all you did Pete. cui bono Jan 2014 #13

Rest In Peace, Pete Seeger~We Love You.. Cha Jan 2014 #14

a good and brave man, the quintessential liberal. RIP, my dear. You gave me such hope. roguevalley Jan 2014 #15

RIP Pete Seeger gopiscrap Jan 2014 #16

I'm from the Hudson Valley and over the tomg Jan 2014 #17

kick for Pete otherone Jan 2014 #39

Grew up in Newburgh Autumn Colors Jan 2014 #66

I am lucky otherone Jan 2014 #103

Now People's Republic of Rosendale. tomg Jan 2014 #105

We were so fortunate to have him for so long BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #41

We were and still are lucky tomg Jan 2014 #104

Known him from the 1980's up and down the Hudson River. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #53

Was lucky enough to be in that area and see him and the Clearwater... KoKo Jan 2014 #55

What a presence he was/is. tomg Jan 2014 #106

He only wrote 6 words of "Turn Turn Turn". . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2014 #107

You are so right. tomg Jan 2014 #114

It's great to hear stories like yours. Fond memories of a legend and an inspiration for all of us. adirondacker Jan 2014 #59

I saw him in the Hudson Valley Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #100

Schooled us all on true patriotism. Thank you, Pete, so very much. Little_Wing Jan 2014 #18

........ daleanime Jan 2014 #19

Forever Young struggle4progress Jan 2014 #20

I know we all have to go... mimi85 Jan 2014 #21

no, his songs and his philosophy will go on... RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #92

God Bless you Pete Seeger. icymist Jan 2014 #22

RIP. El_Johns Jan 2014 #23

A good long life. Kablooie Jan 2014 #24

A sad loss to the true American psyche adieu Jan 2014 #25

I'm sorry to hear that. trusty elf Jan 2014 #26

great stuff on YouTube if you search 'pete seeger's rainbow quest' tomm2thumbs Jan 2014 #27

Somehow I thought Pete would live forever. I still have my Weavers songbook... Hekate Jan 2014 #28

My mom plays the guitar. TeamPooka Jan 2014 #29

Oh no. Unknown Beatle Jan 2014 #30

Oh my... SoapBox Jan 2014 #31

I will miss him and always remember him Sognefjord Jan 2014 #32

RIP, Pete. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #33

Rest in peace, Pete Seeger. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #34

Salute Berlum Jan 2014 #35

Argggg.... R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #36

Deeply saddened by his passing. non sociopath skin Jan 2014 #37

God Bless Pete Seeger and CLEARWATER otherone Jan 2014 #38

The planet is saddened by the loss of one of the best humans. RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #40

Pres. Bill Clinton gave him the National Medal of the Arts in 1994. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #42

So many hours spent listening to his thoughts SorellaLaBefana Jan 2014 #43

welcome to du--that was beautiful niyad Jan 2014 #86

Rest In Peace, Pete Seeger -- a GREAT American Martin Eden Jan 2014 #44

R I P. great man. Stuart G Jan 2014 #45

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OMG! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #48

A great man with sweet voice Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #49

A true American Treasure, RIP Pete Seeger. Jetboy Jan 2014 #50

. hedgehog Jan 2014 #51

We'll miss him. A truly great man. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #52

He has been one of my biggest heros lordsummerisle Jan 2014 #54

What a grand life he lived. Delphinus Jan 2014 #56

Language as we normally use it is ill equipped to describe a man like Pete Tom Rinaldo Jan 2014 #57

Pete remained true to his principles his whole life.... KoKo Jan 2014 #58

This one hits hard. Gemini Cat Jan 2014 #60

Had no idea he was that old. He acted much younger. RIP and Well Done, Pete. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #61

A genuine American legend. Thank you, Pete, you will be missed greatly. nt Poll_Blind Jan 2014 #62

requiescat in pacem, pete and cross gently. you will be sorely missed. niyad Jan 2014 #63

God bless Pete. I had the privelege of seeing him in Austin, back around 1967. Paladin Jan 2014 #64

I posted a couple of his rabble-rousing TBF Jan 2014 #65

oh no...... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #67

He crossed generations.. he was a true, blue human being mountain grammy Jan 2014 #68

I guess I didn't look far enough down the Latest page Kali Jan 2014 #69

silent key allan01 Jan 2014 #70

Been expecting this, doesn't make it any easier Warpy Jan 2014 #71

How weird! I was just thinking about Pete Seeger. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2014 #72

I learned 5-string banjo from his book KansDem Jan 2014 #73

I won't mourn death, I will celebrate his life. alfredo Jan 2014 #74

To the end of and era and good human..... Scruffy Rumbler Jan 2014 #75

Oh ... DoBotherMe Jan 2014 #76

A major addition to Heaven's jam session. malthaussen Jan 2014 #77

RIP to a great citizen of the world... who brought inspiration, hope and joy to so many, deurbano Jan 2014 #78

So sad. A great man to be greatly missed. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #79

Oh, this is sad news indeed. classof56 Jan 2014 #80

One of the greats workinclasszero Jan 2014 #81

Oh, no. ChazInAz Jan 2014 #82

Love you Pete zentrum Jan 2014 #83

RIP! hrmjustin Jan 2014 #84

The greatest man I've ever known, my dad, used to play Seeger's songs Bluzmann57 Jan 2014 #85

Rest in eternal peace Mr. Seeger. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #87

Rest in Peace. gademocrat7 Jan 2014 #88

Safe passage Highway61 Jan 2014 #89

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Rest in peace. K&R myrna minx Jan 2014 #91

Damn. Why can't some people live forever? tblue Jan 2014 #93

Safe travels and rest well, Mr. Seeger turbo_satan Jan 2014 #94

RIP Pete arikara Jan 2014 #95

The battle still rages on flobee1 Jan 2014 #96

Thank-You, Pete, for all of it. toby jo Jan 2014 #97

The passing of an American Icon. Better men than he are seldom seen these days. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #98

RIP Pete... Phentex Jan 2014 #99

Thank You Pete! Paka Jan 2014 #101

RIP Pete, you were a great human being (nt) apnu Jan 2014 #102

Pete was one of the hero's. RIP Pete Seeger. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #108

I ended up with tears at work Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #109

Safe passage, and well may the world go-- eridani Jan 2014 #110

I feel so lucky to have been alive at the same time as that great man, and to FailureToCommunicate Jan 2014 #111

He marched in 2011 as part of Occupy senseandsensibility Jan 2014 #112

He shined a beautiful light in an often dark world suffragette Jan 2014 #113