Aha this kiss you give, it’s never ever gonna fade away

"A bright light filled the plane," wrote Col. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb. "We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud...boiling up, mushrooming." For a moment, no one spoke. Then everyone was talking. "Look at that! Look at that! Look at that!" exclaimed the co-pilot, Robert Lewis, pounding on Tibbets's shoulder. Lewis said he could taste atomic fission; it tasted like lead. Then he turned away to write in his journal. "My God," he asked himself, "what have we done?" (special report, "Hiroshima: August 6, 1945")

Newsweek July 24th 1995

the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was comemorated recently. it's scary that despite such a cruel example in 1945, more nations are trying to get involved in the nuclear arms race.

i'll leave you with the happy tune and poignant lyrics from OMD's Enola Gay.
this used to be my mobile ringtone and i still love the cheesy keyboards in it.
Astreal,Muon and Force Vormit will be playing today at Rouge 11pm onwards.
so be nice Ompah Loompahs and head down to catch them. see you there.

Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday
Aha words can’t describe the feeling and the way you lied

These games you play, they’re gonna end it more than tears someday
Aha enola gay, it shouldn’t ever have to end this way

It’s 8:15, and that’s the time that it’s always been
We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you’re coming home

Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today
Aha this kiss you give, it’s never ever gonna fade away

Enola gay, it shouldn’t ever have to end this way
Aha enola gay, it shouldn’t fade in our dreams away

It’s 8:15, and that’s the time that it’s always been
We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you’re coming home

Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today
Aha this kiss you give, it’s never ever gonna fade away

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Enola Gay