[78-L] ^ Story of the LP

[simmonssomer]

Possibly after the 1925 silent film "The Big Parade" starring John Gilbert 
and....wait for it....Renee Adoree.

Al S.
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From: "Bud Black" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
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>I have often heard WWI referred to as"The Big Parade."
>
> Bud
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: J.F. Bennett
> Date: 12/02/08 09:57:05
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] ^ Story of the LP
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:55 AM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks
> net>wrote:
>
>>
>> >
>> 1) Possibly. WWI had involved the known, familiar world of its time
>> (1914-18)...that is, ALL of Europe, and after 1917 the US Of A as
>> well. That early, lands like China and Japan existed only on odd atlas
>> pages...there was no realization they were actual COUNTRIES with
>> actual INHABITANTS!
>>
>> 2) "WWII" was MUCH closer to being an actual "WORLD" war! It
>> involved Asia, and was partially fought in portions of Africa; further,
>> the British Empire (which actually existed then) included a fair amount
>> of "The World"as it was understood then!
>>
>>
>> ...stevenc
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>
> Steven,
>
>   I do hate to disagree with you, however The World War did involve the
> Orient. Japan declared war on Germany and Austro-Hungary in August of 
> 1914.
> China did the same in August of 1917. Siam in July 1917 also declared war 
> on
> Austro-Hungary and Germany. South American nations, African colonies and 
> at
> least one nation-Liberia (Aug. 1914), Pacific colonies and nations. It was 
> a
> war like no other up to that time.
>
> Gents,
>
>   Last night I watched  Capra's *Meet John Doe*, James Gleason's character
> Henry Connell refers the the war as "The World War" as well.
>
> I also found this:
>
>   "There is no doubt that the course and character of the feared 'European
> war' ... will become the first world war in the full sense of the word"
> Ernst Haeckel (German biologist & philosopher, 1834-1919)
> Indianapolis Star, Sept. 20, 1914
>
> I have found one or two references to the Great War as the first world war
> before 1939, of course I believe it was a semantically different use of 
> the
> word "first" than we use it today to refer to that conflict. I have also
> found references to it as "The Trench War" and "The Kaiser's War", "The
> European War" and of course as was mentioned "The War to End All Wars".
>  A very interesting subject, however I think some of the membership may be
> getting bored with this particular off-topic topic. ;-) To them-my 
> apologies
> for rambling on.
>
> Phonographically,
> John B.
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