[UA] Cloudbusting and an archetype

[John C]

>In the meantime, it has me wondering about an achetype that could be
>inspired by the "Cloudbusting" song/film clip storyline. For those who
>aren't familiar with Kate Bush, the story is basically that of an eccentric
>scientist and his loving daughter; when some kind of government officials
>take Daddy away in their big black car, his daughter drags his invention up
>the hillside and activates it, creating a beautiful sunshower.

Is this song about Wilhelm Reich?  I don't know if he had a daughter, but 
the cloudbusting machine and the government agents dragging him away 
certainly *sound* like Reich.

John Crimmins                     john1x at hotmail.com
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   "Yes, I am acquainted with Mr. DePalma," Dr. Hsu said.  "He was
my pupil years ago.  A young man not without talent, but slapdash,
and huckle-muckle in his worksmanship."
   "What did you say?" the mayor asked.
   "He's a jerk," Dr. Hsu Ting Feng said.
           -- Daniel Pinkwater, _The Hoboken Chicken Emergency_

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