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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:25 am
by _cksalmon
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:32 pm
by _Ren
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Thanks for the introduction ck.
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:58 pm
by _KimberlyAnn
Casimir Pulaski Day is my favorite of the bunch.
It's so touching.
"In the morning at the top of the stairs
When your father found out what we did that night
And you told me you were scared."
Casimir Pulaski was a Revolutionary War hero. I remember his name from a college class I took on the Revolutionary War, but I didn't remember much else. I looked him up on Wiki and he was a Polish (obviously) military commander who trained a calvary unit during the Revolutionary War under the direction of George Washington. He was well known for his bravery.
He died on October 11th, 1779 in the Battle of Savannah.
Apparently, Casimir Pulaski Day is celebrated in several states, and on differing dates. Some states celebrate it on October 11th, but in Illinois, it's celebrated on March 1st, the date mentioned in Sufjan's lovely song.
KA
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:29 pm
by _Dr. Shades
WTF was that??
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:33 pm
by _Blixa
Lovely. Thanks.
Ghostland Observatory was here last week, free in Prospect Park. Outdoor laser show!
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:54 pm
by _Boaz & Lidia
Dr. Shades wrote:WTF was that??
My thoughts exactly.
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:26 am
by _cksalmon
Dr. Shades wrote:WTF was that??
Certainly not Wink, I fear. Weird Americana. Stevens plays the majority of the instruments on the
Come on Feel the Illinoise album, by the way.
And, as KA points out, Illinois does indeed celebrate Pulaski day on March 1.
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:34 am
by _cksalmon
RenegadeOfPhunk wrote:Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Thanks for the introduction ck.
He certainly has his moments. I don't know of a better way to describe the suddenness of the girl's death than
"In the morning, when you finally go
and the nurse runs in with her head hung low,
and the cardinal hits the window."
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:47 am
by _Dr. Shades
I'm still trying to figure out what the Hell I just watched.
What was up with the grown men wearing butterfly wings??
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:05 pm
by _cksalmon
Dr. Shades wrote:I'm still trying to figure out what the Hell I just watched.
What was up with the grown men wearing butterfly wings??
He's eccentric, to be sure.
The grown women were also wearing them. As well as the khaki uniforms.