Hi Sekto ,
Man thank you for posting the lyric's to Ship of Fools by Robert Hunter and Jerome Garcia.
A few thoughts about this song, if I may.
Many years ago early 1600's I believe England and possibly other countries would take their insane and criminals and load them up on ships , with food and water ,and set them loose on the seas. and this was where many met there demise.
This was done because they did not want their lunatics running around the populace. and it was easier to deal with them in this way, than to house them and feed them , especially if their families had no money.
This song means a lot to me because it is sorta how I think of elan and some of ther other programs. Each program (or Ship) on a cruel sea ,with the strangest captian we all could find (Sembler , ricci , and all).
I am in the the stage of the song where I am doing my best to shut down the my particular program (elan) on this cruel sea.
ah well I am just taking poetic licsence with this song and it just how I feel about it, though I just wanted to thank you Sekto for posting it on the lyrics thread. I am sure this song may mean lots of different things to many people.
And of course I don't believe we are all fools (LOL)
Very poingnant song to hear live, and very moving to read the lyrics again.
Thank you Sekto .
Matt