The day JFK was shot
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christiefan915
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Thirty years later, reminiscing around the coffee station...
Bfgrn
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I don't have a problem with the joke, but anyone who is old enough didn't require a personal event to remember.
We were released early from school for parent/teacher conferences. It was an usually warm day for late November. I was in the kitchen with one of my feet on a chair tying my sneakers with plans to go out and play football. The TV was on in the living room tuned to CBS. My mom was at my school meeting with my teacher. I heard 'Here is a bulletin from CBS news..."
So much of that weekend is burned into my memory. When I hear 'Hail to the Chief' I still associate it with President Kennedy's funeral. Same with the Navy hymn and bag pipes.
We were released early from school for parent/teacher conferences. It was an usually warm day for late November. I was in the kitchen with one of my feet on a chair tying my sneakers with plans to go out and play football. The TV was on in the living room tuned to CBS. My mom was at my school meeting with my teacher. I heard 'Here is a bulletin from CBS news..."
So much of that weekend is burned into my memory. When I hear 'Hail to the Chief' I still associate it with President Kennedy's funeral. Same with the Navy hymn and bag pipes.
cancel2 2022
Canceled
Unfortunately I am old enough to remember where I was when JFK was killed.
Bfgrn
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It still beats the alternative.