p-o-s-s-e-s-s-e-d-b-y-f-i-r-e:
Oh yeah!
Now I have you with me, under my power
Our love grows stronger now with every hour
Look into my eyes, you will see who I am
My name is Lucifer, please take my hand
On this day, 14 March 1970, two sailors aboard the SS Columbia Eagle, carrying 10,000 tons of napalm for the US military in Vietnam, mutinied in protest at the war. Al Glatkowski and Clyde McKay had smuggled guns onto the ship which they used to hijack it and sail it to neutral Cambodia. But they never could have guessed what would happen next, as they became embroiled in a complex series of world events over which they would have no control.
We spoke to Al for a podcast miniseries about the events, and this is how he recounted the start of the mutiny:
“When we got the guns out to clean them, I got up and I told Clyde, ‘I’ll be right back. I’m going to go to the bathroom before we do this.’ I looked in the mirror and I said to myself, ‘You may not live through this. These may be your last few minutes.’
“I will never ever be able to see or look my children in the face when they ask me, ’'What did you do to stop the war, Dad?” You will be able to say that you did your duty to stop it. You did your best to stop it.’ I walked around, turned around, went out the door, got the gun and said, 'Let’s move.’“
Listen to Al tell his and Clyde’s incredible story in our podcast episodes 21-24. Find them on every major podcast app or on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/
Pictured: Al, left, Clyde, right, with ship in the background with the flag they painted containing a peace sign. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1941734139345060/?type=3
Gore in Venice will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 7 via Full Moon Features. The 1979 Italian giallo film is also known as Giallo in Venice.
Mario Landi (Patrick Still Lives) directs from a script by Aldo Serio (Watch Me When I Kill). Leonora Fani, Jeff Blynn, and Gianni Dei star.
Giallo in Venice has been remastered in high definition from the best available uncut film elements. The only special features are trailers.
