>Don't forget the war reference in "Get a Gun".  "She never listens
>to me at night/ Get a gun, get a gun/ We're losing altitude"  I
>understand the song is a reference to the practice of giving pilots
>a sidearm.  Naturally, in the air, there was not so much use for a
>small weapon.  But if they crashed behind enemy lines or found
>themselves in an otherwise hopeless situation, they had a
>means of sparing themselves any unnecessary torture (and
>avoid sharing secrets).  That info is straight from the horse's
>mouth, so to speak.  A friend of mine did an interview for his
>college paper a few years ago.
>
Mr. Connell had promised an explanation to me for "Get a Gun" a few years
back, but never followed up.  Thanks for sharing that - one more loose end
tied up!  Did you catch that Alex and Kirk?

John