filament of fantasy

excerpts from a SATIRE article written by phil ochs, "an interview by fans in the underground of greenwich village," circa mid 1960s

So I had to look around for a new symbol of evil and along he came in 1968, more than I could hope for, and I switched the song, right around the time of Cambodia and Kent State. I kept rewriting it—you know Agnew used to be in it—to the changing circumstances. Finally over Xmas we recorded it.”

phil ochs with his teen idol, faron young, (+ a broken arm from a heated confrontation phil had with a wall) at the palomino, north hollywood, february 15th, 1974

changsha, tapoti, loushan pass, snow, yellow crane tower, kunlun, the immortals, & reply to mr. liu ya-tzu. i posted a scan of the in concert liner notes at this link <3

photos: ochs photographed by tom wilkes for the cover of his album rehearsals for retirement, los angeles, 1969

"political folksinger with soul," an interview with phil ochs by the rev. larry jones for the honolulu star bulletin, july 21-22, 1968

phil ochs photographed by his wife, alice ochs, with their daughter, meegan lee ochs, in berkeley, california, 1968

"would you buy a used lamé suit from this man?" an article by janet maslin about phil ochs including excerpts from an interview with ochs for new times, may 3rd, 1974

phil ochs' gold lamé suit (blazer likely tailored ca. 1974, pants in 1970) & faux tombstone (1969) photographed by yours truly at the woody guthrie center archives in tulsa, oklahoma, june 18th, 2026