last train

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This foggy morning scene near the nature center reminded me of the old song "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees, which topped the Billboard chart 44 years ago today (November 5, 1966). The song was written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and was to believed to be a protest song against the Vietnam War. The train's destination suggested Clarksville, Tennessee near Fort Campbell, Kentucky home of the 101st Airborne Division—the Screaming Eagles—of the US Army.

"Take the last train to Clarksville, Now I must hang up the phone, I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station, All alone, I'm feeling low. Oh, no, no, no, Oh, no, no, no, And I don't know if I'm ever coming home."

And yes, I'm obviously old enough to remember all of this. Although, on second thought, this section of track is headed east away from Clarksville. The city in Middle Tennessee is located in the opposite direction.

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