2 What're the odds?
3 50 First Dates was on.
4 I think it was last night.
5 Yeah, it was last night 'cuz I just channel surfed again and saw it.
6 Remember, it is usually last night when I write this.
7 TCM has Chaplin's Great Dictator on.
8 Pretty ballsy stuff for 1940.
9 Years ago I had a poster of Chaplin in the office at YB.
10 There was only one office at YB back in those days.
11 The Performing Arts' office was the bridge of the entire building, and of all its performances, laughs, exchanges, and history.
12 I have no idea how Charlie Chaplin became the symbol of the place, but in some silent sort of way he was.
13 It might be that the first show I ever directed there was a show called Silents, a salute to the art of silent acting.
14 I reported on that history earlier this year. It was from the DN of 1/14/14.
15 Here is the link:
16 Quite a history, a rather time-traveling DN, and a merry.
17 Maybe there was a reason.
18 I had already forgotten all the coincidences that happened during that period of time.
19 They are still happening.
20 I smile.
21 Puts everything in perspective.
22 Chaplin is doing his classic ballet of Adenoid Hynkel playing with a balloon that is the world.
23 The world just blew up in his face.
24 It's all pretty interesting.
25 I couldn't find the poster referenced in item nine online. I may have rescued it and stored it in my current classroom, but I can't remember.
26 50 First Dates.
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28 I do remember it was a white poster with a black etching of Chaplin.
29 It was more the pondering Chaplin, and unrelated to The Great Dictator.
30 I remember a student walking in and asking why I had a picture of Hitler on my wall.
31 I blinked in disbelief.
32 For a while I had used Ed Sims' room for my classes. Eddie was a classic. Talented and droll, he would sit in my comfy, beat-up director's chair at staff meetings and ask sarcastic questions.
33 Ponch and I would always chuckle.
34 His desk had a statuette of Colonel Sanders on it.
35 I remember another student walking up to my desk and asking me why I had a statue of Mao Tse Tung.
36
37 There's a reason I have a job.
38 I didn't correct the student because I was struck dumb.
39 I wanted to say, "I think you mean Ho Chi Minh."
17 Maybe there was a reason.
18 I had already forgotten all the coincidences that happened during that period of time.
19 They are still happening.
20 I smile.
21 Puts everything in perspective.
22 Chaplin is doing his classic ballet of Adenoid Hynkel playing with a balloon that is the world.
23 The world just blew up in his face.
24 It's all pretty interesting.
25 I couldn't find the poster referenced in item nine online. I may have rescued it and stored it in my current classroom, but I can't remember.
26 50 First Dates.
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28 I do remember it was a white poster with a black etching of Chaplin.
29 It was more the pondering Chaplin, and unrelated to The Great Dictator.
30 I remember a student walking in and asking why I had a picture of Hitler on my wall.
31 I blinked in disbelief.
32 For a while I had used Ed Sims' room for my classes. Eddie was a classic. Talented and droll, he would sit in my comfy, beat-up director's chair at staff meetings and ask sarcastic questions.
33 Ponch and I would always chuckle.
34 His desk had a statuette of Colonel Sanders on it.
35 I remember another student walking up to my desk and asking me why I had a statue of Mao Tse Tung.
36
37 There's a reason I have a job.
38 I didn't correct the student because I was struck dumb.
39 I wanted to say, "I think you mean Ho Chi Minh."
Ho Chi Minh
Colonel Sanders
40 This story happened years ago. Last night I Googled those two pictures and found them to be perfect. I must give credit to the website from which I borrowed them. Not sure how copyright plays out legally, but I think I should attempt staying out of trouble on this one, so here is the link:
41 I've told the story over the years and it is always met with a few rolled eyes and chuckles.
42 It's rampant.
43 We need a full army.
44 Some pink bar just appeared at the top of this page telling me that something has gone wrong.
45 Happens every night with Blogspot or Blogger or whatever this thing is.
46 I'm minding my own beeswax and it pops and sends me things that sound like EVERYTHING has gone haywire.
47 Every single time I write this. I just got pink-barred.
48 The pink bar pops up more rapidly each time I want to preview this thing, clearly suspecting that someone has taken control of my computer. Thank you Mr. Pink Bar for having my back. Very patriotic of you.
49 Preview.
50 Translation: you should see what it looks like when I DON'T preview it.
51 Not pretty.
52 Anybody lookin'?
53 Think I'll go now.
54 I don't remember where I been anyway.
55 Gotta bounce.
56 See you again.
57 Peace.
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