Woody Guthrie at Greystone Asylum

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I spent a bit of my ... ( 1 year ago by damianmann)

I spent a bit of my youth there. My parents sent me there cause they caught me with pot. Another rumour i heard was that James Taylor wrote "Fire and Rain" about a woman who spent time there

A bit simplistic... ... ( 10 months ago by marykmusic)

A bit simplistic... Huntingtons's disease is heriditary. Woody's mother had it and gradually had more and more psychotic episodes because of it. Several of Woody's children had it as well. Toward the end of Woody's life he was losing control over his body as well as his mind and couldn't speak clearly either. Dylan essentially was one of his visitors in the last days in a different facility, and it was reported that he sang many of Woody's songs back to him. Woody seemed to enjoy it.

"This Land is Your ... ( 10 months ago by marykmusic)

"This Land is Your Land" was one of Woody's greatest protest song; the tag line originally was "Is this land made for you and me?" He wrote it as a reaction to "God Bless America" which he saw as imperialist propaganda. Which it was.

Very interesting ... ( 9 months ago by eksdem)

Very interesting tour. We used to hold "hootenannies" at my high school in the early 60's. Groups of us would play guitars and sing folk songs like "This Land is Your Land" and "If I had a Hammer." Though we didn't sing "God Bless America" at the Hootenannies, we had no problem with appreciating its beauty.

Was Woody Guthrie ... ( 9 months ago by IBMeddling)

Was Woody Guthrie nationally known? Or was he better known after he died?

He was huge while ... ( 9 months ago by robatrhema)

He was huge while he was still alive

both ( 8 months ago by proffromgview)

both

Woody is still not ... ( 8 months ago by rlanantelope)

Woody is still not even truely nationaly known. The US goverment even stole his one song, American the Beatuiful. Now called this land is your land

I don't agree; ... ( 8 months ago by llfrance)

I don't agree; maybe it's just your age but I knew Woody long before Arlo. And he had hundreds of songs! Ilfrance

The land is your ... ( 7 months ago by bce5150)

The land is your land and American the beautiful are totally different songs.

greystone was a ... ( 7 months ago by ffej980)

greystone was a warehouse for "mental" patients...they used shock treatments...thorazine...etc...i knew someone who suffered threw that place...ironicaly at the same time as woody guthrie

hahaha how ignorant ... ( 7 months ago by bigboehmboy)

hahaha how ignorant. Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" partially because of his expressed dislike for "God Bless America". He is one of the most influential early folk singers, in addition to being a mentor to Bob Dylan.

Well I think the ... ( 6 months ago by thegriffin88)

Well I think the rest of the commenters can all agree that you FAIL.

I've heard that ... ( 6 months ago by seanamundson)

I've heard that Woody didn't really belong there. Now a days its hard to say what might've happened.

Woody, sadly, ... ( 6 months ago by Ragsdolly)

Woody, sadly, inherited Huntington's Disease and degenerated severely during the last years of his life. Hospitalization was necessary.

Some people have ... ( 6 months ago by lonelywan)

Some people have threatened to have me committed after hearing me sing, but I keep playin' that old time folk music all the same.
See our version of "Come On Day" at my youtube page.

Wished the hell ... ( 5 months ago by lonelyboy03)

Wished the hell they had kept James Taylor.

Let's not forget ... ( 5 months ago by Ninyae1)

Let's not forget the part Joe Hill played in the line of hobo protest singers. These people were the true Americans; the America I like to think still exists beneath that veneer of artificiality so blindly supplied by the Corporations.

God bless you ... ( 5 months ago by Giovannisenzaterra)

God bless you Ninyae1.Now here in Italy we have the fascists came back!
Thanks to that mobster named barlusconi

Thanks for making ... ( 4 months ago by SalesDudeMcBoob)

Thanks for making this, Weird NJ, but your cheesy sound effects and "cable zombie" approach are really distasteful. If you want to make a shaving cream commercial, do it. Your short attention span gimmicks don't suit this subject matter. If you were a student and this was your homework I wouldn't just fail you, I'd have you expelled.

This clip is a ... ( 4 months ago by WeirdNJTV)

This clip is a rough cut of a segment that was never aired, hence the "cheesy sound effects" you hear were merely included for placement. The "cable zombie" narration is the voice of a production assistant. This is sort of what you might consider a demo, not a finished piece. Still, we felt that viewers might find it interesting, in spite of all of its unpolished edges, because it will never be seen on regular TV. PS: SalesDudeMcBoob--Give up on the music, it's really bad.

This video is a ... ( 1 month ago by KafkaCrow)

This video is a little sensationalist, but it's good otherwise.

so half of it is ... ( 1 month ago by minion6500)

so half of it is maintained and upkeeped and the other half is vacant?

Greystone Property ... ( 3 weeks ago by camoboy1)

Greystone Property is now currently being used again as of July 2008 for mental health. As for this gigantic builiding.... i have no clue if it is being demolished yet. I know it's still there... reminds me of the silence of the lambs asylum.

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