Inauguration thoughts
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hnpccI didn't see most of the Inauguration live. It was too early for starters. I did catch bits on the radio, particularly this part from the Rev E. Lowry:
"...We ask you to help us work for that day
when black will not be asked to get back,
when brown can stick around,
when yellow will be mellow,
when the red man can get ahead man
and when white will embrace what's right..."
As was pointed out, it's unfortunate that bits of that remind a large number of Australians of a water conservation rhyme.
(To be honest I initially thought the quote was a joke by the radio station - they'd been comparing Rick Warren's speech to Shatner earlier, and wondering if he was planning to audition for Kirk. Which, heh.)
I also caught some of the Very Long Parade which was playing on TV at the cafe during morning coffee time. It was still going when we left. Obama's kids looked quite tired. And what was the deal with the Hawaiian float?! We thought it was a giant pimple in the long shot. In the close shot it looked like a science project volcano... which then didn't erupt. Disappointed!
I assume the bell thing we caught a glimpse of as we were leaving was Pennsylvania. And seriously, just how many marching bands does America have?! And I only saw one bagpipes band. Odd, it'd be the other way around here.
Later of course I saw the news reports, which finished up with "And now President Obama is making his way to 10 Inauguration Balls.."
Holy crap, they must have been exhausted by the end of the day! And then they'd have to get up and get straight into it. Hope the kids got to bed earlier!! Even then.. it must be strange going to bed in a brand new house, when your parents not only aren't there but are definitely not getting home for a while. Hope their Grandma was there.
Still, brand new day. Good luck President Obama. God knows the problems you're starting out with are pretty large. On the plus side, you do have the most goodwill of just about any US President I can remember.
"...We ask you to help us work for that day
when black will not be asked to get back,
when brown can stick around,
when yellow will be mellow,
when the red man can get ahead man
and when white will embrace what's right..."
As was pointed out, it's unfortunate that bits of that remind a large number of Australians of a water conservation rhyme.
(To be honest I initially thought the quote was a joke by the radio station - they'd been comparing Rick Warren's speech to Shatner earlier, and wondering if he was planning to audition for Kirk. Which, heh.)
I also caught some of the Very Long Parade which was playing on TV at the cafe during morning coffee time. It was still going when we left. Obama's kids looked quite tired. And what was the deal with the Hawaiian float?! We thought it was a giant pimple in the long shot. In the close shot it looked like a science project volcano... which then didn't erupt. Disappointed!
I assume the bell thing we caught a glimpse of as we were leaving was Pennsylvania. And seriously, just how many marching bands does America have?! And I only saw one bagpipes band. Odd, it'd be the other way around here.
Later of course I saw the news reports, which finished up with "And now President Obama is making his way to 10 Inauguration Balls.."
Holy crap, they must have been exhausted by the end of the day! And then they'd have to get up and get straight into it. Hope the kids got to bed earlier!! Even then.. it must be strange going to bed in a brand new house, when your parents not only aren't there but are definitely not getting home for a while. Hope their Grandma was there.
Still, brand new day. Good luck President Obama. God knows the problems you're starting out with are pretty large. On the plus side, you do have the most goodwill of just about any US President I can remember.
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Date: 2009-01-22 04:33 am (UTC)Let's see, every public high school and most private high schools (if they have enough students to have a band and a football team, they have a marching band), some junior high/middle schools (ditto), most colleges and universities (some of whom don't even have a football team but have a marching band anyway), plus a few professional civilian marching bands (mostly performing in parades and competitions), and quite a number of professional marching bands belonging to the armed services.
The marching band is the traditional halftime entertainment of the American football game, which is why we have so many. Pretty much every school with a football team has one.