Pete Seeger eulogy by Greg Proops
Channel: Alan Lamberg
Date: 2014-02-28

"What makes a great American is that they care, and that they stick to their fuckin' guns.  It doesn't mean that you wave the flag -- waving the flag -- any idiot can wave a flag. Any idiot can fuckin' carry a gun and shoot someone. Any idiot can be violent. Any idiot can be jingoistic. Any idiot can be a warmonger. War is not what makes the world great. Peace and poetry and connecting with one another is what makes the world great. Not fucking war. Pete Seeger passed away this week. Pete Seeger is encompassing us in a giant velvet glow all around the globe. He really was a great American."

This is an except from the podcast, The Smartest Man in the World, episode 250 "Brushes," Live from Hilarities in Cleveland, Greg Proops eulogies Pete Seeger, blended with what Greg calls "the boring, preachy part" of his talks.  

I dedicate this upload to Dad.  My father is a fan of Pete Seeger.

I do not claim rights to any of the contents of this upload.  You can find more from the originator, Greg Proops, and listen to his podcast and great performances at www.gregproops.com --
 
Pete Seeger concert photo
Date 20 February 1986
Author Josef Schwarz

Washington, D.C. Pete Seeger, noted folk singer entertaining at the opening of the Washington labor canteen.
Date 1944 Feb.
Photographer Horne, Joseph A. (Joseph Anthony), photographer
Institution Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs 
Picture shows First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in audience.
Source http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d41983