[Magdalen] in case you missed it

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Sat Nov 28 23:55:21 UTC 2015


That's also what I read.  His execution was a really bizarre affair and I
think they zapped him with drugs prior to killing him, possibly to make him
easier to manage.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> IIRC, Joe's last words were, "Don't mourn, organize!"  (Or what Mother
> Jones?)  I've always  liked what she said, "Pray for the dead and fight
> like hell for the living."
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The reason it got by us is that Mary Sicilia doesn't post here any more.
> > She is, among other things, a labor historian, and often reminded us of
> > various events connected with labor history.
> >
> > Georgia+
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 8:31 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > There was a milestone recently, and I'm wondering how it got by me!
> > >
> > > November the nineteenth marks the one hundredth anniversary of the
> > > execution/murder/martyrdom of Joe Hill.
> > >
> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hill
> > >
> > > In today's world where so many powerful people greedily want to expand
> > > their power over all the middle class, it's imperative that we remember
> > > such heroes who on the day of decision, ventured much for the liberties
> > we
> > > today enjoy (for the moment unless we wake up).
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> >
>


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