June 6, 2005

Today in History:

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And here is one of the photos from that day. I find this one particularly chilling.

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God bless them all.

Posted by sheila
Comments

Wow, talk about looking into the throat of the beats...

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 6, 2005 12:58 PM

Your innocent typo puts a picture in my mind of a doctor saying to Jack Kerouac: "Now say 'Ah'..."

Posted by: red at June 6, 2005 12:59 PM

No, but seriously:

I know. That photograph puts you in their position, you see what they saw.

Posted by: red at June 6, 2005 1:00 PM

hahaha...maybe i meant to type "bleats"

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 6, 2005 1:47 PM

Dear Red - Did you know that the lions are named "Patience" and "Fortitude"? (Don't know which is which). Google "New York Library lions and scroll down. They've got coffee mugs with the lions. I may have to have some shipped out here to Wichita, All the best, Terry

Posted by: Terry Reynolds at June 6, 2005 6:44 PM