I remember watching Carter's inauguration in school (5th grade), and recall how cold he and Rosalind looked walking down the street (were they the first to dispense with the motorcade?). The 1980 debates were the first one I watched, and the 1984 election was the first one I voted in (and yes, I was suckered by Grandpa Ronnie and voted for the rat bastard). The Iran Contra hearings were the first ones I watched and a bunch of us in the campus union TV room were all shouting epithets at Ollie North.
Cacophony. That's pretty. What's it mean?
Harmony ,'Underneath'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Kathy A - Jul 28, 2006 7:09:34 am PDT #8701 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Nutty - Jul 28, 2006 8:00:16 am PDT #8702 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I watched the Reagan inauguration from my kindergarten classroom. I don't remember anything about it except getting to watch television in school.
My mother reported that she wrote a letter to Jimmy Carter, after he lost in 1980, to say she was sorry he'd lost. She got back a letter from him, which was hand-written. Which, is less funny than the Bob Dole "Not doing anything for a while?" airline ads, but is considerably more heartfelt.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 28, 2006 8:12:26 am PDT #8703 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Heh, I remember Nixon getting on the helicoptor when he resigned as President. I knew it was related to something called "Watergate" that was bad. I recall I figured it was a defective dam, and wasn't sure what the president had to do with it.
Aims - Jul 28, 2006 8:13:54 am PDT #8704 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Heh, I remember Nixon getting on the helicoptor when he resigned as President.
That was the very day I was born!
Frankenbuddha - Jul 28, 2006 8:16:24 am PDT #8705 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That was the very day I was born!
So - probably not so much with the remembering then?
feels old
waves cane
GET OFFA MY LAWN!!!
Aims - Jul 28, 2006 8:18:22 am PDT #8706 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
sticks out tongue
Kalshane - Jul 28, 2006 8:27:02 am PDT #8707 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Heh, I remember Nixon getting on the helicoptor when he resigned as President. I knew it was related to something called "Watergate" that was bad. I recall I figured it was a defective dam, and wasn't sure what the president had to do with it
My mother makes a dessert called "Watergate Salad" (I'm pretty sure the name predates the scandal, but people are strange sometimes) which is what I always think of (to the point of I even remember the taste) whenever Watergate is mentioned. Pistachio pudding with cool whip, marshmallows, pineapples and walnuts. Yum.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 28, 2006 8:37:48 am PDT #8708 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
My mother makes a dessert called "Watergate Salad" (I'm pretty sure the name predates the scandal, but people are strange sometimes) which is what I always think of (to the point of I even remember the taste) whenever Watergate is mentioned. Pistachio pudding with cool whip, marshmallows, pineapples and walnuts. Yum.
There oughta be bugs in there somewhere.
Kalshane - Jul 28, 2006 8:42:59 am PDT #8709 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
There oughta be bugs in there somewhere.
They're not listed in the recipe, but it's a traditional summer BBQ food, eaten outside, so sometimes it happens.
lisah - Jul 28, 2006 8:44:54 am PDT #8710 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I remember Nixon getting on the helicoptor when he resigned as President.
That's my first news event memory.
And I think Watergate salad is so named because it was on the menu at the Watergate Hotel.