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B BC-Da-Da Member Joined: Aug 14, 2002 Posts: 161	B BC-Da-Da Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:13 AM Wow, that was inspiring, Sven. I've been looking into my family history for about ten years now, and there are all kinds of characters that I can see some of my inspiration in. I'm still looking for the link about how a kid from a conservative military family could have gravitated to intensly to the left, the arts and the beachcomber aesthetic. Maybe, like a lot of my bohemian heroes of the past, I lost faith in God and country pretty quick, and went looking for a country and an indentity. I knew before reading "Tales of the South Pacific" that my grandfather, Austin Chidester, was awarded the Purple Heart for service in Bora Bora during World War II. But he never talks about it.

Wow, that was inspiring, Sven.

I've been looking into my family history for about ten years now, and there are all kinds of characters that I can see some of my inspiration in. I'm still looking for the link about how a kid from a conservative military family could have gravitated to intensly to the left, the arts and the beachcomber aesthetic. Maybe, like a lot of my bohemian heroes of the past, I lost faith in God and country pretty quick, and went looking for a country and an indentity. I knew before reading "Tales of the South Pacific" that my grandfather, Austin Chidester, was awarded the Purple Heart for service in Bora Bora during World War II. But he never talks about it.

Post #361328 by BC-Da-Da on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:13 AM