![]() ![]() We have all tasted defeat in our lives, maybe had our face rubbed in it occasionally but this was a humble pie of epic proportions. But bravely onward she went, charting a course for the future, Obama's future and ours. These were underlined by furtive whispers discernable below the din of lasting approval and anguished realization. Even as she spoke I heard yells and bellows of mutiny here and there among the agitated crowd. Senator Barack Obama will be the Democratic Party Presidential nominee. They were attempting to gather enough signatures from the delegates to have her name put in nomination and voted on. Not content with this outcome, ardent supporters of Senator Clinton scurried around the floor in the early hours of the conclave. She was leaving the roiling deep behind and sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. On Tuesday evening, to a packed Democratic crowd at the Pepsi Center in D'Town, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton revealed her plan. The body politic languished in a discomposed mood, scrutinizing her every fidget to see if she would continue her quest for glory or tack back to safe harbor. Her First mate was on the bow, railing at the fickle seas and the cruel fates that had buffeted their ship of state for many a moon. with the emp.When last we saw Captain Clinton, she was traversing rough waters. Since game shows are so popular these days.įor writers thinking of transitioning into TVĪ few words about Stage Directions. Dad said he was a very pleasant person, in person. He gave my dad his autograph and the two signatures were a clear match. Years later, my dad met him when he stopped to ask for directions. However, I did have his autograph, gotten for me by my uncle who covered sports events as a photographer. Richard Petty - As I say, this is the lie. When I told him how much I liked his style of umpiring, he thanked me. He was talking to my dad, whom he had gone to high school with. Ron Luciano - The, shall we say, "colorful" baseball umpire. I was close enough to his limousine to be able to read his lips as he saw how many people had turned out to see him on a cold Sunday morning. The man had a killer smile and a strong handshake.īill Clinton - When he was still in office, came to this area to do a fundraiser for Hilary. At the end, he was reaching over the stage and shaking hands with everyone. I saw him put on one hell of a show in the late 1980s. He was very down to earth.īobby Lewis - A singer who had a #1 record with "Tossin' And Turnin'" in 1961. He stayed longer than he was contractually obligated to, which I appreciated as I was the very last person in line. George McGovern - Had him sign a copy of his then most recent book after he had given the Convocation address at my college. Several people surrounded him before I could say anything to him. Just by sheer happenstance, I was about fifteen feet away from where he came out of a side exit, hoping to avoid a crowd. Hugh Jackman - He was doing a play on Broadway. He was getting into a cab but smiled when I said hello to him. William Kuntsler - On the same day as Bonnie Hunt. He stayed longer than he was contractually obligated to, which I appreciated as I was the next to last person in line. James Doohan - I got his autograph at a science fiction convention. ![]() She was standing about twenty feet away and smiled back when I smiled at her. I wished him a good evening and he wished me the same with a smile on his face.īonnie Hunt - The very first time I visited New York City, I recognized a laugh and turned around to see who it was that had laughed. Johnny Depp - He and I were the only two customers in a Subway. Okay, so which is the lie? Richard Petty. ![]()
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