Happy 4th of July

by John Hamilton Farr on July 4, 2009 · 6 comments

Credit to Andrew Sullivan for posting this first, so I could find it. (And thank you, ese, for helping to bring it all back home for me today.)

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Frank July 4, 2009 at 10:37 am: What a soul stirring moment ! Thanks for posting that John. The man had magic fingers for sure. The National Anthem for us , our generation.
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JHF July 4, 2009 at 10:45 am: Amen to what you said. You know what strikes me, though, thinking about America and all? How little has REALLY changed…
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Number 6 July 4, 2009 at 11:54 am: “There he goes… one of god’s own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, too rare to die.” –Hunter S. Thompson
(Hunter said that in reference to his friend Oscar Zeta “Dr. Gonzo” Acosta, but it’s just as applicable to Jimi)
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JHF July 4, 2009 at 12:00 pm: I don’t remember that line from Thompson, but what a compliment!
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jlm July 4, 2009 at 6:25 pm: Just what I needed on this 4th of July. Thanks.
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JHF July 4, 2009 at 7:51 pm: You’re very welcome. I swiped the idea from Sully’s site, actually, but what a good thing to spread around. And seeing this again brings a lot of things home for me. It does help, doesn’t it?
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