Astley
Continued from F ye 10
Finally ready to make a commitment
to that serious other.
In fact, slapping “Free” into the
multi-disc CD player, along with Harry
Connick, Jr. might be the makings of
a romantic evening — naturally, being
an aware contemporary adult, barrier
protection goes without saying.
If there’s a problem with “Free,”
it s that the songs, with a few excep
tions, are eminently forgettable be
tween repeat playings.
But that’s nothing to be ashamed
of; so were Astley’s dance tracks.
It’s good that Astley finally con
siders himself free to do what he
wants. It’s a blessing that his solo
effort is actually pleasant and lis
tenable, unlike many former pop
puppets who decide to go solo.
But you can’t help missing the
dance beats just a teeny bit.
Hanna
Continued from Page 10
As the line snaked its way into the
walled of pavilion of mystery, we
were greeted with even bigger video
screens that continuously played mini
programs that explain some facet of
the Bill of Rights. I got to hear the
spiel on freedom of religion. I was
told that we live in a land where eve
rybody is free to practice whatever
religion he or she wishes and that my
government will never establish or
support a national religion.
I pulled out my quarter embla
zoned with “In God We Trust” and
remembered George Bush saying that
he now knows that no person can be
president without believing in God
and I wondered why Satanists get so
much trouble.
When I finally reached the end of
the rainbow, about 20 of us were
herded in front of a set of sliding
doors. Just like on Star Trek, they slid
open real cool-like and we were ush
ered in to stand around a space age
portal extending up from the floor.
The doors closed behind us and a
spiffy security guard mechanically
repeated his lines about not touching
the glass and not taking flash pic
tures.
Looking down into the portal, all I
could see was a set of tracks—no Bill
of Rights. We were told that these
were the tracks on which it would
slide in.
Then, the lights dimmed, the crowd
hushed and some triumphant sort of
Star Wars music started to play. Far
below in the portal, the document slid
into view. It began to rise up to the
glass and the music started to swell.
An ominous voice began to speak,
just like you might hear at a planetar
ium star show. It spoke of the splen
dor that is the Bill of Rights.
I--—
I kinda wanted my spine to tingle
or something. At best, I got a grumble
’n my stomach as this constitutional
prostitution unfolded before my eyes.
Within one minute, the Bill of
Rights slipped back into its shadowy
pit and the lights came up full. We
were directed through the sliding doors
at the back of the Battlestar Galactica
where we were greeted by a huge
backlit American flag.
This final touch of patriotism was
lost on this American. I’ve never been
the most patriotic guy but I would
hope that this garish display would
leave even Ronald Reagan unim
pressed.
It’s always been my impression
that the most patriotic people are also
those who dislike the Bill of Rights
the most.
George Bush is a patriot but he has
no double with cruel and unusual
punishment. He has no trouble spew
ing his religious preference from the
Oval Office. He has no trouble giving
drug dealers an unfair trial. Free press?
The press only needs to know as much
as we feel like telling them.
And what’s this about illegally
seized evidence? Is that in the Bill of
Rights? Not the one the Supreme Court
is reading.
In one sense, I am a patriot. I think
the Bill of Rights is one of the finest
government documents on earth. I
guess when this important document
is prettied up by stars, stripes and
marching bands, it really loses its
punch.
So I left Pershing Auditorium feel
ing sort of hollow. I thought back to a
display I had seen two days earlier at
the Centrum.
Some unknown group had set up
an exhibition to compete with the
Philip Morris Bill of Rights Tour. It
consisted of a small-scale Statue of
Liberty holding a big box of Marlboros.
Its base was stuffed with cigarettes
- , .
and chains were draped over Lib
erty’s shoulder.
A digital read out beneath the statue
told the most significant aspect of the
Philip Morris tour. In bright red let
ters and numbers, it was keeping a
running count of the Americans who
have died from smoking related dis
eases since the Bill of Rights tour
began. I think the count was 203,993
— and it jumped by one as I stood
looking at it.
This was a tiny example of what
the Bill of Rights is all about. We may
disagree with the message but we
must support its right to be heard.
This cap; red the essence of the Bill
of Rights.
Philip Morris wasn't even close.
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letter
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9 Command to
Dobbin
13 Gil s creator
14 Metchnikoff or
Wiesel
15 Bireme
equipment
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partnership
19 Juarez and
Mussolini
20 Anti
21 Hurry-scurry
22 Light bulb, in
comics
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25 Loretta-Marvm
partnership
30 Shackles
33 Falls behind
34 Formal wear,
informally
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36 Duffer's quest
37 A spy, perhaps
38 Nest-egg plan
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doughnuts
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partnership
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chaser
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bettor's activity
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group
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28 Type of log
29 Crossed out
30 Stylish
31 Zeus’s wife
32 Dolorous
exclamation
36 Seed container
37 Has permission
39 Nile sight
40 Like some lace
cards
41 Big smiles
42 Sermonize
44 Flagged down
45 In a dry manner
48 Where Rush
die's roots are
49 Intended
50 Playwright
Christopher's
family
51 Track stats
52 Get-out-of-jail
money
53 Jello flavor
54 Calendar item
56 Lulu
56 Slangy denial