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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 20, 2009 - 12:06pm PT
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Some 35 years latter this excerpt from former President Gerald Ford's remarks after taking the Oath Of Office as President seems appropriate:
My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
I should add that for the first time in my life I actually watched the inauguration. Yo-Yo Ma and company were very nice. Though I could do without the religious aspects the benediction was excellent. Senator Feinstien did a very nice job as well.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:27pm PT
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You can wake up from a nightmare, and realize you have to live with a hangover.
But that's reality. Let's live with it as best we can and make it into an adventure.
Peace
Karl
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:28pm PT
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Amen
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Crag
Trad climber
Pennsyltuckey
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:34pm PT
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Well put Karl...
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
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Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last!
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Forest
Trad climber
Tucson, AZ
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:40pm PT
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This is also the first inauguration I've watched.
Something in me was dreading something coming up at the last minute, unlikely as I knew that to be.
As my dad likes to say, today is the first day of the rest of our lives.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
stealth camping and hiding from the man
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:42pm PT
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George Bush is no longer President.
Cheney is still and will forever be, a D*ck.
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graniteclimber
Trad climber
Nowhere
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:46pm PT
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Goodbye George, W. Bush, worst president ever.
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blackbird
Trad climber
the flat water trails...
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:50pm PT
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I can only echo the sentiments of Karl and Forest
To that I'll add my thoughts on the classical arrangement: Copeland's version (Appalachian Spring) of Simple Gifts has always been one of my favs both to play and to hear/feel. In either presentation (Copeland's or the traditional Simple Gifts) I find it to be a rather appropriate - and hopeful - selection.
BB
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jan 20, 2009 - 12:57pm PT
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Perlman, Yoyo and company rocked the house.
"Aretha's a big lady, but when she rocks, everybody digs it! Everybody wants to party with Aretha!!"
Jack Black
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Jan 20, 2009 - 01:23pm PT
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I have to say that Yoyo ensemble was amazing.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
stealth camping and hiding from the man
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Jan 20, 2009 - 01:33pm PT
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Yes. The ensemble and the choice were perfect for the time. Play a tape of that performance for your local school board when they try to cut your music program to save a few bucks!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 23, 2009 - 07:57pm PT
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Hilarious!
Play a tape is right!
Just heard on the news that that is what THEY did!
Looks like its time for the Milli Vanilli comeback,..
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jan 23, 2009 - 08:25pm PT
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aint real. don't count. do-over
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Chaz
Trad climber
Boss Angeles
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Jan 23, 2009 - 09:03pm PT
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The Marine Corps Band managed to actually play music, live right there on-the-spot.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jan 23, 2009 - 09:39pm PT
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They should have got jstan to play his bagpipes. Now THAT would have been something to see!
Although I gather that bagpipes, if not their players, are quite weather sensitive.
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Chaz
Trad climber
Boss Angeles
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Jan 23, 2009 - 09:42pm PT
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The Marine Corps Band had cooler haircuts.
And they played live.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jan 23, 2009 - 09:46pm PT
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