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« on: January 21, 2009, 04:42:43 PM » |
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It was one of the coldest winters in memory. Mercury dipped below freezing in much of the US, reflecting the mood of the nation. A great national trauma had befallen them and, in spite of assurances from those in high office, there seemed to be no end to the solemnity. The people were searching for hope, something to make them feel as though the world could once again be a warm and sunny place, something upon which to pin their hopes. They most assuredly found it. Rock Star is the only term one could use to describe the feeling people had upon hearing it, seeing it...nothing like it existed before! And it looked unlike anything the people had seen in this place, in this country. Millions flocked to see and hear this phenomenon, from all walks of life.
Now, tell me what I just described.....
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2009, 06:55:05 PM » |
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The Festy started without a boost?  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2009, 07:30:00 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 08:44:01 PM » |
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I had always read from some sources that one reason for the Beatles' runaway popularity in the US in 1964 had at least a little bit to do with the trauma of the Kennedy assassination....I had alway thought this was ludicrous, because the Lads had way more talent than to have benefitted much from that. But after the last 8 years or so, my opinion is changing...when things are bad and seemingly getting worse, nothing is more desperately needed than Hope. I think that the Beatles gave a nation, and a world, a breath of frseh air in a time when they were ready to breathe some Hope.
I felt the same way during this election season...I thought Obama did the best job of projecting a future that would be better, of selling Hope, if you will, to a people who wanted to buy. I genuinely feel he will be a fine Chief Executive, but I sure hope that his "rock star" popularity will not raise expectations to an unreasonable level. After all, the man is only human!
In the meantime, enjoy that fresh air!!
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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2009, 04:20:21 PM » |
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darn it...i was too late...i was gonna say: the hit of the Beatles to the US after the assasination of JFK...but i was tardy :(
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2009, 04:40:00 PM » |
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Tardy, yes, but spot-on! Hope is a powerful tool, no matter who is wielding it.People wonder how Hitler rose to power...the end of WWI created an atmosphere in which the German people felt hopeless. In the simplest terms, Hitler put people back to work and that gave them hope...while many had no idea how bad Hitler would turn out to be, others knew it and turned a blind eye to his madness. Obama is certainly no Hitler, it would seem, and thank God for that...  |
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« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2009, 11:49:57 PM » |
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Hope is a powerful tool, no matter who is wielding it.People wonder how Hitler rose to power...the end of WWI created an atmosphere in which the German people felt hopeless. In the simplest terms, Hitler put people back to work and that gave them hope...while many had no idea how bad Hitler would turn out to be, others knew it and turned a blind eye to his madness.
Too true...and that very thing is depicted so well in one of my favorite all time movies, a desert islander, if you will: The Young Lions. Marlon Brando plays a young ski instructor that joins the SS because of the hope that the early Hitler regime was bringing to a depressed Germany. The movie spans the war and shows how this young idealist eventually learns what it is all about. It shows just that, Merv, that many germans of that time were innocently only hoping for the best, Hitler hit the ground running and began "improving" things for Germany...unfortunately for millions, he became, as so many do: power twisted...and we all know the rest of the story. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2009, 12:02:43 PM » |
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Very well put, folks, on the inaugaration and hope. Like the Beatles, some will fall off after the "mania" wears off - and some will become indignant - as people did against the Beatles, when a more truthful, frank dialogue becomes neccessary. Let's hope the performance, integrity and vision stays somewhere near the Beatles' level - we need it!  |
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2009, 03:20:31 PM » |
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I'll drink to that!  |
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