Program Notes for January 31, 2005
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The Auction. The robes are all sold. After several weeks of publicity for the Ole Gray Nash auction house, the media can focus its attention on other subjects. With a real show of strength, the townspeople of Howell stood up once again to denounce the KKK, promoters of racism and hatred. However, we learned that the ghost of Robert Miles still remains in the shadows.
Robert Miles called me up in 1989 just before the Civil Rights Commission held its monthly meeting in Howell, then regarded by some as the home of the KKK. His message? That he was misunderstood, that he was fighting against the pervasive nature of the Federal Government and that Miles was a pretty good friend to all the blacks he met in prison. But he understood his main purpose was terrorism and raising the fears of ignorant people in the community.
The End of January is today. Slowly the darkness and the cold of January is beginning to fade. While February is usually no warmer, it has more light in the morning and later at night. Welcome!
Puns - 1. Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
2. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental medication.
3. There was a man who sent ten different puns to friends with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.