Even though I remember the Patty Hearst stuff with better clarity, I have very vague memories of seeing some of the Watergate hearings on TV while my mom was watching. Then, I remember everyone making fun of Ford for falling "all the time," and we were pulled out of 5th grade class to watch Carter inaugurated. I think I remember asking Mom whom she voted for in '76, but she said that was private and something you should never ask someone.
Sadly for my judgment, for my first voting experience when I was 18, I voted for Reagan in '84--"Morning in America," combined with all the "U-S-A!"-ing in LA that summer, got to me. Then, I watched Ollie North lie his ass off to Congress a few years later and was even more disillusioned with the Repubs than I was already by that point.
I just finished reading that interview, Jilli! Utterly charming!
I remember voting with my parents through most of nursery school and elementary school -- I definitely remember the '88 election. My dad would let me come in the voting booth with him, and he'd pick me up so I could reach and then point at which levers to pull. I was almost 8 at the '88 election, and old enough then to ask questions about who he was voting for and why. (I really liked pulling the lever and hearing all the gears in the machine move around. I was so disappointed when I was old enough to vote and they replaced all those older machines with electronic ones that just beeped.)
I was in sixth grade for the '92 election. We had a debate in class, and class polls every week or so, where we kept track of how our support was changing. After the first debate (which we were required to watch), we were pretty strongly for Perot.
Oh my gosh, I forget how young so many of y'all are. Or how old I am? Nope, I'm pretty sure I know I'm getting old.
My mother and father got in massive fights about every election(mixed marriage)
New Improv Everywhere mission: [link]
Really great video, too. And a minor celebrity cameo!
Love! I didn't catch the cameo, though.
I just found the Windy City Chapter info. Their first event started a block from my apt!
Is anyone following the Anonymous/Project Chanology stuff? I'm fascinated. There are going to be so many soc papers based on this...
Ugh... I'm up and almost finished getting ready for today. Being at the school before 7am is awful! At least this time it is for a good cause (my students going to competition!) My stomach is knotted up, though. I don't think they realize I get nervous, too!
I fear it is going to be a long day, though.
4 hours until we perform...
Good luck to all the kids, GG! Drama Club almost singlehandedly saved my life and sanity in high school, literally.
My high school generally won our state drama competition...although I wasn't involved, except doing coat check and stuff some years. Fun!
