Comments | bardicvoice: Chapter 4, August 27, 1970: Culture Clash

bardicvoice

Chapter 4, August 27, 1970: Culture Clash

Aug 02, 2009 23:02

Almost (but not quite!) too late for the day, here is my contribution to Day 4 of the 42 Days of Metallicar countdown -- a look into 1970.

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The Impala Chronicles (Forty-some Years In A Life), Chapter 4
August 27, 1970: Culture Clash

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fanfic, impala, john winchester, impala chronicles, supernatural

Comments 12

fueschgast August 3 2009, 04:14:34 UTC

Nice story, as always. :o)
Ha, it's John! I knew it!

bardicvoice August 4 2009, 01:52:36 UTC

Thanks! I was surprised to find John sitting there, but it made too much sense not to use him!

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bardicvoice August 4 2009, 01:53:15 UTC

Thanks! I don't think guessing John was too hard to do ... *grin*

erinrua August 3 2009, 19:59:36 UTC

This was wonderful. I love your use of an internal soundtrack to underscore both the story, the time, and the characters. I love that you put us there in the midst of those hard times, and young John was a stroke of pure genius.

Last but not least, as the wife of a Vietnam vet (and former Marine), I thank you for your thoughtful treatment of a prickly subject. So very well done, lady. *Hugs you*

Also, I hope all is well with the renovations! :-)

bardicvoice August 4 2009, 02:03:26 UTC

Thank you, my very dear! It was a hard time with no clear lines. The protesters were very earnest, but the soldiers were doing their jobs; I always thought that the very worst outgrowth of 'Nam was the attacks on soldiers when they came home. At least we seem finally to have learned to separate our disagreement with decisions by the political administration from our support for the men and women who undertake to defend us and others ( ... )

erinrua August 4 2009, 04:11:33 UTC

Aw, man! And here I'd hoped things were going along as planned. Damn. That just sucks out loud. I'm so sorry, hon! It's so freaking annoying when ineptness causes trouble like that, and then they have the nerve to act all innocent, and not even entertain the chance they might have screwed something up. Yeesh.

Hang in there, lady. *HUGS*

zofia27 August 4 2009, 02:11:35 UTC

Very nice Professor! I was hoping that was John at the end and I'm glad it was! It's all fitting in so nicely!

bardicvoice August 4 2009, 02:24:09 UTC

Thanks! I hope they keep working for you ...

sen1995 August 4 2009, 05:03:32 UTC

Thanks, Mary. These stories have all been wonderful, but this one really hit close to home. In the spring of 1970, I was finishing up my sophomore year in an Ohio high school, plotting with my friends about what college we would go to in a few years, and Kent State University was on our short list. Then May 4 came to pass, and the horrifying events of that day changed everything for me. I guess it was like the end of innocence for me, and following and reading about Vietnam, watching the evening news, following casualty numbers and antiwar activists and demonstrations, etc., etc., came to consume much of my free time. Believe it or not, to my mother's horror, I ended up joining the Army when I graduated from high school in 1972 instead of going to college. Though I spent most of my enlisted time in Germany, I met many guys who had served in Vietnam but very few who wanted to talk about it ( ... )

bardicvoice August 4 2009, 19:59:25 UTC

Thanks, Deborah! And I know what you mean about feeling old; revisiting those days is making me feel all of my years ... :)