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Synth Wash
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« on: February 08, 2010, 08:11:32 AM »

I just got back from a week-long stay there, helping out relief efforts. From what I understand, Haiti was not so poor until a coup in 1986, so I guess when Mike, et al were coming up with Kokomo, Port Au Prince was still a viable tourist destination.

Here's hoping that it can be one day again, but most importantly that the people of Haiti will be able to get back on their feet and have a government that doesn't take all the aid. Maybe Mike can include it again in the inevitable Kokomo "update" song. Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 09:05:00 AM »

The 1986 coup d'etat in Haiti was indeed the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, and keep in mind too that the World Bank hasn't been kind to them at ALL since then.
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2010, 12:42:15 AM »

I must admit I did think of the "Kokomo" lyric when all this happened.
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2010, 11:46:36 AM »

I must admit I did think of the "Kokomo" lyric when all this happened.
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