"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
OK, i'm not Dickens...but i did stay at a Holiday Inn last night. Well, not really...but i watched the 1935 version of 'Tale of Two Cities' today. I think i like the 1958 offering better.
Regardless, as is the majority fodder for many blogs today, i'll throw in my couple copper Lincoln's. I think this song sum's up my sentiments precisely:
Oh yeah...
"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat, there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to..."
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Hmmm. The year was 1974, but aside from it being my last year in Oregon (Part One. Oregon, Part II would follow four years later) and the year before I met The Second Mrs. Pennington, I'm drawing a blank. Political commentary? Or something more personal?
that last quote was the initial voice over for the show...'The Outer Limits' it was in reference to the non-picture for the song.
Hey- I caught that reference....
...and hello from the eastside 'burbs....go Bombers!
I got the Outer Limits reference...but the song itself?
ahhh, sorry, the song was just a reference to Super Tuesday being a big ole political boxing match.
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