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BIOD #367 - Woody Guthrie New Years Rulin's - 1943

Woody Guthrie Nails Down New Year's Resolutions!

 

Exactly 81 years ago today, American folk legend Woody Guthrie (1912 – 1967) wrote in his journal a list of 33 tasks he would dedicate himself to in 1943.

 

At age 31, he was in the prime of his life, with a wife (Mary, although they had been divorced a few years earlier) and three kids (Gwendolyn, Sue, and Bill). He also had a good deal of life experience, having survived a couple of home fires, and the early death of his mom from Huntington Disease. He also navigated the Dust Bowl and made it out to California.

 

All of this and more resulted in a darn good list…

 

Source:

www.woodyguthrie.org/newyearsrulins.htm

 

 

For more about Woody Guthrie, please see:

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie

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